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But are there 151 girls or 649? Supposedly the number keeps increasing every year, but it's hard to tell. Can you catch 'em all? Or even just one?

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"Take the fifty most murderous, duplicitous, treacherous, and violent people in the world...Now, put them in a room with one seat and make them play musical chairs to the death." Scott Meyer has perfectly summarized the concept behind Game of Thrones.

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Moldes de gesso para fraturas são volumosos, desagradáveis, pesados, inevitavelmente fazem você suar… enfim, eles não são muito legais. Mas esse molde “Cortex” impresso em 3D pode mudar tudo isso. Claro, ele meio que parece uma meia arrastão, mas o molde de gesso também não é exatamente bonito.

O projeto conceitual Cortex é leve, ventilado, lavável ​​e fino por ser feito de poliamida, em vez de gesso. E ele não é bom apenas para quem o usa: o material do Cortex pode ser reutilizado, ao contrário do gesso.

Esta é a obra de um formado em design pela Universidade de Wellington (Nova Zelândia) com o incrível nome Jake Evill. O projeto foi criado com ajuda do departamento de ortopedia da universidade.

Por enquanto, este é apenas um conceito e protótipo, mas a ideia é que um software receba as imagens de raio-x da fratura, mais o escaneamento 3D do membro, e crie um molde apropriado para regenerar o osso.

As partes mais densas do molde ficam concentradas em torno da fratura em si. O molde poderia então ser impresso em duas partes, e depois montado usando prendedores permanentes. Para retirá-lo, como de costume, ele teria que ser serrado.

Também há a questão do tempo. Evill explica:

No momento, a impressão 3D do molde leva cerca de três horas, enquanto um molde de gesso leva só três a nove minutos, mas exige 24 a 72 horas para ficar totalmente firme. Com os avanços da impressão 3D, poderemos ver uma grande redução no tempo necessário para imprimi-lo no futuro.

Parece muito bom, mas eu vejo um problema: como é que vão escrever assinaturas toscas nesse novo molde? [Jake Evill via Dezeen]

The Internet is critical, but Egypt shows that there is nothing more powerful than humans gathering together physically in the same place.

At 17 million people, the protests in Egypt are the largest in the history of mankind.

The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdős is a beautifully written, beautifully illustrated kids' biography of Paul Erdős, the fantastically prolific itinerant mathematician who published more papers than any other mathematician in history.

Boy is written by Deborah Heiligman, with illustrations by LeUyen Pham, and the pair really worked to weave numbers and mathematics through the text, with lively, fun illustrations of a young Erdős learning about negative numbers, becoming obsessed with prime numbers and leading his high-school chums on a mathematical tour of Budapest. They also go to great lengths to capture the upside and downside of Erdős's legendary eccentricity -- his inability to fend for himself and his helplessness when it came to everyday tasks like cooking and doing laundry; his amazing generosity and brilliance and empathy in his working and personal life.

Ultimately, this is a book that celebrates the idea of following your weird, wooing the muse of the odd, and playing to your strengths rather than agonizing over your weaknesses. It's an inspiring and sweet tale of one of humanity's greatest mathematicians, and a parable about the magic of passion and obsession.

My daughter, who is five, demanded that I read it to her three times in a row, over three bedtimes, which is always a vote of confidence.

The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos

The illustrations and layouts in Boy are fabulous, and Roaring Brook was kind enough to supply us with three spreads (click each to embiggen):

For a mere $16, you can own this "CREDIBLE HULK ALWAYS CITES HIS SOURCES" tee. Goes well with the (as-yet-nonexistent) [CITATION NEEDED] shoelaces.

The Credible Hulk Always Cites His Sources : Reasonist Products (via Tor Teen Tumblr)

Many people are turning from traditional paper-based books to e-readers these days, and though the demand for printed books might be lessening somewhat, folks are certainly not reading any less! If anything, the ability to download e-books has made it easier for many people to feed their voracious reading habits.

Note: regardless of whether you’re reading e-books on a Kindle, Kobo, Nook, tablet, or even a laptop, you should get a copy of Calibre E-book Management software (a free download): it helps to manage and file all of your e-books, and can convert files to the format that your particular device needs to display everything properly.

1. Libraries

Many libraries around the world are now loaning e-books as well as printed copies, so look up your area’s local library website to see if they offer this service.

2. Amazon

When you go to Amazon.com (or any of its international sites), click on the Kindle tab, go to e-books, and then search for the word “free”. Just keep in mind that e-books downloaded from Amazon cannot be read on a competitor’s e-reader, so Nooks and Kobos are incompatible. You can, however, read Kindle e-books on your computer, smartphone, tablet, iPad, or any other device; you just need the Kindle App in order to do so.

3. GetFreeEbooks.com

This site has thousands of titles to choose from in just about any genre imaginable, and if you don’t mind wading through some truly horrendous book cover design, you can find some real treasures. Most of their books are by independent, self-published authors, and they also have titles in Hindi, Tamil, and Marathi.

4. EReader IQ

Daily free e-books are the main feature on this site, and there are some spectacular titles to choose from, including a large number of children’s books and young adult novels. The format is specific to Kindle though, so unless you have a conversion program, you might be out of luck if you’re using a different e-reader.

5. Free Book Spot

The website might not be terribly impressive or polished, but they have an extensive selection of books ranging from reference materials to fiction novels. You can find some absolute gems on this site, but be aware that you may come across some broken links on occasion: please report them if and when you do.

6. ManyBooks.net

If you’re in need of something new to read but aren’t quite sure what you’d like, you can go through the most popular titles and recommendations on this site and read reviews from those who have stopped by before you: maybe you’ll find something brilliant to delve into. There are over 21,000 titles on this site, and they can be downloaded for iPods, PDAs, and e-book readers.

7. Baen Free Library

Baen, a free e-book library specifically for sci-fi/fantasy novels, is unique in that all of the books that are available there have been uploaded (or approved for upload) by authors themselves. This is done in the hope that if people enjoy the work they’ve read for free, they will either contribute what they can, or buy print versions of the books.

8. Free E-Books

This site requires you to create an account in order to access their library, but registration is free, and you then have the ability to download as many e-books, magazines, and academic papers as you like. Be forewarned that the vast majority of books on there are self-published, so although you may find the occasional well-written novel on the site, there’s also a lot of dross to sort through.

9. Free Computer Books.com

If you’re looking for e-books on computer languages, web design/programming, or any number of specific programs, this is one of the best places for free resources that you can find online.

10. Scribd.com

A great venue for self-published authors, Scribd gives people the opportunity to upload their own work, and download books by other authors. There’s a small catch: not all the books are free. You can read free excerpts of some novels and then purchase them in their entirety for a nominal fee, but rest assured that there are many spectacular titles available for no charge whatsoever.

11. Planet Ebook.com

This is the place you want to visit if you’re in love with classics. Works by Arthur Conan Doyle, the Brontë sisters, Jane Austen, Tolstoy, and Victor Hugo are just a few of the fabulous reads you can download free of charge here.

12. Daily Free E-Books

A great site with a wide array of read-ables, Daily Free E-books will also send you free reading materials in your genre(s) of choice. It also provides you with an app that can convert the Kindle format to suit whichever device you’re using.

13. Ereader Love

The majority of books on this site are in the sci-fi/fantasy and romance genres, but there are little gems to be found in the other sections as well. Young adult readers may find some unique stories to dive into, and there are a few hundred mystery and horror novels to plough through too.

14. Project Gutenberg

This site deals specifically with older books such as classic novels and reference materials, and are free in the United States because their copyright has expired. Gutenberg has over 42,000 free e-books available, so even the most voracious reader will have plenty of material to chew through.

15. Booksie

Over 400,000 titles reside on the Booksie website, and all can be downloaded for free. They’re all self-published books, so be aware that the content will vary as far as quality is concerned. They do have a large selection of decent children’s books available, so your literary little ones will have plenty of content to enjoy.

16. Barnes and Noble

For U.S. readers who use the Nook for their e-books, Barnes and Noble has an extensive collection of free materials to download. Now, by “extensive collection” I mean nearly 2 million titles, so you can go hog wild on this site if you’re up for it.

17. ManyBooks

Hundreds of free e-books are available on this site, with subjects ranging from African-American studies to Zoroastrianism. Take your pick and download away.

18. ReadAnyBook.com

I don’t know how legit this site is, but there are thousands of popular books by well-known authors available for free, and you can either read the texts right on the site, or download them in formats such as PDF, Epub, RTF, and more.

19. The Baldwin Online Children’s Project

Consider this “Project Gutenberg”, but for the younger crowd: all the classic books on this site are geared towards the 12-and-under crowd, with titles ranging from Aesop’s fables to faerie tales, mythology, history, and spiritual stories.

20. Google Books

Last, but certainly not least, Google Books allows you to search for the title, genre, author, or keyword that you’re most interested in so you can delve into bookish glee without having to shell out any cash.

If you have an Amazon Kindle, then you’ve probably already discovered that the site has a pretty nice library of free books available for download. : Finding Free Books For Your Amazon Kindle

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エリザベス女王、王室騎兵連隊の視察中に森の妖精に出会う - DNA

newfluffytown:

A sort of alternate ending for this one.

Here are more interviews.

grayblue:

this is amazing.

Jutting out into the southern Baltic sea, Pomerania in Poland is famous for its large swathes of forests, dotted with lakes and meandering rivers. In autumn, the varied patches of forest come out in a riot of colours, their leaves drying at different rates and exposing the thick undergrowth and waterways. Flying from paragliders and geoplanes, aerial photographer Kacper Kowalski has been photographing this region from the air for years. Kowalski’s magnificent pictures show nature's beauty as it changes through the year.

Born in 1977, Kowalski is a graduate of the Technical University of Gdańsk, where he studied architecture. His architectural eye came to play an important role in his photography. “By profession I am an architect, so I look at the world through my education – arranging everything in maps and drawings,” says Kowalski.

Kowalski lives and works in Gdynia.

buzzfeed:

Kind of Blue: the Caribbean meets the Atlantic. (via)

O novo clipe do Arctic Monkeys está simplesmente muito bom. Pra quem, como eu, curte o som, o clipe é algo quase impossível de parar de assistir, mas ainda que você não seja fã da banda o clipe merece sua atenção pelo incrível show de psicodelia.

O post Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know? apareceu primeiro em Sedentário & Hiperativo.

That query is from AskReddit, the link is here, and here are a few of the nominations:

It’s hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.

And:

Jean-Paul Sartre is sitting at a French cafe, revising his draft of Being and Nothingness. He says to the waitress, “I’d like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream.” The waitress replies, “I’m sorry, Monsieur, but we’re out of cream. How about with no milk?”

And:

Werner Heisenberg, Kurt Gödel, and Noam Chomsky walk into a bar. Heisenberg turns to the other two and says, “Clearly this is a joke, but how can we figure out if it’s funny or not?” Gödel replies, “We can’t know that because we’re inside the joke.” Chomsky says, “Of course it’s funny. You’re just telling it wrong.”

I don’t find that latter one funny at all, as they are telling it wrong.

The pointer is from Jodi Ettenberg of Legal Nomads fame.

What are your picks?  You get mine every day.

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Combinado é combinado, né galera?

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