This is one of the cooler technologies I’ve run across - might need to do a Halloween-themed one. Check it out here.
3-2-1...Launch!
We all (+ a friend) gave it a try - went straight, didn’t sink, took on a little water through the plastic but otherwise handled nicely. All in all, not too bad for some plywood, drywall screws, plastic wrap and packing tape.
League of Women Voters
The LWV is an excellent resource for reviewing information regarding the (23) ballot issues in CO. There are three (double sided) pages on the mail-in ballot, so read up and vote early.
Plastic Wrapped
Hopefully testing later today. We reinforced it all around with packing tape and made a greenland paddle out of (2) old oars. Only thing left is getting it secured to top of car.
Kayak Update
The plywood frame is complete. Planning to add temporary plastic wrap skin today and test out in nearby lake tomorrow.
Jennifer Townley - Artist
Technically these are sculptures but practically they are pattern machines: slow moving, beautiful, motorized creations that make every changing shapes. See videos here.
Wine Hanger - France
Gens Architects created a nice balance of utilitarian and modern live and work spaces within a giant shed structure. See more here.
Strasbourg Zoo Upgrade
Why do I imagine the animals are happier at a place like this? More here.
Wynton Marsalis (b. Oct 16, 1961) Musician
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. His Ever Fonky Lowdown is a masterfully composed horn-fueled survey of the political landscape.
Floating Habitat - El Refugio del Pescador/Natura Futura Arquitectura + Juan Carlos Bamba
This simple floating structure is the kind of project I love. See more here.
NASA Space pics
Hubble and the Chandra Observatory opens treasure trove of cosmic delights. See more photos here.
CRISPR - Nobel Prize 2020
Chemists, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) their gene editing tool. Duodena has a post doc from CU Boulder. Read more here.
Green Skyscraper (Proposed) - Lissoni & Partners
This multi-use proposed structure imagines building as sustainable ecosystem. The core has retail on the bottom (with largest green platforms), residential through the middle and offices at the top. More here.
Sibling Architecture - Australia
Interesting modular work by this outfit from down under. See more here.
Hummingbirds
3 facts about hummingbirds I did not know: a. they can hover, fly up, down, sideways and upside down b. it’s estimated that every square yard of the US is inspected once a year by a hummingbird c. their colors are produced by refraction (bending) of light, not by pigment.
Morpholio Trace
This is by far the best app I’ve purchased ($20/yr.) for iPad. It’s like being able to sketch in Photoshop. Lots of information and videos online.
KING Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
They’re a little bit Flaming Lips sprinkled with Ween with a pinch of Grateful Dead. Listen to Honey here.
Route Werks Handlebar Bag - Justin Sirotin
Here are some nice improvements on the standard bicycle handlebar bag. I appreciate how well articulated all the information is about this project. It’s got $90,710 on Kickstarter, on a $40,000 goal (23 days left to pledge). The $119 bag is expected to ship in January 2021.
Kayak Progress
Fire Table
Our friend, Hayden Schramm (designer/fabricator) applied finishing touches (adding adj. feet and hose part) yesterday and we fired-up the fire table last night - what a treat. It kicks off more heat than expected - we kept it dialed down as evening temps were in the 70s. Looking fwd to fall.
