You don’t find many designers working in the funeral business thinking about more creative ways for you to leave this world (and maybe they should be). However, Spanish designer Martin Azua has combined the romantic notion of life after death with an eco solution to the dirty business of the actual, you know, transition. His Bios Urn is a biodegradable [...]
Author Archives: Ryan Elliott
I’m a simple college kid looking to have as much fun as possible. I wanna share things that make people think, as well as help them utilize every moment they can while living the college experience.
The Tao Of Pooh: A Look at our Childhood
August 2, 2011 – 8:46 am
Everyone was more than likely aware of the massive Harry Potter release that ended the saga on July 15. In fact, it received so much attention that the new release of a classic story was a bit overshadowed. Think back to your early years and remember a yellow bear with a red shirt, stumbling through the Hundred Acre [...]
Google+ All the things you need to know
July 15, 2011 – 8:54 am
Google has exploded onto the social networking scene by creating the currently trial version of what they are calling Google+ There’s quite the mystery surrounding this new project that the boys upstairs at Google decided to make a reality. With behemoth networking giants like Facebook and Twitter currently at the reins it’s a bold, but [...]
T-Shirt Charges Your Phone Through Ambient Noise
June 29, 2011 – 3:15 am
Car chargers are great for keeping your phone’s battery life up and running while you’re on the go. But sometimes you just can’t escape the inevitability of losing your phone charge while you’re out and about. Now, thanks to a couple of brilliant minds up in the UK, ambient noise can be the next big [...]
America’s 3rd war, or is it?
June 16, 2011 – 12:00 am
The White House finally gave law makers within congress it’s final reasoning to why they don’t need congress’s approval for our continued intervention within Libya..we’re not at war. Top White House officials stressed that our intervention in Libya is a mainly support role, leaving other efforts to NATO and European countries. Officials state that the [...]
Race to Recycle! University Students see waste upclose.
June 13, 2011 – 2:35 am
University students are being encouraged to change their ways and recycle through a project in which tiny cameras are fitted into bins. Scientists at Newcastle University, in northeastEngland, said Wednesday that the “BinCams” had been placed in kitchen bins in five households. The tiny sensor, attached to a camera phone, takes a picture every time the [...]
How to Save Your Break
March 20, 2011 – 5:14 pm
A little over a week ago we were all rushing to grab our bathing suits, sunscreen, and don’t give a f— attitude so we could have the best Spring Break 2011 ever. I was personally ready to take a trip to Stockholm, Sweden but my plans unfortunately came crashing to a halt. Like me, i’m sure [...]
Study Music
March 8, 2011 – 6:22 pm
With the glory that is Spring Break just around the corner, alot of us have found ourselves plunged into study mode for the next week. Midterms are a crucial part of the year, while also carrying heavy amounts of stress with them. I’ve compiled a few tracks that i think will levy that stressful book crunching into a [...]
The Accursed Dead Day
March 8, 2011 – 5:13 am
It’s the middle of the week. You wake up, mentally prepare yourself for the bore of classes, go to grab your backpack and realize.. you have a dead day. At first you’re overfilled with joy that you don’t have to go to that accursed 8 a.m. and won’t feel bad facebooking for 3 hours just [...]
