Screw the rules, I have green hair | ๐ฉ๐ช๐บ๐ธ SF Bay native | tech ร design ร art ร psych | ex-eng @Patreon, @Microsoft, @honor | @ITP_NYU @cmuhcii educated
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Hello world! ๐
I'm Karina and I'm a creative technologist, software developer, and designer. I currently work as a new media exhibit technician for the Exploratorium in SF and I also freelance for startups under my own small agency (appropriately called KACHOW! LLC ๐ฏ๏ธ (1/7)
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Bill Watterson never licensed Calvin and Hobbes for mugs, T-shirts, toys, or lunchboxes. He believed merchandising would diminish the characters and the stories. In an age where everything becomes a brand, that kind of artistic conviction feels rarer than ever.
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He created a device that lets paralyzed individuals control phones, tablets, and computers with only their tongue.
Created by MIT-trained engineer Tomรกs Vega, the device sits on the roof of the mouth and works like a wireless trackpad.
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Love this! Gives me very Wolf Among Us/Hi Fi Rush/etc vibes
If I ever get a car I feel like I'd want a crazy paint job.
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Help I feel seen and I don't like it.
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The Japanese spirit lives on overseas.
After the match, Japanese supporters stayed behind to clean the stadium.
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A man who lived as a monk for 28 years
[๐น evanbnormal]
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Projection mapping with just an iPhone, a normal projectorโฆ And a cat.
[๐น lazylighting]
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bro immigrated from Mexico and took a $28/hr contract welding job in 2015.
didn't even know what SpaceX was.
they gave him $10,000 in stock and let him buy more through payroll deductions.
that stake is now worth $880,000.
and he's one of 4,400 employees who became millionaires on Friday. welders. technicians. cafeteria staff.
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Peak example of a Chindogu, aka an unusual not useless Japanese device that solves a problem but may cause others ๐
A device to keep you fresh in the summer by waving your shirt.
[๐น KAZUYA SHIBATA]
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And the legend goes that the Ghost of Brooklyn was born that day..
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Guess who's a second degree blackbelt in Aikido as of today?
This girl!
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Ok this might be my favorite clip fro my test today I've seen so far.
Looking good at this angle ๐
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Jun 14
Guess who's a second degree blackbelt in Aikido as of today?
This girl!
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Collecting more videos to make a supercut but for now, here's some koshi nage (over the back throws)
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Jun 13
Guys I'm going to an event tomorrow and forgot it's a potluck.
What should I bring? What's super easy to either make or buy?
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Jun 12
This is my speed for a wedding.
Jun 12
This couple decided to have a lightsaber duel at their wedding instead of a dance by the bride and groom.
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