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  • Twitrcovers makes your Tweets a bit more tasty

    Beautify your Twitter Cover in One Click lifehack.org A few weeks ago, Twit­ter released new head­er image options for each user’s pro­file. As a result. users may now change their Twit­ter “cover” if they want. Twitr­Cov­ers has the best col­lec­tion of Twit­ter cov­ers avail­able that I’ve seen. … RT @lifehackorg: Beautify your Twitter Cover in…

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  • Google gDrive and Gmail take on Dropbox

    Gmail Facelift: New Features of Gmail Steve Dotto, lifehack.org Google is taking dead aim at Web 2.0 services like Dropbox as they expand the capabilities of Google Drive and integrate it more tightly with their other services like Gmail. There is a new refined Gmail compose screen, which opens the door to… RT @lifehackorg: Gmail…

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  • The reason societies become less productive with industrialization

    Seven Productivity Myths, Debunked by Science (and Common Sense) Alan Henry, lifehacker.com The end goal of “productivity” is to spend less time doing the things you have to do so you have more time for the things you want to do. Of course, if you follow every morsel of productivity advice out there, you probably…

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  • How not to destroy for gadgets: temperature and humidity

    Can I Leave My Gadgets In a Cold or Hot Car? Whitson Gordon, lifehacker.com Dear Lifehacker, I almost always have my laptop, iPod, and smartphone with me, but don’t always want to lug them around. Is it okay to leave them in my car if it’s particularly cold outside? What about in the summer heat?…

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  • Patagonia dives into plant based performance wear

    Patagonia’s New Wet Suit is Made from Plants ecouterre.com Did you ever think you’d be wear­ing plants while hang­ing ten? Out­door adven­tur­ist brand Patag­o­nia has been mak­ing strides with their exper­i­men­ta­tion with eco-friendly wet­suits. They’re lat­est line bor­rows from the plant world-… http://flip.it/hmSeJ Related articles A Study: Patagonia Outerwear (northofsoutheast.wordpress.com) Earthwatericeglacier4panoramaPeritoMorenoPatagoniaArgentina (fractalsteve.wordpress.com) Make Your Own…

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  • Green tech tips for saving on your heating bill

    7 Winter Home Improvement Tips to Save You Money and Energy In the Cold Season | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Mark Boyer says:, inhabitat.com This year’s record break­ing sum­mer high tem­per­a­tures and gen­er­al wor­ri­some warm­ing trend don’t nec­es­sar­i­ly mean that the com­ing win­ter will be a walk in the park.…

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  • Designer bacteria decode your health via your poo

    E. chromi Designer Bacteria Will Color Your Poo According to Your Illness | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building natural run says:, inhabitat.com E. chro­mi is an exper­i­men­tal col­lab­o­ra­tion between design­ers and sci­en­tists work­ing in the field of syn­thet­ic biol­o­gy. Royal Col­lege of Art grad­u­ates’ James King and Daisy Gins­berg, togeth­er with…

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  • Drug companies return to nutritional supplements for innovation

    (via Consumer, Drug Firms Vie in Vitamins – WSJ.com) Related articles We mistook drugs for food supplements: Ram Singh (thehindu.com) Myths In The Pricing Of New Drugs (forbes.com) Decreasing Diabetes Risk In Obese Children And Adolescents Through Vitamin D Supplementation (medicalnewstoday.com)

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  • Pier 57 “Incubox” Shipping Container Mall Set to Open Next April in NYC Youngwoo Pier57

    inhabitat.com Start­ing in April, sixty ship­ping con­tain­er shops will open their doors on the for­mer ship­ping indus­try pier under the uni­fied name “Incubox”. For the first two years of oper­a­tion (basi­cal­ly until the entire pier makeover is com­plete)… http://flip.it/hF0GX Pier 57 “Incubox” Shipping Container Mall Set to Open Next April in NYC Youngwoo Pier57

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  • Coco mat Eco mattress: get a sustainable night’s sleep

    Get a Sustainable Night’s Sleep On an Ultra-Comfy, Uber-Cozy Coco-Mat Mattress | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Yuka Yoneda says:, inhabitat.com The aver­age per­son sleeps around eight hours a night — which amounts to a third of your life spent in bed. But despite the amount of time that we find…

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  • Green holiday gift guide

    Inhabitat Green Holiday Gift Guide inhabitat.com http://flip.it/M3Ixh Related articles Inhabitat’s Week in Green: stair-climbing vacuum cleaner, carbon dioxide diapers and a real 3D-printed face (engadget.com)

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  • Egg shape office of the future

    Egg-Shaped Mobile House Extension is No Ordinary Blob | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building caeman says:, inhabitat.com Believe it or not, this adorable egg-shaped “blob” is actu­al­ly a house! Orig­i­nal­ly built as a home office exten­sion for Xfac­tor Agen­cies, the unique design was vehe­ment­ly opposed by Bel­gian author­i­ties. In order to…

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