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Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy Tomio Geron, forbes.com On paper, Frederic Larson is just one data point in five years of U.S. government statistics showing underemployment in dozens of industries and stagnant income growth across the board. The 63-year-old photographer with two child… RT @Techmeme: Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of…
Apparently, charging $7 for a cup of coffee makes suckers believe it tastes better By Sarah Miller, grist.org Starbucks has come out with some super fancy new coffee that costs $7. Supposedly it tastes really awesome. (At that price it better taste like God’s balls.) Comedian Jimmy Kimmel was skeptical that it was really all…
Russia had a three-day traffic jam By Sarah Miller, grist.org There was a three-day-long traffic jam in Russia over the weekend. That’s not three hours. That is three days. There was a snowstorm on the M-10, a well-traveled road between St. Petersburg and Moscow. Now, one might think a country… RT @grist: Russia had a…
garbage cans turned into living containers by philipp stingl P.Stingl, designboom.com garbage cans turned into ‘living containers’ by philipp stingl as the demographic evolution in germany and other countries becomes more dramatic, social systems will collapse and from the ashes an aging society will rise, marked by crime, sickn… garbage dumpsters turned into living containers…
America’s fastest-growing state: North Frackota By Philip Bump, grist.org According to the weirdly huge text on the Census Bureau’s website, the fastest-growing state in the country in 2011 was North Dakota, which grew at a rate of 2.17 percent. The second fastest-growing state was the District of Columbia, wh… RT @grist: America’s fastest-growing state: North…
Rupert Murdoch still stupid about climate, now thinks pollution is good for trees By Sarah Miller, grist.org Close your eyes and imagine a world without Rupert Murdoch. Ahhhhhhhh. OK, you can open your eyes now. Sorry. Murdoch still exists. He owns everything. And he still doesn’t know dick about climate science. In fact, he now…
Honest junk food advertisements show you what kind of crap you’re really eating By Jess Zimmerman, grist.org Graphic designer Laura P. created these posters for the nasty ingredients hiding in some of your favorite junk foods. Would Twinkies and hot dogs be as popular if these were plastered in bus stations and movie theaters? Well,…
Hitcase and ChestR Mount let the iPhone see some action Ben Coxworth, gizmag.com With rugged, mount-equipped iPhone cases such as the Optrix XD, it’s now possible to use your phone as an actioncam. Most of these cases, however, aren’t designed to be mounted on the user’s chest – a viewpoint that often offers some of…
Pentax launches MX-1 enthusiast-level compact Paul Ridden, gizmag.com The days when the handy pocket snapper was the weapon of choice for grabbing a quick photo or two have all-but gone, thanks largely to the increasingly capable cameras on the ubiquitous smartphone. Manufacturers looking to tempt folks into buying … Pentax launches MX-1 enthusiast-level compact http://flip.it/7pfLg…
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