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June 2009
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Look at your computer setup and imagine that you hooked up a 3D printer. Instead of printing on bits of paper this 3D printer makes real, robust, mechanical parts. To give you an idea of how robust, think Lego bricks and you're in the right area. You could make lots of useful stuff, but interestingly you could also make most of the parts to make another 3D printer. That would be a machine that could copy itself.
RepRap is short for Replicating Rapid-prototyper. It is the practical self-copying 3D printer shown on the right - a self-replicating machine.
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May 2009
"A Kiss From Tokyo" Theatrical trailer on Vimeo
"A Kiss From Tokyo", Theatrical Trailer (1964) - Yuki 7 dashes around the world in hot pursuit of the tantalizingly tricky Diamond Eye, who is stealing parts and plans and leaving behind a path of murdered scientists in her quest to build a missile inside her volcanic lair.
April 2009
Gallery - Where's the remotest place on Earth? - Image 5 - New Scientist
Unlike roads, which can evolve out of any old dirt track, railways require skilled labour and considerable investment. As a result, they are confined mainly to the richer nations of Europe, the US, Australia and Japan.
Railway networks in India, Argentina and parts of Africa give clues to their colonial heritage.
Blog comments design considerations
Blog comments design is one of the important parts of blog design, but often overlooked. In this article, I will try to identify the most important aspects of designing comments that should be taken into consideration and provide some of examples that I like.
The Beast unveiled: inside a Google server - Ars Technica
March 2009
