On the face of it, a lovely example of a period property. Sadly, that doesn’t carry over into the interior of this 1920s four-bedroom art deco house in Handforth, Cheshire.
That’s not uncommon, but it’s always slightly disappointing when someone has made a typical modern family home out of a distinctive build like this. Hard to criticise though — ultimately this is a house, not a museum.
The asking price is £525,000 — via WowHaus
The incredibly popular HBO series Game of Thrones is a fascinating case study. Not only in terms of constructing and maintaining dramatic tension in a TV series, but also in how not to distribute content.
It’s proof that content distribution needs a new model. The show has become not only one of the most successful series aired on the US subscription network, but more notably, it is the most pirated TV show of all time.
Moments after each episode screened on HBO in the US, record numbers of people were downloading the program on torrent sites. It averaged around 3m downloads per episode, a high proportion of them in Australia — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A landmark ruling that Facebook is an advertising medium — and not just a way to communicate — will force companies to vet comments posted by the public to ensure they are not sexist, racist or factually inaccurate.
In a move that could change the nature of the social networking site forever, companies could be fined or publicly shamed for the comments that appear on their Facebook brand
pages.
Last month the advertising industry watchdog issued a judgement in which it said comments made by fans
of a vodka brand’s Facebook page were ads and must therefore comply with industry self-regulatory codes and therefore consumer protection laws — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Emily Evans designed this gorgeous Día de los Muertos wallpaper for two Latin bars in London. It’s hand-screened using metallic gold ink on peacock, charcoal, and raspberry paper from Anatomy Boutique — via Boing Boing
This 1974 Honda CB350 K4 was built by Parisien Patrick Escande, who switched his passion from enduro to road machines after a big accident three years ago — via Bike EXIF
With Mountain Lion, you can now use the OS to encrypt disks other than the startup volume, assuming they are in GUID format. This includes USB flash drives and external Firewire/USB/ThunderBolt drives.
In the Finder, open a new window. Find your mounted (GUID) drive in the sidebar.
Control-click on the drive in the sidebar, then choose Encrypt
. You are now prompted for your password and a hint (which is required). You will get no feedback, so wait for a few minutes; the time depends on the size of the drive.
The drive should unmount and mount again. Once this happens, your drive is encrypted — via Mac OSX Hints
OSX Mountain Lion changes a lot of small things with the way the operating system works. It also locks down a lot of default behaviours that many people were used to in OSX Lion. Thankfully, a group over at Github has compiled a huge list of the command line tricks that still work in Mountain Lion — via github
Ever feel tricked by your phone’s signal bars into thinking you have a better reception that you actually do? This simple hack will transform those bars to show the actual signal in decibels (dBm). No jailbreaking is required and it’s reversible — via Lifehacker
Our impressive octopus candelabra, or Octo-labra
has eight fabulous tentacles, four of which hold standard tapers. The expressive movement, intricate anatomy, and wondrous form of the cephalopod are captured in the finest pewter. The fabulous styling reminds us of 19th century New England whaling tales featuring these feared creatures
from the deep — via Source Collection
On 21 July, four tiny Rock Hyraxes — a species with a remarkable genetic link to the elephant — were born at Chester Zoo. This is the first set of Hyrax babies for the zoo — via ZooBorns
For its latest build, Cafe Racer Dreams has taken a break from Triumph Bonnevilles. The Spanish workshop has turned its attention to the vintage BMW R-series — namely, the 749 cc R75/5 boxer. Now owned by Valéry from Paris, this 1971 model is a thorough resto-mod in the increasingly popular scrambler style. And it looks simply gorgeous — via Bike EXIF
These estimates have been cited on many occasions by government officials, who portray them as evidence of the threat against America. They are hardly the only cyberstatistics used by officials, but they are recurring ones that get a lot of attention. In his first major cybersecurity speech in 2009, President Obama prominently referred to McAfee’s $1 trillion estimate. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the main sponsors of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 that is expected to be voted on this week, have also mentioned $1 trillion in cybercrime costs. Last week, arguing on the Senate floor in favor of putting their bill up for a vote, they both referenced the $250 billion estimate and repeated Alexander’s warning about the greatest transfer of wealth in history.
A handful of media stories, blog posts and academic studies have previously expressed skepticism about these attention-getting estimates, but this has not stopped an array of government officials and politicians from continuing to publicly cite them as authoritative. Now, an examination of their origins by ProPublica has found new grounds to question the data and methods used to generate these numbers, which McAfee and Symantec say they stand behind.
One of the figures Alexander attributed to Symantec — the $250 billion in annual losses from intellectual property theft — was indeed mentioned in a Symantec report, but it is not a Symantec number and its source remains a mystery.
McAfee’s trillion-dollar estimate is questioned even by the three independent researchers from Purdue University whom McAfee credits with analysing the raw data from which the estimate was derived. I was really kind of appalled when the number came out in news reports, the trillion dollars, because that was just way, way large,
said Eugene Spafford, a computer science professor at Purdue — via redwolf.newsvine.com
No, you’re not drunk, and no, this isn’t some kind of Photoshop trick. This is an actual building designed in 2004 by someone who had a little too much fun at architecture firm Szotynscy & Zaleski. Krzywy Domek (Crooked House
) is a shopping center in Sopot, Poland, and those crazy curves are for real.
Inspired by the fairy tale illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg, Krzywy Domek looks like it leaped off the pages of a storybook — via Apartment Therapy
On 20 June, Colchester Zoo’s breeding Hyena pair produced the zoo’s first ever zooborn Spotted Hyena! In 2011 Colchester Zoo became the first Zoo in the UK to house the species and so they are overjoyed that they’ve been able to breed successfully. The new arrival can be elusive, so you may have to wait to catch a glimpse. It spends much of its time in a den with mum now, but has occasionally been seen out on exhibit by keepers — via ZooBorns
Like all the top custom builders, the Wrenchmonkees have a clear and consistent vision. And this, bike #45 from the Copenhagen workshop, could be their best yet.
It’s a little less grungy than some of their earlier work, with glossy paint on the tank. But the low-key colours, blacked-out components and perfectly-judged stance make this Kawasaki Z750 instantly recognizable as a Wrenchmonkees build — via Bike EXIF
Police in Peru say they have seized $2.3m (£1.5m) in counterfeit notes.
They say the notorious Quispe Rodriguez family clan is behind the production of fake currency.
Peruvian police chief, Raul Salazar, said the gang was planning to smuggle the counterfeit $50 bills into the United States, hidden inside Peruvian souvenirs.
The US says Peru is the largest foreign producer of counterfeit dollars — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Located on Orestad, a newer district in Copenhagen, Denmark, lies the award-winning Tietgen Student Hall (Tietgenkollegiet), a large circular residence with a massive interior courtyard.
The building was completed in 2006 and was designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter. The seven storey structure contains 360 rooms, comprising a total area of 26,800 square metres.
The building’s circular form — a symbol of equality and the communal — is contrasted by projecting volumes expressing the individual residences. Below you will find information about the building and its unique features, along with a complete gallery of both the interior and exterior and of course the incredible communal courtyard — via Twisted Sifter
This street in Melbourne’s Sunshine West (first exhibit) would look a lot more attractive if it had trees like this street in Melbourne’s north-east.
Some residents and local authorities think trees are too much trouble. They require attention to get started and are vulnerable to vandalism in their early years. Their roots interfere with services and foundations; their branches snag power lines; and their leaves, bark and seeds clog gutters.
Certain species drop death-sized branches from time to time. Natives perform well in drought conditions but block sunlight to houses in winter. In established areas with narrow streets new plantings will sometimes be at the expense of parking spaces.
However the benefits of trees far exceed their cost. Urban designer Dan Burden reckons it costs between $250 and $600 in the US to establish a tree over three years, but the direct benefits over its lifetime exceed $90,000 (excluding aesthetic benefits).
The NY State Department of Environmental Conservation estimates each mature tree removes around half a tonne of carbon dioxide and about 100 kg of pollutants from the air each year. Trees can lower home and vehicle cooling costs, improve residential amenity, and increase property values — via redwolf.newsvine.com
How long is too long to wait on hold? Thirty minutes? One hour? Try 15 hours, 40 minutes and one second.
That’s how long Adelaide businessman Andrew Kahn waited on hold on his mobile for Qantas from Wednesday night to yesterday morning — and his call was never answered.
Mr Kahn phoned Qantas at 7.22pm on Wednesday, trying to confirm his travel arrangements for a trip to New York on Sunday. He finally hung up at 11.01am yesterday, not having spoken to anyone. Why?
I hung up in the end simply because I had had enough,
he told The Age.
But why wait so long? Well, the recorded message said someone would be with him as soon as possible — I wanted to find out what exactly they meant would be as soon as possible.
And after a certain time, he did not want to give up his spot in the queue. The time on hold would easily allow for a flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Steinhart Apollon Automatic has a 45mm case (17mm thick) made of titanium (so, light and durable), and features interchangeable bezels — one of which happens to be made of bronze. Along with that, you also have a stainless steel and a DLC stainless steel option (all in the box) — via Wrist Watch Review
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