Bruce Sterling found this video of Anne Lilly's wonderful kinetic sculptures on an equally wonderful Tumblr called softrobotcritics.
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Ten kinetic sculptures by Anne Lilly
These spooky kinetic sculptures are mesmerizing
When she's not in her tattoo studio, New Orleans artist Jamie Winn is creating haunting automata pieces that are truly a delight. The painted wood pieces featuring both nature and the supernatural are stunning on their own, but with the turn of a crank, suddenly tornados are ripping through landscapes, an owl flaps its wings,… READ THE REST
Amazing in-camera patterns with a video feedback kinetic sculpture
Happy Mutant Dave Blair built a device to make gorgeous recursive video patterns. He says: This contraption uses two HD monitors, a Nikon DSLR camera and a sheet of beam splitter glass to produce video feedback and fractals in real-time. You'll see naturally occurring Sierpiński triangles, and patterns and shapes found in nature. This is… READ THE REST
Hypnotic wooden kinetic sculptures
David C. Roy (previously) creates mesmerizing wooden kinetic sculptures. Behold his 2020 creation "Synchronicity." He was featured earlier this year for a nice profile by Wired. Some real beauties on display, and it's great that he turned his interest into a business! Image: YouTube / David C Roy READ THE REST
The Sky Lite Laser Galaxy Projector can turn your bedroom ceiling into a beautiful night sky
Earlier this month, stargazers were dazzled by a rare celestial event as The Great Conjunction offered a view of Jupiter and Saturn huddled close together in the night sky. The planets themselves aren't actually in closer proximity to each other, but just the idea of seeing this optical convergence that hasn't been viewed from Earth… READ THE REST
This honeycomb-patterned gel cushion could be the answer to that nagging back pain
None of us are getting any younger. And while the ravages of time work differently on everyone, there seems to be one area where everyone from seniors down to the way-too-young start feeling discomfort first. Oh, that aching back. A lot of that may have to do with how many of us spend huge portions… READ THE REST
This training can help you jump into WordPress and find web success immediately
Sony, Variety, MTV, and The New York Times are on board. The Rolling Stones, Snoop Dogg, and Katy Perry too. Mercedes-Benz, Disney, and yes, even Star Wars. They're all instantly recognizable brands that use WordPress as the engine to run their iconic website locations. It's no exaggeration to call WordPress the engine that runs the… READ THE REST