Jun 22
Joanna Cassidy’s acting career has been long and diverse, encompassing a bit part in Bullitt, trading barbs with Dabney Coleman on Buffalo Bill, and presently playing the overbearing mother of Dana Delany on Body of Proof.
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Jun 22
Jun 22
An eye for good design isn’t something you’re born with; you’ve got to learn it. But everyone has to start somewhere, and this is what it looks like when kids take their very first awkward stabs at furniture design. The results are sort of horrifyingly cute.
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Jun 22
I couldn’t tell you what a subatomic particle is, but I can say this… “That there scienc-y jewelry looks purdy.” This line of 3D printed jewelry really does blend nerdy and beauty together very nicely.
3D printing is making all kinds of things possible. Virtox is using the technology to create these necklaces and earrings inspired by actual subatomic particles and their spiral movements in magnetic fields.
Virtox wrote software to follow the paths of different possibilities, and these delicate pieces, called “Quark Jewelry” were born.
Ever since I first learned about subatomic particles and their spiral movements in magnetic fields, I could not help but be inspired. The different charges, masses and speeds determine the trajectories and create these astounding images in bubble chambers. With the arrival of accessible 3d printing, I got to work to capture this beauty in jewelry. I wrote a piece of software that would trace possible (and impossible) orbits and trajectories in 3 dimensions.
Science and fashion collide. You can get your own subatomic particle jewelry over on Virtox’s Quark Jewelry shop on MixeeLabs. Prices start at just $15(USD).
[via Incredible Things via Fashionably Geek]
Jun 22
I don’t want to ever be away from my kids, except for all the times that I desperately want to be away from my kids. And, actually, I can feel both things simultaneously.
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Jun 22
The first trailer of the incoming Steve Jobs’ biopic starring Ashton Kutcher is here. I asked Steve Wozniak, close friend of Steve Jobs and Apple co-founder about it. Here’s what he said:
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Jun 22
The first trailer of the upcoming Steve Jobs’ biopic starring Ashton Kutcher is here. I asked Steve Wozniak—close friend of Steve Jobs and Apple co-founder—about it. Here’s what he said:
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Jun 22
It makes sense that an animal might hid away in the ground while it’s maturing, but 17 years is a long, seemingly random amount of time. But it’s not like cicadas picked a number out of hate and were stuck with it. There’s a something specific about that number, and numberphile is sussing it out.
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Jun 22
Sometimes, certain foods are just tastier or best eaten using your hands. There’s chicken, for one, and let’s not forget ribs. You can use your fork and knife to maintain poise, but for low-key evenings at home, using your hands is the way to go – especially if you want to get all of the meat.
The only annoying thing is that the smell and mess often sticks with your fingers. Whatever you’re eating could be finger lickin’ good, but smelly fingers are not good at all. So for all your finger-eating needs, there’s Trongs.
They’re basically ridged finger tongs that you can use to grab your food. You’ll be eating using your hands, minus the mess because you’ll be doing so without direct contact. It seems more hygienic that way, and you won’t have to worry about smelly and greasy fingers afterwards.
A six-pair pack of Trongs are available from Amazon for $24.95 (USD).
[via 7gadgets]
Jun 22
Meet B, the flying car that’ll make it even easier to terrorize local wildlife (video)
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Sometimes, when a remote-control car and a remote-control helicopter love each other very much, they come together and produce something like the B. Well, okay, that’s not exactly how this small flying car came about, but it’s a nice story. Witold Mielniczek, a computational engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southampton, is currently running a Kickstarter for the simply named B, a hybrid car-helicopter that can handle both challenging terrains and limited air travel. Equipped with a sleek polycarbonate chassis, four propeller driving units (a fancy way of saying wheels) and an HD 1,280 x 720 camera to record one’s travels, B seems to be the little flying car that could. In the greater scheme of things, Mielniczek hopes that B will one day be able to operate on water in addition to land and air. While it’s no Avengers helicarrier, we suppose every journey begins with a single step. To see B in action, check out the video after the break.
Filed under: Misc
Source: Kickstarter
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