Connected // Global Brain Series // Self Portrait // 2010
Steel, CAT5 and other data cables
by Kasey McMahon
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11:59 am Wed
May 19, 2010
Self-portrait made with cables by Kasey McMahon
eBoy's new design-your-own Swatch watch
Check out the new “Swatch x You” artist edition from longtime Boing Boing pals eBoy, the pixelmasters whose dingbat font FF Peecol birthed our own Jackhammer Jill mascot! With the new Swatch, you get to choose from a variety of eBoy characters in a pre-determined pattern to “design” your own watch. From Swatch: Three designers, […]
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Carl's Jr. to test a CBD-infused burger
On April 20 (4/20, duh), Carl’s Jr. will sell a cannabidiol (CBD)-infused burger at one of their Denver, Colorado locations. It’s called the Rocky Mountain High: CheeseBurger Delight. Of course, CBD actually doesn’t get you high but can provide other benefits as an analgesic, to reduce inflammation, alleviate anxiety, etc. Anyway, the fast food chain […]
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Oblivion Factory: new sculptures from Jud Turner
Sculptor Jud Turner (previously) sends us two new pieces: Deindustry ("a meditation on the industrial divinity of late-stage capitalism, and combines my fear of heights with my fear of over-industrialization") and Scale of Themis ("an imagined tool for the Greek goddess Themis to weigh possible civilizations against each other. The tiny differences in these two […]
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Save over 50% on this super organized luggage that has compartments for everything
Are you super organized? You’re going to love the Genius Pack G4 and its seemingly limitless, well-placed compartments. Not that organized? You’re still going to love this piece of luggage because it’s so well thought out that it practically does the packing for you. We’ve all tried to stuff a piece of carry-on so full […]
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Get the gist on hundreds of books in 12 minutes apiece
If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re not just hungry for success. You’re hungry for knowledge, the insights that can lead to bigger and better ideas and ways to implement them. That knowledge is out there in the bestselling biz books that have changed the game over the years. There’s just one problem: In a fast-paced lifestyle, […]
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Put music therapy to work with this science-backed app
Countless research studies have proven what is incredibly obvious to anyone who has a favorite song: Music can have a profound effect on our mood. So why not put that science to work for more than just de-stressing your commute? That’s the idea behind the Humm.ly Music Therapy App, a new tool that aims to […]
