It’s a sign of the times when people can’t brighten up their towns with replica super Mario power up cubes without raising terrorist fears. When a bunch of kids did this recently the bomb squad were called in to investigate the seemingly suspicious packages. Sure a cardboard box emblazoned with question marks may look dubious, but as anyone who has ever played Super Mario will attest, power up cubes are the source of good things like invincibility stars, 1 up mushrooms and fire flowers. The following link shows you how to make your own power cubes, but install them at your own risk. Link [via]
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The friendly face of the original Macintosh launched the personal computing revolution over 20 years ago. Full of personality, this endearing classic is a symbol of affordable, easy to use computing for everyone. Make space for this little buddy on your desk and pay homage to the ideological computing we enjoy today. Link
Does the soulless, complex and rapidly disposable nature of today’s appliances get you down? Relish the days of yore with these delightfully retro paper craft appliances from Panasonic.