The Design Edition Starting with a couple of furniture designs. With a welder and some scrap from out behind the barn we could make up a couple of these lawn chairs. Not sure I want to sit on one. Humor in design is good. http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/sitting_on_the_fence_13389.asp And another reported by Core77. Proving that lack of humor in design thinking …
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Morning Linkage (May 7)
The arts and crafts edition. Oh, and one toy. Now you never have to be without a train set. http://www.paulsmith.co.uk/new-online-255/blumenau-model-train-set-r8sr-gama-88100–1/product.html?LproductId=16155 Art from books. I don’t always hold the line with the “never destroy a book” crowd. Here are two examples of why. The flickr set of Nicholas Galanin’s What Have We Become . http://www.flickr.com/photos/galanin/sets/72157594357065714/ Thomas Allen’s photographed dioramas …
Morning Linkage (May 6)
Silly children’s book. The drawings are delightful. The text abominable — in a cute sexist way. Don’t bother reading the comments. http://michiedo.blogspot.com/2008/12/im-glad-im-boy-im-glad-im-girl.html News: Librarians are worrying about the Google Books settlement. No access to put of print books vs. access controlled by giant corp. Rock and hard place. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/libraries-weigh-in-with-worries-on-googles-book-settlement.ars There was a lot of worry about eBay encouraging …
Morning Linkage (May 5)
Transportation: More on the sad state of our rail system. (With a little swine flu panic thrown in.) http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/flu-pandemic-could-put-send-us-freight-system-to-the-icu/ A cool folding two-wheel transport. Summary here: http://www.core77.com/blog/events/mobility_concept_wins_buckminster_fuller_challenge_13365.asp More images here. http://challenge.bfi.org/winner_2009 Stupid product — funny videos. (A segway knock off for the under 8s.) http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/05/dareway-unsafe-at-any-speed/ Technology: A useful site listing alternatives to various software. Some of the alternatives …
Morning Lnkage (May 4)
Science: Seattle is adopting new math text books. Cliff Mass has something to say about it. You should too. http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2009/05/seattles-big-math-decision.html A study of zebra finches brings up new questions about how bird song is taught/learned. I never feel comfortable with the broad conclusions about the nature of culture and cultural inheritance that people want to draw from these …