This is my mouse movement for today. Do you know where your mouse has been? http://bit.ly/amyjDf http://yfrog.com/1dmousepath20100208j

Just finished planting a cherry tree in the back yard. Four different types of cherries on one tree!!! I love science!

Beautiful cube sculpture from copper pipe fittings

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This 2007 piece by Vancouver artist Steven Shearer (Wikipedia) is called “Geometric Healing Cell for Youth - Model III.” It reminds me of some of my favorite work by Tom Friedman. I…

Quantum-logic clock is the new hotness in accuracy

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The quantum-logic clock, which detects the energy state of a single aluminum ion, keeps time to within a second every 3.7 billion years. The new timekeeper could one day improve GPS or…
"Why I believe in maker culture"
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Great write-up on the maker culture.
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My friend, Willow Bay, has a brief piece on The Steampunk Workshop called “Why I believe in maker culture.” Snip:

All the things I do…

Dropped my lappy off at the Apple Store for servicing and now I’m laptopless.

RT @mattjoss: If Google truly wants to push HTML5, they should find a way to buy H.264/MPEG and then open it up to solve the HTML5 video …

Rex the Dog: beautiful papercraft video

I’m digging this stop-motion music video made by British group Rex The Dog. They make it look so easy to do! Anyone want to guess how long this took to make? [via Neatorama]

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Making walls invisible with augmented reality
Shared by Jake
Good idea for augmented reality.

Carnegie Mellon’s Dr. Yaser Sheikh has developed a prototype augmented reality (AR) system that combines images from two or more…