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These are some illustrations Laura Palumbo made for BarkPost, about some dog breeds and their ironic traits — via Behance
Frank Howarth has wood turned a Death Star out of bamboo plywood. The build consists of making two segmented halves that seam together at the trench. Each half is made of 9 rings. Each ring has 13 segments. There is one extra ring to help the two halves overlap at the seam. The superlaser dish was turned separately. The hole in the Death Star and the profile of the dish were cut on the CNC router to allow to two to fit together — via Youtube
With a low-pitched flat roof, open plan interiors, and striking showcase of natural materials in numerous wood built-ins and locally-quarried stone walls, the Frank Lloyd Wright influences are clear in this 1978 home by architect David Uppgren, who is now practising in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Located on a private 4.3 acres in Chanhassen — famously home to late superstar Prince’s Paisley Park studios — the 2,488-square-foot home is further distinguished by its stunning 100-foot-long glass wall with 10-foot-tall French doors, triangular window details, and a lofted living space on the interior.
Last sold in 2000 for $360K, the three-bedroom home went through a number of updates under current owners. These changes include tearing down a wall to open up the kitchen to the living area, adding a custom angular eat-in table, cabinetry, modern appliances, and red concrete counter tops (which were also introduced in the bathroom.) The owners also created a walk-in wine storage room plus new landscaping with a Japanese garden and water feature. It’s on the market for $590,000 — via Curbed
What a creation, it’s a unhinged flying bike/human blender but unbelievably it gets off the ground and actually flies. Unlearn what a plumber can do in a shed — via Youtube
Greensboro Science Centre is excited about the birth of two Maned Wolf pups. The pups, a male and a female, were born on 7 March to mum Anaheim and dad Nazca — via ZooBorns
The FBI is working to keep information contained in a key biometric database private and unavailable, even to people whose information is contained in the records.
The database is known as the Next Generation Identification System, and it is an amalgamation of biometric records accumulated from people who have been through one of a number of biometric collection processes. That could include convicted criminals, anyone who has submitted records to employers, and many other people. The NGIS also has information from agencies outside of the FBI, including foreign law enforcement agencies and governments. Because of the nature of the records, the FBI is asking the federal government to exempt the database from the Privacy Act, making the records inaccessible through information requests.
The bureau says in a proposal to exempt the database from disclosure that the NGIS should be exempt from the Privacy Act for a number of reasons, including the possibility that providing access could compromise sensitive law enforcement information, disclose information which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of another’s personal privacy; reveal a sensitive investigative technique; could provide information that would allow a subject to avoid detection or apprehension; or constitute a potential danger to the health or safety of law enforcement personnel, confidential sources, and witnesses
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A surprising 60-year boom in global octopus, squid and cuttlefish numbers points to long-term changes taking place in the world’s oceans, scientists say.
Research published in Current Biology today shows a steady increase in the world cephalopod population — the class of molluscs comprising octopus, squid and cuttlefish — since the 1950s, at a time of increased fishing, growing pollution and ocean warming.
The data analysis, led by Dr Zoe Doubleday from Australia’s Environment Institute at the University of Adelaide, has confounded previous expectations that cephalopod populations go through cyclical booms and busts.
Anecdotal evidence had suggested the population may experience cyclical booms and busts over time, but there is instead a very consistent increase,
she said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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When Spotless Architecture were designing this home in Brussels, Belgium, they decided to include additional storage hidden within the staircase — via CONTEMPORIST
Oscar-winning actress Linda Hunt is best known for playing roles of powerful, authoritative women, despite her short stature. Her filmography includes The Year of Living Dangerously, Kindergarten Cop, Pocahontas and NCIS: Los Angeles — via Youtube
I like the way Guillermo Del Toro uses colours in his movies to suggest symbols or emotions. Here is a video to show you how it’s working — via Del Toro in Colours (SuperCut) from Quentin Dumas on Vimeo
When an animated film creator and science author join forces with a monster-sized robot quilting machine experimental embroidery emerges upon their blankets. Nina Paley and Pop Sci columnist Theodore Gray use their unique skills to create quilts that display the entire periodic table, for example, as well as a design that beautifully displays more than 100 digits of the transcendental number ? — via Cool Hunting
André Chiote’s newest series of illustrations focuses on the unique architectural characteristics of modern and contemporary world libraries. Using the building façades as a starting point, Chiote turns the complex exterior geometries and shadows into more minimalist representations of facilities that include: OMA’s Seattle Public Library, Scmidt Hammer Lassen’s University of Aberdeen New Library, and Dominique Perrault’s National Library of France — via ArchDaily
We humans we create, we work, we stay busy from birth to death and never rest. We build, aim higher, work harder, accomplish more, and to what end? Balance
takes an abstract look at our modern world, the full and the empty spaces and time in which we live and choose to make our lives — via Balance from Tim Sessler on Vimeo
Screw it. They don’t care about climate change — why should you? Hear from professional old people who certainly won’t be alive long enough to see the effects of climate change continue to plague our planet. The esteemed bearers of bad news featured in this video include film and comedy legends Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner, M Emmet Walsh, Michael Lerner and Bill Cobbs. They all think you are terrible — via Youtube
The knife looks as stained awfully, but in fact the stains are not so deep so it can be cleaned easy and it’s joyful sharpening — via Youtube
Cheetah cubs in the Cincinnati Zoo’s nursery now have a brother from another mother: lone Cheetah cub, just 12 days older than the zoo’s litter of four, arrived in Cincinnati from Oregon’s Wildlife Safari after his mother was unable to care for him — via ZooBorns
Fallen Furniture is a studio in Bath, UK that takes old aircraft parts and turns them into luxurious pieces of furniture. This chair made from the cowling of a Boeing 737 engine is among them. Its polished aluminium cover brightens up a room. And despite the weight, it’s perfectly balanced, so it spins easily — via Neatorama
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