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In the face of China wielding menacing control over 97% of the world’s rare earth materials, the US House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would bolster R&D of the key elements and help find substitutions for the materials — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Countries in Eastern Europe and Africa that harbour cyber criminals should be locked out of the global internet until their governments do something to reduce the threats, the former chief technology officer at the US National Security Agency says — via redwolf.newsvine.com
During the last week, French Internet users have been starting to receive letters as part of the graduated warning system built in to the controversial Hadopi anti-piracy legislation. The email warnings are being sent by Hadopi via France’s ISPs. But even at this early stage at least one ISP is refusing to forward them to their customers prompting complaints from rivals that they are seeking to achieve a competitive advantage — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Johnny Depp has taken show-and-tell to a new level at a London school, turning up in full pirate regalia after a young fan wrote to him seeking help to stage a mutiny
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
As there is so much excellent work at the Brighton Photo Biennial this year, I’m going to put up a series of blog posts looking at some of the shows in more depth. First up is a series of photographs by Nick Gleis which reveal the interior opulence of the private jets owned by African dictators in the 1960s and 70s.
The photos, which belong to the Archive of Modern Conflict, are on show as part of an installation of vernacular photography at Fabrica art gallery in Brighton. Gleis has declined to reveal who’s jet these photos are taken in (I’m guessing they are all from the same one but perhaps it is two different planes), and the interior designer is also unknown, but the images all scream 70s glamour at its most extreme — via Creative Review
The dial’s vertical blue and orange stripes echo the Gulf livery on the legendary Porsche 917K Steve McQueen drove in the movie Le Mans. The oversized number 24 at 12 o’clock pays tribute to the most famous endurance race in the world. Even the cover over the unique oscillating mass of the movement resembles a steering wheel — via Watch Luxus
Sotheby’s October 6 Hong Kong’s sale of Important Watches totaled US$7.14 million, establishing Sotheby’s highest-ever total for a various owners sale of important watches. The auction was 79.9% sold by lot and 85.8% by value — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A horse has died after being stabbed in the neck and having her mane and some skin cut off in an attack in a paddock in Melbourne’s north — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A Southwest Florida man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the face while trying to fight off a skunk — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Antarctic architecture provides imagery of the closest thing that people will be able see to a moon base, within their lifetimes. The extreme nature of the environment combined with its bizarre statelessness, provides the location for a freezing architectural expo, with each country having its own icy pavilion — via oobject
Living Architecture is a series of holiday homes around the UK designed by established and emerging architects. The homes also include designs by Peter Zumthor, Jarmund and Vigsnæs Architects, NORD and Hopkins Architects — via Dezeen
When the two main loves in your life are helping people and reading comic books, the call is loud and clear: Become a superhero.
He calls himself the Watchman. He won’t give his real name.
His identity is obscured by a bright red mask that covers half his goateed face. He wears black boots, black pants, black leather gloves and a black trench coat, but there’s a large yellow circle on the chest of his black hooded sweatshirt, with a big W.
I’m what people refer to as a real-life superhero,
he says — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A Montreal man who sent more than four million spam e-mails to Facebook users over a two-month period was ordered to pay the social media giant more than $1 billion in compensation — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Tasmanian homes and businesses will automatically be connected to the National Broadband Network unless they actively refuse — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This skinny twisty tentacle measures about 2.5″ long… Cast in solid sterling silver, hand finished and oxidized to bring out the sucker details, then polished to a high shine. Comes on a dark 18″ sterling silver chain that’s been rhodium plated so doesn’t change color — via roadkill on Etsy
So, just a weird idea, with octopus tentacles instead of cream swirl on a cupcake. Not even sure I drew them correctly, but heh, I still have the feeling I’m improving.
Anyway, the “tattoo design” thing is a pretty good (or bad?) excuse not to draw backgrounds :p
Oh, and if you play with the colors, you can get a creepy green-tentacles-and-violet-cup thing. That makes it look like Cthulhu is coming out of that the cake — via Tattoos and doodles
An 81-year-old man was charged with using a metal rod to kill his 94-year-old roommate at a Laguna Woods rehabilitation center, authorities said Monday.
William Leo McDougall of Laguna Woods was charged with one felony count of murder and faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted, the Orange County district attorney’s office said.
McDougall was recovering from hip surgery at the Palm Terrace Healthcare Center when he allegedly became angry with Manh Van Nguyen, who had begun singing in Vietnamese, according to prosecutors. Nguyen was also recovering from hip surgery when the attack occurred. He was pronounced dead at a hospital, prosecutors said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Imagine a suspension bridge with sailing vessels floating close by. Both objects, the sail and the bridge, are represented in this new chair designed by Yves Béhar in collaboration with Herman Miller. The sail is reflected in the name, Sayl, and look of the chair, while the bridge is reflected in the frameless back structure and colorful suspension material — via Jetson Green
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