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Issue 74: NAUGHTY LEGO

New murals by Ernest Zacharevic play on the streets of Malaysia. Teen invents smart shoe insole that generates energy while you walk.  What happens when "people" misunderstand the use of quotations. Best practice: Fundraising via Twitter.  We love when Google throw money at things, especially things like encouraging women in technology.  The neurochemistry of positive conversations.  Campaign of the week: The Open Food Network. Check it out.  The Internet of Things meets Hydroponics. The result? How to grow a better vegetable.  JOBS: The Wu-Tang Clan are looking for a social media intern. 

Breaking News: You can now tweet GIFS.  ... And why this is a revolution Typography Meets Fundraising: Fonts designed by The Homeless  How To: Use Behavioural Economics in Web Design. (4 minute read) How To: Solve problems like Warren Buffet (5 steps) Amazon launches feature-heavy Smartphone, world continues to play Candy Crush.

Could we build our roads with solar panels? Science says yes.  Want to meet fluffy singles in your area? Get BarkBuddy.   How Domino's became a tech company.  20 Day Stranger provides a tiny window into a wider world.  Unilever looking to force partnerships with startups.  Wondered how much code is in that tech thing? Answer here.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ : The history of the shruggie. 

"Narcissism is the fear of being ordinary" 

World Baking Day can be held responsible for one this years best apps so far. Well worth checking out, I promise.  Does the tagline "What if you never had to worry about food again" make you happy, or sad? Check out Soylent.  "Speaking exchange" teaching young Brazilians how to speak english bypairing them up with lonely elderly Americans via YouTube. Sea levels are rising - see the effect of global warming in your neighbourhood, an amazing app powered by CarbonStory.  So, did the US Patent office just grant Amazon a patent for photography against a white background? A cancer doctor shares his story of losing his wife to cancer.  Is Adobe's new video storytelling software capturing some of Apple's magic?Voice creates stunning animated videos in seconds.  May the 4th special: Meet the man who literally built Star Wars. 

"I sort of look with a bit of an air of wonderment at a lot of the people in social enterprises who are still locked into an industrial age framework of, you know, 'I will do a business case. I will lobby government and somehow magically the world should happen for me'." 

Artist Adam Lister turns classic works of art into 8-bit masterpieces.  A bike lock that's unpickable, and also pretty darn amazing.  The world's smallest 3d printing pen lets you draw in the air.  Some odd logic going on over at LinkedIn.  Spoilers! The trailer for The Simpsons' Lego Spectacular is right here.  The Illusion of Life, as created at Disney studios during the 1930s.  1:23 mins of pure enjoyment: a tiny hamster eating a tiny burrito.  Because we miss it too, here is an 8 minute tribute to Breaking Bad. 

If luxury brands designed everyday items.  Lets go on an epic three-year underwater journey through the unknown.  Poke around with awesome photos made with Google Camera's Lens Blur. Tether App: A series of graphic shapes gradually evolving to music. Is great branding invisible? Put on your headphones and enjoy something pretty special.  "Please only play with fire in the name of science." Take a trip out to sea. Don't forget your life jacket. 

"Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish."

1. Recognise and respect local customs.  2. Say no politely and graciously. Like Nick Cave.  3. Celebrate cats. This will help.  4. Be happy and spread happiness. Go here to get started.  5. Don't stare. But do check out The Office stare machine.  6. Keep secrets. Don't post your password online.  7. Don't brag, rich kids.  8. Say 5 nice things for every one criticism. 

"Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners."

it's how you write it.

*because it rained all week. "Say hello to an unlikely hero." The Comic Sans for 2014, Comic Neue. What you need to know about The Heartbleed Bug.  Life is a game. This is your strategy guide.  So SkinneePix is trying to make women feel better about themselves... This dad recorded 6 seconds of his Saturday mornings for 3 months.  Is Ryman Eco the world's most beautiful sustainable font? I remember App: Share memories to fight Alzheimer's Disease.  "... the most profound treachery and sustained exploitation of friendship, trust and confidence..." You don't want to be a part of this font war. 

One day, for instance,  a housecleaning robot could train its replacement

A haiku from the article: Robots Teach Robots to Beat Them at Pac-Man  

A young man takes photos of his girlfriend with Ukrainian riot policemen.  What you need to know about Facebook and Oculus Rift. Pratt Institute graduate creates the "Disappearing Package".  Could this be the solution to emergency housing? Watch: Stock footage collated to create a generic brand video.  What Dropbox looked like in the summer of 2007. Over at Rolling Stone, Bill Gates explains how to save the planet. 

"Mark Zuckerberg wants Facebook to be the next Facebook."

Get to know your caffeine better, via science.  One in ten Americans think HTML is an STD. You stay classy, San Diego.  APIs from your browser in seconds: Kimono is our hack of the week.  When is a movie no longer a movie? The release of Veronica Mars has raised a bunch of questions about the industry.  People who are less afraid of heights than you.  Ingestion infographic: how not to kill yourself with household items.  "Read this and find out how Upworthy's awful headlines changed the web." Ted Playlist you should spend some time with: Re-imagining school. 

For nights I sat musing And musing ... and musing Whilst burning the midnight oil; My scratchings seemed futile My muse seemed quite mute, while My work proved to be barren toil.

Film makers asked twenty strangers to kiss, and re-defined romance.  If at first you don't succeed, know you weren't the first reject.  This write up on the Oscars from "one of us" more common folk.  Time.com: Everything you think you know about the internet is wrong.  Obama recruits Zach Galifanakis to get American's listening to him.  Ate too much for lunch? Then don't head over to pornburger.me. Tumblr of the week: Animals Sucking At Jumping. It's good.  What Invisible Children looks like two years after KONY 2012.

If you think there's little more to today's youth than twerking, selfies and snapchat, you're in for a pleasant surprise."

Henry Hargreave's photographs death row inmates' last meals.  What would a nation look like if everybody ran? When your geek BFF has everything, maybe buy them this. How venture capitalists feel about naive ambition.  Needed: Knitted pullovers for the Phillip Island penguins.  The ad strategy behind Ellen's instantly famous selfie.  A real estate agent's nightmare, or Marie Schrader's dream home? It's probably time you bear-ified your myki card.  This week, we were heaps proud to launch the Climate Council website. 

Bitcoin is not an actual physical coin, and if computers are shut down, you can't buy or sell them. That's why nothing will ever replace gold and silver coins themselves, and all investors should have them at home or in a safe deposit box."