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This house is not to be built, it’s to be grown! Architects Mitchell Joachim and Javier Arbona and environmental engineer Lara Greden designed this “tree house†to be both eco-friendly and alive. Trees are planted and trained to grow in the shape of the finished home. The interior walls are made of clay and plaster, and will look like a normal house. http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/0cb1ec816bc3e010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html -via Look at This
Vincent Laforet took a series of sports photographs and used the tilt-shift effect to make them more natural and accessible. In this New York Times slideshow, he explains why. Slideshow opens in autoplay mode. Link -via Metafilter
In this video post, ocularist Kim Erickson describes his job of making artificial eyes. It’s a a fascinating occupation you never think of, but those who have responded to this post say he’s the best. http://spokesmanreview.com/blogs/video/play.asp?file=052907_eyes_sr&filetype=swf -via Metafilter
It was on June 5, 1977 that the Apple II, the world's first "practical" personal computer, went on sale.
A few years later I upgraded from a TRS-80 to a second-hand Apple II. I was amazed at the ease of a computer that you didn’t have to program yourself! Link
Featuring an integrated keyboard, built-in BASIC programming languages, expandable memory, a monitor capable of color graphics, a sound card and expansion slots, the Apple II resembles today's modern desktops in the way a '38 Plymouth resembles a Cadillac Escalade. Cruder, perhaps, with fewer bells and whistles, but a smoothly functioning machine nevertheless.
A few years later I upgraded from a TRS-80 to a second-hand Apple II. I was amazed at the ease of a computer that you didn’t have to program yourself! Link
A woman in Leatherhead, England took a hedgehog to the vet because it was so big it couldn't move. The animal was suffering from "ballooning", a condition in which air escapes from the lungs and is trapped under the skin. Vets inserted a tube into the hedgehog to release the air, essentially deflating him. Link -via Arbroath
The image of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has been spotted on ordinary toast! Just kidding. This is the work of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, more of their dot matrix heat gun printing experiments. However, they are selling one of these on eBay. Link
20-year-old computer science major Brian Gaynor has scoliosis, but he can do a mean robot, a dance he calls Chibotics. He did not advance past the audition round for So You Think You Can Dance, but he is in discussion for a movie role. Push play or go to YouTube. See more Gaynor videos at his YouTube page. -via Metafilter
Items include the Moebius strip scarf, a memory stick cozy, Space Invader socks, and this cute crocheted Yoda. Most include links to instructions or sale sites. Link -via Metafilter
The Portland Beavers, the Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate of the San Diego Padres, ran a contest to design a bobblehead figure after a real person. The competition was only open to men whose name is Bob L. Head! Dozens entered nationwide, and the winner (by vote among the three finalists) is Bob Leroy Head of Maquoketa, Iowa (show here with his wife). On August 18, the first 2,000 fans at the Beavers’ game will receive a Bob L. Head Bobblehead. http://www.portlandbeavers.com/newsroom/pressrelease/index.html?article_id=839 -via Mental Floss
The Color and Design Blog listed 18 beautiful butterfllies with their color palettes to show how well nature selects colors. Any of these combinations would make a pleasant decor for a room or a website. Link -via Dump Trumpet
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