Farmers in New Zealand are eagerly awaiting an Australian onslaught of dung beetles that will help deal with its big smelly problem of livestock dung — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In less than a millisecond, bladderworts trap their prey with a suction force more than 10 times that experienced by any human, and could be the fastest plant on Earth, according to researchers who recorded them using high-speed cameras — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The framework of Fred’s house is based on an Ikea Expedit 5-by-5 bookshelf. Katja removed the dividers on two of the floors in order to create large spaces for Fred to run around in. The sections of the bookcase that are intended for Fred are reinforced by backs that feature cutouts for vents to allow for proper ventilation. Top to botton glass doors are installed on the fronts of all of Fred’s cubes, which keeps Fred safely inside, but allows Katja easy access for cleaning — via Pawesome
The L-Stack House [Marlon Blackwell Architect] responds to a site anomaly set within a dense inner-city neighborhood near a city park. The 10,000 sqf trapezoid-shaped lot is traversed diagonally by a dry-bed creek. The urban grid and the modest scale of existing houses in the neighborhood is enhanced through a strategy of bridging and stacking of forms.
In effect a new order is superimposed upon a in-fill tract of land that has been undeveloped since the 19th century origins of the city of Fayetteville. The resulting scheme is an ‘L’ configuration that subdivides the interior program and the site into private and public entities. A carefully positioned glass-enclosed stairway hinges together the two 18-foot wide boxes that form the house structure — via ArchDaily
At the upcoming Baselworld 2011 trade show the Swiss watchmaker is going to present its new take on the concept of invisible luxury: the Hublot Big Bang Black Caviar automatic watch (Ref. 346.CX.1800.BR.)
With its case, crown and even the dial made entirely of ceramic, the new Hublot Big Bang Black Caviar seems to be the first watch ever to use the scratch-resistant and lightweight material to such an extent — via World Watch Review
Kat of Kat’s Crafts’ contribution to the latest Iron Craft Challenge is this adorable knit flying pig with golden wings (for the Midas challenge). She’s shared her pattern for making your own — via CRAFT
During his lifetime, Frank Lloyd Wright built 532 homes, museums, and office buildings. Many have been demolished, but more than 400 Wright-designed buildings still stand. This page is a complete listing of intact structures designed by Wright and built during his life and under his supervision — via Architecture Blog
Free software isn’t about free services or beer, it’s about intellectual reedom. As recent episodes such as censorship in China, the Egyptian government turning off the Internet, and Facebook’s constant spying, have shown, freedom and privacy on the Internet are under constant assault. Now Eben Moglen, law professor at Columbia University and renowned free software legal expert, has proposed a way to combine free software with the original peer-to-peer (P2P) design of the Internet to liberate users from the control of governments and big brother-like companies: Freedom Box — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Ten individuals have freely and bizarrely handed over $1,000 each to movie studio Liberty Media in piracy settlements, despite the company having absolutely no idea who they are or if they did anything wrong. Now Liberty have a new amnesty and are offering BitTorrent users the chance to hand themselves in or risk being involved in 36,000 upcoming lawsuits — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Hooded sweatshirt, 100% cotton — via UNOTRE Store
Wi-Fi and mobile phone radio network speeds could double after scientists showed radio is able to send and receive over the same frequency at the same time.
The technology would overcome the problem best exemplified by pilots having to say “over” each time they take turns in talking over radio, but it could also be applied to wireless data networks, scientists at Stanford University said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The US Government has yet again shuttered several domain names this week. The Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s ICE office proudly announced that they had seized domains related to counterfeit goods and child pornography. What they failed to mention, however, is that one of the targeted domains belongs to a free DNS provider, and that 84,000 websites were wrongfully accused of links to child pornography crimes — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Notice the Rolex chronograph located in the upper right hand corner has a Tiffany & Co designation on the dial and none of the watches have a Daytona designation on their dials — via Jake’s Rolex World
A US woman looking for a place to stay in New York City on classified site Craigslist made an agreement with a man living in Brooklyn: she’d cook and clean in exchange for free rent.
But when she arrived from Wisconsin this month, she was handcuffed to a radiator and made to be the man’s sex slave for eight days, she told police — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Yes, copyright can be a tricky thing.
Apparently the take-down team at the major US television network CBS have taken drastic measures to take infringing videos offline, including a video on the CBS website — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, recently opened for spring semester classes at Brown University. Providing performance space, exhibitions, installations, and an outdoor amphitheater, the Center’s long structural spans, high ceilings, and large floor plates stimulate a necessary collaborative environment with flexibility. Seeking LEED Gold certification, the exterior venetian blind system and green roof are just a few of the sustainable features for the Granoff Center — via ArchDaily
A day after US book store Borders collapsed, local chains Borders, Angus & Robertson and the Whitcoulls group of newsagencies in New Zealand have been placed into administration by owners REDgroup Retail — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The key passive design innovations and practices of CODA [Stanisic Associates] are a brise-soleil
in the form of 3m deep sunrooms that shade the living areas to the north and north-east elevations; adjustable environmental screen to the north and east which allow occupants to control their environment to improve personal comfort and reduce energy consumption; a range of tempered private outdoor spaces, such as winter gardens, loggias, sky terraces and sunrooms that eliminate the barrier between inside and outside, and eliminate the need for air conditioning and artificial heating; open gallery circulation and lobbies to apartments, extending around the communal courtyard; slender building form (enclosed space) of only 10 metre width; 100% naturally ventilated apartments with voids and sky terraces at upper levels which act as pathways for natural air and 100% two storey, cross-over plans with voids and volume for air movement — via ArchDaily
A Wichita man has learned the homemade seat belt he puts on long before getting behind the wheel won’t get him out of a ticket for failing to buckle up — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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