Zoo Berlin recently welcomed five baby Capybaras to their South American exhibit. Born just several weeks ago, the five pups, along with mother, Lucia, explored their enclosure for the first time. Careful to stay close to mother and each other, they enjoyed their time investigating various aspects of their home at the zoo — via ZooBorns
Brazil is Terry Gilliam’s epic sci-fi film. A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state.
Released in 1985.
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Derrick O’Connor — via Youtube
A killer combination of rapidly advancing technology and a desire for greater privacy among the public should condemn current surveillance state to an historical anachronism, according to PGP creator Phil Zimmermann.
In an extended talk at Defcon 22 in Las Vegas, Zimmermann said it might seem as though the intelligence agencies have the whip hand at the moment but mankind had faced this situation before. He also said the abolition of slavery and absolute monarchy, and the achievement for civil rights, also once looked unlikely but were achieved.
Zimmermann praised the release of information by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, saying his efforts have alerted the populace to the real state of affairs and made people much more concerned about privacy. The revelations had also forced the technology industry to up its game
and provide products to meet that demand, he opined — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Sterling silver wolf band. Four wolf heads with 1.7 mm colored diamond eyes. Also available in gold — or with white diamonds — via Etsy
A very smart bird — via Youtube
An Important Government Functionary. One of many.
Originally aired on ABC TV: 07/08/2014 — via Youtube
As keepers at the Netherlands’ Burgers’ Zoo were moving the White Rhino herd into the stables at the end of the day on 23 July, they got a big surprise — Kwanzaa, a female Rhino, had delivered a male calf — via ZooBorns
Chisel & Mouse have introduced the Brutalist Trellick Tower and Centre Point to their range of architectural models. Each model is priced at £140 — via Retro To Go
Veteran actor Brian Blessed has said he turned down an opportunity to take the lead role in the BBC’s Doctor Who because he was too busy.
The 77-year-old, famed for his booming delivery, said he was offered the role in the early years of his acting career, although he now says he would not hesitate in playing the Doctor.
Blessed went on to take a guest role in the programme in 1986 in a story called Mindwarp, playing the character of King Yrcanos, at a time when Colin Baker had been cast in the lead.
In an interview for Radio Times, he explained that he was approached to star in the show in the mid-1960s, suggesting he was asked to step in as a replacement for William Hartnell who launched the show, and was eventually succeeded by Patrick Troughton in 1966.
Blessed said: After I was in Z Cars, the head of BBC serials took me aside and said,
We’re thinking of having a young Doctor Who and we’d like to cast you
. But it clashed with other things.
Asked what his reaction would be now, he said: I’d jump at it
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
This statue of a fossilised Tyrannosaurus Rex stands on the Google Campus. His name is Stan. The Googleplex is also infested with a flock of plastic flamingos, which have ganged up on the dinosaur to pick the bones clean. Stan seems to not mind at all — via Neatorama
Olive the Crochet Octopus Puzzle is the latest in my Amigurumi Amish Puzzle Animal series (Amamani for short). She is based on my free Crochet Amish Puzzle Ball Pattern, and as such comes apart into 3 segments that have to be assembled or built
to form an octopus — via Look At What I Made
Plush is a somewhat friendly octopus hand made from bubblegum pink and mint green polymer clay. Each leg is jointed to the body with metal eye rings and jump rings. The hardware is reinforced with glue making it sturdy for versatile positioning — via Etsy
Quick, what does the word Vespa
bring to mind? If you say cute lil’ scooter
, you probably haven’t seen this image above of the Vespa 150 TAP (for Troupes Aéro Portées), a Vespa scooter modified for use with the French paratroopers in 1956. It’s probably safe to say that this is the deadliest Vespa in the world. The military scooter is powered by a single-cylinder 146 cc two-stroke engine. It sports a M20 75 mm recoilless rifle, US-made light anti-armour cannon, and storage for some ammos. The scooter would be parachute-dropped from airplanes, accompanied by a two-man team who’d scoot along in absolutely menacing style — via Neatorama
Photo: C Galliani/Wikimedia
This is Mr Sneaky Evildoer. He lives near the Bogachevsky-Kronotsky estuary, in the best place there can be for the happy fox life. Abundance of fish, swans, ducks around makes the life easy. All the foxes of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve would love to live here… But Mr Evildoer does not allow them. He is a dominant male, the strongest and the smartest of local foxes, so he imposes his will on others. Sometimes he tries to dictate his wishes to people — via 500px
40 years after man made his first impressions on the dusty lunar surface, we release the Giant Leap rug through our Stories by Permafrost collection. We would like to think of it as a tiny tribute to an enormous achievement — via Permafrost
— via Deathbulge
The penchant of Victorian courts for throwing suppression orders around like confetti came unstuck overnight with WikiLeaks publishing an injunction by the Victorian Supreme Court. Victorian courts have a history of being willing to issue gag orders.
The revelation is reminiscent of the running battle between sites like WikiLeaks, social media, British MPs and UK courts up until 2011. Superinjunctions developed as a legal manoeuvre exploiting the British Human Right Act 1998, which established a right to privacy binding on government bodies, and were frequently used by celebrities anxious to prevent the feral UK tabloids from revealing private information. However, large companies began using them as well, as a superinjunction prevented even the reporting of the existence of an injunction. WikiLeaks was one of the organisations to out the multinational company Trafigura, which had used a superinjunction to prevent mainstream revelations of its dumping of toxic waste in Africa. London law firm Carter-Ruck became notorious for its use of superinjunctions, but badly overplayed its hand on Trafigura when it tried to use them to ban reporting of parliamentary questions about Trafigura, leading to a social media backlash — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The kittens got a special treat recently: live crickets!
At the Zoo, our black-footed cats are fed a commercial mix of raw meat formulated specially for exotic cats. They also receive enrichment in the form of small rodents and insects like mealworms and crickets, all of which is managed by our nutritionist to ensure all of their dietary needs are met.
The brown paper bags you see in this video contained crickets — until the kittens discovered them. This is the first time they had ever encountered live crickets, so they were a bit uncertain at first, but it wasn’t long before their predatory instincts kicked in — via Youtube
Limited edition bronze of 20 — Year released: 2011 — Bronze octopus coffee table dimensions: 16 1/2″ H x 36″ round glass — via Kirk McGuire
Federico Babina is back with his latest illustration! This time, he explores 23 works of architecture through the lens of one interesting or intense detail that speaks to the character of the work as a whole. Seeing these illustrations as movie posters, which use visual imagery to suggest, insinuate, and convey the essence
of the film, each illustration reflects the work and the architect’s aesthetic overall — via ArchDaily
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