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March 5, 2012

26: Unsung heroes

Hello.

xkcd: When did we forget our dreams?
http://www.xkcd.com/137/
[via @paul_clarke]

US Patent #5443036
"A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a handheld laser apparatus onto the floor ... then moving the laser so as to cause the bright pattern of light move in an irregular way fascinating to cats"
http://www.google.com/patents?id=OfwkAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false
[via @direthoughts]

Seriously.
http://wtfqrcodes.com/

'Pretotyping'. Hmm. Isn't that also known as, um, prototyping?
http://www.pretotyping.org/

Defence HQ on Pinterest
Well, there's something I wouldn't have predicted when Pinterest first launched.
http://pinterest.com/defencehq/

http://www.freshnessmag.com/2012/03/01/lego-x-moleskine-bricks-and-blank-pages-video/
[via @piggleslepoppit]

The unsung heroes of hip hop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGyNyBc0cBA
[@mrrobinmorley has a surprising and hitherto unguessed-at history]


Yours sincerely  
Roo

Roo Reynolds  
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