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Boy Genius Report We've Got Technology Covered // OtterBox Future in Ruins: Small Open-Plan, Concrete & Wood Cabin Death, decay, destruction? Wait, what? No, there are no plans to demolish this place now or in the near future – but years, decades or centuries from now if the retreat becomes abandoned it will decay in a visually-dynamic way, wood pealing away from a poured-concrete platform and central cast-in-place chimney. While it is not the first worry of any architect (let alone a client), considering the way a building will weather and age both while it is used and if (when) it is eventually deserted shows forethought and imagination above and beyond the basic call of designer duty. Fortunately, Olson-Kundig Architects have a knack for thinking beyond the narrow logistical confines of a given house-as-project. First, the footing and certain core structural walls – most notably those wrapping the hearth in the middle – were poured on site and show the steel rebar holes that mark the means of their construction.

10 useful iPhone tips & tricks The iPhone, like the Mac, is extremely simple and intuitive to use. Odds are that you’ve never even cracked open the user manual since the way just about everything works is pretty obvious. But its simplicity can be a double-edged sword… there are many small “convenience features” that are often hidden away. If Apple exposed them in a more obvious way, it’d take away from the elegance of the device. I’m sure that many of you are “power users” and probably know most of these tips and tricks. 1. Tapping the status bar (the bar at the top with the clock) will make scrollable content scroll to the top. This may be the most convenient, yet hidden feature on the iPhone. As far as I know, there’s no corresponding way to scroll to the bottom, though. 2. Simultaneously press the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons to take a screenshot of your current screen. 3. Touching an image in Safari or Mail for a couple of seconds will present you with an action sheet which will enable you to save the image. 4. 5.

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Survive the Apocalypse In Style People have different ideas about how to prepare for a changing world. Sami is looking at transition towns; others are looking at urban farming. Now you can be the first on your block to be the last on your block, thanks to the Vivos Network. According to Vivos, we only have 980 days to get ready for um, something, either nuclear war, Planet X, giant solar flares, global tsunamis, killer comets or, horror of horrors, pole shift. Who knew that there were so many disasters; Roland Emmerlich will be busy for years. Developer Robert Vicino is building a network of "20 secret, deep underground community shelters" to protect you and your family in case of any one of these events. I would be a bit worried about those ones on the west coast, they are liable to fall off. According to Gizmag, spaces are only $ 50,000 per person, although that appears to be for quadruple occupancy.

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