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Private copying levy

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:37:16 +0000

A private copying levy (also known as blank media tax or levy) is a government-mandated scheme in which a special tax or levy (additional to any general sales tax) is charged on purchases of recordable media. Such taxes are in place in various countries and the income is typically allocated to the developers of “content”.

Compulsory license

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:36:13 +0000

Compulsory license:

A compulsory license, also known as statutory license or mandatory collective management, provides that the owner of a patent or copyright licenses the use of their rights against payment either set by law or determined through some form of arbitration.

Net Book Agreement

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:35:35 +0000

Net Book Agreement:

The Net Book Agreement (NBA) was a British fixed book price agreement between publishers and booksellers which set the prices at which books were to be sold to the public.

‘Guzzle Puzzle sweets by The Natural Confectionary Company are...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:07:00 +0000

‘Guzzle Puzzle sweets by The Natural Confectionary Company are two-part confectionaries which allow the consumer to create their own flavour combinations.’

‘Composition No. 1 is a re-imagining of a book originally...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:02:28 +0000

‘Composition No. 1 is a re-imagining of a book originally published in the 1960s. The book is the first ever “book in a box”, by French writer Marc Saporta … Each page has a self-contained narrative, leaving it to the reader to decide the order they read the book, and how much or how little of the book they want to read before they begin again.’

AR/VR Contact Lenses

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:08:00 +0000

AR/VR Contact Lenses:

Currently being developed by DARPA researchers at Washington-based Innovega iOptiks are contact lenses that enhance normal vision by allowing a wearer to view virtual and augmented reality images without the need for bulky apparatus.

CIE 1931 color space chromaticity diagram. Can be considered to...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:16:00 +0000

CIE 1931 color space chromaticity diagram. Can be considered to show the limits of human colour perception.

George Philip Morgan, Retinal Photograph – Left Eye

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:14:22 +0000

George Philip Morgan, Retinal Photograph – Left Eye

Polari

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:03:33 +0000

Polari:

Polari is a form of cant slang used in Britain by actors, circus and fairground showmen, criminals, prostitutes, and the gay subculture.

Lunfardo

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:02:54 +0000

Lunfardo:

Lunfardo is a dialect originated and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the lower classes in Buenos Aires and the surrounding Gran Buenos Aires.

Morphogenesis

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:59:15 +0000

Morphogenesis:

Morphogenesis is the biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape.

Allometry

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:58:00 +0000

Allometry:

Allometry is the study of the relationship of body size to shape, anatomy, physiology and behaviour.

Nomogram

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:56:12 +0000

Nomogram:

A nomogram, nomograph, abaque, or abac is a graphical calculating device, a two-dimensional diagram designed to allow the approximate graphical computation of a function.

Tachymeter

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:55:43 +0000

Tachymeter:

A tachymeter or tacheometer is a type of theodolite used for rapid measurements and determines, electronically or electro-optically, the distance to target, and is highly automated in its operations.

10 chindogu tenets

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:47:29 +0100

10 chindogu tenets

Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:47:01 +0100

Dieter Rams: ten principles for good design

The Burrow

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:38:06 +0000

The Burrow:

The Burrow is an unfinished short story by Franz Kafka in which a mole-like being burrows through an elaborate system of tunnels it has built over its life.

Video

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:37:21 +0000

Untitled (Rooms) 2001, Rachel Whiteread

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:30:00 +0000

Untitled (Rooms) 2001, Rachel Whiteread

Imaginary Colours

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:06:46 +0000

Imaginary Colours:

Imaginary colors are points in a colour space that correspond to combinations of cone cell responses that cannot be produced by any physical light spectrum.