Earth: Mostly Harmless

London metro police poster

I’m aghast.

*spews*

London metro police poster:

Mark Frauenfelder:

Numlok says: “This is an actual British Government poster outside a London Metro. Looks like they ripped it straight from the set of ‘Brazil.’”

It’s a gorgeous work of art. The colors in the bus windows are appealing.

Link

(Via BoingBoing).

Rube Goldberg- like tea machine

I love Rube Goldberg devices - once you play Mouse Trap as a child, the composition of simple mechanical interactions into a kinematic story like in the below video becomes fascinating.

This example is really cool.

Rube Goldberg- like tea machine:

James writes ” Me and my friend made a machine that puts a tea bag into a cup… physics, kinematics, mechanics, energy, interesting, amazing, machine, marble, run, contraption device…” Thanks JS! - Link.

Related:

• Ramen cooking Rube Goldberg-like video - Link.
• Make Podcast: Rube Goldberg Contraption Machine Made …. - Link.
• HALF LIFE 2 Rube Goldberg Contraptions - Link.
• Rube Goldberg contest - Link.
• Phil Salkie’s “Rube Goldberg … - Link.
• Marble rolling - Link.

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(Via MAKE Magazine).

Updated ‘About’ page

Hi all,
I’ve updated my ‘About’ page to inform, educate and assist the process of identity theft.

There’s also now a short clip of the Hitchhikers’ Guide to explain the name of the weblog. Check it out. But don’t sue me.

It’s a university, but not as we know it

Aidan spotted this Guardian article on the Saltire Centre, our new learning centre/library at GCU. Yup, folks, this is where I work

There are a lot more photos of it on Flickr - the ones by BigRedBall are mine. This set by JISC InfoNet is particularly good.

It’s a university, but not as we know it:

The Guardian featured our new Saltire Centre in its recent Educational Supplement (published Tuesday the 19th of September). The review is a very positive one and highlights on how the building is changing the way in which students interact with each and how the building is a sign of things to come and is paving the way for other Universities employing such a forward thinking approach to student learning and learning environments.

The Saltire Centre, a futuristic but people-friendly learning space at Scotland’s fourth largest university, has a serious purpose. But its impact on visitors and users, from the talking lifts to the inflatable igloos, is anything but solemn. It lifts their spirits and makes them smile.

Read the full article here.

(Via Spoken Word Matters).

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