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Asian grocery store in Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem, the city...

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:01:05 -0500

Asian grocery store in Winston-Salem. Winston-Salem, the city that got its first Starbucks in 2002.

yeahapparently: Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours covers Daft Punk’s...

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:51:33 -0500

Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours covers Daft Punk’s “Aerodynamic” on a Game Boy, Live at Blip Festival 2009 (via bytejacker)

We’ve got a bunch of other performances on the Bytejacker blog.

Yay Bytejacker!

dcwhip: My poor, suffering dog. His paws bleed from city street...

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:16:46 -0500

dcwhip:

My poor, suffering dog. His paws bleed from city street salting… Booties. BOOTIES! My poor, suffering dog. First I cut off his balls… Then this.

The poster child of lost masculinity. Better than bloody paws…

barely.

Modern Gingerbread House

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:44:17 -0500

Modern Gingerbread House

Endangered Tree Kangaroos Fitted With Video Camera Reveal...

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:57:46 -0500

Endangered Tree Kangaroos Fitted With Video Camera Reveal Wildlife Mysteries, New Species

stolencamera: Copenhagen, Denmark - Danish policemen take...

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:18:55 -0500

stolencamera:

Copenhagen, Denmark - Danish policemen take action against environmental activists at the UN World Climate Conference in front of the Bella Convention Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 December 2009. Photo: KAY NIETFELD DPA/ZUMApress

"Conditions were so bad that the population of breeding humans may have been reduced to as little as..."

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:32:44 -0500

“Conditions were so bad that the population of breeding humans may have been reduced to as...

mikehudack: sarahcooley: texturism: The Copenhagen Wheel,...

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:28:00 -0500

mikehudack:

sarahcooley:

texturism:

The Copenhagen Wheel, unveiled today by MIT students at the COP15 Climate Change Conference, may not look like anything special. But in reality, it’s a treasure trove of bicycle wheel technology, complete with a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), sensors, a smart lock, and a Bluetooth connection to the rider’s iPhone.

[ click through to inhabitat ]

There’s a lot of discussion about this wheel on the eco/bike advocacy sites. I think when it comes down to it, this is a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. I like bikes because they are non-polluting, a form of fun exercise, and cheap. Since the majority of electricity is derived from coal, e-bikes would pollute more than a regular bike, would decrease the amount of physical exertion necessary to ride a bike, and would increase the cost of ownership (up-front and through electricity and battery replacement costs).

That all said, e-bike proponents argue, “they’d get more people on bikes.” I’d say that the majority of non-cyclists remain non-cyclists *not* because they are worried of expending too much energy, but rather because bicycle infrastructure is either non-existent or unsafe. If every road had a concrete divided bike lane, more people would bike. If public transit catered to cyclists, more people would bike. If employees were allowed to bring their bikes inside (yay NYC!) and have shower facilities onsite, more people would bike.

APOPO, an African-based non-profit, trains African Giant Pouched...

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:26:00 -0500

APOPO, an African-based non-profit, trains African Giant Pouched Rats to sniff out unexploded landmines (via Inhabitat).

Noisy sex woman admits breaching court order

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:50:18 -0500

Noisy sex woman admits breaching court order: Beware, I didn’t post the couple’s picture...

stolencamera: I nominate Joe(-mentum!) Lieberman as the Most...

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:11:08 -0500

stolencamera:

I nominate Joe(-mentum!) Lieberman as the Most Hated Man on The Interwebs of today.

US Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut takes a question from a reporter at a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, USA on 15 December 2009. EPA/MATTHEW CAVANAUGH

Seconded.

Thermolon coated pans, an alternative Teflon pans containing...

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:34:42 -0500

Thermolon coated pans, an alternative Teflon pans containing PTFE. (via MocoLoco)

grahamgrafx: Kick-Ass clip! Soo good. Um. Wow. If you’re...

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:25:00 -0500

grahamgrafx:

Kick-Ass clip! Soo good.

Um. Wow. If you’re like me, you’ll immediately want to check the IMDB info and the Apple Trailers pages.

mikehudack: aaroneous: tylerhwillis: Sup Rob?...

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:16:56 -0500

mikehudack:

aaroneous:

tylerhwillis:

Sup Rob? (via oats:ochiewz: catastrofe)

President Mohamed Nasheed of Maldives today at Copenhagen (via...

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:24:00 -0500

President Mohamed Nasheed of Maldives today at Copenhagen (via climaturgie)

I got to this before Treehugger and Grist! The video seems to excerpt the full speech, found here.

Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:05:44 -0500

Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor

TED: 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:12:58 -0500

TED: 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World: grahamgrafx: morningstar: Ive been saying this for...

"Be warned though that iTunes can get expensive. If you watch premium-cable television shows, you can..."

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:49:13 -0500

“Be warned though that iTunes can get expensive. If you watch premium-cable television shows,...

Electrolux vacuum with iPod dock Convergence gone horribly...

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:36:51 -0500

Electrolux vacuum with iPod dock

Convergence gone horribly wrong.

In 1910, Edgar Chambless outlined his idea for a linear city...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:15:32 -0500

In 1910, Edgar Chambless outlined his idea for a linear city built on top of a railway line. (via TreeHugger)