June 20, 2006
links for 2006-06-20
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"The automated grafitti sprayer is called Hektor, built by Jürg Lehni and Uli Franke"
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"A queen ant Lasius niger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has the longest recorded adult life of any insect: 28 3/4 years in captivity."
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"A gray woolen flannel suit with subtle pink gills on either side, Shark is cunning, gorgeous and a bit more understated than some of their earlier concepts."
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"Rumors swirled that to achieve his effects, he had his technicians doctor his personal piano, the Steinway CD 503 — for example, loosening the action"
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"an arctic mountain cache to protect three million seed samples in the event of a global catastrophe."
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Control Freaks are devices that attach to everyday objects, turning them into interactive game play objects.
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Helio plays matchmaker - Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne goes head to head with artist/musician/robot-maker Douglas Repetto.