Botox Mannequins?

I recently spotted these mannequins in a storefront… they appear to have botox injections!

Really?

Finding ways to interact with other species that doesn’t involve exterminating them

I recently enjoyed a presentation from Joshua Klein a guy who is fascinated by crows.
http://www.ted.com/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intelligence_of_crows.html

The gist is this:  Joshua's friend was complaining about crows making a big mess in his yard.  He acted like the birds were pests much like cockroaches and wanted to exterminated them from his yard. In researching crows, Joshua discovered these birds are intelligent: they learn from each other: and, they easily adapt to cultural changes.

Joshua has a great idea to create an environment that is mutually beneficial to crows and humans - he suggests that we should train a few crows to do meaningful jobs, such as cleaning up stadium trash.  He proved his theory that crows are trainable by creating a vending machine.

I look forward to Joshua taking the next step in training the birds to perform more substantial labor.

I heart P.Nosa

P.Nosa is a talented artist.  One of the ways he expresses himself is though free-hand machine embroidery.  He travels with a solar powered sewing machine and makes free hand designs based on a 'five-words-or-less' challenge.  My words were:  'Armadillo Peace Sign'… here’s what he created for me:

You can check out more of his designs at www.pnosa.com

More Poop

Okay, since I mentioned the "give a crap" fundraiser, which is a very worthwhile event, I had a "friend" send me a link to http://www.poopsenders.com/.

In case you're looking for such a service.

Virtual Choir by Eric Whitacre

Technology at its finest

http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_whitacre_a_virtual_choir_2_000_voices_strong.html

if you haven’t seen this before, be sure to check it out now.

Give A Crap!

Walu is an organization dedicated to improving water and sanitation conditions in Papua New Guinea. 

The idea behind "Give A Crap" is that every time you crap, you donate 50 cents to help others gain access to toilets and hand washing stations in Papua New Guinea.

Walu is hosting a fundraising event on July 28^th in La Jolla, CA.  If you can’t attend the party, you can still give a crap by going to http://www.waluinternational.org/ and click on the “Give a Crap” link.

Cardboard USB Drives??

I love these USB drives from ecowizer: 
http://www.ecowizer.com/2011/02/cardboard-usb-sticks/



Russian design company Art Lebedev created a disposable USB drive called ‘flashkus’, made from a cardboard.

The flashkus sticks come in sets of four, divided by perforations which make them easy to tear off and use. When you’re in need of storing or sharing data, just simply rip off one of the flash drives. They come in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB, the paper surface allows you to hand-write labels on the drives.

The Flashkus is a very simple product with some great advantages:
· it’s light
· environmentally friendly
· you can write on the card with a pen or pencil
· it’s disposable