Pink Lantana (Lantana camara) originally uploaded by Red Wolf
I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star. I always felt a little bit out of my element
— David Bowie
Interview by Joe Smith — via Youtube
Misadventure and Drunken Bollard originally uploaded by Red Wolf
The Social Security card and number explained — via Youtube
If you didn’t speak English as a native, you’d be tempted to figure out new words by pulling them apart into smaller words you know. Then you’d be really wrong. This method wouldn’t work for placate
if you are learning British English, as they pronounce it differently. This is the latest from John Atkinson at Wrong Hands. See more of his phonetically defined words — via Neatorama
Clear, well-lit photos of your projects are among the best ways to share your work with others. Few techniques highlight your project as well as an all white light box with soft, even, shadow-free lighting. Not only is the white background distraction free, it will also serve to bounce your light source onto your object from nearly all angles.
This is an effective, inexpensive, and easy way to build a light box for project and product photography. Plus, you can quickly break it down for flat storage, and set it back up in seconds! — via Adafruit Learning System
Richard Shinnery, NBN Consultant
Originally aired on ABC TV: 20/04/2017 — via Youtube
Clearing, Ferns, Banksia, Banksia by the Creek, Fern Invasion, Fern Detail, Sunlight and Creek originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Go the Rat originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Extremely happy to have rat stickers back in my life via Stickermule, my go-to online sticker maker
A sci-fi short about augmented reality.
Strange Beasts
is an augmented reality game. It allows you to create and grow your own virtual pet. How far can it go?
Written, directed and produced by Magali Barbé — via Vimeo
Dino Sunbaking and Watching originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Fine artist and self-described master hoarder Nemo Gould conjures up fantastic sculptures made entirely of found objects. Rich wood and gleaming chrome catch the eye as they cycle through their kinetic loops, while tentacles and antennae extend in a playful fashion like a sci-fi comic book come to life.
The Megalodon is Gould’s latest work, a 16-foot-long salvaged fuel tank from an F-94 bomber plane’s wing. The shark has working propellers for fins, and a tail that glides back and forth ominously. A cutaway on the side reveals various boiler and control rooms, each with their own delicately installed moving parts. It’s packed full of tiny human figures and whimsical creatures alike, all in mid-task as they operate their predatory underwater vessel — via Make:
Pink geranium originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Transporting delicate electronic or photographic equipment is easy to do. Just embed it in squishy polyurethane foam inside a rigid case. The problem is achieving this without spending too much money — via Make:
There are several different ways of thinking about how many continents there are, with models ranging from 4 to 7 continents. However, in most English speaking countries, as well as other nations around the world, the 7-continent model is taught. Using this model, the continents of the world in order of size (descending) are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia — via Youtube
A new approach to target and kill destructive feral cats is being developed in South Australia, in a bid to help save threatened native animals.
The task of reducing the feral cat population has been difficult due to the lack of effective and humane broad-scale control techniques.
In a lab at the University of South Australia, researchers have created a rice-sized implant that can be injected into native animals, making them toxic to feral cats.
Anton Blencowe, polymer chemistry expert at the university, said it was a unique approach that could help safeguard a range of endangered species.
It’s got a toxin in the middle, and then it’s got a special coating around the outside so that we can make the animals toxic to cats,
he said.
But at the same time make sure the implant is not toxic to native animals.
The implant contains a natural poison from seeds of native plants and is covered by protective coating.
It remains inert until it comes into contact with the feral cat, and while it’s harmless to the native animal, to the predator it’s highly deadly once ingested — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In this video, Johnny Brooke builds a mid-century modern slatted bench modelled after the iconic Nelson Platform Bench, designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. This is a timeless mid-century modern design that makes for a fairly simple yet rewarding woodworking project. The bench can be built from easily attainable materials, including a handful of 1×2 and 1×3 boards from any home centre — via Youtube
A Mishmi Takin calf, named Nanook, was born on 19 February at Kolmården Wildlife Park. Mother to the handsome male calf is Aisha, and his father is Hobbit.
Nanook is the first successful Takin birth for the Swedish zoo. He was born in the early morning of a cold, snowy day. The name Nanook was chosen by the keepers, in honour of his day of birth, and means polar bear
in Inuit. At birth, Nanook weighed-in at a healthy 7 kilos — via ZooBorns
Denver Zoo is excited to announce its first successful birth of a Fishing Cat. The cub, whose sex is not yet known, is named Miso-Chi and was born on 25 January — via ZooBorns
Celebrated satirist and comedian John Clarke has died suddenly, aged 68. Your favourite Clarke and Dawe sketches
Iconic comedy duo John Clarke and Bryan Dawe entertained audiences with their political satire skits for over 25 years. We’ve collated some of their most loved segments and classic exchanges.
Clarke died from natural causes while bushwalking in Victoria over the weekend.
John died doing one of the things he loved the most in the world, taking photos of birds in beautiful bushland with his wife and friends. He is forever in our hearts,
his family said in a statement issued by the ABC.
We are aware of what he has meant to so many for so many years, throughout the world but especially in Australia and New Zealand.
We are very grateful for all expressions of sympathy and love which John would have greatly appreciated
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
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