A gentle reminder that all three of these books are available for download at Smashwords.
Please buy the ones you can buy? And pick a price for One Year of Instants?
My ability to keep my software running kinda depends on sales. I have this way of killing computers…
Alright. One more. Tried to use the female Rabbit build for the outer portion of the design, not sure it worked out.
I shouldn’t stay up late… because as I created this Venice Carnival mask of Rabbit’s face (which was practically one already) I kept thinking how the Carnival there seemed less like a big fun party and more like a Comicon on LSD… It looks like the kind of party you’d invite your enemies to instead of friends, if you know what I mean. And bring down some big steamy vengeance. So as I drew I heard this odd little story in my head…
“This is my palace of crystal, open to the public today only. I have spent many years building it with the walls I have been offered by others, with the aid of those who have reinforced the walls. Come inside, a banquet awaits. What will you drink? We have bitter wine and sweet poison. The sweet poison I have reserved for those who made and reinforced my walls; only you may drink, and drink you must. And when you have had all you can take of it, I will carry on drinking the bitter wine in the palace of crystal, the cold palace that is my heart.”
Drawing Carnival masks at night is creepy.
I may go back and redo this with different coloring, maybe one of the more traditional mask designs for the outer portion. It was a lot cooler when I had just done the line work.
holy fuq that is made out of awesome
(All I can ever manage is a scribbly-sketch. I am totes jelly)
Now do all the bots as creepy carnival masks :D
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SPG: THE GAME!
all the water is turning into a slimey radioactive snot substance!
the land and creatures are dying and that also spells bad news for our favorite steam powered gang! will they be able to save the land and water and discover the menacing force behind it all before it’s too late?DUNDUNDUNNN
you control all 3 bots by switching between them as your main character while the game controls the others, or you can play with friends against each other in a different version world where you race robot giraffes.
multilevel sidescroller that takes you from swamps to suspended industrial air crafts and land and flying sideshows.
water powers your stamina and fruits power your health and there are vending machines that will help you with energy drinks but be careful because they don’t last long and make one stat go down as the other goes up.
they all have strengths and weaknesses to help you on your journey.
the spine is strong and agile but not very fast, rabbit is quick and agile but not very strong and hatchworth is strong and fast but kinda clumsy. so while manning a task they’re not very strong at their water supply will deplete faster.baddies include robotized undead people and creatures. who could do such a thing?
each level has a certain amount of goals and getting them all will net you points and a bonus level!
there are shops set up in market towns with waltergirls to help you with any items you may need. (they’ll trade you for scraps you pick off your defeated enemies) from extra gears to build your power bars, to different costumes for those levels where you need to blend in. (penguin suits anyone?)
fun is sure to be had by all! (rated E)
spoilers: the bad guy at first is little steve but it’s not his fault because he was easily brainwashed and puppeted by the real bad guy- a “marketing genius” who is a giant moose pig squid man named buford..
also you later find out that the energy drinks are made of the left over creatures after they’re cyborg’d and that is why the waste is killing everything so you have to kill the bad guy and shut down the plant to save the little planet.
Where can I beta test this?
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REBLOG if you can’t wait for #TheBustingDead MythBusters Special tomorrow night!
Get a preview, here - http://bit.ly/1gLpqd9
I think I speak for every Mythbusters’ fan when I say:
OMG YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!
Mariam “Al-Astrolabiya” Al-Ijliya: Why she kicks ass
- She lived in the tenth century in Aleppo, Syria and was a famous scientist who designed and constructed astrolabes.
- Astrolabes were global positioning instruments that determine the position of the sun and planets, so they were used in the fields of astronomy, astrology and horoscopes. They were also used to tell time and for navigation by finding location by latitude and longitude. They were also used to find the Qibla, prayer times, and determine starting days for Ramadan and Eid.
- Mariam Al-Ijliya came from a family of engineers and manufacturers, like her father and many engineers, she was a student of a certain Bitolus, who was a well known manufacturer of astrolabes in Baghdad and she in turn became his student. Her hand-crafted designs were so intricate and innovative that she was employed by the ruler of the city, Sayf Al Dawla, from 944 AD until 967 AD.
One more against the “everything you use was invented by a (white) man” set.
Booyah, suckers.
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The Cube desktop 3D home printer by 3D Systems
Putting this on the Xmas list!
MASS MARKETED 3D PRINTING IS HAPPENING.
I REPEAT, MASS MARKETED 3D PRINTING IS HAPPENING.
Replicators. They exist.
(via andrewcentrism)
The Dino Pet - A Self Sustaining Night Light
Designed by Yonder Biology (“The DNA Art Company”), the Dino Pet is a dinosaur-shaped habitat for a species of bioluminescent marine algae that photosynthesizes during the day and glows at night. “Dino” is actually a play on words, as the actual organisms contained inside the dinosaur-shaped model are called dinoflagellates and are known for their ability to glow when physically agitated (shaken). You might have already seen them in action as they live on various shorelines that cause the waves to glow at night. The organisms can live for 1-3 months but can potentially live indefinitely if the algae are supplied with the proper food and right amount of sunlight. I have a feelings these are going to be very popular but they aren’t ready for sale yet. The Dino Pet is currently funding on Kickstarter.
Coolest. Nightlight. EVAR!
(Source: thisiscolossal.com, via callmegallifreya)
The truly inspiring story of the Chinese rubbish collector who saved and raised THIRTY babies abandoned at the roadside
A woman has been hailed a hero after details of her astonishing work with abandoned children has emerged.
Lou Xiaoying, now 88 and suffering from kidney failure, found and raised more than 30 abandoned Chinese babies from the streets of Jinhua, in the eastern Zhejiang province where she managed to make a living by recycling rubbish.
She and her late husband Li Zin, who died 17 years ago, kept four of the children and passed the others onto friends and family to start new lives.
Her youngest son Zhang Qilin - now aged just seven - was found in a dustbin by Lou when she was 82.
‘Even though I was already getting old I could not simply ignore the baby and leave him to die in the trash. He looked so sweet and so needy. I had to take him home with me,’ she said.
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