Monthly Archives: June 2011

Revisiting ‘Zork’: What We Lost in the Transition to Visual Games

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You’re pouring too much water on your lawn

A new yearly episode about wasting water. Every year on Osocio because it is such good work from Sukle Advertising for Denver Water.

This year it is all about too much, too big. Like your hairdo or eyebrows.

Who doesn’t like a beautiful green… Continue reading

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Prime Number Hide-and-Seek: How the RSA Cipher Works

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Slow Motion Crash: A Vibrating Cymbal at 1000fps

This video of a cymbal vibrating in slo-mo has been making the rounds for the past few days. It reminded me of an article I read once which discussed synthesizing the sound that cymbals make. After some searching, I found that article. It’s by Gordo… Continue reading

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Hackers pierce network with jerry-rigged mouse (and a Teensy)

Hackers pierce network with jerry-rigged mouse…
When hackers from penetration testing firm Netragard were hired to pierce the firewall of a customer, they knew they had their work cut out. The client specifically ruled out the use of social networks… Continue reading

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Hus.ett – Swedish Small House

This house is deceptively larger that you would think from the photos, but it still is a small house that two adults live in.  The designer and owner wanted to build a house to human scale, something that intuitively harmonized with a person.  If you… Continue reading

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Vík Prjónsdóttir

Vík Prjónsdóttir is a collective of Icelandic designers that one day decided to start collaborating with an old knitting factory in the countryside of Iceland. They make all sorts of nice stuff, like blankets, scarfs and knitted seal costumes.www.vi… Continue reading

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Oblong Has Built The Future Of Computing. I’ve Seen It. Used It. It’s Beautiful. (MG Siegler/TechCrunch)

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Oblong Has Built The Future Of Computing.  I've Seen It.  Used It.  It's Beautiful.  —  “This is the next Macintosh-level of disruption.”  —  Over the past several years, I've followed pretty much e… Continue reading

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Check Out This Sweet VW Camper Van Tent!

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I’m loathe to admit an affinity for any branded product, but I can’t help it, I’m a sucker for VW buses and vans. Ergo, I love this tent! It’s an officially licensed 1:1 scale of the iconic 1965 T1 camper van that comes in red, blue… Continue reading

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Video: Subaru releases official video of Isle of Man TT record run

Filed under: Motorsports, Sedan, Performance, Etc., Videos, Subaru, UK

Subaru at the Isle of Mann TT – Click above to watch video after the jump

Subaru has released an official video of the company’s recent record-breaking efforts at the Isle of Ma… Continue reading

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