Found on the web posts
This is for the birds… Make a bird feeder webcam
Posted in: Found on the web by Andrew Zincke , November 18, 2008 – 4:30 pm
The whole make/craft scene is in incredibly rude health right now. I’m all for the DIY culture revival, although I’m completely cack-handed and would probably nail my hand to a toilet roll if I tried any of this stuff. Still, it makes for inspiring viewing.
Here’s a project from Make magazine that caught my eye: how…
Video: The climate change tipping point
Posted in: Found on the web by Andrew Zincke , October 13, 2008 – 10:00 am
This video from animator Leo Murray and his friends at the Royal College of Art is worth 11 minutes of your time.
Although Leo admits on his website, ‘I am not a scientist, I’m an animator’, he does a good job of explaining the science behind global warming. The animation itself is deceptively simple and very…
Video: Waikiki - the Venice of the Pacific?
Posted in: Found on the web by Andrew Zincke , October 3, 2008 – 10:27 am
For decades Waikiki, Hawaii, has enticed travellers the world over with a dream of of lazy days spent on beautiful beaches. However, as this clip from the locally produced series ‘Go Green Hawaii’ shows, Waikiki is at risk of becoming a new ‘Venice’ or, at worst, being abandoned.
The basics of rising sea levels are covered…
Video: How to darn a sock
Posted in: Found on the web by Andrew Zincke , September 23, 2008 – 11:14 am
Earlier this year I went through a period where I seemed to be finding holes in a different pair of socks every week. I felt bad about throwing them out and it occurred to me that continuing to buy cheap, high street socks must be a false economy.
So now I’m trying to replace my old…
