Bugle Tumble

I got stuck somewhere between Twee and Mountain Man.

I’ve thought a lot over the last couple years about the problem of trolls. It’s an old one, as old as forums, but we’re still just learning what the causes are and how to address them.

Part of the Bugle’s reconsideration of our comments policy.

Earn yourself minimum wage with Blake Fall-Conroy’s Sculpture (via Make magazine’s website)

“Give it a ponder” before you send a text.

[Michael Pendry] convinced Siemens to let him install this ‘art’ piece on the rotors of a wind turbine outside of Munich, Germany. It features 9000 LEDs, 3000 on each of the 30 meter blades, and can pump out 20,000 candelas when fully illuminated.

Mmmm…”compound leverage”

Here is my simple step by step guide to buying a sofa from IKEA. Some people may think that purchasing a sofa would be a simple exercise but with determination and a little planning, you can ensure that it is a painful process.

Researchers have been able to create new human senses of a sort…and to cross-pollinate two different senses in order to, for example, see with your tongue.

Now the latest scandal in this new trend of “giving the trolls what they deserve” is causing a controversy all of its own. And this time, the nasty comment didn’t just lead to an embarrassing reveal or a heavy fine, it cost someone their job.