Curator News Feed: March 6, 2015
Books by Moyan Brenn licensed under CC by 2.0
Hooray for Fridayyy!! Lots of good reads on the interwebs this week, check it out!
Apple car rumors fuel Geneva debate about car of future, Reuters, Ready to drive the Apple car? - Noelle
Quadriplegic woman flies F-35 with nothing but her thoughts, Sploid, No hyperbole or jokes here. The only caveat is that the woman controlling the "plane" is actually controlling a flight simulator. The amazing thing is, she's not controlling it via a joystick that's thought-controlled; she's simply controlling the plane itself through thoughts. Terrifyingly amazing, or amazingly terrifying? Probably a bit of both. Take out the war-machine part, and it's pretty incredible to imagine this kind of technology being used to control, say, an exoskeleton or other device to help people who don't have the ability to use their limbs. - Paul
Marvel Will Unlock Its New Avengers Trailer Once Enough Fans Have Tweeted About It, ADWEEK, This isn't a new tactic—the social media team on The Dark Knight Rises did the same thing to reveal the first image of Tom Hardy as Bane—but when you have content as good as a new Avengers trailer, it's pretty effective. - Paul
Artist superimposes famous movie scenes to life with iPhone, Mashable, Love these! I think The Lion King is my favorite... - Brooke
Design engaging images for your social media posts in under 30 seconds, Buffer, Buffer just rolled out a new web app called Pablo, which allows you to quickly generate images for social media with your text on top. You can even upload icons (e.g. your company logo). Definitely worthy of a bookmark. - Paul
Never Drink Alone Again Because Now There’s Wine for Cats, Meowingtons, Any cat people in the office? Wow.. - Emily
Hang on—should I not be giving my cat regular wine? - Paul
Instagram Star Biddy The Hedgehog Has Died And We’re Heartbroken, Buzzfeed, Saddest news in instagram history - Brooke
Salvation Army Turns #TheDress Into a Powerful Domestic Violence Ad, ADWEEK
The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet, TIME
Bruised woman on this billboard heals as people pay attention to her, Mashable, Wow. - Scott
Client Reads
Bean company gets a $75K boost for a new production kitchen, Portland Business Journal, Whole Foods Market awarded Portland-area Better Bean company with a Local Producer Loan this week. The company will use the loan to complete the build-out of a dedicated production kitchen. - Ann Marie
Whole Foods Across The Country To Participate In "Crack Heard Around The World", Seattle Refined
FREE TASTINGS AND PAIRINGS OF PARMIGIANO REGGIANO AT WHOLE FOODS, Fabulously Frugal in Vancouver
Tulips for You and Me - Whole Foods Sale, Good Life Vancouver