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Monday 30 Apr, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Art/Design + Physics + Science + Sculpture + Technology
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I was at MerleFest this weekend listening to Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Alison Kraus, etc.

When it got dark someone started selling these glowing juggling balls with an RGB LED inside that quickly strobed through all three colors, creating the illusion of constant white light. The effect of this was when you moved or tossed the ball around the white light’s persistence deteriorated, creating a cool rainbow ghosting trail.

Monday 30 Apr, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Art/Design + Performance + Technology
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While still in pre-production, the KeyPort is designed to collect all your keys into one compact unit. You can make copies of your original keys on special blanks and program the built in wireless remote for your car. Other features include RFID and an LED flashlight.

Saturday 28 Apr, 2007 at 11:00 am
Art/Design + Industrial Design
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You probably definitely want to check the full size version. I wish I knew
who the artist was, where it’s located, etc. — all those really
interesting/useless things us monkeys like to keep track of.

Friday 27 Apr, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Art/Design + Biology + Life + Painting
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“Awww, pat me on my back and call me shorty.”

Thursday 26 Apr, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Film/TV + History + Music + Performance
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Tis the season for music festivals. AT&T is broadcasting live video from this year’s Coachella in Indio, California starting this Friday, the 27th of April and ending on Sunday the 29th.

The acts this year read like a hall of fame: Björk, DJ Shadow, Rufus Wainwright, Nickel Creek, Of Montreal, Amy Winehouse, The Noisettes, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Arcade Fire, Ghostface Killah, CocoRosie, The Roots, Damien Rice, Infected Mushroom, Lily Allen, Mika … I don’t know, a lot.

Thursday 26 Apr, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Culture + Internet + Music + Performance
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Still touring for her album Ys, now somewhere in the UK, Joanna Newsom released an EP with her acoustic band this Tuesday (the 24th of April) with one new song and two pulled in from the past and reworked.

Thursday 26 Apr, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Music + Performance
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“They say the benign temperatures on the planet mean any water there could exist in liquid form, and this raises the chances it could also harbour life.”

Thursday 26 Apr, 2007 at 6:06 am
Astronomy + Science + Technology + Universe
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I’ve not read much of Vonnegut’s work myself — only bits and pieces here and there. In the wake of his passing, bits of his quoted wisdom have flooded our consciousness, though none thus far have been presented as well for me as in this recent article from The A.V. Club.

Tiger got to hunt, bird [...]

Tuesday 24 Apr, 2007 at 9:07 pm
History + Life + Literature
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OK so maybe it’s only a few feet wide but the idea is there. Max speed: 125 mph (200 kmph) and it looks like some kind of stealth ninja fish. I smell the future

Tuesday 24 Apr, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Environment + Technology
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