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2:40 pm Sun
May 5, 2013
Ben Laurie on BitCoin
I wrote yesterday about Dan Kaminsky's excellent thoughts on BitCoin, and wished aloud for comparable work from Ben Laurie. It turns out such work exists: here's Ben's critique of BitCoin, and here's his proposal for an alternative. Both are short, clear, excellent reads.
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Zombie Peepshow's spiky, monstrous, elaborate shoes (mostly wedges, but flats too)
Austin shoesmith Kayla Stojek (AKA “Zombie Peepshow”) mods wedges, Vans, heels and other shoes (and boots) with huge, deadly spikes, cute dioramas, horror pumpkins, whimsical scares, and such, all made to order: if heels aren’t your thing, Stojek will mod you up some spiky Vans.
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3D printed electronics that fold themselves into "origami" shapes as they cool
MIT and Amherst material science researchers have published a paper in ACS Applied Material & Interfaces that describes an untouched-by-human-hands method for making self-folding circuits with a 3D printer; the materials are laid down precisely so that as it cools, differential rates of contraction cause it to bend into dimensional forms that are ready for […]
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Four anatomical models you assemble from 132 anatomically correct sub-components
The $45.28 Learning Resources Anatomy Models Bundle Set is a well-reviewed set of anatomical models: a 5″ heart, a 3.75″ brain, a 4.5″ body and a 9.2″ skeleton, all of which disassemble into anatomically correct sub-components that you assemble into the finished pieces. (via Fun Finds)
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