One of the things I love about working Google is that you can come up with an idea one day and the next day start getting to work to make it a reality. That’s what happened with the Art Project—a new tool we’re announcing today which puts more than 1,000 works of art at your fingertips, in extraordinary detail — via redwolf.newsvine.com
JLC belongs to the rare breed of watchmakers that turn everything they touch into… a beautiful timepiece. The new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon 39 automatic series of watches is the latest example of JLC’s mastery.
As you may have already guessed, the new ultra-thin timepiece from of the most revered Swiss watchmakers comes in a slim round case 39 millimeters in diameter and features a moonphase indicator — via World Watch Review
Situated on a remote 40 acre horse ranch, this 4,300 sf residence, designed by Sexton Lawton Architecture, is oriented to take advantage of the expansive views of Pike’s Peak and the Colorado Rocky Mountain range. The heavy timber structural system is exposed both inside and out, and allows for a double-height great room with second story loft. Humble materials such as rusted metal, stone, and weathered wood draw reference to the agricultural heritage of the surrounding town — via ArchDaily
That confrontation, filmed in 2009, was the first of dozens that Hammonds and three friends caught on tape. They’ve paid dearly, spending thousands on legal fees and tickets, and sleeping multiple nights in county lockup. They’ve even seen their faces plastered on a warning flyer sent to departments around Miami-Dade County.
They’re part of a simmering national fight between citizen journalists and police departments that believe subjects have no right to film them. The battle over whether cops can arrest you just for videotaping them is quickly becoming the most hotly contested corner of American civil liberties law — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Even if the internet is down, people in Egypt can still use Twitter through a new service from Google and Twitter — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Google has run a sting operation that it says proves Bing has been watching what people search for on Google, the sites they select from Google’s results, then uses that information to improve Bing’s own search listings. Bing doesn’t deny this — via redwolf.newsvine.com
At the upcoming Baselworld 2011 event, the Swiss watch brand will officially introduce its new Raymond Weil Maestro Moonphase (Ref. 2839-STC-00209) automatic watch.
Available soon only in stainless steel, the model will be presented in a classic-looking mid-sized round case.
Being 39.50 mm in diameter and only 10.50 mm in height, the watch looks quite slim and will certainly fit well under a normal shirt cuff, which makes it a good choice if you plan to wear it with formal attire — via World Watch Review
A Labrador retriever has sniffed out bowel cancer in breath and stool samples during a study in Japan — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This house, designed by Robert Gurney, of 2,900 sqf is located on a one acre, wooded lot, adjacent to park land outside of Washington, DC. The house is sited away from the road and oriented toward views deep into the woods. The sequence of entry is defined by a series of walls, intended to privatize and delineate the approach and entry into the house. The walls, garage volume and house become a threshold between the road and the wooded parkland — via ArchDaily
Everybody loves cephalopods—that class of animals containing octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. But why? What makes these non-fluffy, non-mammals so appealing? — via Boing Boing
Smaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite. In an article appearing online 30 January in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, EPFL’s Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures (LANES) publishes a study showing that this material has distinct advantages over traditional silicon or graphene for use in electronics applications — via redwolf.newsvine.com
EFF has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI intelligence investigations from 2001 – 2008. In a report released today, EFF documents alarming trends in the Bureau’s intelligence investigation practices, suggesting that FBI intelligence investigations have compromised the civil liberties of American citizens far more frequently, and to a greater extent, than was previously assumed — via redwolf.newsvine.com
As with many urban centers, Kansas City has a wonderful collection of turn of the century low to mid-rise buildings within the urban core. It is the re-use of older buildings that has promoted the ideal of loft living, having the city as a personal backyard. While many existing buildings still need to be renovated, 5 Delaware, designed by el dorado, represents a new approach – a new, modern structure sensitively placed in one of the numerous empty lots downtown — via ArchDaily
Last week was crazy apeshit bananas. First, I launched my State of the Web comic where I requested that Tumblr used my TumblBeasts as a down time mascot. Four hours later I got an email from the founder of Tumblr, and subsequently my TumblBeasts became the new Tumblr 503 error page. They renamed them from TumblBeasts to Tumbeasts (I preferred TumblBeasts) and they now stand as the face of server failure on the Tumblr network.
After that, it got picked up by ReadWriteWeb, Mashable, Business Insider, and CNN. Crazy apeshit bananas?
I THINK YES!
It is a most joyous day to be a cartoonist — via The Oatmeal
On a small hill overlooking Kyoto city a suburban house for a young couple negotiates some tough Historical
design regulations for atelier Boronski. Many design points are pre-set. Therefore the house is conceived of as a simple container with private spaces lodged randomly within. But the randomness is orchestrated. Despite the external restrictions the fluidity of the interior void spaces and curved connecting stairways finally let the house feel very free — via ArchDaily
I really like David Krawczyk’s concept design for an Edison Alarm Clock that you set by inserting peanut bulbs into sockets that complete circuits in different ways; the readout is on large, old-timey lightbulbesque readouts — via Boing Boing
Police and the BC SPCA are investigating horrific
reports that the general manager for a Whistler tour company slaughtered at least 100 healthy sled dogs last year, dumping their bodies into a mass grave — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Shannon Keith and Gary Smith started the Beagle Freedom Project to find new homes for beagles that have been used for research. They named their first rescue dogs Freedom and Bigsby, and videotaped the beagles’ first brush with the great outdoors — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Lehrer Architects purchased this 50 year old building in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles for a new work space. The once dingy and crowded 5,400 square foot warehouse was transformed into a working space of light, air, and transparency — via ArchDaily
Add some fun and whimsy (and perhaps just a bit of Chaos) to your next afternoon tea with this Cthulhu tea cozy. This original design is sure to keep your tea toasty warm and put a twinkle in your eye.
This Elder God of a cozy is hand knit using a moss green wool and merino blend to keep your tea nice and hot. He is sized to fit either a 6 cup or 8 cup teapot — via Etsy
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