Pick a new design for the Space Needle

Pick a new design for the Space Needle: Time to pick, Seattle. Remember how the Space Needle asked you to design a new paint job for its flying-saucer-like top? Well, some artists did -- and none of them look like flying saucers. (Disappointed? Me too.)

Nevertheless, here are the six designs the Space Needle folks are putting out for you to vote on.

Watch a Bunch of Computer Parts Somehow Sing That Gotye Song [Video]

Watch a Bunch of Computer Parts Somehow Sing That Gotye Song [Video]:

I don't know if I'm more sick of this Gotye song or that Call Me Maybe song (though Gangnam Style is quickly catching up to both of them) but this is actually pretty freaking cool: a bunch of old computer parts—hardrives, scanners, etc—combine to sing the song, 'Somebody That I Used to Know' by Gotye. More »

Force an Android Device to Check for a System Update [Android]

Force an Android Device to Check for a System Update [Android]:

Android: If you know or suspect there's an update available for your Android device but nothing's showing up when you check for a system update in the device settings, here's an alternate method to force a check right now. More »

Free Download: Vintage Botanical Printables

Free Download: Vintage Botanical Printables:

Over the the past year, I've been collecting vintage natural history prints from various thrift stores, car boot sales and markets for our gallery wall.
In laying them out I discovered that I had a few empty spaces I wanted to fill and stumbled across this great resource: Bo… Continue reading on Curbly.com

How Long It Takes to Earn a Beer, Visualized [Data]

How Long It Takes to Earn a Beer, Visualized [Data]:

Sometimes, the best bits of data analysis are the simplest ones. Like this gem, uncovered by The Economist yesterday, which shows the average number of minutes you need to work in order to afford a beer. More »

Beathound Analyzes Your iTunes Library, Shows You Albums You're Missing and Recommends New Releases [Music Discovery]

Beathound Analyzes Your iTunes Library, Shows You Albums You're Missing and Recommends New Releases [Music Discovery]:

Keeping track of music is never an easy feat when you have a lot of it. Beathound is a new webapp where you can upload your iTunes XML file, and Beathound fills in the blanks in your collection, recommends new stuff to check out, and emails you with new releases from artists in your collection. More »

The Ramen Rater Is Your Guide to the Tastiest Ramen Noodles Available [Food]

The Ramen Rater Is Your Guide to the Tastiest Ramen Noodles Available [Food]:

Ramen is one of our favorite meal starters, thanks to the noodles' incredible versatility and great value. With hundreds of ramen products available, though, you might very well be eating sub-par ramen instead of the most flavorful. Let The Ramen Rater help you find better ramen. More »

stevesilberman: This "personified" Japanese periodic table is utterly charming. http://t.co/1PxInOtA Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/stevesilberman/status/248087426982092800 Sent via TweetDeck (www.tweetdeck.com)

Akira

io9: These unused American Akira storyboards are actually quite gorgeous http://t.co/tMdUIIoQ Original Tweet: http://twitter.com/io9/status/247035097855979520 Sent via TweetDeck (www.tweetdeck.com)

First-year criminal law course in webcomic form

First-year criminal law course in webcomic form:





Nathaniel Burney's Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law is a complete first-year Criminal Law course in comic form, in 17 parts on a Tumblr. It's clearly written, and the illustrations go a long way toward making complex ideas easier to grasp. Burney's comics have been collected between covers in a printed book, which would make a great gift for would-be criminals and anyone considering pre-law.





The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law

(via MeFi)