What the internet is for: this video of a beautiful LEGO recreation of Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan constructed in the 14th century. The guy who built this LEGO replica says the project required 4,500 pieces. Don't miss the splendid golden pavillion reveal – watch the whole thing. (via brothers-brick, thanks Sebastian!)
LEGO recreation of Buddhist temple in Kyoto
I am confused by and excited about Epic Games 'CORE' trailer
I really have no clue what I have just seen or what CORE is. I think Bill and Ted's Aggro Experience or some sort of 'Sliders but you engage in war with every culture you meet' — however, what I think is hidden inside the awful advertising is a creative game design platform. You could… READ THE REST
Oopsie! Canadian lawmaker caught stark naked in online House of Commons meeting
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Bright Cellars' personalized wine club turned this beer drinker into a wine person
I consider myself a beer person. My go-to order at the bar is a Miller High Life or Stella Artois. I know the difference between an ale and a lager, and I frequent the local microbrewery. It's not that I only like beer; I just haven't found another drink I like quite as much. Granted,… READ THE REST
The MatrixPad Z10 has all the features of more expensive tablets at just $110
Did you know that 2020 was a surprisingly good year for tablet sales? After several years of stagnant growth and losing business to the creep of incrementally bigger smartphones, the tablet market saw a pretty serious explosion during the pandemic. In fact, tablet sales were up almost 14 percent in 2020. If you're in the market… READ THE REST
The Kyvol Cybovac D6 is a robot vacuum and mopper, all in one
As we continue in our technological march toward Rosie the Robot, we quietly reached a major milestone in that revolution in just the last few years. We've been manufacturing robots to handle all kinds of household tasks for a while now. We have vacuuming robots, for instance. We also have mopping robots. But until recently,… READ THE REST