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  • Food Makers, Today on Google Hangout

    Food Makers, Today on Google Hangout On Air, 2pm Pacific (5pm Eastern) By Stett Holbrook, makezine.com All things food and bev­er­age is the sub­ject of today’s Google Hang­out at 2pm PDT (5pm EDT), as MAKE debuts a new bimonth­ly Hang­out on Air. Look for these hang­outs to cover the wide world of food and drink…

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  • Famous Writers; Small Writing Sheds and Off-the-Grid Huts

    Famous Writers’ Small Writing Sheds and Off-the-Grid Huts apartmenttherapy.com Roald Dahl’s writ­ing hut, The Gipsy House When I hear the phrase “writ­ing hut” or “back­yard shed” my imag­i­na­tion prac­ti­cal­ly squeals with delight. A small, inti­mate space fur­nished with the essen­tials. Low impact, high inspi­ra­tion.… http://flpbd.it/VfRZ5 Related articles You Should Not Need A Cabin To Be…

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  • Colossal | A blog about art and visual ingenuity

    Colossal | A blog about art and visual ingenuity. By Christopher on, thisiscolossal.com Accord­ing to the Nation­al Ocean­ic and Atmos­pher­ic Admin­is­tra­tion less than five per­cent of the world’s oceans have been explored, mean­ing that 95% of what lies deep under­wa­ter on Earth has yet to be seen by human eyes. One per­son wh… http://flpbd.it/rkX3u Related…

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  • Awesome Oru Origami Kayak

    Awesome Oru Origami Kayak Folds Into its Own Compact Carrying Case | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From…

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  • Why You Need to Discover Your Inner Artisan

    Why You Need to Discover Your Inner Artisan Jessica Stillman, inc.com START IT UP Thought the “artisanal everything” movement was over? Think again. Instead, it’s extending to include a greater variety of workers, argues a handful of experts. Sev­er­al months ago we chart­ed the rise of a new type of… http://flpbd.it/2AsqI Related articles Artisans (studiofotograficoiris.wordpress.com)…

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  • Biohackers And DIY Cyborgs

    Biohackers And DIY Cyborgs Clone Silicon Valley Innovation By Neal Ungerleider, fastcompany.com A new breed of hobbyists, scientists, and entrepreneurs are working on echolocation implants, brain-controlled software programs, and even cybernetic rats. Their experiments will change the future of tech. In base­ments, garages, start­up spaces… http://flpbd.it/mU8hs Related articles Biohacking: You Can Do It, Too (ecology.com)…

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  • The New MakerBot Replicator

    The New MakerBot Replicator Might Just Change Your World Chris Anderson, wired.com Maker­Bot cofounder Bre Pet­tis says his new 3-D print­er, the sleek Repli­ca­tor 2 (shown at right), has a design that’s “Darth Vader dri­ving KITT while being air­lift­ed by a Nighthawk spy plane.” Photo: Joe Pugliese Take the… http://flpbd.it/5aNso Related articles 3-D Printers at…

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  • Why the world needs a renaissance of small farming

    Why the world needs a renaissance of small farming Colin Tudge, guardian.co.uk The greed for profit is ruining agriculture – and the world – but the trend for local shops and farmers’ markets offers real hope British farmers can’t produce pigs as cheaply as the Poles, or cattle feed as cheaply as the Brazilians, or…

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  • Olympus Announces Two Mirrorless PENs

    Olympus Announces Two Mirrorless PENs And A High-End Compact Charlie Sorrel, cultofmac.com Olym­pus joins the Pho­tok­i­na news bukake-fest with two new PEN cam­eras and a smart com­pact. Olympus is entering Photokina week with three new cameras: the E-PM2 and E-PL5 for its PEN Micro Four Thirds lineup, and the X-Z2 as a flagship comp… http://flpbd.it/Wl1a7…

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  • China’s DIY Culture

    China’s DIY Culture By Clay Dillow, popsci.com Home Depot is closing its last seven big-box stores in China, citing a lack of a DIY ethos among the Chinese. But while sales may be flat, China’s maker culture still thrives. Have YOU ever built yourself a helicopter? Over the week­end, the Wal… http://flpbd.it/LeyW0 Related articles How…

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  • Canon PowerShot G15

    Canon PowerShot G15 features f/1.8-2.8 lens and DSLR-like controls, we go hands-on (video) Zach Honig, engadget.com Not com­plete­ly sold on Canon’s large sensor-packing Pow­er­Shot G1 X? The com­pa­ny’s lat­est jumbo com­pact offers a com­pa­ra­ble smooth focus effect, thanks to its super-wide f/1.8-2.8, 28-140mm opti­cal zoom lens, with image sta­bi­liza­tion… http://flpbd.it/wAQD4 Related articles Product snapshot: Canon…

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  • Olympus Stylus XZ-2 is a digital compact stuck in a mirrorless camera body

    Olympus Stylus XZ-2 is a digital compact stuck in a mirrorless camera’s body, we go hands-on Zach Honig, engadget.com Look­ing to boost your com­pact capa­bil­i­ties, but don’t want to deal with the has­sle of swap­ping lens­es? You might take inter­est with the Sty­lus XZ-2 — Olym­pus’ most pow­er­ful point-and-shoot model. Admit­ted­ly, we’re hav­ing a bit…

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