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Bonsai LED Matrix Has Chaotic RootsMost people don’t hand solder their surface mount LED matrices these days, and they certainly don’t do it with RGB LEDs. [Jonas Ruchti] isn’t most people, has managed to grow his electronic hobby into the art form know as Bonsai. The organic shapes of miniatu…

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A Japanese Forestry Technique Prunes Upper Branches to Create a Tree Platform for More Sustainable HarvestsLiterally translating to platform cedar, daisugi is a 14th- or 15th-century technique that offers an efficient, sustainable, and visually stunning approach to forestry. The method originated in Kyoto and involves pruning the branches of Kitayama cedar so that…

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Kabuki, Bonsai and Calligraphy Inspire Yoshio Kubo's Reebok CollaborationJapanese designer Yoshio Kubo's output varies from technical trek gear to refined tailoring and everything in between but his recent output has focused on Japanese tradition, updating heritage shapes with contemporary d…

Let's check in on a nasty argument taking place on a bonsai-growing subredditPut a group of people who are passionate about any conceivable topic online together and it won’t be long before they’re tearing each other’s throats out over the most inscrutable shit. Case in point: The (apparently thriving) community of passionate bonsai g…

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Exploring Somerset’s garden of earthly delightsAn aerial walkway is among the wonders at the spectacular Hadspen estate open to the publicIf you walk left on entering the Newt in Somerset, past the shop selling artisanal wares, up the slope and into the deer park, you will arrive at an avenue of pines edg…

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Towards Principled Reactive UIThis is a followup to my post about a year ago, Towards a unified theory of reactive UI. It is a deeper exploration of the question: “what is the best way to express reactive UI in Rust?”

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Bringing a Katana to a GunfightA recent trailer for Cyberpunk 2077’ was up…

Bonsai SocietiesOne of the gifts Japan has given to the world is the elegant art form of the bonsai tree.  The bonsai artist grows a miniature tree in a small container, carefully guiding the plant into an aesthetically pleasing form.  That form ...

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Dappled House / DDAACompleted in 2017 in Minato City, Japan. Images by Kenta Hasegawa. The existing building, built in 1986 at the height of the "bubble economy" period in Japan, is a typical example of so-called "bubble architecture". ...

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Bonsai Starter Kit Only $24.99 on Amazon | Includes 4 Types of TreesAmazon has it all! Looking for a unique gift idea for someone who loves plants? Head over to Amazon where you can grab this Bonsai Starter Kit for just $24.99 (regularly $32.99)! This starter kit includes everything you need to grow your own Bonsai trees! It …

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fall Recipes Have ArrivedThe Animal Crossing: New Horizons fall season is here. That mean…