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POPSIn US, Solar Panels Get Aesthetic Designs At first you don't even notice they're solar," said Tony Fortenberry, who bought a home in Rockland, California, in September with solar panels manufactured by SunPower on its roof. "The tiles are completely integrated into the roof," Fortenberry said. "It has a more elegant appearance and it doesn't look like an add-on."
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POPSGetty & Flickr | PDN due passi importanti dell'intervista di PDN a Klein (CEO Getty) e Srivastava (general manager Flickr)
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POPS728 Ton Pendulum This is an awesome idea actualized in a Taipei building. This HUGE pendulum is used as an earthquake damper in a very tall building.
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POPSSYNTHETIC TIMES – Media Art China 2008 "Works in the exhibition explore the trajectory of unruly visions from the desire to transcend the corporal to the construction of synthetic worlds, from telematic dreaming to transgenic hybrids, challenging the very notion of what we know as reality and what is perceived as being human."
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POPSAffordable housing? Here? I'll sue! Bradenton snobs are afraid that affordable cottages will lower the value of their McMansions. How about this... maybe it's the fact that they overpayed for gigantic houses that will lower their values! The story quotes a school teacher who bought a cottage, which justifies the residents' concerns about who the buyers will be, right?
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POPSThe unexpected monks We've been talkibng about having a synchroblog on the new monasticism, and suddenly it seems to be popping up all over the place. Hat-tip to Paul Grabill for this link.
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POPSHumanity, Divinity, and Beauty I wonder if this striking interpretation of aesthetics (one which I find quite appealing) still holds true in the cynicism of post modernism? Although it certainly can be found to echo in Kandinsky's "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" what of the later Deconstructivists, Marxists, and other self-styled "realists" who attacked the very idea of beauty? On the other hand, it may be that in these dark times our cynicism is spent and an idealistic revival of Romanticism might rise in response to the desperation and alienation that has become almost universally felt through the deep ideological conflicts marking the beginning of the 21st Century. Another thought: does not this empowered sense of self-determination ring true with the most admirable aspects of Existentialism? ...oh, and sorry for all the alliteration. Don't know how it snuck in there! :P
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POPSDeluxe sport cars A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. Most sports cars are rear-wheel drive, have two seats, two doors, and are designed for more precise handling, acceleration, and aesthetics. You can see all pictures of sport cars here.
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POPSWhat is "sustainability"? Michael Pollan gives a succinct definition of unsustainability. It implies the corollary: a sustainable practice or system renews and safeguards the conditions on which it depends.