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MechaBunny by Collin David

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I started to look at the Internet as a kind of biological ecosystem. I might not be the parasite, but I’m the creature who lives symbiotically with the parasite. I’m not causing any direct damage, though I’m certainly aiding the facilitation of the slow decay—but even the corpses of what we leave behind fertilize the soil. I’m still not sure of what the Internet equivalent of soil is, but half a metaphor, and about nine cents per sentence, is enough to help me sleep at night.

Collin David, on writing spam

http://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/the-science-of-deception-i-write-the-spam

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"The Cardiovores" Papercraft by Collin David

Back in June of 2009 we posted up some really cool papercraft dubbed "The Squidulons" which were created by Collin David, and most recently he released a new version of this figure he is calling "The Cardiovores" which is a special Valentines Day'ish version. According to Collin these "appear once each year, and always travel in pairs. They are naturally attracted to those who are in love, as these couples are more delicious than others. Once their prey is captured, The Cardiovores consume them, heart first. Once replete with food, they slither back into the depths of the forest and burrow into their subterranean nests, keeping each other warm." These guys are really cool and if you look at the photo above you can see that if you make two of them, when placed side-by-side they make a heart shape with their tentacles... COOL! Best part about this... its FREE to download, just head on over HERE and click on the picture!

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the long awaited, very first. . . Materials Girl Interview

I was in Toy Tokyo the other day, and by the other day I mean two months ago, and was blatantly eavesdropping on two guys talking about the new Star Wars toys being produced, to their horror, by blow molding. It seems the original edition had been cast, and this new development was disappointing. Considering I spend a large amount of my day thinking about materials and processing I was disappointed in myself for having never thought of it before: Designer Toys! What other group of non-material scientists spend this much time thinking about the material composition of the products they purchase, and synthetic polymers at that. Though I’ve been known to pick up a few vinyl minis here and there, I’m no expert.

But Collin David is.

Collin is a toy collector and designer, who writes for Collectors Quest, and other websites. He also has his own site, Resonant Fish, check out how brilliant he is.