Whelp, it's just been one of those weeks. When the Calgary Stampede gets into full swing, things get a bit crazy. Fireworks, pancake breakfasts and BBQ lunches, cowboy hats, questionable choice in music ("We got both kinds - country AND western!"), and all-around crazy people. So it's fairly safe to say that we don't have […]
Web Links Thursday
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February 23, 2017
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Glorious MIDI unicorn It looks good and it sounds good - a challenging project by musician Andrew Huang. (Via LaughingSquid) |
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Color changing hair dye Thermochromic hair color, apparently safe and non-permanent, soon as a commercial product. (Via ZMEScience) |
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Dazzling canopy of interactive moving lights Teamlab's stunning light and sound show creates an illusion of ethereal space. (Via DesignBoom) |
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The Technology Under the Skin of the Animatronic Creatures From ‘Spy in the Wild’ An amazing result of merging knowledge of biology and robotics. (Via LaughingSquid) |
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Camera made from 32000 drinking straws takes pointillistic photographs A counterpoint to the modern obsession with high resolution - an analog camera producing multipoint perspective grainy images. (Via DesignBoom) |
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