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David Suzuki is Awesome

emily — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:00:44 +0000

image: HAROL BARKLEY/TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO

On Saturday, I heard David Suzuki speak at Occupy Vancouver. Here’s a video of his talk:

on #Occupy (in Vancouver)

For me, the occupy movement is about ‘ecos’, the greek word for ‘household’ or ‘domain’. It’s about defining our place in community, in the state, in the nation, and in the biosphere. What is our home? And how do we live in it sustainably, with opportunity, and meaning, and happiness as our highest asperations. The word ‘ecos’ is home; ‘ecology’ is the study of home; ‘economics’ is its management. But we elevate economy above ecology.

in Montreal

In 1972 Comparing Humans to Maggots:

David Suzuki is the shit.

Richard Feynman on Beauty, Honour and Curiosity

emily — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:59:43 +0000

“Science and knowledge only add to the excitement, mystery and awe of a flower.”

“The prize is the pleasure of finding things out … the honours are unreal to me.”

“[Made-up tales about the story of the earth] were wonderful stories, but the truth is so much more remarkable.”

The Village: Super Cute Tilt Shift Video

emily — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:12:04 +0000

This video takes place in Óbidos, a small village in Portugal. Thanks to tilt-shift photography, everything looks so miniature and cute! I especially like the sheep. Check out the video below:

The Village from Pedro Sousa | visuals on Vimeo.

via Laughing Squid

Cool Stuff on the Interwebs

emily — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:32:46 +0000

Knitted Frog Anatomyby Emily Stoneking as seen on Ravelry.

What sand looks like under a microscope:

I know. via Grey the Blog

A really awesome tutorial on how to make rocks in to beautiful beads for necklaces and earrings:

via Papernstitch

Fun Life Hacks

emily — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:00:13 +0000

Here’s a round-up of some fun hacks that I’ve seen around the intertubes in the past few weeks.

DIY Cargo Bike:

I haven’t seen a DIY cargo bike solution quite like this before. I love its use of re-purposed (hopefully not stolen) materials. I hope that anyone that decides to put this one together does a few test runs before taking it to the streets. As seen on Instructables. Tips even include how to attach a brake mechanism!

Shopping Cart Bike via LikeCool

Frankensteinax Camera:

made by AM RADIO … and it works!!!! I’ve always wanted to see figure out how to hack old cameras and add a digital interface – so that it would still be usable. I never even considered just strapping an old camera over your digital camera lens.

via Craft Magazine

Moss Typography Graffiti:

Apartment Therapy has a DIY tutorial on how to make your own moss and apply it too.

Moss Graffiti – via Apartment Therapy

Dresses as lanterns … in trees!

Dress Lanterns via Dana Bird (Original Source unknown)

Superhero Garden Gnomes

This … is … awesome …

Superhero Garden Gnomes via Craft Magazine

Poetry Bombing:

Agustina Woodgate has been going into thrift stores and secretly sewing poems inside clothes.

via Booooom