Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects frenchxsw | French by South West Unusual Architecture: Upside Down Houses ˙uʍop ǝpısdn plɹoʍ ǝɥʇ uɹnʇ ʇɐɥʇ—puɐloԀ puɐ ɐıɹʇsn∀ ‘˙∀˙S˙∩ ǝɥʇ ‘ʎuɐɯɹǝפ ‘ɐpɐuɐƆ ‘uıɐdS uı—sǝɹnʇɔnɹʇs uǝʌǝs ǝsǝɥʇ ɟo puoɟ ʎllɐıɔǝdsǝ sı ɟɟnʇS looƆ ʇodS ʎɥʍ sı ɥɔıɥM ˙ʎʇılɐǝɹ uo ǝʌıʇɔǝdsɹǝd ɹnoʎ ǝƃuɐɥɔ uɐɔ ʎǝɥʇ :ǝɹnʇɔǝʇıɥɔɹɐ puɐ lǝʌɐɹʇ ɥʇoq ɟo ʇɔǝdsɐ looɔ ǝuO Die Welt Steht Kopf— Trassenheide, Germany The northern German island of Usedom is known for its spa culture, its nudist resorts and for its beaches with sand so fine it “sings.” But there’s also a more unusual attraction here: the upside-down Die Welt Steht Kopf (The World Stands on its Head) house. And not only is the house upside-down but so is everything INSIDE the house. LEARN MORE (German only) | FOLLOW US ON TWITTER | ShareThis Device to Root Out Evil—Vancouver It is cheating a bit to include The Device to Root Out Evil in this post. Spot Cool Stuff thinks art, especially on a university campus, is supposed to be controversial. If you go: See our review of three cool, yet inexpensive, Vancouver B&Bs WonderWorks—Orlando, Florida
NoteSlate eSketcher NoteSlate eSketcher The NoteSlate eSketcher takes a bold direction in the world of gadgetry– simplicity. Life used to be so simple– just a pencil and paper combined as the perfect sidearm of the student, the artist and the list maker. Today we’ve got our laptops, our iPads, our Kindles and our mobile phones cluttering up our desks. The NoteSlate is an e-ink tablet that records hand-drawn input from an included stylus. NoteSlate is available in several colors, including one option for a multi-color display. Written by: thecoolist on February 5, 2011.
dorkbot Geoloqi - A Private Realtime Platform for Location Sharing Viewpoint: BIM Coordination Meetings from MEP Perspective—Then vs Now | Architosh AEC professionals have long valued the idea of clash detection in software systems. But quality and fruitful MEP coordination team meetings take more than just values and ideas—they take structured practices that leverage leading industry tools. Today, it’s been almost two decades since MEP engineers and contractors have started using BIM to resolve design conflicts. However, there are times when MEP engineers become upset at the end of each BIM coordination meeting, since they get on board quite late, as far as designs are concerned. Introspection of Current BIM Coordination Meetings Apart from conflicts, resolutions, and clash detections in BIM coordination meetings, there are a hundred other preparations for these meetings that take up most of the valuable time of AEC professionals. All of this cumulatively leads to waste of significant amount of time bearing no fruitful outcomes. Deploy New BIM Features—A Way Out To Save Time Closing Thoughts About the Author About Viewpoint Articles
Finally, Disposable Thumb Drives! No matter what I do I just can’t seem to hang onto a thumb drive. If I attach one to my keys, the clip breaks, and it goes missing. If I keep one in my pocket, one day I notice it’s just not there anymore. If I keep one in my laptop bag, it disappears mysteriously. Thankfully, Art Lebedev has created a solution to my thumb drive woes – the disposable thumb drive. Via: blog.allusb.com