The transit of an artificial star

Kansuke Yamamoto (Japanese, 1914-1987), A Forgotten Person,...

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:55:24 -0400

Kansuke Yamamoto (Japanese, 1914-1987), A Forgotten Person, 1958

"Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:49 -0400

“Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in existence, you will become a guide to those in need, revealing the path to many.”

- Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha (via samsaranmusing)

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Sun, 19 May 2013 02:50:20 -0400

brain-power: “Vishvarupa has innumerable forms, eyes, faces,...

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:49:26 -0400

brain-power:

“Vishvarupa has innumerable forms, eyes, faces, mouths and arms. All creatures of the universe are part of him. He is the infinite universe, without a beginning or an end. He contains peaceful as well as wrathful forms.”

"I could start fires with what I feel for you."

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:43:11 -0400

“““I could start fires with what I feel for you.”””

- Fires, David Ramirez (via sequences)

"it’s an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater luster to our colors, a richer..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:06 -0400

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it’s an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater luster to our colors, a richer resonance to our words. That is, if it doesn’t destroy us, if it doesn’t burn away the optimism and the spirit, the capacity for visions, and the respect for simple yet indispensable things.

—Lestat (via samsaranmusing)

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- (via mysticmementos)

bleedingbetty1960: The Followers by Harrison Fisher (1906)

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:37:17 -0400

bleedingbetty1960:

The Followers by Harrison Fisher (1906)

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Sun, 19 May 2013 02:32:05 -0400

yama-bato: University Sports Park “Prof. PhD, I. Hatieganu”...

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:25:13 -0400

yama-bato:

University Sports Park “Prof. PhD, I. Hatieganu” ,Cluj

©yama-bato,2013

sourcedumal: searchingforknowledge: loweryi: 8bitfuture: New...

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:21:05 -0400

sourcedumal:

searchingforknowledge:

loweryi:

8bitfuture:

New streetlamps could improve your view of the stars.

A new paper published in the journal Optics Express describes a system for focusing light from streetlamps directly on the area required, with almost no light leakage horizontally or vertically. Conventional street lamps scatter up to 20% of their energy away from where it is required, not only wasting power but also leading to light pollution which obscures your view of the night sky.

The proposed LED lamp uses a lens to limit where the light is projected, with a reflecting cavity to recyle light that would otherwise be wasted. The team thinks the system would use between 10 to 50% less power to illuminate a section of road than current LED streetlamps, which are already more efficient than regular lamps.

A prototype is being developed and is hoped to be completed this October.

pLEASE

YES

This sounds awesome.

ginopambianchi: The snake and the flower. One for luck. One for...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:39:26 -0400

ginopambianchi:

The snake and the flower.

One for luck.

One for power.

One of four illustrations completed as a part of my senior show at Memphis College of Art. Prints soon to come.

7while23: Marc Bijl, Afterburner (Black over chrome), 2012

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:37:47 -0400

7while23:

Marc Bijl, Afterburner (Black over chrome), 2012

histoire-de-lart: jusepe de ribera, head of an old man, oil on...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:35:33 -0400

histoire-de-lart:

jusepe de ribera, head of an old man, oil on canvas

"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:34:08 -0400

“The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.”

- Ernest Hemingway (via sadfag)

nataliakoptseva: Dyck, Anton van (Flemish) The Metal Serpent...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:33:16 -0400

nataliakoptseva:

Dyck, Anton van (Flemish) The Metal Serpent 1620

Detail

invisibleotherness: Hommage à William Henry Fox Talbot: Sein...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:32:59 -0400

invisibleotherness:

Hommage à William Henry Fox Talbot: Sein ‘Latticed Window” in Lacock Abbey als Fotogramm, Lacock Abbey, 1978

Floris Neusüss

"Do not tell everyone your story. You will only end up feeling more rejected. People cannot give you..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:32:28 -0400

“Do not tell everyone your story. You will only end up feeling more rejected. People cannot give you what you long for in your heart. The more you expect from people’s response to your experience of abandonment, the more you will feel exposed to ridicule.”

- Henri J.M. Nouwen (via sadfag)

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Sun, 19 May 2013 00:31:02 -0400

lauramcphee: Rigmor Rasmussen, c1927 (Madame D’Ora)

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:29:06 -0400

lauramcphee:

Rigmor Rasmussen, c1927 (Madame D’Ora)

histoire-de-lart: duccio, madonna of the franciscans, 1300, oil...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:26:14 -0400

histoire-de-lart:

duccio, madonna of the franciscans, 1300, oil on panel