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Fri, 10 May 2013 17:39:24 -0400

littledallilasbookshelf: Glass Walled Library, Germany

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:38:24 -0400

littledallilasbookshelf:

Glass Walled Library, Germany

fastcompany: “It fascinates me that older objects were so...

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:17:57 -0400

fastcompany:

“It fascinates me that older objects were so well-built, and were most likely put together by hand. These items were repaired when broken, not discarded like our devices of today.” —Photographer Todd McLellan tears apart objects to expose their hidden complexity.

The Smith-Corona typewriter from 1964 has 621 parts. The Swiss Army Knife? 38.

More awesome examples here.

fastcompany: There are a lot of roads just sitting there in the...

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:10:22 -0400

fastcompany:

There are a lot of roads just sitting there in the sun, doing nothing with all that energy. Why not use them to collect it? Introducing the Solar Roadway, a road built out of solar panels.

The road is made of three parts: a hard-wearing translucent top-layer with the solar cells, LED lights (for road markings) and a heating element (to keep off snow and ice); an electronics layer to control lighting and communications; and a base plate layer that distributes power to nearby homes and businesses (and perhaps electric vehicle charging stations). Plus, there’s a channel at the edge to collect and filter run-off water (including anti-freeze and other chemicals that normally leeches into the ground).

More…

designboom: ‘18.36.54 home’ by daniel libeskind, connecticut,...

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:09:12 -0400

designboom:

‘18.36.54 home’ by daniel libeskind, connecticut, united states
all images © nikolas koenig, more info/photos here

designboom: ‘exploded flowers’ series by fong qi wei

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:06:28 -0400

designboom:

‘exploded flowers’ series by fong qi wei

How We Americans See North Korea

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:56:44 -0400

xxthewriterxx:

dolly-chic: Little Rebel

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 10:26:47 -0400

dolly-chic:

Little Rebel

"Having perfected our disguise, we spend our lives searching for someone we don’t fool."

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:48:28 -0400

““Having perfected our disguise, we spend our lives searching for someone we don’t fool.””

- Robert Brault (via creatingaquietmind)

Ira Glass on creating

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:04:19 -0400

Ira Glass on creating:

The audio version of the awesome typography I re-posted earlier today.

bhagatkapil: Science Day in India, posting whole series of...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:00:08 -0400

bhagatkapil:

Science Day in India, posting whole series of Scientists, their inventions or discoveries.

Shop: http://society6.com/KapilBhagat

betype: Ira Glass Quote

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:54:12 -0400

betype:

Ira Glass Quote

designboom: ‘darkened cities’ by thierry cohenusing 19th...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:53:59 -0400

san francisco 37° 48’ 30’’ n 2010-10-09 lst 20:58

tokyo 35° 41’ 36’’ n 2011-11-16 lst 23:16

paris 48° 50’ 55’’ n 2012-08-13 lst 22:15

shanghai 31° 13’ 22’’ n 2012-03-17

new york 40° 42’ 16’’ n 2010-10-09 lst 3:40

rio de janeiro 22° 56’ 42’’ s 2011-06-04 lst 12:34

designboom:

‘darkened cities’ by thierry cohen

using 19th century photography tricks and layerings, artist thierry cohen documents scientifically accurate images of what the world’s major cities would look like by night without any light pollution. more photos: http://bit.ly/125oXO2

"Sooner or later, we all experience a moment in our lives when everything changes. When we realize..."

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:29:34 -0400

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Sooner or later, we all experience a moment in our lives when everything changes. When we realize life doesn’t look the way we expected it to. Or what we dreamed it would be. Suddenly we are faced with a moment of crisis. When our painful season becomes indefinite, we lament, questioning how long we must wait for rescue to come. Everything in us wants to run, to escape the pain we are experiencing, to look for ways to numb when it becomes too much to bear.

We wonder if God has forsaken us.

But God responds differently, “Turn your face to Me, focus on Me, because I have exceeding and abundant plans above all you could ever ask or think.”

Dare we believe it?

”

- Rebekah Lyons (via heyodavo)

Let facts determine ideology. Not the other way around.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:17:55 -0400

Let facts determine ideology. Not the other way around.

milkstudios: In The Words of Zag… Check out all of our favorite...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:42:04 -0400

milkstudios:

In The Words of Zag…

Check out all of our favorite typographically awesome prints by master ad man Shahir Zag in our latest Milk Made article.

archatlas: Studio

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:18:19 -0400

archatlas:

Studio

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Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:26:44 -0400

Isolation

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:45:37 -0400

I can think of little else more destructive to the human soul than isolation. Not to be confused with aloneness, which can be a soothing respite from time to time.

As a side note:
It is odd to me that isolation is often the Church’s prescription for homosexuality. Is it any wonder the church is struggling to effectively engage with this issue?

"God dispenses gifts, not wages."

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:36:32 -0500

“God dispenses gifts, not wages.”

- What’s So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey (via thegayguyyouneverknewyouknew)
Such a simple concept but so hard to internalize.