10-minutes timelapse-screencast of a little modeling exercise in Blender, a free, open source 3D graphics application.

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… and their parent’s homes.

We found this fascinating series of photos from the archives of LIFE magazine, giving readers a peek inside the homes of the parents/grandparents of some of the most influential musical artists from the 1970’s, including the likes of Frank Zappa, Grace Slick, The Jackson Five, Elton John, Eric Clapton and many more.

Click to see more and see also these athletes and their mothers.

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Beautiful abstractness by Candas Sisman. Sound by Isambard Khroustaliov.

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A creative idea to make the chess board… vertical Mmm …want to have one!!!! -Hang-

Steve of Straight Up Chess makes chess boards that are so good that you’d want to hang ‘em up in a picture frame. The wall-mounted chess boards are made from gorgeous cherry, walnut, and maple hardwoods and better yet: they’re playable! You don’t need a table to play chess anymore:

These boards are designed for a casual game of chess. You make your move and mark it as ‘Last Move’. Later your opponent passes by, makes their move, marks it as ‘Last Move’ and the game continues. In our busy office we play 1 to 2 games a week.

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Really… how can he come up with this whim?

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This pic, sent by Brian, resembles one of the fatality scenes @ Mortal Kombat.

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