Notes from the Web

Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

Rare sixpenny novel [softback] edition. c1910

Beats by Dre [via]

The Cloud: An Interactive Thunderstorm in Your House

These book benches in Istanbul are awesome! (pictures) http://ift.tt/1mCfeDA

They are produced when the water in the soil is not frozen but the air temperature is. As water in the soil is drawn up through a plant’s stem, the water freezes and expands, breaking the stem walls and creating a flow of ice. As crack after crack yields another layer of ice, the total effect resembles the many layers of a flower petal. Each layer of ice is so thin, the frost flower is almost weightless and will shatter if touched.

Neil Gaiman’s, ‘That’s all I’ve got’ face. By now, twenty people have probably already done this, but I’ve had a boring morning so have another anyway. :)