Link Latte 186
#186 – Week of August 17, 2012
SF Writers Predict the 2012 Future, from 1987 – [fascinating!]
The Great Moon Hoax, more – [vintage, info]
A remake of the first website ever made – [web history]
When Forgeries Are Worth More Than the Originals – [cool info]
iTypewriter: Finally Enjoying Typing! – [cool project]
Adam Niklewicz: Extreme Sculptures Based on Food – [wow art]
Europeans Finally Own More Cars Than Americans – [info]
China’s ghost towns and phantom malls – [cool article, pics]
Stefan Sous: Extraordinary Installations – [wow art]
Sky Garden House & Tagga House – [note: basement pools]
General Motors Streetcar Conspiracy – [wow info]
The Future of Batteries: 20 years on one charge! – [science]
Collect Ferrari Models in… LEGO – [geek art]
Dyson Tree: A Mind-Boggling Possibility- [wow space]
Superhard Diamond-Denting Material Created – [wow science]
This Man Lived Inside US Embassy in Hungary for 15 years – [wow info]
Russia’s Massive Leaning Sculpture – [hope they fix it]
Life-Support From Animals: Can It Be Done? – [weird idea]
Earth-like Saturn Moon Has Liquid Oceans – [wow space]
Coolest Google Search Easter Eggs – [web]
Sponge-Bob-Square-Pants! – [and other weird Russian videos, some gross]
Perhaps the most infuriating car in the world – [fun video]
Femtosecond Ultra-highspeed Photography Developed – [wow video]
This dog does something extreme… and stupid – [wow video]
Real Dedication: Chinese Reporter Secured by a Rope – [wow video]
Supercute: Nellie the Sea Otter Stacks Cups – [fun video]
Get All Three Points of View! – [fun video ad]
Ice Fishing, Like a Boss – [fun video]
“We’re NASA, and We Know It!” (re: Curiosity) – [cool music video]
Key Moments in History of the Cell Phone – [vintage tech]
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