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Blobitecture (from blob architecture), blobism and blobismus are terms for a movement in architecture in which buildings have an organic, amoeba-shaped building form. [1] Though the term blob architecture was already in vogue in the mid-1990s, the word blobitecture first appeared in print in 2002, in William Safire 's "On Language" column in ...
Object storage (also known as object-based storage [1] or blob storage) is a computer data storage approach that manages data as "blobs" or "objects", as opposed to other storage architectures like file systems, which manage data as a file hierarchy, and block storage, which manages data as blocks within sectors and tracks. [2]
Octatube led the field in technical developments in the high-tech architecture era between 1980 and 1995 and in the succeeding freeform or “Blob” architecture period. In the first decade of Octatube's existence, the emphasis was on space frame and tent structures. This developed into the field of structural glazing.
The work of Future Systems can be classified within the British high-tech architects as either bionic architecture or amorphous, organic shapes sometimes referred to as "blobitecture". "Compared to his peers, Kaplicky was the avant-garde incarnate, relentlessly pursuing the new new thing, refusing to settle into some predictable, and ...
Thanksgiving Leftover Tacos. People love the heralded Thanksgiving sandwich, but there’s something about using a tortilla (see our Thanksgiving Crunchwrap) that takes Turkey Day leftovers to a ...
The word is a portmanteau of "blob" and "object". Blobjects can be made of any material in any size or scale for the home, office, car, or outdoors. Common materials used in fabricating blobjects are plastic (especially polycarbonate , polypropylene , or polyethylene ), metal, and rubber, with the aim being to give a more organic and animate feel.
The claim: California counting ballots two weeks after Election Day is evidence it was ‘rigged’ A Nov. 19 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims one state’s lengthy vote-counting ...
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police/Youtube. LVMPD to Provide Update on 1994 Cold Case Homicide. Johansson said investigators at the time “received many leads, and every one of them was followed up on ...