Life-Altering Line-Drawing Instrument Design Concept of the Day: Giha Woo’s “Constrained Ball” can be attached to any standard writing instrument to assist in the production of ruler-free lines. In addition, the device has a built-in LCD screen which displays the total length of any line drawn.
As others have noted, this would likely require at least one additional gear to create functional stability, but an interesting concept nonetheless.
[yanko.]
As someone unable to draw a straight line, I v. much need one of these…
Take a look. Maybe the other site we’ve been working on will eventually go up, too!
Tales of Post-Katrina Violence Go From Rumor to Fact - NYTimes.com
Filed under: the most depressing sentence I’ve seen on Katrina this week.
“Mama Tried” Merle Haggard.
When I was a young cops and courts reporter, a 19-year-old was sentenced to life in prison for a murder-for-hire plot.
I tried to sneak “He’ll turn 21 in prison” in there, but my editor wouldn’t allow it. A decision I now see the wisdom in.
What, you’re not awake and at work at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday? Aren’t you special…
From the article:
“Jackie was moving away to Oregon. So her cousin, reddit user thetwaddler, made this cake in reference to the classic computer game The Oregon Trail.”