Frontiers
Both inspirational, thanks to the makers, thanks to Carl Sagan, and thank you to human ingenuity and the capacity for wonder.
Minecraft Interstate
The amount of inspiration that a simple lego style game made by a bedroom programmer is remarkable. OK so Notch is more than just a bedroom programmer, but if anything it shows that the inspiration of a single person is still relevant and game changing.
Stunning video of the crafting process for ink
This stunning video shows the industrial crafting process for making printing ink. Eye candy.
Homemade Arithmetic Logic Unit… in Minecraft!
It's amazing what people can do in Minecraft. theinternetftw has designed his own Arithmetic Logic Unit using redstone, a versatile material which allows you to create circuits and logic gates within the game. Once he's finished, he will essentially have a working 16-bit computer built within the game - this must be a first. Incredible.
Via Reddit.
The Worlds Fattest Family and Me
A disturbing and fascinating Channel 4 documentary about obesity. Only viewable in the UK.
A climbers view going up a 1768 foot guided tower
This is absolutely terrifying. Kudos to the people who do this.
Cats, Cats everywhere (in Ikea)
Those crazy cats at Ikea decided to make a new advert featuring, well, a lot of cats. I really hope some poor unsuspecting customer finds a little cat present they missed.
