Some of my folks here (such as MrsA Wiggins) may well enjoy these stories. They’re not fluffy, trite, or conventional Christian fiction, but thought-provoking, uncomfortable, and sometimes disturbing fantasy, science fiction and horror stories using Christian characters and elements.
Relevant to my steampunk interests. Via Mary Robinette Kowal.
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-chinese-typewriter-snap-story.html
The argument is that, just as the marginal cost of communication has plummeted to near zero, so will the costs of transport and manufacturing, and that this will lead to a shift from integrated vertical corporations to a new form of organisation: a commons, with ownership by contributors.
via Winchell Chung.
Originally shared by Game Master Toolbox
For world builders.
Originally shared by Brand Gamblin
I have really searched for an easy, accurate OCR system. Little did I know that Google was just giving it away for free.
It’s transparent to infrared, but not to visible light, which means it works as clothing – so long as nobody has an infrared camera, of course.
Originally shared by Andy Brokaw
I can’t imagine this would be enough to keep me from wanting AC, but it would certainly help more than my current gear.
Originally shared by Fred Hicks
“There is no national database of guns. We have no centralized record of who owns all the firearms we so vigorously debate, no hard data regarding how many people own them, how many of them are bought or sold, or how many even exist.
What we have instead is Charlie.”
http://www.gq.com/story/inside-federal-bureau-of-way-too-many-guns
A fascinating story with echoes in our own time. It’s particularly interesting how both contemporary political theory and Christianity were invoked to justify this person’s transition from male to female.
Originally shared by Deborah Teramis Christian
“The Incredible Chevalier d’Eon, Who Left France as a Male Spy and Returned as a Christian Woman
Celebrity, scandal, tell-all books, palace intrigue, political protest and more. “
Originally shared by Deborah Teramis Christian
The futuristic structure took only 17 days to print—resulting in an 80% reduction on construction costs, 60% on labor, and 60% on waste.
http://futurism.com/in-images-dubais-3d-printed-office-of-the-future-is-officially-open/
Originally shared by Arduino
“Maker hardware such as Arduino boards mean such sci-fi goals are now achievable in weekend hackathons.”
(via +Wired UK)