Gorgeous images of Iceland by Jacob Hessler.
P.S. In case you forgot, we’re hosting a conference in Iceland in June!
Artist Simon Beck must really love the cold weather! Along the frozen lakes of Savoie, France, he spends days plodding through the snow in raquettes (snowshoes), creating these sensational patterns of snow art. Working for 5-9 hours a day, each final piece is typically the size of three soccer fields! The geometric forms range in mathematical patterns and shapes that create stunning, sometimes 3D, designs when viewed from higher levels.
March is OFFICIALLY the Month of Badass Gadgets here at Wired.
“Four times a week, our tech-obsessed taste makers will present shining examples of aggressive, purpose-built product design — each imbued with an aesthetic subtext that approaches you with a face slap, puts you in a submission hold, and whispers coldly in your ear, ‘Fear me. Respect me. Honor my fearsome posture.’”
We’ve got machetes for days. Also, videos of machetes for days.
(Source: Wired)
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Iceberg colors and shapes | Iceland (by Zé Eduardo…)
Anyone want to go out for snow cones?
Iceland
Go do this tonight: how to watch Mars during the close-up.
This is fantastic: The Guardian imagines how we might cover the story of the Three Little Pigs today.
I’ve been talking bout decentralized social networks for awhile, here’s a documentary about exactly that.

