We have a website, too new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 1, interval: 30000, width: 250, height: 120, theme: { shell: { background: '#4cb1f5', color: '#ffffff' }, tweets: { background: '#ffffff', color: '#8f8f8f', links: '#0d7aff' } }, features: { scrollbar: false, loop: false, live: false, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('PlasticPals').start(); Tumblr (3.0; @plasticpals)http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6d2a18ba6814848730b997b31ddaf99/tumblr_moclqjTnBx1svcs8ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://metfox.tumblr.com/post/53343923931/wowwww-would-be-so-cool-to-live-here">metfox</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>wowwww, would be so cool to live here</p> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53399372879http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53399372879Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:40:59 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/75f491927e99b496b6fc385da28ca958/tumblr_moo1s74T9m1rwnzh2o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a97519806a36e3bf752a74c2bdb8ba4f/tumblr_moo1s74T9m1rwnzh2o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/171352153527861597bfdcbf9de17244/tumblr_moo1s74T9m1rwnzh2o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/569f4b845450f3481d85cf408c6d13cf/tumblr_moo1s74T9m1rwnzh2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0cf18861acfd5bfcc74e02fab5aa283/tumblr_moo1s74T9m1rwnzh2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e3f3fda8a2dacafbf7efaeba2017f9e/tumblr_moo1s74T9m1rwnzh2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Cool retro alarm clocks from Sankyo… want!</p>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53399214230http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53399214230Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:38:00 -0500Sankyoretrovintage70sclocks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08e146d272298a6d78fb20da3df45df6/tumblr_mondhoE2Jh1qi6gi1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53398482121http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53398482121Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:27:26 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/deb00ab4f2b6870527cef3a094d3d2b4/tumblr_monu2xJafH1rwnzh2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Proof that when consumers band together and make their opinions known on Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and online forums, they can turn a multi-billion dollar company around! Microsoft pulls a 180 on its Xbox One policies re: DRM and always-online requirements (<a href="Microsoft%20does%20the%20right%20thing%20and%20pulls%20a%20180%20on%20its%20restrictive%20Xbox%20One%20policies:%20http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-reverses-xbox-one-drm-always-online/27987/" target="_blank">details)</a></p>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53388030312http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53388030312Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:52:09 -0500Xbox OneMicrosoftDRMalways online<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0cf6816cb13c3ecce4aa8d0f733420be/tumblr_momro5OiWk1rwnzh2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77bf7dbf84f43914cf49ad3065d3a029/tumblr_momro5OiWk1rwnzh2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fc2f8f5016eaf88dd0538dc0f97547a5/tumblr_momro5OiWk1rwnzh2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a48a5f520dd02c2ef2ef43172f320c2/tumblr_momro5OiWk1rwnzh2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Researchers at John Hopkins University have paired advanced prosthetics with a bomb disposal robot to achieve a high degree of manual dexterity during tense operations (<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-advanced-prosthetics-bomb-disposal-robot/27975/" target="_blank">more details + video</a>)</p>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53345859039http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53345859039Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:29 -0500DARPAroboticsprostheticsmilitarytechnology<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c882c21d5280b8ed03b27c91811b4a53/tumblr_molpp0IJad1qlo1lto3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83887a0b68bd116b46f3d20266b57749/tumblr_molpp0IJad1qlo1lto1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/984f1f1f30c703292e2c1b25a724959e/tumblr_molpp0IJad1qlo1lto2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Calling him a genius may be a bit of a stretch… I haven’t really seen anything particularly useful come out of his android research. Not saying it won’t happen, but much of the work that goes into those androids is done by animatronics special effects artists at Kokoro co. ltd..</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://twicr.tumblr.com/post/53291968335/there-is-very-little-doubt-that-robotics-genius">twicr</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>There is very little doubt that robotics genius <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Ishiguro">Hiroshi Ishiguro</a> will one day be hailed as the father of the robot uprising.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://io9.com/would-you-copy-your-mind-to-a-robotic-body-double-514025644">Boing Boing</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53336413965http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53336413965Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:46:48 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/181a04d0f579a3d740397ec78bc07251/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1cfad256ff90ee4e46fadf82832da394/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6b81d35c77af9978e436947c6eae63c/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3dd27939507db7bac9d002f2b209e7e6/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/71c583795ff6f12d187f6a8c4496996e/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/469a35640bb62c75784cb6e3821d0331/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/82d57ff5b02d7c2948ef3ac70c834294/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/388b9c68d0ab6479306f123ebed74e9c/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/990610071ae6f61751f69669e6fbc4d0/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/03f0d4a00d9b19e8c7d90836c7c9f569/tumblr_mok7a4INn71r1w416o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://staceythinx.tumblr.com/post/53281906649/jennifers-mccurdys-porcelain-pottery-looks">staceythinx</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jennifer’s McCurdy’s porcelain pottery looks almost as alive as its inspiration. </p> <p>McCurdy on her work:</p> <blockquote> <p>Emotion fills me when I see perfect forms in nature, from the cracked conch shell on the beach revealing its perfect spiral, to the milkweed pod burst in the field, its brilliant airborne seeds streaming into the sunlight. The ordered symmetry and asymmetry of nature’s forms reveal the growth of life, the movement of life.</p> <p>Living on Martha’s Vineyard, island time, especially in the winter, seems to conform to nature’s cycles. As a potter, I strive to make my work reflect the balance of life around me. It is important that the patterns I see around me are integrated into my forms.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53335951772http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53335951772Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:39:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c322444c2c7c5e06136186d0218661b/tumblr_momi1hcZQl1rwnzh2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/15d00f159aa7e7e864a36cd8a85fba41/tumblr_momi1hcZQl1rwnzh2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>19th century Japanese bronze sculpture (<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/201102A30.html" target="_blank">see the appraisal video</a>)</p>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53335643778http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53335643778Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:34:29 -0500sculptureAntiqueJapaneseart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/873f0aee51785be979a0213d374824bb/tumblr_moknfoaU9p1rwnzh2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/149b206e9a54dc873e4529558168752a/tumblr_moknfoaU9p1rwnzh2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/712c50c4ece4219a5a4ad972d266bf2c/tumblr_moknfoaU9p1rwnzh2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Japanese silver tortoise, ca. 1900 (see the <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/201202A05.html" target="_blank">appraisal video</a>)</p>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53254230643http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53254230643Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:35:48 -0500JapanJapaneseantiqueartsculpture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9fdc7f2f0d7c4668ef3de1957749e45/tumblr_mnivil21P21rwpacso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53253261412http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53253261412Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:21:17 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b5d4e08244f57ecea44d1ab38ed621c/tumblr_moaaebL9lm1rv8zajo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://n-architektur.tumblr.com/post/52789849763/concrete-facade-by-matahina">n-architektur</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>concrete facade by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/matahina/2675060121">Matahina</a></p> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53182639615http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53182639615Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:09:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/62fa24d1963b018b42fae6268554945b/tumblr_moj2nfpf3H1rwnzh2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This weird humanoid robot smells your breath and tells you if it stinks (<a href="http://www.gizmag.com/japanese-robots-bad-breath-body-odor/27944/" target="_blank">article</a>)</p>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53182616057http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53182616057Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:09:15 -0500Japanrobotsweird<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb9eaf40bf4afe24b6791469b2d8f2fa/tumblr_moi8cmpIz01rpjsf8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53154151391http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53154151391Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:29:13 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/48a21c93c42077ba3bdc9c418e41e8bc/tumblr_mm6h5yKqGZ1s3hp12o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | Aurera Mediocritas<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0171400127cdab05a0dbf2fc8f3716ec/tumblr_mm6h5yKqGZ1s3hp12o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | Aurera Mediocritas<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/948f8c330af6e274b0952f113d5317e5/tumblr_mm6h5yKqGZ1s3hp12o3_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | Aurera Mediocritas<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b9f18ff93aaac07c4e40c02843e50545/tumblr_mm6h5yKqGZ1s3hp12o4_500.jpg"/><br/> Steampunk Tendencies | Aurera Mediocritas<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themothinajar.tumblr.com/post/51468210577/aurera-mediocritas-steampunk-tendencies">themothinajar</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://steampunktendencies.tumblr.com/post/49441411658/aurera-mediocritas-steampunk-tendencies">steampunktendencies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://flic.kr/y/sdrvgY" title="Join Steampunk Tendencies on Facebook">Aurea Mediocritas</a></p> </blockquote> <p>I love all of these.</p> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53065957611http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53065957611Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:25:43 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8b2a7b33114cfd5b2003aed8b5a84db4/tumblr_mogfhuG6nZ1raievko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://high-candy.tumblr.com/post/53052993415/synthetic-octopus-like-high-candy-on-facebook-for">high-candy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Synthetic Octopus</p> <p>Like<strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/High-Candy/166797733444543"> High Candy</a></strong> on Facebook for more!</p> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53065364015http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53065364015Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:16:01 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qib86Ngg1qbpwkro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qib86Ngg1qbpwkro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qib86Ngg1qbpwkro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qib86Ngg1qbpwkro6_r3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1qib86Ngg1qbpwkro7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://infinity-imagined.tumblr.com/post/20212980547/particle-collisions">infinity-imagined</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Particle Collisions</p> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53010878296http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53010878296Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:59:54 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/886093b6c2602a645ed161c09fa982b2/tumblr_mofboo9ozR1rwnzh2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Xbox One: you will not be able to play any Xbox One games <strong>you have purchased</strong> if your Xbox Live account is banned for any reason (<a href="https://twitter.com/XboxSupport1/status/345338828606812160">tweet link</a>)</p>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53009924991http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/53009924991Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:34:00 -0500MicrosoftXboxXbox OneDRM<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d707b110591a571659db39baa8571303/tumblr_mo9eu66Zy11qmc1cdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2bb260ebb051a60e0d6d3e396714774e/tumblr_mo9eu66Zy11qmc1cdo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02330af7c895bc64de4796df4b5870f4/tumblr_mo9eu66Zy11qmc1cdo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dcf3becf313d3dcc4fd6696be8803de6/tumblr_mo9eu66Zy11qmc1cdo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fab44299d415e6c037aed786f4f2a094/tumblr_mo9eu66Zy11qmc1cdo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ymmot392.tumblr.com/post/52760777383/pikmin-3-clay-art-and-cover-art">ymmot392</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pikmin 3 Clay art and Cover art</p> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/52927894535http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/52927894535Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:29:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fbb95f7fb4ac07c509f05e203145d9e2/tumblr_mo8tj91rc31sqbazfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/84b4ce3c3ae85d68f9be3ce868360dbf/tumblr_mo8tj91rc31sqbazfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8bb113cc135223e57de15da1d9713c5f/tumblr_mo8tj91rc31sqbazfo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ff268d8261c3aea84058f8d336f00e65/tumblr_mo8tj91rc31sqbazfo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce1befae1aa536a0396f4a352853ed9b/tumblr_mo8tj91rc31sqbazfo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5bb42dfed0c973ef43aa00df7b58e8c7/tumblr_mo8tj91rc31sqbazfo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c8405b179f95fe1b602d8f25e9b77d2/tumblr_mo8tj91rc31sqbazfo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://doctorlanceboyle3000.tumblr.com/post/52726235270/1969-toyota-ex-iii-concept">doctorlanceboyle3000</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>1969 Toyota EX-III Concept</strong></p> </blockquote>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/52927793799http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/52927793799Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:27:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2280e53d6b543509642dbb80d70ac810/tumblr_mocj7crvDQ1rwnzh2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This air-hockey robot can tell how you’re playing - and force you to change your strategy! (<a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/japanese-air-hockey-robot">article + video</a>)</p>http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/52886362125http://plasticpals.tumblr.com/post/52886362125Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:23:36 -0500robotsJapanair-hockeyartificial intelligence