Who is the Mall Ninja? A crazy-ass gun hugger who apparently works at a shopping mall and does not seem to be firmly rooted in reality. Or he just exaggerates to sound cool in front of the other weapon enthusiasts. Or maybe he has us all fooled and this is some of the best satire […]
There’s generally little humor in terrorism or terrorist trials, but today I learned a new expression that I am going to have to pull out sometime soon. Accused couldn’t manage a booze-up in brewery: lawyer | Herald Sun THE accused leader of a home-grown terror cell was a one-man band who was incapable of organising […]
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The Hippo Roller is a device that makes it easier for people to gather and transport water. Project H Design provides an opportunity to sponsor the manufacturing and delivery of a Hippo Roller to the people that need it. Check out the article below for an overview. Project H Design Fundraiser- Sponsor a Hippo Roller! […]
There are no shortage of discussion threads and blog posts around the ethics of file sharing. Its no surprise to find another one on a blog called ‘Torrent Freak’. Unfortunately, I find a lot of the article on this seem to be an attempt to justify ‘illegal’ file sharing rather then an honest discussion about […]
How much guidance does the ‘hive mind’ need in order to produce something valuable? Kevin Kelly talks about bottom-up systems that produce content, such as Wikipedia, and how editorial roles, or general guiding design are required to make the best use of the swarm’s efforts. Its an interesting piece, and the concepts and ideas are […]
Steps Magazine has an article discussing animal-vegetable hybrids, genetic engineering, and a suggested psychological aversion to mixing the two. I’m not sure I buy into the aversion part, but its a good read. The paragraphs dealing with Cleve Backster were particularly interesting. Also, there are lots of pictures of caterpillars with mushrooms growing out of […]
This handy chart linked through Warren Ellis’ blog shows where you can smoke in the United States. Curiously, Vermont is the only state that allows you to smoke at the workplace when everywhere else is banned. In every place I have lived, I believe smoking was banned in the workplace before anywhere else. Or maybe […]
