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"A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules."

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:39 -0400

“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.”

- How to master the pace of productivity and build a rock-solid creative routine (via explore-blog)

kiyo: Markies “De Markies” (The Awning) was an entry in the...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:36 -0400

kiyo:

Markies “De Markies” (The Awning) was an entry in the “Temporary Living” competition 1985 and was conceived as a mobile home. On the road, it measures 2.00 m by 4.50 m, and once it has arrived at its destination its floorspace can be increased threefold in a matter of seconds. “De Markies” was awarded the Public Prize at the Rotterdam Design Prize 1996. (via Markies)

"When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly."

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:58:51 -0400

“When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.”

- Gretchen Rubin and other celebrated minds on the rhythm of creativity. (via explore-blog)

letsbuildahome-fr: 5,000 cave paintings discovered in Mexico

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:08 -0400

letsbuildahome-fr:

5,000 cave paintings discovered in Mexico

letsbuildahome-fr: 130-foot-diameter rock used as a roof Benito...

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:05 -0400

letsbuildahome-fr:

130-foot-diameter rock used as a roof

Benito Hernandez, his wife Santa Martha de la Cruz Villarreal and their family have lived in a sun-dried brick home with a huge 130-foot-diameter rock used as a roof. The dwelling is found close to the town of San Jose de Piedras, a remote community located in the arid desert of Coahuila, about 50 miles from the border with Texas. Picture: Daniel Becerril / Reuters

oygdraw: VIDEO GAMES! by mattmatt

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:54:37 -0400

oygdraw:

VIDEO GAMES! by mattmatt

letsbuildahome-fr: Marilah Mengerjakan Solat KukoqNyoq

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:51:39 -0400

letsbuildahome-fr:

Marilah Mengerjakan Solat KukoqNyoq

letsbuildahome-fr: Dar al-Hajar, the Rock Palace Dar Al-Hajar –...

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:50:21 -0400

letsbuildahome-fr:

Dar al-Hajar, the Rock Palace

Dar Al-Hajar – is a historical monument, considered one of the symbols of Yemen. It is located in the village of Souk Al Wadi, and often referred to as the Palace of Islam. The exact date of the original construction of the castle is unknown. However, there is a perception that the first buildings appeared long before the advent of Islam. In the Middle Ages the castle was completely destroyed by the Turks, and only in the eighteenth century, partially restored.

letsbuildahome-fr: 29,028 feet/8,848 metre at 80 A team of...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:13:29 -0400

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29,028 feet/8,848 metre at 80

A team of climbers, including 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura, stand on the summit of Mount Everest. Miura, who has had four heart operations, reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the oldest person to conquer the world’s highest mountain. He took the standard southeast ridge route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 60 years ago, reaching the top of the 8,848 metre (29,028 feet) mountain at roughly 9:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT). He was accompanied by three other Japanese climbers, including his son, and six Nepali sherpas.

Picture: Reuters/Kyodo

letsbuildahome-fr: Peter Cook and Colin Fournier “Kunsthaus...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:12:29 -0400

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Peter Cook and Colin Fournier “Kunsthaus Graz” Graz, Austria 2003 (Photo from here)

"If you see that some aspect of your society is bad, and you want to improve it, there is only one..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:09:59 -0400

“If you see that some aspect of your society is bad, and you want to improve it, there is only one way to do so: you have to improve people. And in order to improve people, you begin with only one thing: you can become better yourself.”

- Leo Tolstoy (via explore-blog)

a-study-in-butts: owlcitymordred: stagdoeandfawn: catully: brigwife: latitudeoctopus: brigwife:...

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:53:11 -0400

a-study-in-butts:

owlcitymordred:

stagdoeandfawn:

catully:

brigwife:

latitudeoctopus:

brigwife:

wait you mean you don’t use the word ‘fortnight’ in america???

Wait what? Then what do they use?

they don’t have a word

what do you mean they don’t have a word what kind of uncivilised people are they??

the fuck is a fortnight

It’s a word for ‘two weeks’

it’s a night where the british build forts and wage war against eachother

with pillow forts and crumpets

chabbit: The hardest part of writing witty dialogue is that I’m not as witty as the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:51:47 -0400

chabbit:

The hardest part of writing witty dialogue is that I’m not as witty as the characters

That’s why books take so long to write.

cabinporn: “Borgen Aftonfrid” (Rough translation is Castle of...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:40:56 -0400

cabinporn:

“Borgen Aftonfrid” (Rough translation is Castle of Evening Peace) in Sjölanda, Sweden. This house whas built by John A Ekström by and by as he collected stones during walks in the forest. He longed for a peacful place to write his poems about nature.

Contributed by Helen Niklasson.

vegansanfrancishet: So, I paint my nails pretty regularly these...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:38:26 -0400

vegansanfrancishet:

So, I paint my nails pretty regularly these days. I also work as a barista/cashier pretty regularly these days. A few weeks back, I had a customer come in, a fairly typical, sheltered, suburban soccer mom, and she ordered a latte from me. She saw my brightly colored nails and said, “Wow, you’re so brave! My son asked me about painting his nails, and if it’s okay for boys to do that. Now I’ll tell him there’s a cool guy who does it too!” It was a nice moment, very cute.

Then, last week, she came in again, and said, “Hey, I’m so glad you’re here! I want you to meet someone!” She then brings her son forward, and says, “Okay sweetie, show him what you did!” And he throws his hands up, showing off his bright, sparkling blue nails. He shows them off, and I show mine off to him. He smiles. We fist bump.

Guys, I’ve only wanted to cry once at work before, and that was when someone ordered a large dry soy cappuccino on ice.

This time, though. This was a good cry.

letsbuildahome-fr: Margaret Bourke-White working at the top of...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:36:26 -0400

letsbuildahome-fr:

Margaret Bourke-White working at the top of the Chrysler Building, New York, New York, 1935.

jtotheizzoe: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:34:47 -0400

jtotheizzoe:

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your nanogarden grow?

Harvard engineer Wim Noorduin has a green thumb. Only his thumb is only a few microns wide. By carefully controlling gradients of chemicals, he guided the construction of flower-like crystal structures to match their larger biological forms. It’s certainly art, but it also demonstrates a masterful manipulation of chemistry on the nano scale.

Just how small are they? As NPR reports, these flowers could fit in the lapel of the tiny Abraham Lincoln statue on the back of a penny (back when pennies had the Lincoln Memorial on them, anyway). These electron microscope images are false colored to recreate fantastic flowers, and these manipulations will one day help control the construction of useful microstructures.

If you’re seriously engineering-inclined, here’s the original research as it appears in Science.

letsbuildahome-fr: Astounding Tilt-Shift Perspectives of World...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:51 -0400

Photo: Richard Silver. Machu Picchu, Peru.

Photo: Richard Silver. World Trade Center Memorial, New York City.

Photo: Richard Silver. Taj Mahal, India.

Photo: Richard Silver. Brooklyn Bridge, New York City.

Photo: Richard Silver. Moai of Easter Island, Chile.

Photo: Richard Silver. Houses in Reykjavik, Iceland.

letsbuildahome-fr:

Astounding Tilt-Shift Perspectives of World Monuments!

Anyone who’s traveled to popular touristic sites knows the feeling of being caught in the crossfire of countless camera lenses—the annoyed (and annoying) jockeying to capture the perfect shot…which in most cases looks exactly like everyone else’s. When we stumbled across Richard Silver’s photographs of iconic monuments, we were shocked—caught in the same tourist hustle, Silver manages to give us a new perspective on famous landmarks we didn’t think possible. Read more!

letsbuildahome-fr: ampliación del museo maritimo de ílhavo ~...

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:30:26 -0400

letsbuildahome-fr:

ampliación del museo maritimo de ílhavo ~ arx portugal

nevver: There’s a word for that, The Emotionary

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:29:19 -0400

nevver:

There’s a word for that, The Emotionary