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The research and development department of The New York Times has recently been pondering the life cycle of the paper’s news stories in social media — specifically, on Twitter. Cascade is a project that visually represents what happens when readers tweet about articles.

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Pretty chuffed by Andrew Millist. Youth in revolt. Andrei’s daughter takes a hoot of an illicit drug vaporized in a friends respirator. 

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An illustration of the EyeMusic SSD, showing a user with a camera mounted on the glasses, and scalp headphones, hearing musical notes that create a mental image of the visual scene in front of him. He is reaching for the red apple in a pile of green ones.

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Protesters scatter after police fire tear gas at Tahrir Square in Cairo.

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The Vory subculture (more exactly: the prison inmate subculture where Vory are the respectful leaders) are well known for having very well-made tattoos. The tattoos are usually done in the prison with primitive tools.

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The worlds most formidable academic institutions are making their classes available to anyone with a computer (Coursera EdX). Udacity an independent alternative takes a more inspired approach. Some classes require a physical space including chemical engineering labs, carpentry workshops…

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fastcodesign: Feeling nesty? This may be the home for you.

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Reference | Original Concept | Art Tumblr | Facebook | Deviantart

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Cabin Designs: Build the Best Cabin for Your Lifestyle

From logs to straw bales to metal, the materials you choose will play a determining role in your cabin’s cost, quality and style. Find out the pros and cons of a number of different cabin construction methods.

By Gerald Rowan

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Tsunami 1.26 by  Janet Echelman 

Tsunami 1.26 an aerial lace installation, was inspired by the 2010 Chile earthquake’s ensuing tsunami and the 1.26-microsecond shortening of the day that resulted from the earthquake’s redistribution of the Earth’s mass. By meditating on these epiphenomena, the work underscores the interdependence of Earth systems and the global community. It asks the viewer to pause and consider the larger fabric of which they are a part.