Six Apart is shutting down its Vox blogging service. Users have until Sept. 30 to export their data to other services, including Six Apart’s TypePad blogging service. After that, Vox will be gone — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Author Neal Stephenson has been credited for inspiring today’s virtual world startups with his novel Snow Crash. Now he’s launching a startup himself: Subutai, where he is co-founder and chairman. Subutai is launching its inaugural product today, a serialised story called The Mongoliad about the Mongol invasion of Europe. The company promises to release a new chapter a week. Readers can pay $5.99 for a six-month subscription fee or $9.99 for a year. — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Microsoft is warning about a new piece of malware, Rogue:MSIL/Zeven, that auto-detects a user’s browser and then imitates the relevant malware warning pages from Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome — via redwolf.newsvine.com
“Duke Nukem Forever”, a video game synonymous with never being released, is finally being released — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This antique Tabriz has been repurposed into a bear rug by reshaping the edge and using the excess fabric to sculpt a 3D head. I find it enchanting, macabre, and adorable all at once — via CRAFT
These stunning works of paper art by Chilean-born artist, Francisca Prieto, are gorgeous.
These wall hanging artworks are made up from hundreds of envelopes, meticulously cut and folded into intricate and interlocking forms. Fascinated by the delicacy and diversity of the security pattern designs inside envelopes, Francisca has transformed the ordinary life of this overlooked piece of paper.
Read a Q&A with Fancisca from HomeLife — via CRAFT
The Camel Industry Association is working on a plan to make camel meat a regular addition to the Australian dinner table — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Colour psychology is a prime consideration for artists seeking to inspire powerful emotions in the people that view their work. However, you can also use the psychology of colours when painting your home to increase its market selling potential and make it stand out in your neighbourhood. Most people are familiar with the concept that bright colours add the illusion of size while darker colours can often make a home seem smaller. However, when painting your home, a look into the psychology of colours requires a slightly more advanced approach – especially when considering the time of year that you plan on selling your home and the buyers that you are targeting — via Home Design Find
It might be a bit pretentiously presented (complete with cute little rusticated tags), but would you be less than boastful if you brought together so many elements in one design? These clever works are a combination of local, free-trade, artisan-made pottery pieces plus a biodegradable set of recycled materials — via Dornob
Two young goats that wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent two days high above a highway were hungry but safe when they were plucked to safety with a towering cherry picker — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A man is in a serious condition after being bitten by a horse at Seymour in central Victoria on Thursday afternoon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are still evolving, and quickly — via redwolf.newsvine.com
People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer but experience a more rapid decline once the disease sets in, a study suggests — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Guanape Sur island off northern Peru makes money from selling bird droppings – also known as guano. Commonly used in the 19th Century as a fertiliser, this organic product is making a comeback — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The East Meets West Sofa by Tonio de Roover looks like a flying carpet– via CRAFT
A man suffered flash burns after he accidentally blew himself up trying to kill a spider — via redwolf.newsvine.com
No neighbors or streets, water or electricity – not so much as a staircase leading up to the front door – yet this Chinese homeowner remains determined not to sell in the face of a wave-like set of developments despite being in their direct path. Like a bent spike in a board, ‘nail house’ owners like Zhu Baogang are the ultimate Davids in modern tales of developer Goliaths.
Sick of rearranging the power strip to make everything fit? Annoyed by the way a slightly-to-wide plug can take up more than its fair share of space partially covering one (or even two) other slots? Or frustrated with the fact that some cords come straight out while others bend sharply in some random direction?
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