If you enjoyed John Edmark’s trippy 3D-printed zoetrope sculptures last week, you might also enjoy some of his kinetic sculptures that rely on excruciatingly precise laser-cut wood and internal mechanisms to create optical illusions and other unexpected behaviors. Edmark describes these as “instruments that amplify our awareness of the sometimes tenuous relationship between facts and perception.” Here are three of my favorites, but you can see many more on his Vimeo page.
We've been tracking the Kuratas mech suit -- a 13-foot-tall tribute to anime fandom that you can actually ride -- for a few years, but now it looks it's finally ready up for order on Amazon Japan. That is, if you've got $1 million ... and live in the...
inmi: Because in west Michigan - I often feel that my non religious family sticks out like a sore thumb, and have at times been judged for our lack of religion…I found this op-Ed to reflect what I already knew about my own little family: we’re still pretty darn okay people.
i’m part of that 11% from my generation that grew up in a secular household. my parents identify as agnostic, while i identify as atheist. unlike inmi's situation, it was relatively easy to be raised non-religious in southern california, which i can now appreciate.
really could pull-quote this whole article, but i’ll go with this one:
My own ongoing research among secular Americans … confirms that nonreligious family life is replete with its own sustaining moral values and enriching ethical precepts. Chief among those: rational problem solving, personal autonomy, independence of thought, avoidance of corporal punishment, a spirit of “questioning everything” and, far above all, empathy.
i was chiefly raised by my mom, whom i credit for instilling in me an undying curiosity as well as a strong sense of empathy. and i want to note, my mom encouraged me to go to churches and places of worship with my friends’ families. she left the question of religion and god up to me, without judgement. and that was probably the best gift she gave me.
Cooper Griggs-290 degrees F!!!!
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Delivered by Saturn-bound Cassini, ESA's Huygens probe
Cooper GriggsIf only California would follow suit...
With a $1 billion plan, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hopes to have every New Yorker hooked up to high-speed internet by 2019. The administration is billing it as the largest state investment in universal broadband in the country. Just how fast are ...
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#offvine #restaurant #losangeles #hollywood #california (at off vine Restaurant)
Cooper Griggsthe burning, it burns.
Lizard Squad is apparently getting a taste of its own medicine. Security guru Brian Krebs has learned that someone hacked Lizard Stresser, the cyberattack-for-hire service that Lizard Squad launched following its takedowns of the PlayStation Network ...
Sunset Park in Brooklyn is home to New York City's first commercial-scale wind turbine, and it's already flexing its green muscle. In under a month, the 160-foot-tall power source produced enough juice to power two homes for more than 12 months. It's...
A sign of the times. The future of storytelling. An attempt at something a little different. None of the above. Whatever the reasoning, Dennis Cooper has decided to craft a novel entirely in GIFs, each one show-and-telling a little bit more of the (s...
When British spacecraft Beagle 2 successfully ejected from Mars Express back on December 19th 2003, scientists expected to obtain confirmation of its touchdown on the Red Planet on Christmas Day. Unfortunately, no contact was ever received. Believing...
Cooper Griggs"Full RUD (rapid unscheduled disassembly) event."
Elon Musk has just tweeted the first photos of the Falcon 9's "close but no cigar" hard barge landing to fellow rocket enthusiast and Oculus VR evangelist John Carmack. After saying the frames were "kinda begging to be released," he tweeted out four ...
Cooper Griggsit's nice so far...
We've reached the point where even the less than perfect ideas of years past are being mined for nostalgia. No, I'm not talking about acid washed denim's resurgence (ugh, why?), but that of derided music mediums like the MiniDisc and 8-track. Next mo...
Cooper GriggsI'm drooling
latest drinkable find
in the pantheon of cocktails, the laughter in the rain is what we call a “refresher”. it’s light, it’s got a fruit thing going on, and it’s a bit too easy to suck down.
Laughter in the Rain
(serves 1)
~ 2oz vodka (we used chopin)
~ 1/2oz fresh lemon juice
~ 1/2oz peach liqueur (we used mathilde the first time, but the store was out, so we used massenez and it was nice too)
~ 1/4oz simple syrup (homemade cuz come on, nothing is simpler to make)
shake on ice, strain into martini glass.
i know it’s sounding more like a summer drink, and perhaps it is. so bookmark it and give her a whirl when it’s “refresher” season.
though, in southern california, it’s seemingly always “refresher” season.
Cooper GriggsNow if they could just do this for beer...
It's always a bummer when you run out of beer during the big game. Thanks to Anheuser-Busch InBev, Bud Light drinkers in Washington, DC won't have to trek to the nearest store to replenish their supply. The company announced an app today that allows ...
Despite having millions of dollars of imaging technology at their disposal, surgeons often have to wait until they open a patient up before deciding the best course of action. Even for the simplest procedure, knowing the actual size and composition o...
Cooper Griggswow, me and Obama, we're like TOTALLY in agreement on this. Crazy.
In parts of the US, broadband internet options are limited. And as competition dries up (or gets bought out), things could get worse. Well, President Obama reckons this should stop and will reveal a series of initiatives aimed at opening up choice an...
