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Open source compressed earth block machine
The Liberator project aims to make an "open source" compressed earth block machine that can turn out 3-5 blocks per minute for a total cost of $1,000-$1,350. That's enough blocks to build a new house every day, turning dirt into shelter. The project page does a good job of making the case for the efficiency of compressed earth blocks, challenging some of the conventional wisdom on the subject.
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Elmo doll says "Kill!"
Melissa Bowman of Lithia, Florida claims that her two-year-old son James's Elmo Knows Your Name doll kept repeating the phrase "Kill James." The doll can be programmed with new names and certain phrases via PC. The toy's manufacturer, Fisher-Price, has offered to replace the doll and will check into the alleged malfunction. From TBO.com:
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Manga Bible -- Genesis to Revelation with giant killer robots
The Mecha Manga Bible Stories comix I blogged earlier today's got competition from another manga Bible called "The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation," a single volume from Ajinbayo Akinsiku, who is training to become an Anglican priest.
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Giant fossilized frog named after Satan
Paleontologists have discovered a giant frog in Madagascar that lived 65-70 milllion years ago. My favorite part of the story is that they named the frog Beelzebufo. This devil of a frog measured around 20 centimeters across and was 40 centimeters long. From Nature News:
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Magnetic curtains stay where you scrunch 'em
Florian Kräutli's Magnetic Curtain can be rucked up into any shape due to the magnets embedded in the material -- scrunch it to suit your tastes and it stays put.
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(via Geekologie)
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EA announces first wave of Hasbro video games
(Reuters)
Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc on
Monday announced upcoming games based on popular Hasbro Inc
properties such as "Monopoly" and "Littlest Pet Shop,"
an important part of its push to make video games for a broader
audience.
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