almighty-bini: when art suddenly emerges. I realize this is probably illegal in most places, but damn, it’s cool…
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eliphunt: recordsandcigarettes: 1-indsey: The only known video footage of Anne Frank I can’t think of any reason why someone would not reblog this. If this isn’t interesting/sad to you, then I don’t know what you like in life. Can’t we hit 1,000,000 notes? This is such a rare shot, everyone should see it. 1 million wowza Wow.
From Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire a couple weeks ago. A desktop 3d printer, on the market for $300 soon. Quote from @JamesRucker: “I want one!”
Plane sander races at Mini Maker Faire, Cincinnati. Of course the sanders must be properly costumed. I think the zebra won.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. Buckminster Fuller (quote heard again at TEDxGöteborg)
Tactical Economy? Note #1 from Better Block Boro
I'm still trying to get dug out from my whirlwind experience in Middlesborough, Kentucky, this weekend as part of the Better Block Boro event. But to start with, I wanted to share with you this video with Mike Lydon, of Street Plans Collaborative. Mike was helping Middlesborough's volunteers with a series of "tactical interventions," and …
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fastcompany: Vocativ launches today. It’s a news startup that pairs journalists with analysts to scour the deep web and social — using software developed for law enforcement and government agencies. Interesting. Anyone dealt with one of these collaborations before?
fastcompany: These dresses are made of city maps. Wear your city. Out of my price range, but, wow. Check out the bags.
fastcompany: America: tops in Nobel laureates and, um, lawnmower-related death. via Co.Create Possibly the best map ever.
Google Public Data Explorer
dvdmerwe: Google Public Data Explorer - Interesting Stats based on Publicly Published DataSearch through databases from around the world, including the World Bank, OECD, Eurostat and the U.S. Census Bureau. After you find what you want, filter through categories to make graphs with the axes you want. Google’s Public Data Explorer then displays the data …
The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived 