The latest bike to roll out of the Wrenchmonkees’ Copenhagen workshop is this deliciously raw, no-frills Triumph Thruxton. It’s owned by Peter from Holland, but was originally a UK bike—delivered in mint condition, and almost original. Peter wanted a no-nonsense bike
, says Per of the Wrenchmonkees, with better handling, more power, and a matt, naked build
— via Bike EXIF
Hackerspaces are the digital-age equivalent of English Enlightenment coffee houses. They are places open to all, indifferent to social status, and where ideas and knowledge hold primary value. In 17th-century England, the social equality and merit-ocracy of coffee houses was so deeply troubling to those in power that King Charles II tried to suppress them for being “places where the disaffected met, and spread scandalous reports concerning the conduct of His Majesty and his Ministers”. It was in the coffee houses that information previously held in secret and by elites was shared with an emerging middle class. They were held responsible for many of the social reforms of the 18th century, when English public life was transformed.
Hackerspaces could prove to be as important for reform in the digital age. While collectives of rogue hackers such as Anonymous and Lulzsec have grabbed headlines with their mischievous hacks of personal information from Sony, News International and governments, hackerspaces have quietly focused on creating alternatives to the things they see wrong in society: secretive government, unfettered corporate power, invasion of privacy. Bradley Manning, the US Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking files to WikiLeaks, attended the launch of BUILDS, a hackerspace at Boston University last year. In Sweden the hacker collective Telecomix has been involved in keeping lines of communication open in middle eastern countries when political leaders shut down networks — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The First Sun House in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, is a stunning property, now grade II-listed and designed by the modernist-loving architectural partnership of Connell & Ward, as well as being heavily inspired by Le Corbusier. It’s one of five Sun Houses built on the slopes leading up to the previously-mentioned High and Over House, said to be the first modernist properties built in Britain. The First Sun House (confusingly labelled number 4) has been modernised inside over its three levels, in keeping with is original minimalist design but to suit a contemporary lifestyle
, says the agent.
It wouldn’t be cheap if it was up for sale — and it’s certainly not cheap to rent. You’ll need to give the agent £3,000 per calendar month — via WowHaus
Warring tribes on the tiny Pacific island of Tanna have agreed to swap two children to settle a long-running land dispute that descended into violence.
The clans, who have been arguing over property rights on the island for more than two decades, revived the ancient and controversial custom of child swapping in an attempt to end hostilities after the feud turned violent and several people were injured in a brawl.
Such a child swap has not taken place in more than 200 years — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Apple said on Wednesday that Steve Jobs, its co-founder and chief executive, would step down. Tim Cook, the chief operating officer, will take over the position.
In a letter sent to Apple’s board of directors and the Apple community
, Mr Jobs said he would like to remain as chairman of the board and an Apple employee, if the board sees fit. I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know,
Mr Jobs wrote. Unfortunately, that day has come
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Facebook and Twitter are preparing to stand firm against government ministers’ calls to ban people from social networks or shut their websites down in times of civil unrest.
The major social networks are expected to offer no concessions when they meet the home secretary, Theresa May, at a Home Office summit on Thursday lunchtime.
Ministers are expected to row back on David Cameron’s call for suspected rioters to be banned from social networks, such as Twitter and Facebook, following the riots and looting across England a fortnight ago — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The fear of having a mechanical drill crammed into one’s mouth is enough to keep many people from regularly seeing a dentist. New technology developed by researchers at the University of Leeds that is based on knowledge of how the tooth forms in the first place could soon be providing a pain-free way of tackling the first signs of tooth decay. It uses a peptide-based fluid that is literally painted onto the damaged tooth’s surface to stimulate the tooth to regenerate itself.
The fluid developed by researchers in the University of Leeds’ School of Chemistry contains a peptide known as P 11-4 that will assemble into fibres under certain conditions. When applied to a tooth, the fluid seeps into the micro-pores that form when the acid produced by bacteria in plaque dissolves the mineral in the teeth — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Russian investigators say a high-ranking retired police officer who allegedly organized the 2006 murder of crusading journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been arrested — potentially the breakthrough her family and friends have been waiting for after many false starts and two botched trials.
Vladimir Markin, spokesman of the official investigative committee, identified former top Moscow police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov as a key suspect in the case after he was arrested yesterday.
According to the investigation, Pavlyuchenkov received the order to organise the killing of Anna Politkovskaya in exchange for a monetary reward and gave his agreement,
he said in a statement today — via redwolf.newsvine.com
What a funny old bear market. The insolvency firm BRI Ferrier seems to think the time is finally right to attempt an asset sale of the faded television star Humphrey B Bear.
More than two years since the Adelaide production company Banksia went into liquidation, BRI has called for expressions of interest in the assets tied to Humphrey, the 1980s kids science program The Curiosity Show and several other programs. The main asset up for sale — and previously valued at $500,000 — is the intellectual property behind the big brown bear with a boater hat and other shows devised by Banksia.
The IP includes the trademarks for various Humphrey B Bear devices
including computer software, DVDs, binoculars, spectacles and phonograph record players — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Ty Burrell, Ted Danson, Aziz Ansari, Neil Patrick Harris, Ed Helms, and Jim Parsons. Photo by Dan Busta — via Awesome People Hanging Out Together
The price of cool? $1.375 million.
That’s what it took for one lucky bidder to take home legendary actor and personality Steve McQueen’s 1970 Porsche 911S. Immortalised in the film Le Mans, the 911S quickly became one of McQueen’s favourite and best-known cars.
The staggering sum, among the highest ever paid for a car from Zuffenhausen, was realized October 19 at RM Auctions’ event in Monterey, California — via redwolf.newsvine.com
House hunters with a penchant for the macabre may be interested in a new listing on the Baltic island of Gotland, which includes a bony medieval tenant at no extra charge.
An exposed grave covered with glass and the remains of a medieval Russian church sit idly beneath the five-bedroom property that just came on the market, in Visby, the island’s capital.
The man is resting in consecrated, sacred ground so his soul definitely rests at peace,
Leif Bertwig, the real estate agent in charge of the sale, told The Local.
Therefore no ghosts are listed in the realtor’s description — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Architect Jonathan Segal designed The Prospect house in La Jolla, San Diego, California — via CONTEMPORIST
Mitch Winehouse has been forced to return fans’ donations to the posthumous Amy Winehouse Foundation, explaining that a dick head
beat them to registering the organisation’s name. While their solicitors wrangle with the nomenclatural opportunist, Mitch has apparently put the foundation on hold.
Somebody else pinched [the name] off of us before we could get it registered,
Mitch told BBC Newsbeat last week. All these donations which are coming in — we don’t know what to do with them at the moment.
He has since decided to send the donations back — we haven’t got [a] bank ac in that name
, he wrote on Twitter. It takes time
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
Bob Katter shouldn’t hold his breath waiting for an invitation to his brother Carl’s wedding, should such an event occur.
Only a week ago the big-hatted Queensland MP told a rally of Christians and family advocates in Canberra that the very idea of gay marriage deserves to be laughed at and ridiculed — it doesn’t deserve any serious treatment
.
His brother Carl last night burst on to the nation’s television screens to announce that, as it happened, he was homosexual — and if he met a man he’d like to spend his life with, he’d hope to marry him — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Solid-state data centres are moving closer with the release of Pure Storage’s FlashArray FA-300 Series. Pure says its FlashArray is the first true
all-flash enterprise array and costs less than disk-centric arrays. An analyst said Pure Storage’s FlashArray FA-300 Series is differentiated from its competitors by enterprise-like features
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
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