SpY Installs Hundreds of Metallic Rescue Blankets in a Former Arms Factory — Colossal

[ad_1] In Oviedo, Spain, a 6,000-square-meter installation of metallic emergency blankets transform a former arms factory this month. “Blankets 2” extends from Spanish artist SpY’s ongoing series of monumental kinetic works (previously). The natural light from the building’s first-floor windows and giant clerestory bounce off the folds of hundreds of blankets, glinting gold on one […]

No Z80? No Problem! | Hackaday

[ad_1] Earlier this year Zilog stopped production of the classic 40-pin DIP Z80 microprocessor, a move that brought a tear to the eye of retro computing enthusiasts everywhere. This chip had a huge influence on both desktop and embedded computing that lingers to this day, but it’s fair to say that the market for it […]

A Deep Look at Deep Editing

[ad_1] What makes the difference between a good novel and a great one? Simple: the editing. Seasoned fiction writers know that in order to reach a pinnacle of excellence with their writing, they have to be “brutal self-editors” (quoting Jerry Jenkins here). The problem is most writers, whether newbies or experienced, don’t have training on […]