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Parallel Worlds, Intricate Tiny Rooms Installed on Ceilings
Artist Ji Lee has been installing tiny rooms on the ceilings of regular-sized rooms for a series he calls “Parallel Worlds.” He previously placed tiny…
Foursquare Day 2011
Foursquare Day, a celebration of Foursquare one check-in at a time, takes place on Saturday, April 16th (because 4 squared equals 16) featuring Foursquare Meetups…
The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment
The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment is a non-profit museum dedicated to digital media and video games. The founders are raising funds on Kickstarter…
Morgan Spurlock: The Greatest TED Talk Ever Sold
Director Morgan Spurlock discusses his new film The Greatest Movie Ever Sold in the very entertaining TED Talk: The Greatest TED Talk Ever Sold. With…
Interview With Steven Sasson, Inventor of the Digital Camera
David Friedman posted a really great interview and photos of Steven Sasson, who invented digital camera at Kodak in 1975. It’s part of David’s ongoing…
Testing a Fighter Jet Ejection Seat With a 600 MPH Rocket Sled
To test the next generation F-35 fighter jet’s ejection seat system, engineers at BAE Systems launched the seat from a 600 mph rocket sled (see…
Brooklyn Man Builds LEGO Version of His Neighborhood
Brooklyn resident Jonathan Lopes built a model of his neighborhood out of LEGOs--from the brownstones down to the garbage trucks.
Reduce Use of the Word Awesome By Making An Awesome Button
Matt Richardson of Make Magazine shows you how to make an Awesome Button that helps you avoid overusing the world “awesome” while writing by inserting…
Avocado Ukulele
Paul Celentano is selling a beautiful custom made Avocado Ukulele through his Etsy shop. See Previously: Snailele, A Snail Ukulele via Chad Dickerson
A Retro Title Sequence for the Upcoming Film X-Men: First Class
Dissatisfied by the official poster designs for the upcoming X-Men: First Class film, the blog Super Punch announced a contest to redesign them.