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When Cody Wilson released the plans of the gun online, that was the moment that design changed. If we had had the rapid response strategy then, we would have printed one the next day probably and just got it on display immediately. Interview with Kieran Long on rapid response collecting at the V&A (via iamdanw)
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The product is all made by hand, with Cromwell going through the time consuming process of opening up existing shotgun shells, removing the lead, filling them with the seeds and then using paper and fabric to create a barrier so those seeds are protected from the direct blast. Cromwell embraces the meticulous work, explaining “every…
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Education Dept. seeks public comment on its new system of ranking colleges
Education Dept. seeks public comment on its new system of ranking colleges The Obama administration is moving forward with a proposal for a government ranking of colleges that seeks to rein in spending and make universities more accountable. RAF: there are those who believe that regimes of accountability are being imposed to assert control over…
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archiemcphee: We just learned about another awesome artist who makes things that look like other things. Brett Kern is an artist and teacher based in Elkins, West Virginia who created a wonderful series of ceramic sculptures that look exactly like inflatable dinosaurs, astronauts, and balloons. Visit Brett Kern’s website to view more of his bright…
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Kurzweil is perhaps the most prominent proselytizer of “hard AI,” which argues that it is possible to create consciousness in an artificial being. Add to this Google’s revelation that it is using techniques of deep learning to produce an artificial brain, and a subsequent hiring of the godfather of computer neural nets Geoffrey Hinton, and…