I’m going to start this week with an apology. I have an (admittedly rather OCD) urge to get through every single item in my blog reading list every day, or at the very least over the course of the week, but this last week I’ve failed, and the next couple of weeks aren’t looking good either. I’m sorry, I still love you all, but I’ll catch you around the end of the month!
Anwho, onto the random…
1. Ever feel the need for a great amount of data storage? (perhaps several weeks’ worth of blog posts ;o) ) Well fret not, Sony have cracked it so that you can back up probably every piece of data you’ve ever possessed – a tape with 185TB of data…
2. From one massive technological leap to another, a Chinese firm has recently 3D printed 10 houses, and no, I don’t mean lego-sized ones, I mean real, live, actual houses. Probably a bit snug, but at under $5,000 per unit, you could afford to put them together yourself!
3. And if the houses aren’t wacky enough, 3D printed food has also been hitting the headlines. Just what everyone needs, colourful printed sugar cubes. If you don’t like the sugar though, they’ve also been printing pizzas…
4. From the high tech to the comfortingly low tech, do you know how the flag for the newly democratic South Africa was signed off? 8 weeks before the new democratic elections were due to take place, state herald Fred Brownell was asked to design a new flag after over 7,000 public competition entries and numerous design agencies had failed. Fortunately, he’d been thinking about this for a while, and having narrowed it down to a couple of options for submission, along with 3 others, the options went before State President FW De Klerk, who called an impromptu cabinet meeting. They chose what we now know to be the South African flag, but they felt that the ANC should sign it off. Their representative didn’t want to make the decision alone, so he faxed it over to Nelson Mandela, who was several hundred miles away. Someone at the receiving end had to run over to the stationery shop to grab some coloured pencils then colour it all in so that he could see all the colours involved. Ahh, those were the days when you couldn’t IG someone a photo of something!
5. And finally, looping back to the technological, did you know that Aberdeen Uni has come up with the average face of Doctor Who? I’m thinking those coloured pencils might have done a more flattering job…
Linking up with my fellow Randomeers:
Your random reports are always the best! I still don't understand these printer things. What materials are the printed houses made of!? So weird.
Good luck keeping up with your blog feed. I struggle with that too. And the worst thing is that I don't know how to delete blogs from bloglovin that I 'followed" on Google Reader. So i've got a bunch of blogs to click through that I don't necessarily want to read anymore!
random…I always learn so much from these posts
Another great week of truly random! I can't get me head around the 3D printing at all!
I can't get my head round clearing your blog feed every day let alone 3D printing!
That average face is creeeeeepy!
Another excellent random round up! Am intrigued by the houses…. Wonder if the "average" Dr Who would want one instead of a TARDIS?…….
I saw those 3d printed houses-very clever. But 3 d printed food,…..?
I just love the picture of those colored pencils…
If you didn't waste so much time researching random c**p you'd have more time for commenting on blogs 😉
But who cares? I love your random facts that I even made the effort to comment, blog reading is overrated is what I decided but not as overrated as writing. Hope the busy times are good ones.
bwahahaha!!
Can't say that printed pizza sounds particularly appetizing 🙂
I need me one of those printers! for instance, on bad days, I could print me out some surrogate family members and place them doing the things that should have been done. Then leave them to give the loved ones the message and go out shopping 😉 Although I suppose storing them willy nilly in the basement, later, would be pretty creepy…? happy randomness!
I should get one of those Sony memory things – not sure *how* they attach to the brain but if it helps me remember stuff it'll be worth it !!!!'
you are hilarious! What newspaper are you reading to get all those facts?
I'm completely fascinated by 3d printing. I totally can't get my head around it. I was actually thinking about this whilst stood next to a regular printer this am.
Printed food… Not for me, I like the tasty stuff. Sounds like you are having a busy week.
Hugs Kay
You sound like you're having a very colourful week!!!
Sounding very busy Katy! I always read your Random posts and I do enjoy them.
Don't worry about reading blogs, enjoy the reality of a busy and fulfilling life! Winter is Coming – eventually, so make hay while the sun shines – or doesn't, depending!