The Nakamura Hammer is my new favorite paper airplane. Here are the instructions I followed to make it. The “Nakamura Lock” which makes this plane so stable in flight is named after Eiji Nakamura, author of Flying Origami.
How to Make a Nakamura Hammer Paper Airplane
The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin
“I’m sorry but I don’t want to be an Emperor, that’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another, human beings are like that. We all want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone and the earth is rich and can provide for everyone.”
Nine Inch Nails “Hesitation Marks” Free Album Stream on iTunes
Apple Inc. and Nine Inch Nails are providing a free iTunes stream of NIN’s newest album Hesitation Marks prior to its release. Click on the album art, open the album in iTunes, and get it while it’s hot.
Yuri’s Night DC 2012 at Science Club
Yuri’s Night is an annual celebration on April 12th to honor Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, and to toast all those involved in making human spaceflight a reality. DC had several parties, these photos are from the Science Club party.
SIMNET goes online in 1987
This is a video displaying the capabilities of SIMNET which was a multi-user military simulator that went online in 1987. A few interesting quotes from the latter half of the video should have you thinking about the future of virtual reality systems.
“…you’ll be able to create anything, from a synthetic battlefield to a synthetic factory, all using the same core technology.”
“Anything that you can conceive of can be put on a network.”
“…all the way down to the guy bringing lunch out to the troops.
Randall Whiteis
I recently discovered illustrator Randall Whiteis while waxing nostalgic about the anime Ghost in the Shell. Here are a few of his wonderful pieces. Randall’s blog, and more of his…
Florence & the Machine – You Got The Love (The XX Remix)
You Got The Love, a disco gospel track from the 1980’s, has gone through a few remixes and covers. I just wanted to share a version that strikes a chord with me. The XX has reworked and added a heavy bass to the version sung by Florence & the Machine. Enjoy.
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