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James Ferguson
The Problem With LED Traffic Lights: They Can't Melt Snow - http://autos.aol.com/article...
The Problem With LED Traffic Lights: They Can't Melt Snow
"Cities around the country that have installed energy-efficient traffic lights are discovering a hazardous downside: The bulbs don't burn hot enough to melt snow and can become crusted over in a storm — a problem blamed for dozens of accidents and at least one death." - James Ferguson from Bookmarklet
One would think weather considerations would be a part of a design like that. - Mark Trapp
Nonsense! Bottom line wins! - James Ferguson
price and cost of operation tend to be the main things cities look at. - Joe Silence
they speak the truth. unintended consequences and all that. - Kendra <3 Three Lions
Or an honest mistake? - dkb
not likely. - Joe Silence
no, i think it probably was. i doubt they even considered it. - Kendra <3 Three Lions
OMG. Will there ever be any to people trying to shut down new, better, smarter, more efficient technology as it develops? It's not like "Industry" does much forward-thinking-things-through these days, anyway. No one bitches as much about anti-depressant pharmaceuticals that cause teenagers to want to kill themselves. - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
are you sure about that? - Joe Silence
okay, I probably overstated that. But how/why do we let that happen? More importantly, what are other options that can be assistive rather than critical? - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
Russellreno
THE SOURCE OF THE DEFICIT MESS.... Republican lawmakers and far-right activists have suddenly discovered, after eight years of dramatic fiscal irresponsibility, that they care deeply about deficit reduction again. Worse, they're absolutely convinced that President Obama and those free-spending Democrats are responsible, putting a terrible burden... - http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archive...
THE SOURCE OF THE DEFICIT MESS.... Republican lawmakers and far-right activists have suddenly discovered, after eight years of dramatic fiscal irresponsibility, that they care deeply about deficit reduction again. Worse, they're absolutely convinced that President Obama and those free-spending Democrats are responsible, putting a terrible burden on future gener
"Some critics charge that the new policies pursued by President Obama and the 111th Congress generated the huge federal budget deficits that the nation now faces. In fact, the tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the economic downturn together explain virtually the entire deficit over the next ten years." - Russellreno from Bookmarklet
always money for war bullets and bombs and massive tax cvuts for the rich never quite enough money to cover programs for actual taxpayers - WarLord
Exactly. WarLord++ - Andrew C
Paul Buchheit
San Francisco, The Worst-Run Big City in the U.S. - http://www.sfweekly.com/2009-12...
San Francisco, The Worst-Run Big City in the U.S.
"Accordingly, millions of taxpayer dollars are wasted on good ideas that fail for stupid reasons, and stupid ideas that fail for good reasons, and hardly anyone is taken to task. The intrusion of politics into government pushes the city to enter long-term labor contracts it obviously can't afford, and no one is held accountable. A belief that good intentions matter more than results leads to inordinate amounts of government responsibility being shunted to nonprofits whose only documented achievement is to lobby the city for money. Meanwhile, piles of reports on how to remedy these problems go unread. There's no outrage, and nobody is disciplined, so things don't get fixed. San Francisco is the city that simply will not hold itself accountable." - Paul Buchheit from Bookmarklet
Apparently good intentions alone do not form the basis for good government. - Paul Buchheit
It can't be worse run than Los Angeles. I refuse to believe that! It seems SF non-profits = LA corporate/developer dudes. - Admiral Anika
At least SF has a public transit system that can nearly be relied upon! - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
I guess they should start flattening it - first .. - Catalin Popescu
I would imagine it is not worse than New Orleans. New Orleans has long been known as one of the most corrupt cities in the country. - Robert Felty
I love Raleigh - The Best-Run Small City in the US :-) - Shakeel Mahate
I was just saying to a friend on the ferry last night that it won't be the Next Big Earthquake that destroys San Francisco, since it's pretty much self-destructing. It's horrifying and sad to watch. - vicster is...
Shevonne
Studio Ghibli Next Film is Inspired by "The Borrowers" #anime - http://punchdrunkcritics.blogspot.com/2009...
Studio Ghibli Next Film is Inspired by "The Borrowers" #anime
"At a press conference, Ghibli produce Toshio Suzuki said what the story was about.  ''This is a story of a girl who borrows many things from the human's world for her life. I think the film will give viewers suggestions about how to survive this tough time,'' Suzuki said. The movie is set to be released summer 2010." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet
winckel
Blackwater guards linked to secret CIA raids - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world...
Blackwater guards linked to secret CIA raids
"Private security guards working for Blackwater USA participated in clandestine CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, the New York Times has reported. Blackwater's role points to a much deeper connection between the company and the spy agency than has been previously disclosed and raises concerns over the legalities of involving contractors in the most sensitive operations conducted by the US government." Law enforcement for profit - gives rise to a number of concerns. - winckel from Bookmarklet
Brian Solis
AMBI JI
Posted via web from gorfor's posterous - AMBI JI from Posterous
M F
M F
Night life (via MarcelGermain) - http://emmeffe.tumblr.com/post...
Night life (via MarcelGermain)
Steven Perez
Chris Hedges: Liberals Are Useless - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig - http://www.truthdig.com/report...
Chris Hedges: Liberals Are Useless - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig
"Liberals are a useless lot. They talk about peace and do nothing to challenge our permanent war economy. They claim to support the working class, and vote for candidates that glibly defend the North American Free Trade Agreement. They insist they believe in welfare, the right to organize, universal health care and a host of other socially progressive causes, and will not risk stepping out of the mainstream to fight for them. The only talent they seem to possess is the ability to write abject, cloying letters to Barack Obama—as if he reads them—asking the president to come back to his “true” self. This sterile moral posturing, which is not only useless but humiliating, has made America’s liberal class an object of public derision." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet
"I am not disappointed in Obama. I don’t feel betrayed. I don’t wonder when he is going to be Obama. I did not vote for the man. I vote socialist, which in my case meant Ralph Nader, but could have meant Cynthia McKinney. How can an organization with the oxymoronic title Progressives for Obama even exist? Liberal groups like these make political satire obsolete. Obama was and is a... more... - Steven Perez
I think that the writer of this article made one mistake: he should have used the word "Democrat" in place of "liberal". - Steven Perez
Let's just give up and start over. - aldenoneil
Obama was and is a Blue Dog Dem surrounded by Blue Dog Dem advisors, he never was a liberal in any meanigful sense and the liberal Blog-o-sphere has been giddy over him for nothing to do with policy or politics. And yes the liberals have become as pointless as the MSM - WarLord
Obama as a Senator was markedly left of the actual Blue Dogs, WarLord. Let's not hyperbolize. And I feel my initial optimism was justified. He was a constitutional scholar and a community organizer; he has all the reasons in the world to know what the right thing to do is. - Andrew C
Yes, I agree, Andrew. Despite the fact that I've waited and seen, I'm still taking a wait and see approach. I'm not being sarcastic. - aldenoneil
So far FISA, Wire Taps and Rendition he has not done the "right" thing, I'm sorry to say that the facts of governance have not lived up to the promise nevr mind kicking the AFPAK can down the road - WarLord
"Nader voter claims liberals are useless." - Jim Norris
@WarLord - I wasn't saying he did do 'the right thing' in all cases, but the overwhelming cynicism from people like this guy ("Obama is just like the other guy and everyone should have seen it") was and is ridiculous. - Andrew C
After the last ten years of watching congressional Democrats bend over backwards for Dubya, Jim, I'm at a loss to see the error that this writer makes, other than his mismatched labels. - Steven Perez
Quote: "He's just another Chicago politician. Why would you expect him to be different?" - MVB (Curmudgeon of Friendfeed) October 2008 - MVB (Grinch of FF)
Mark got another prediction right. One might add that Obama is just another AIPAC and Goldman Sachs politician -- mightier political institutions than Chicago. - Sean McBride
First of all, everyone should go back to their textbook definition of liberals, socialists, democrats, whatever label you want to use. Once you have defined that liberal or progressive in the USA means right around the global center of the politcal spectrum, you will see that of course Obama is, in a way, the same as his predecessors, but like Andrew mentioned, he used to be left... more... - Rene Wirtz
And don't forget my prediction for the Congressional elections in 2010. Economy still in the tank, high unemployment... Well, you see where I I went. - MVB (Grinch of FF)
Liberals are like hippies; neither contributes, just bitches. (Former Ron Paul delegate that has felt the hate of politics) - Jackye Chan
I agree with MVB that 2010 is looking kinda bleak for the majority that the Dems now have, even though, having the Reps being in the majority will only make things worse, because it means that nothing, absolutely nothing, will get accomplished. - Rene Wirtz
I'm not disappointed in Obama, but I voted for him despite preferring John Edwards. I think the only people who are disappointed were those who voted for him believing in the rhetoric but not understanding the nuances of policy. Sound familiar? - Piaw Na
Rene hit it right on the head: "liberals" are in the middle or to the right, "conservatives" are way on the right. Makes you really think hard about where teabaggers are on the political spectrum. - Steven Perez
Steven, I was hoping they were under it... - MVB (Grinch of FF)
"We may lose if we step outside the mainstream, but at least we will salvage our self-esteem and integrity." - Jim Norris
Pahlin and her wacky tea bagging conspiracy theorists will be the only thing that saves the Democratic Majority. Unemployment is structural and long lasting. And with the Dems too busy playing deficit hawk to notice by rights they should be punished but the two party system is rapidly devolving into Democrats Vs Blue Dogs... - WarLord
Ňicķ
Athiest Cat [PIC] - http://i.imgur.com/PuOAy.jpg
Athiest Cat [PIC]
George Smith
New Post on my blog: What Should I Eat? Cereal Edition (Flowchart) http://nosenseoftime.org/2009...
Brilliant. - dkb
chaz2b
The Illustrated Man: How LED Tattoos Could Change The Face of Humanity - http://www.wired.com/gadgetl...
The Illustrated Man: How LED Tattoos Could Change The Face of Humanity
"New LED tattoos from the University of Pennsylvania could make the Illustrated Man real (minus the creepy stories, of course). Researchers there are developing silk and silicon implantable devices which sit under the skin like a tattoo. Already implanted into mice, these tattoos could carry LEDs, turning the wearer’s skin into a screen" - chaz2b from Bookmarklet
I am intrigued. - tab thinks you're awesome
It's all fun and games until a virus starts writing out ads and nasty stuff all over your face :-) - Todd Hoff
I just really have to say this gave me a lot to think about. - Holly Rae
Um... - WorldofHiglet
I can imagine in future not only they make picture and graphs they make sounds too, or maybe your favorite artist voice. - Mahmood Padura
then everywhere i go, ppl who'd be force to listen to enya, ;) - chaz2b
i would rather a mix of enya and groban, chaz. :) - Mahmood Padura
daviza
chaz2b
Heidi Klum Wows at Victoria's Secret Show - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories...
Heidi Klum Wows at Victoria's Secret Show
She's ok I guess. :-) - Morgan Haley
i'd say she's great after 5 weeks since delivery, ;) - chaz2b
I love Heidi. - pea
i didnt care anything about her, but i give her ups for the shape she's in after childbirth, :) - chaz2b
Zee.
Official: Ebay Sells Skype. Receives $1.9 billion cash as part of the deal. - http://thenextweb.com/2009...
Official: Ebay Sells Skype. Receives $1.9 billion cash as part of the deal.
I know that there are other competitors to Skype these days and the pace of innovation has not been maintained, but I'm absolutely convinced it could be a winner with the right partner. I adore Skype, I use it every day. It's one of the first things I install on any computer I use. - dkb
Is it bad that I don't even care about Skype news anymore? Or maybe I'm on Twitter too much lol. - Mona Nomura
i gotta admit i still use the service daily, but all it will take is for Google to launch something simpler and more reliable - and i'm there. - Zee.
The article says that Marc Andreessen is onboard. That can only mean good things for Skype. - laosan
I've announced that a few months ago: http://ff.im/7tHtU - `aziz´ Alihan ÇETİN
Thomas Hawk
Another Little Layer of Your Soul - http://thomashawk.com/2009...
Another Little Layer of Your Soul
M F
M F
Louis Wain and his Cats - http://emmeffe.posterous.com/louis-w...
Louis Wain and his Cats
Louis Wain and his Cats
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"Louis Wain (5 August 1860 – July 4, 1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings, which consistently featured anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. In his later years he suffered from schizophrenia, which, according to some psychologists, can be seen in his works." Interesting b ... Posted via email from M F's posterous - M F from Posterous
Rob Brammeld
Clash of the Titans Movie Trailer http://www.slashfilm.com/2009...
RAPatton
The Milky Way as you've never seen it before: The intense centre of our galaxy in all its glory | Mail Online - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...
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"Colourful, swirling clouds of cosmic dust interspersed with glowing star clusters are revealed in this extraordinary image of the Milky Way. The dazzling image combining reds, yellows, blues and purples, was created by layering stunningly detailed pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory on top of each other. The Milky Way is at the centre of our own galaxy and this image shows its core. The image was created to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first demonstration of his telescope." - RAPatton
"The three space observatories peered into the central region of the Milky Way, which is 26,000 light years from Earth. One light year is nearly 6 million million miles, the distance light travels in a year. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, which is a galaxy with spiral arms and a central bar-shaped structure composed of stars. Our solar system sits half-way along the minor... more... - RAPatton
Itachi
Hypocritical Mass: The Big Lie About Twitter | Atomic Tango - http://atomictango.com/2009...
Hypocritical Mass: The Big Lie About Twitter | Atomic Tango
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"The belief that Twitter is more than just another communications platform continues to spread, kind of like swine flu for media geeks. And like the flu, it’s plunging victims into feverish hallucinations: “Twitter saved the Iranian protestors!” they cry, neglecting the fact that it, uh, didn’t. “Twitter made the Kogi Korean BBQ Taco Truck a sensation!” Yay, a fast-food truck makes money. “Twitter kept us updated about Balloon Boy in real time!”" - Itachi from Bookmarklet
This post is pretty inane, half-baked and not very considered. It's entertaining, but of little other value. - dkb
I'd consider it the exact opposite, dkb. - Itachi
Fair enough, we'll have to agree to disagree. Obviously the individual points within the piece - eg. auto-follow is bad - I have no problem with, but to throw out Twitter entirely is both, frankly, misguided and intentionally dramatic to get click-throughs. As I said: entertaining, but of little professional value. - dkb
Twitter is platform with terrible security, terrible uptime, overhyped beyond belief by bloggers and "social media experts". Completely stupid in my opinion. - Itachi
An opinion which makes sense, considering you posted the piece. As I said, we'll agree to disagree. - dkb
haha great photo selection!!!! #illustration #journalism - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
Maxamad: what is the basis for those claims? what is the overall yearly uptime for twitter website or api, and how does this truly compare to other messaging platforms? what is wrong with its security? there is an HTTPS login https://twitter.com/ and OAuth is pretty reliable if implemented properly - Mike Chelen
Michael Fidler
Tugce Cengiz
Living Comic Book Costume! Speechless. (Roy Lichtenstein)
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ohe. - Tugce Cengiz
Cızzt. - Burak Demiral
ha tamam. - Ezgi Genç
çizgi romanlardaki gibi :/ - Parfe
Daha çok popart (Roy Lichtenstein) posterlerinin canlandırması :) - sunipeyk
kızılcık mı geçirmiş bu :) - ''sewimsizbilgin''
Aynen öyle sunipeyk. Çok iyi etmişler - Tugce Cengiz
So. Damn. Cool. - Spidra Webster
Very cool! - Kol Tregaskes
Halftone costume. That is awesome. - Josh Haley
That's a really cool idea. - Jordan Hofker
meh.. I want to see the final photos. Tha'd be cool. Kind of like Alice in Wonderland. - 'Like' robot (frɐnc)
You too can be a Roy Lichtenstein painting! - Dennis Jernberg
Dennis :)) - Tugce Cengiz
korkunç mu? - Tugce Cengiz
evet, ben bukarakterle karşılaşırsam korkarım... - Ayhan A. Birlik (AAB)
yapanla karşılaşırsan tebrik etmeni değiştirmez ama sanırım :) - Tugce Cengiz
muhakkak ki değiştirmez :) - Ayhan A. Birlik (AAB)
bayııııl - davsanlik
Bu çalışmanın neden ve kim tarafından yapıldığını öğrenebileceğimiz bir link olsaymış. - Can Eğridere "Jegraphy"
merak ne güzel şey, güzel şey merak ;) MAC'in makyözlerinden biri yapmış..Maalesef kendisini yaptığı şeyden daha değerli bulup belirtmemişler ismini. - Tugce Cengiz
harikaaaa - mahir
yuh, süper.. - Aylin
Bizde de Ebru Gündeş'in makyözü var işte çok konuşulan.. - Tugce Cengiz
Bende makyöj olmak istiyorum yaa - morkedipatisi
olacaksan böylesi ol! :) - Tugce Cengiz
ay inşallah :) - morkedipatisi
hımm...estetik bi androit:) ne hoş:) - neferteti
Wow! That's pretty neat. - Arlan Koizumi
super ya her na postere gircekmis gibi...pop art..:) - €Lyaz
Unbelievable. Color me impressed! - Fossil Huntress
Fantastic ! I wana try this with a Picasso ! - Desirade
I wonder about the results of "Dali" version.... - Olcayto Cengiz
Jackie
johnpiercy
If you can't find the book you want. You're probably shopping at the >>>>
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sent via email to me ... had to FF it ... - johnpiercy
in Kuching, Malaysia there's a place called the Bong Gallery. i took a photo of it in 2006. will post if anyone wants it. - Joe Silence
Thomas Hawk
The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see! - http://www.boingboing.net/2009...
The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see!
"Last month, Xeni blogged about the photoshop disaster that is this Ralph Lauren advertisement, in which a model's proportions appear to have been altered to give her an impossibly skinny body ("Dude, her head's bigger than her pelvis"). Naturally, Xeni reproduced the ad in question. This is classic fair use: a reproduction "for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting," etc. However, Ralph Lauren's marketing arm and its law firm don't see it that way. According to them, this is an "infringing image," and they thoughtfully took the time to send a DMCA takedown notice to our awesome ISP, Canada's Priority Colo. One of the things that makes Priority Colo so awesome is that they don't automatically act on DMCA takedowns. Instead, they pass them on to us and we talk about whether they pass the giggle-test. This one doesn't. So, instead of responding to their legal threat by suppressing our criticism of their marketing images, we're gonna mock them. Hence this post." - Thomas Hawk from Bookmarklet
Someone should tell Ralph Lauren that censorship sucks. - Thomas Hawk
and to fire their design team :) - Simon Wicks
I wonder how the models feel when they see a botch job as bad as that? They should be able to sue RL for making them look so bad. Of course, maybe she wants to look malnourished and alien-headed. - Kenton
Thar's just a disgusting picture in so many ways. - beersage
Censorship sucks, and so does their sexism. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Yes, the picture itself is problematic -- setting up that sort of a body image as in any way positive in our culture is fraught with it's own ethical complications. It also sucks that Ralph Lauren would seek to squash legitimate criticism of their ads by using the DMCA. I hope they understand that trying to stomp out free speech usually is only like pouring gasoline on the original fire and it's message or criticism. - Thomas Hawk
I have made this my facebook profile photo, and measured out the proportions of the head to the waist and shoulders and pelvis, please comment. http://www.facebook.com/photo... http://www.facebook.com/photo... - James Michael Mike DuPont
This is as absurd as the girl in the image. She's so skinny it's gross. - Tanath
Matthew DeVries
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! THE INTERNEST IS ABOUT CATCH ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!! Actor: Miley Cyrus Has Swine Flu - KTLA - http://www.ktla.com/news...
HOLY FUCKING SHIT! THE INTERNEST IS ABOUT CATCH ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!  Actor: Miley Cyrus Has Swine Flu - KTLA
9-11? You thought that crashed the interwebz?! We're going to be etching messages on stone tablets by the end of this day. - Matthew DeVries from Bookmarklet
noooooooooooooooooooooo mileyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Eric @ CSTechcast.com
Hands up, playing my song.... - Jason
OMG WHO'S GONNA SAVE US NAO! - Bahriye
I wonder if DHS is going to start the martial law soon. - Matthew DeVries
OMG NOOOOOOOOOOO - Rochelle
dude, check out those BITCHLIPS. - Blackeyed P
aww, I'm eating tons of bacon in hopes it'll make her feel better. - Wirehead
There is a direct correlation between her deleting her Twitter account and this. - Louis Gray
Hamma Montana? NOES! - Matthew DeVries
HEY! Leave her alone! :P - Merry Xmas FFeeders - AJ
Twitter keeps you H1N1 free? - Matthew DeVries
I wonder if Johnny Worthington calls it Haytchuh-1N1. - Matthew DeVries
Why didn't the internet die? - Matthew DeVries
Laura B.
Paul McCartney – Band on the Run - http://www.last.fm/music...
♪ Stuck inside these four walls ♪ - RAPatton
♪ Sent inside forever ♪ - Jim Addz No Value
♪ Never seein' no one ♪ - Laura B.
RAPatton
Pumpkin Waffles « Pennies on a Platter - http://penniesonaplatter.com/2009...
Pumpkin Waffles « Pennies on a Platter
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"Are you on the pumpkin wagon yet?  You can tell I am!  This recipe was the perfect way to use up the rest of my pumpkin puree.  Plus, it served as the perfect breakfast break for BG in the midst of working so hard to paint the nursery Saturday morning.  We even have extra batter left over to indulge in the next few days! You need a waffle maker (any kind) for this recipe.  This was actually the first time using mine, so I had to test it out.  Yeah, the first round I put way too much batter in the iron.  My iron only needs a cup of batter, while the original recipe states for 2 cups.  Plus, I forgot to spray the waffle iron with cooking oil, so this is what I ended up with at first:" - RAPatton from Bookmarklet
We did pumpkin pancakes and they were awesome - Nurse Katie
MVB (Grinch of FF)
The Big Mac: British design student pens McLaren F1 successor - http://www.autoblog.com/2009...
The Big Mac: British design student pens McLaren F1 successor
"the LM5 concept is envisioned as a successor to the venerable McLaren F1. That means three seats across, with a central driving position. That means power provided by BMW's M division; a retuned version of company's soon-to-be-retired 5.0-liter V10 in this case. And of course, that means epic performance." - MVB (Grinch of FF) from Bookmarklet
color has to go but holy hell that's pretty. - pea
holy smokes - You.
have you been in my garage ? - SCS Watching the Sun
is there anything prettier than a fast car? not really asking for a list -----> - pea
no. like the direction but needs to be flatter. - vijay
Ooooh- Black or silver please. - R1CC1
yyyyummayy - Anthony Citrano
McLaren - part of a "real" car family (Ferrari, Lotus, Maserati, etc.) - Not Asian crap cars. - Mekkar
Wulffy
Back to the Future Poster - Internet Movie Poster Awards Gallery - http://www.impawards.com/1985...
Back to the Future Poster - Internet Movie Poster Awards Gallery
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