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Needle-Felted Shiranui: Okami Overload

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Despite its age and relatively primitive graphics, Okami is still one of the most beautiful, creative and artful games ever created. If you recall, the games protagonist is a wolf named Amaterasu. One of the other wolves in the game was Shiranui, who tragically dies in battle with the beastly Orochi. Artist Piquipauparro pays tribute to this beautiful and noble creature with what could be the most amazing bit of needle-felting I’ve ever laid eyes on.

needle felted okami Shiranui

This 12″ long, 8″ tall version of the white wolf was handmade from wool and a little bit of wire for structure. It’s incredibly detailed, and includes all of those whispy red streaks and a “fire cloud” mane to make it even more dynamic.

needle felted okami Shiranui 2

Check out bigger pics of this amazing bit of geek craft over on Piquipauparro’s DeviantArt page, along with some other cool creations as well.

[via Ian Brooks]


Swiss Researchers Invent System to Text Shepherds When Sheep Are under Attack

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Apparently, sheep herding is big business in some parts of Switzerland and elsewhere in the world. The problem for Swiss shepherds is that wolves are making return to the area after being gone for about 100 years. That means that their previously safe sheep are now coming under attack and being killed by wolves.

sheep

Researchers from the country have now developed a system that can monitor the heart rate of the sheep. The system has been proven to work effectively by noting increased heart rate when a wolf attacks a flock of sheep. The heart rate sensor system can be integrated with a collar that would be able to text shepherds when sheep are under attack.

The researchers expect to be able to test the new collar, which can also spray wolf repellent, sometime next year. I wonder how the system would differentiate between increased heart rate due to attacks or simply a male sheep staring at a female sheep.

[via Phys.org]


Game of Thrones Arya Stark and Nymeria Cake: Happy Nameday to You!

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Fans of the Song of Ice and Fire series of books by George R.R. Martin (and the HBO TV show Game of Thrones) will love this adorable “First Nameday” cake, featuring Arya Stark and her wolf Nymeria. Not to mention cupcakes. Lots and lots of cupcakes.

Game of Thrones cake
This cake was made by JB Cada from the Philippines-based bakery, The Regali Kitchen. It is very nicely detailed. Arya even has her sword Needle with her, ready to dispense of any foe.

It looks delicious and is made with dark chocolate cake with light caramel frosting and edible sugarpaste toppers, strawberry lemonade cupcakes and hand-painted edible toppers. The Starks may have to change the words of their house now to, “Dessert is Coming.” This cake is too geeky and pretty to eat though I would be sorely tempted.

[via Geeks Are Sexy]


Zero Trace gadget bags dodge ‘digital exploitation,’ schadenfreude

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zero trace faraday bagFaraday bags? Oh, yeah. For the sleuthing shyster in your life, Escape the Wolf has a new range of gadget cases that are engineered with one primary purpose: to avoid technical surveillance, mobile phone tracking and remote digital exploitation. As it turns out, these guys have been lurking undercover for just over a month now, but it looks as if they're now on sale to the masses -- civilians included. The Zero Traces line can hold both laptops and phones alike, with each piece capable of shielding GSM / CDMA, WiFi and Bluetooth devices from being "remotely exploited." The pain? Between $24.99 and $199.99, and you can part ways with varying levels of cash right there in the source link.

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