Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Skateboarding India, poems on Mars, 3D-printed ears and more in our look at the web this week

1. Internet Early Days The first public site on the World Wide Web is now back at its original URL to celebrate the Web’s 20th anniversary. The text-only page features a brief explanation of its purpose along with a few links to biographies, technical details and more, launched on 30 April 1993. 2. A Passive Future for NYC Showing the impressive results of passive building …

Sight Unseen Master Classes

Skateboarding India, poems on Mars, 3D-printed ears and more in our look at the web this week

As part of this year’s Noho Design District, Sight Unseen is hosting a series of classes on 17 May at NYC’s Bowery Hotel. Each workshop will be led by a trio of up-and-coming New York designers, giving participants a tactile lesson in design and the chance to walk away with their own handmade object. Sign up while spots still remain.

Poems on Mars

Skateboarding India, poems on Mars, 3D-printed ears and more in our look at the web this week

Interplanetary wordsmiths take note, NASA is sending three poems to Mars on its November launch of the MAVEN spacecraft. Submit your haikus in English between 1-15 July 2013 for your (poem’s) chance to join the maiden voyage. Global entries are welcome and winners will be chosen by a public vote.