Pop Tab Dragon
More than anything else, it amazes me that anyone could or would spend this amount of time making something like this out of pop tabs. Still pretty cool though.
A dress made entirely of zippers
That’s right: a dress made entirely of zippers. Not only does it look pretty sweet, but you have to imagine it would be one of the most multipurpose pieces of clothing you’d ever have. Hell, I have a couple of pairs of pants that turn into shorts due to zippers and they’re super handy. I’m sure there are a ton of ladies, punkers or otherwise, who would love a shot at this dress.
Capsule-based building
So, apparently in post-war Japan they made a bunch of capsule-based buildings. They’re tearing this particular building down and I’m not sure how prevalent these things are, but I thought it was pretty awesome. There’s a picture of the inside of the pod down at the bottom of the post. It’s a NY Times article which requires registration, but just use bugmenot to get around that.
Memristors
Those of you who keep an eye on science or electronics have probably heard something about Memristors by now. Regardless, this is an interesting article, so check it out.
And I know some of you are interested in Augmented Reality. I’m not sold on it being useful in 3D, but people are really trying.
That is all.
I should really point you to the IEEE Spectrum article on memristers at some point in the future; you can borrow my login if you need. I should also send you the issue on Kurzweil and the feasibility of the technological singularity and virtualization (spoiler: the experts tend to say no), since that would seem to be in your avenue of interests.
The interesting thing about memristors is that if they can align them in such a way to mimic slime mould, a Kurzweilian future might not be so far off. Don’t get me wrong, Neuroscientists are pretty sure there’s more at play than simple electronics, but it’s possible that there is some sort of critical mass of learning such that consciousness pops up.
Long story short, I need to do more research.