In this video Chris makes a start on the escapement of the clock, starting with the crutch assembly and a component that permits a slight adjustment of the pallet depth of engagement with the escape wheel — via Youtube
Concrete Mixer and Street Tree originally uploaded by Red Wolf
Like all baby Tapirs, a newborn Baird’s Tapir born 28 August at the Nashville Zoo looks suspiciously like a brown watermelon with a snout. But rest assured, this little male will eventually sport a smooth, dark brown coat and weigh up to 800 pounds — via ZooBorns
The way we can make traffic disappear — via Youtube
One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s final designs has just gone on the market in Virginia Beach. Known as the Cooke House, the 3,000-square-foot home was the result of a letter written by Maude and Andrew Cooke in 1951 that began thusly: Dear Mr. Wright, Will you please help us get the beautiful house we have dreamed of for so long?
Over a period of several years, the couple and Wright corresponded by letter, with an initial rendering appearing in 1953 and the final plans delivered in 1957. Construction didn’t begin until 1959, just two weeks before Wright’s death. The Cookes and their children moved in in October of 1960, their nearly-decade long dream finally becoming a reality, and lived there for the next 23 years.
When Daniel and Jane Duhl purchased the home in 1983, they immediately began a significant restoration project, for which they received an award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The four-bedroom is now considered a green, passive solar home and features two central air conditioning systems and a swim spa. It’s on the market for $2,750,000 — via Curbed
Moonlight Sonata (3rd Movement) Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged for electric guitar by Dr Viossy, played by Tina S — via Youtube
George Brandis, Attorney General
Originally aired on ABC TV: 15/09/2016 — via Youtube
The Zoological Center Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan recently shared their excitement about the birth of their 28th Rhinoceros calf. On 24 August, Tanda, a 23-year old White Rhino, gave birth to a healthy male calf. The Safari also recently announced the name chosen for the new boy. He has been named Tupak (meaning warrior
) — ZooBorns
Neon signs give an awesome glow, but actually making one would be a tricky, advanced DIY project.
For an easier, more accessible alternative, you can try neon’s modern cousin: EL wire. It’s low-voltage, easy to bend, and it’s driven by inexpensive inverters that can do tricks like flashing or fading. In short, it’s perfect for making your own faux neon sign — via Make:
Goats jumping around on rhinos at the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary.
Care for Wild Africa is a non-profit organisation (NPO) and the largest rhino orphanage in the world. It is determined to rescue, care, and rehabilitate wildlife that has been injured and/or orphaned. Working with Rhinos is an official agent of the Care for Wild Africa Rhino Sanctuary — via Youtube
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Rare opportunity in northern New Jersey: The oldest and largest of four Frank Lloyd Wright designs in the Garden State has come on the open market for the first time in decades. Sitting on seven acres of secluded woodlands, the 1940 James B Christie House embodies Wright’s Usonian concept, which called for simple, single-story dwellings that embrace natural materials and a strong visual connection to the outdoors.
The expansive horizontal structure, built from cypress wood, brick, and glass, features an L-shape plan common to Wright’s Usonian houses. Here, the living and dining areas sit perpendicular to a wing of bedrooms, and the kitchen takes up the intersecting corner. Glass walls, clerestory windows, and original built-in seating, tables, and chairs can be found throughout the home.
Already quite large at the original 2,000 square feet—here’s Wright’s Tarantino Studio to add a master bedroom suite that had been part of the original plans but was not constructed initially. The sunken space includes a bright sitting area—complete with its own huge brick fireplace and built-ins—that separates the bedroom from the bath. Now it’s on the market seeking $2,200,000, with a new heating system and roof in place — via Curbed
I’ve painted a response to being a Pop Icon. After thirty years, I’ve become Pop Art, something that people look at, recognize, and remember. I’ve tried to respond with art. I hope you enjoy it. Please subscribe, like, or share. See all the paintings at www.tomwilsonusa.com Thanks. Thanks — via Youtube
It’s no secret. We’re really bad at passwords. Nevertheless, they aren’t going away any time soon.
With so many websites and online applications requiring us to create accounts and think up passwords in a hurry, it’s no wonder so many of us struggle to follow the advice of so-called password security experts.
At the same time, the computing power available for password cracking just gets bigger and bigger.
OK, so I started with the bad news, but this cloud does have a silver lining.
It doesn’t need to be as hard as we make it and the government is here to help.
That’s right, the United States National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is formulating new guidelines for password policies to be used in the whole of the US government (the public sector).
Why is this important? Because the policies are sensible and a great template for all of us to use within our own organisations and application development programs.
Anyone interested in the draft specification for Special Publication 800-63-3: Digital Authentication Guidelines can review it as it evolves over on Github or in a more accessible form on NIST’s website.
For a more human approach, security researcher Jim Fenton did a presentation earlier this month at the PasswordsCon event in Las Vegas that sums up the changes nicely — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Henry Rollins reads and deconstructs the children’s book Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
by the acclaimed children’s author Dr Seuss and points out that maybe one of the places Dr Seuss needs to go is the 21st century. — via Youtube
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Around 4 June, an adorable female European Lynx was born at ZOO Wroclaw. The European or Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized cat native to Siberia, Central, East, and Southern Asia, North, Central and Eastern Europe — via Youtube
At just over three weeks old, tiny Solo revelled in his very first outdoor adventure at Chester Zoo under the watchful eyes of her mum Margery.
The tiny youngster, who is the first of her species to ever be born at the zoo, paraded around showing off her dark brown coat covered in white spots and stripes — via Youtube
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