Showing posts with label computer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer. Show all posts

Link roundup

1. More information about the British spy, whose decomposed body was found locked inside a large sportsbag in the bath.

2. Google Code University, a collection of tutorials on languages like Python, Java and Go for relative beginners. Via.

3. "The highest paid athlete of all time was a charioteer from ancient Rome, say researchers."

*Buy Spy Dust: Two Masters of Disguise Reveal the Tools and Operations That Helped Win the Cold War at Amazon.

Dapper Monster (link roundup)



Uncle Dapper plush monster by the incredibly prolific Melita Curphy. It'll eventually go on sale for $20.

And a few more links:

1. Lifehacker says Microsoft's security tools are good enough.

2. Outrage in Australia because Britney Spears lipsynched at a concert. John Mayer had a good line:
If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you.
3. V's mothership was directly inspired by the new wing to the Milwaukee Art Museum, designed by Spanish artist Santiago Calatrava. (I was extremly unimpressed with the first episode - - plot recycled from countless sci-fi shows and books and characters ranging from boring to unlikable.) Via.

*Previously: Dapper pink Stormtrooper.

*Buy Visitors at eBay.

Most beautiful computer tower, ever



I realize there's not much competition for the prize, but man what a beautiful computer tower by BMW Group Designworks USA. It's called the "Level 10":
The inspiration for this approach the design team took right from the computer worlds themselves - expressiveness, virtual townscapes and futuristic game components served as orientation for the arrangement and the look of individual components.

Each high-quality component featured by the "Level 10" concept is enclosed within its own protective case, rendering it not only an integral part of the design but also guaranteeing interchangeability and transportability.

The concept also has an aesthetical answer to the physical necessity for best possible cooling, this also being associated with the virtual world of the gamer. The asymmetric arrangement of the robust vertical heatsink and the horizontally located individual components creates a strong architectural statement, clearly revealing the powerful cooling characteristics of the Thermaltake Gaming Tower.
Via these sites.

*Previously: Concept art for a magnificent tower in Australia.

*Buy vintage computers at eBay.

Macintosh papercraft (link roundup)



Macintosh paper toy by Mads Hindhede, based on Marshall Alexander's Foldskool Heroes template.

And a few more links:

1. South Korean woman defeated Japan's passport checks by purchasing a fingerprint and applying it to her own finger with clear tape. Via.

2. Download and print a simple, pretty 2009 calendar. Via.

3. Gallery of Time magazine's FIFTEEN Barack Obama covers. Shouldn't they just cut to the chase and call it Obama?

4. Absolutely horrifying story about what a death row inmate did to himself. Hard to believe it was physically possible. Via.

*Previously: Monstrous Apple computer.

*Buy the "CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit" at Amazon.

Finalists in Dell's green computing technology challenge


The “Regeneration: International Green Computing Design Competition,” which recently completed its first round of judging, was conceived as a means for Dell to facilitate a broad public dialogue around design opportunities and trade-offs regarding environmentally-responsible design (including the entire lifecycle of computing technologies & products). The team set rigorous requirements for the competition, and had more than 500 design students and professionals from across the globe participate. The jury of six internationally respected sustainable design experts worked independently to evaluate and cull the initial range of entries and then assembled in Austin to select the top 5 Finalists.

Click through to see them all. Via.

Cow Avatar


Link. And explore the gallery for several more adorable animated avatars, including pandas, Pikachu, and monsters.