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…
The Government Open-Data Program At The Root Of Energy-Efficiency Startups BY BEN SCHILLER, fastcoexist.com The Green Button program has forced utilities to standardize the way they present their energy use numbers to their customers. In turn, that data has caused an explosion of apps and services to help you save energy—and money. It’s only a……
2013 Prediction: Science Funding Remains Strong By Juliet Eilperin, popsci.com Barack Obama’s second term should see the same focus on funding science and technology—although the budget ax is looming. Science and technology have utterly transformed human life in the past few generations, and forecasts of the… RT @gram_positive: But will remain weak in the Philippines.…
You, Under the Retail Microscope By Ben Steverman -, bloomberg.com Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images It’s the classic holiday face-off. On one side, you have the wary shopper, who is often “just browsing” and more and more likely to purchase only online. On the other, there’s the salesperson, wh… RT @BloombergNews: How stores use…
How Obama Knew How You’d Vote, Even Before You Did Dan Rowinski, readwrite.com Imaging you were a political analyst who time traveled from 1990s to November 5, 2012. A quick look at the national polls for the presidential election, you would probably have thought that Republican nominee Mitt Romney had a pretty good shot at……
25,000 People (And Counting) Flood White House With Online Petition To ‘Immediately Address’ Gun Control Gregory Ferenstein, techcrunch.com Update: The petition has reached 25,000 signatures Almost immediately following the tragic school shooting in Connecticut, over 16,000 people have signed an official White House WeThePeople petition to “Immediately… RT @TechCrunch: Scores Flood White House With Online…
My Traveling Tiny House Site by Sophic, tinyhouselistings.com Posted by Steven on November 26, 2012 // 34 Comments By Christy Dean Four months ago I moved out of my 2 bedroom home and into this tiny (mobile) house. I’m traveling the country in my little nest and I love it! It gets a lot of……
Jon Stewart: Have Republicans Hit ‘Rock Bottom’ With Failed United Nations Disability Treaty? Carol Hartsell, huffingtonpost.com For the second day in a row, Jon Stewart hammered at Republicans over irrational partisanship. On Tuesday, he took down Boehner and company’s indecent fiscal cliff proposal, and on Wednesday “The Daily Show” host took senate… http://flip.it/iamVo Related articles…
‘Hobbit’ Motion Sickness, Nausea Critics Shot Down By Warner Bros. And Peter Jackson Cavan Sieczkowski, huffingtonpost.com Warner Bros. and Peter Jackson are responding to claims that “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is causing motion sickness and nausea among viewers. Peter Jackson’s fantasy flick premiered in New Zealand on Nov. 28 and claims of… http://flip.it/WRhuh Related…
What Obama’s Victory Means for Tech Brian Barrett, gizmodo.com Barack Obama’s victory last night has far-reaching fiscal, social, and military implications, all of which are familiar to anyone who kept at least one eye open during any of this year’s debates. But what do four more years mean for tech… What Obama’s Victory Means for…