A Clean-Cut Willie Nelson on the Grand Ole Opry (1965)
This wonderful Grand Ole Opry footage from 1965 shows legendary country singer Willie Nelson in a suit and without his trademark braids and bandana. He…
Facebook to Buy Instagram for $1 Billion
Facebook announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire the Instagram photo sharing app for about $1 billion in cash and shares. According…
Futuristic Intimacy 2.0 Garments Become Transparent With Close Personal Encounters
Studio Roosegaarde along with Anouk Wipprecht have designed Intimacy 2.0, a line of futuristic high-tech fashion garments made with leather and opaque smart e-foils which…
Eccerobot, A Robot Designed After the Human Body
ECCEROBOT is a research robot with a human anatomy-inspired structure of mechanical bones, joints, muscles, and tendons (demo video). The European research team developing ECCEROBOT…
A Show With Zefrank Opens With An Invocation for Beginnings
A show with zefrank, the new webseries by humorist and social commentator Ze Frank, is on its way with this first episode titled An Invocation…
Fandalism, A Social Network for Musicians
Fandalism is a simple social network created by Philip Kaplan (aka pud) that helps musicians meet each other. via TechCrunch
SushiBots, High-Speed Japanese Sushi-Making Robots
With the tagline “We Love Rice,” Japanese company Suzumo has been an industry leader in automated sushi making since the 1980s. They presented their latest…
Chalktrail, A Fun Chalk Art Attachment for Bicycles & Scooters
Washington-based inventor Scott Baumann has designed Chalktrail, a universally-fitting attachment for bicycles or scooters that allows the rider to decorate riding surfaces with chalk designs.…
Oscar the Cat Cleverly Opens a Freezer to Retrieve Frozen Fish Sticks
This Devon Rex cat named Oscar is a “super sneak” and has learned to open the freezer door (meowing excessively the entire time) to retrieve…
The Depths of Lakes and Oceans
xkcd looks at the various depths of Lakes and Oceans around the world. It’s best viewed at full size.