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“How to be Creative” was written by Hugh McLeod last summer but it’s not outdated and has been fleshed out in amusing and accurate detail into a longer version. Illustrated with his very own cartoons

drawn on the back of business cards, it makes some very relevant
comments on the whole topic of being a professional in the “creative”
field.

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Cory Doctorow:

This giant inflatable waterslide from China Inflatables is in the shape
of a sinking Titanic with a looming iceberg, and sports several flumes
for your sliding pleasure.
Link

(Thanks, Dow!)

[Via BoingBoing]

AudioCubes has the Hello Kitty iPod mini and Hello Kitty BE@RBRICK Set on sale. Only 9 available.

The pink 6GB iPod mini comes with a 27cm high Hello Kitty BE@RBRICK
that has an iPod mini holder. The iPod mini has of course a hello kitty
face on its back-side. The set includes also a special Hello Kitty iPod
mini carrying case.
Sanrio anounced the Hello Kitty iPod mini set in February. Only 2000 sets are made available in Japan.

AudioCubes sells the set for $639.00.

[Via i4u]

By Barb Dybwad

This goes out to the reverse switchers among you, who want to set up those two 30-inch Apple Cinema Displays you happen to have lying around (don’t we all?) to work with your Windows machine. This guide explains everything you’ll need, including which obscure graphics cards will support this configuration and a step-by-step of how to get it all going, which isn’t quite as easy as plug and play. When you’re done, you’ll have so much freakin’ screen real estate you’ll be able to rent some out. [Via engadget]

By Cory Doctorow:

Mindy sez, “Described as ‘Dada Dolls’, the incredible creations offered
for sale on this site are made almost entirely with recycled materials
- like dictionaries, cigar boxes, and antique tobacco tins. Each doll
comes with its own story: (example) ‘After the summer away with her
cousins in Oslo, Anna was hoping her mother would notice how short her
dresses had become, and that her figure was no longer that of a
child… ‘”
Link

(Thanks, Mindy!)

[Via Boing Boing]

By Josh Rubin

Modular lighting system by Ross Lovegrove.
There’s more to the Yamagiwa:Lovegrove collaboration.
SystemX is an X-shaped lighting module that can be interconnected with
other SystemX modules to create lighting structures. “The product can
be specified for both private and public use, beginning with small
dimmable configurations for above the dining table to large open
expanses that can create zones of different temperatures of light in
collective or singular modules.”. Via Dezain.

+ yamagiwa.co.jp

[Via mocoloco]