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The Urwerk UR-202 watch uses a pair of tiny spinning air-turbines to wind itself:
The UR-202’s twin turbines are coupled with the winding rotor. According to the position of the selector lever, the turbines act as shock absorbers.
In normal activity they cushion sharp movements of the rotor. This reduces wear and ...
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This curious plaque was apparently photographed on the streets of Toronto. Link
UPDATE: This and other similar plaques were part of an art installation by 640 480 Video Collective. Link
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In some South Korean cities, it's so common to double park that car owners have nice stickers in their windows announcing their mobile phone numbers. I've seen people do this in the U.S. with hand-scribbled notes, but never as a permanent, designed sticker. Link (via Street Use)
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Hugo-award-winning science fiction artist Frank Wu writes in with the astounding news that he's adapting his short film, "GUIDOLON The Giant Space Chicken DIRECTOR'S CUT" ("The long-awaited Director's Cut of GUIDOLON THE GIANT SPACE CHICKEN, about a Giant Space Chicken making a movie about a Giant Space Chicken.") as a ...
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I'm one of the guests of honor at this summer's Pi Con, the annual science fiction convention held Aug 22-24 in West Springfield, MA, appearing alongside of Randall Munroe, the creator of the brilliant geek webcomic XKCD. I'm really looking forward to this -- I've never met Randall and I'm ...
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In today's edition of Boing Boing tv, dramatic readings of real-life unsolicited emails. Part one, HOWITZER CANNONPANTS, a spiritual and pharmaceutical parable that ends not with ressurection, but erection. Part two, THANKS, MAURICE, one of dozens of emails received by Boing Boing editors from a disturbed man in Canada who ...
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Richard Esguerra sez,
If you live in Southern California or happen to be going to ETech in San Diego, come and hang out at the EFF Pioneer Awards fundraiser on Tuesday night!
This year, the winners are the Mozilla Foundation and its Chairman Mitchell Baker, University of ...
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John's been spelunking in filmstrips from the Goodwill, putting up high-res, color-corrected scans of strips ranging from "a 1935 travelogue of Alaska, A very racial one called "The Jap His Honorable Self' and much information about WWII-era Philippines, Marianas, Bon, Bali and Marshall Islands."
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(Thanks, John!)
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Today in my ongoing series of photos from my travels over the years: this shot of the brick wall near the rear exit of the London Zoo in Regent's Park. I love the signage from three different eras, and the erupting thick black wires that look like they've been dipped ...
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In this video, a cat tries to enjoy her meal, but she's interrupted several times by a brazen but peaceable raccoon who believes he's entitled to a share of the food. (Via Neatorama)
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Michelle of CRAFT magazine blog says:
Craftster member Rockstarcrafter posted before-and-after photos of her Hitchcock-inspired Psycho bathroom. It might not be for everyone, but it is definitely one way to go for crafty film buffs.
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Longoland's Monster Skin Rug comes in three sizes and is made from cashmere, wool and polymer clay. No prices on the site ("Price available on request") which makes me think, yikes, I probably can't afford this. The same designers do a line of twisted stuffed animals that make me incredibly ...
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