Cal Redback is a talented photographer, artist and retoucher based in Paris, France. Cal captures and mixes portraits with flora, moon, mirrors, blood and more.
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What’s happening in Siberia’s thawing permafrost and Greenland’s melting glaciers sounds borderline supernatural. Ancient viruses, bacteria, plants, and even animals have been cryogenically frozen there for millennia—and now, they are waking up.
Okay, sorry for the sensationalist headline. While it’s true that members of the Japanese military are conscripted into building gigantic snow sculptures, it’s viewed as a team-building exercise, not punishment. Since 1955, troops in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have been erecting them for the annual Sapporo Snow Festival.
This year’s festival is currently underway, and the JSDF 11th Brigade spent a month putting up this Disney-sponsored masterpiece paying homage to the Dark Side of the Force. Even cooler, Lucasfilm Ltd. documented the construction with these shots:
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Enter a caption (optional)Here’s a quick video shot by an attendee, showing what this thing looks like from the ground:
At night the festival organizers light it up with this kitschy light show:
Would’ve been cooler if they actually blew the Death Star up at the end, using real explosives.
Anyways, next time your kid tries to make a snowman, show ’em this entry and suggest that perhaps they could try a little harder.
Via Quartz
RFID and Bluetooth technologies exist, and eventually someone’s going to get rich off of it by creating a consumer-friendly way to track objects. When people can use little tags to easily locate of oft-misplaced items and roaming pets, they undoubtedly will.
But three things need to happen first. One is that the price of the tags needs to come down. Two is that the size of the tags needs to come down. And three is that someone needs to Apple-ize the manner in which the tracking is presented, creating an easy-to-use, intuitive interface.
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Enter a caption (optional)The developers of Pixie have nailed the third thing. Take a look at their system:
In addition to forgetful consumers, I think the Pixie folks could have a huge hit on their hands by targeting gear-heavy professionals. In the photo studio I run, crews arrive with massive amounts of equipment in Pelican cases and all of it needs to be tracked; I’ve seen shoots derailed because the assistant forgot to bring the backup camera battery. In a city where Best Buy is a few blocks away that’s no big deal, but in the field it could be disastrous. Being able to use your phone to ensure you’ve got everything before you set out would save time and money in the long run.
However, I think it’s not quite ready yet. Ten dollars per tag seems a bit pricey, and I believe the tags are a little too big for mass uptake. But as technology marches on both of those things will come down; it’s the third thing, the interface, that’s arguably the most important one, and the Pixie folks seem to have gotten that right.
A hacked account can happen to the best of us, but it’s a bit embarrassing when you’re an executive of the service in question. Enter Anthony Noto, Chief Financial Officer of Twitter. He’s already suffered a “DM fail” — accidentally tweeting a messa…
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