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Fifth World Problems

If you’ve ever had the feeling “same shit, higher dimension”, I’m sure you’d fit right in on Fifth World Problems, a subreddit in the key of  First World Problems, and a place for extradimensional beings to air their cosmic gripes. Most of the submissions and their respective commentary are childish lunacy, but among the smarter entries lie some fascinating […]

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Be your own CSI with GelSight

The guys at GelSight are on to something big – or at least, magnified. Their specially designed rubber lens lets one see details as small as two microns thick, through their patent-pending and newly perfected approach. This video demonstrates how it all works: And this video shows off the extent of GelSight’s sensitivity: The stuff looks really […]

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3D Printing in Iron Man 2

3D printing was used to great effect in Iron Man 2. Jason Lopes, a systems engineer at Legacy Effects, talks about using Objet Geometry’s 3D printing technology. The printer uses an ink cartridge of powdered plastic to print an ultra-thin layer, which is then “cured” using ultraviolet light and swabbed with paint as a finishing […]

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Web Discoveries for November 16th

These are my del.icio.us links for November 16th 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…in Spotify – This guy has found 785 of the 1001 albums we’re all meant to hear before we die (according to a recent book), as Spotify links. Awesome. thiscyborglife – Gizmodo – This week, Gizmodo is exploring the enhanced […]

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Web Discoveries for July 17th

These are my del.icio.us links for July 17th The Internet of Things starts here – Violet •• Let All Things Be Connected – Future blog post material… Crazy Mouse Spider Thing – Aaah! Get them off me! Get them off!! Welcome to Aviary – A very powerful blend of Photoshop and Yahoo Pipes, brought to […]

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