npr:

Hm. Interesting. Me, my brother and four of my cousins are April babies. — Tanya B.

utnereader:

nevver:

How Common Is Your Birthday?

Guess humans have a mating season after all.

springwise:

Brazilian fashion retailer displays Facebook ‘likes’ for items in its real-world stores

Bridging the gap between the online and offline worlds is a challenge for any brand, but Brazilian fashion retailer C&A has come up with an innovative solution. Much the way both Renault and Bacardi have found ways to translate between real-world approval and Facebook “likes”, so C&A has found a way to bring customers’ Facebook approval into full view in its real-world stores. READ MORE…

architectura:

The Slauerhoffbrug is a fully automatic bascule bridge in the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. It uses two arms to swing a section of road in and out of place within the road itself. It is also known as the “Slauerhoffbrug ‘Flying’ Drawbridge”.

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archiphile:

secret hemloft treehouse by joel allen | more jungle homes

thekidshouldseethis:

“Hey kiddo, did you know that there’s a car that drives itself?” And so began the kid’s introduction to Google’s Driverless Car. From PC Mag: 

Google released the video to celebrate that it has safely completed 200,000 miles of computer-lead driving.

The video shows [Steve] Mahan sitting in the driver’s seat as the car steers itself, using radar and lasers to make sure the road is clear. The car takes him through the drive-through of Taco Bell, then to the dry cleaners as Mahan jokes that “this is some of the best driving I’ve ever done.”

“Ninety-five percent of my vision is gone, I’m well past legally blind,” Mahan says in the video.  ”Where this would change my life is to give me the independence and flexibility to go the places I both want to go and need to go, when I need to do those things.”

Google said it arranged Mahan’s ride through a carefully programmed route as a special test outside of its core research efforts.

“We organized this test as a technical experiment, but we think it’s also a promising look at what autonomous technology may one day deliver if rigorous technology and safety standards can be met,”

As I think so often when posting to TKSST: The future is now (finally)!

homedesigning:

Bookrest Lamp

A frosted glass house shaped bedside reading lamp, that doubles up as a place to park your book and keep your page marked. Designed by Sang Jin Lee

homedesigning:

Rooms with a Dash of Color Splash

helloyoucreatives:

Top Gear are getting ready to blow something up http://www.facebook.com/topgear

helloyoucreatives:

LG must have a new viral agency as they’re fast taking over from Samsung as viral marketing kings.

This one sucks. Which is good.

architizer:

The Timmelsjoch Experience

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helloyoucreatives:

Measure your attitude by the length of your skirt. 

16 €

homedesigning:

villa 3s

beanfield:

Thermalbad and Spa Zurich

springwise:

In Copenhagen, gas stations are equipped for bicycle care

There’s a reason Copenhagen has come to be known as the “City of Cyclists”, and it’s the same reason we’ve seen so many bicycle-related innovations originate from there over the years. Aiming to please the legions of urbanites who use bicycles rather than cars to get around the city, Norwegian gas company Statoil has equipped five of its Copenhagen stations with Cykelpleje centers dedicated to bicycle maintenance and repair. READ MORE…

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