December 2010
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Dec 27th
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Escape route: The surprising potential of a prison... →
Dec 27th
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“Danish State Railways [DSB] have been doing some good things for bicycles this...”
– Copenhagenize.com - Building Better Bicycle Cultures: Bicycle Pumps on Copenhagen Trains!
Dec 26th
“About FiveChapters: FiveChapters publishes a short story in five parts each...”
– Five Chapters I’ve just discovered FiveChapters, and I am reading Tragic Little Me (Part 1) - I should be packing boxes to ship back out west, but I am not. Instead I am trying to decide whether I should subscribe to the site… will I read one part each day, or five parts at the end of...
Dec 26th
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Sinking ships for wreck diving sites - Wikipedia,... →
Dec 26th
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“chris brigham of san francisco-based knife and saw designed ‘bike...”
– knife and saw: bike shelf Courtesy of Design Boom.
Dec 25th
Google Green →
Dec 25th
Free calling in Gmail extended through 2011 -... →
This is an amazing service - I hope they extend free calling in Gmail indefinitely. If you haven’t tried it yet, look for “call phone” at the top of your Gmail chat list. It works just like a regular phone. Courtesy of gmailblog.
Dec 22nd
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Cycling for libraries - An international cycling... →
Dec 22nd
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“If abstaining from stamp-licking a stressful thing to many, why not making the...”
– Chocolate Mail : Toby Ng Design Photos courtesy of Toby Ng Design
Dec 22nd
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Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Cargo Bike... →
Courtesy of Copenhagenize.com “Secure parking for four cargo bikes in the same space on the street that one car takes up… This cargo bike craze is positive because people are using the cargo bikes to replace cars and car trips in the city. At the same time, the development is an interesting challenge for the city’s traffic planners. Including how to park them effectively. They...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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“‘the poets’, a folding chair with an integrated light was designed...”
– nieuwe heren: the poet + expo objects Courtesy of Design Boom
Dec 15th
“So what doomed the orchid? Was it the second-hand smoke from Richards’s...”
– The Book Bench: The Orchid Keef : The New Yorker Re: “Keith Richards Killed My Orchid”
Dec 15th
Dec 14th
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“operating as a main focal point of the building, the central rotunda features a...”
– mecanoo architects: library of birmingham Courtesy of designboom.
Dec 11th
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NYPL Wire–The New York Public Library: 'Keith... →
nypl: One living thing did not survive Keith Richards’ visit to the New York Public Library in late October - an orchid in the office of Cullman Center Deputy Director Marie d’Origny. While Keef was waiting ‘backstage’ in the center before the talk, he unexpectedly lit up a cigarette in…
Dec 10th
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Best Books of 2010 - Fiction Compilation →
Dec 10th
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“Designed and created by Amaury Gallon, these self-contained bubble gardens have...”
– Picture of the Day: Urban Bubble Gardens - Jared Keller - Technology - The Atlantic
Dec 9th
MA BULLE, MA PLANTE ET MOI →
Dec 9th
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“According to Business Wire: “It’s been a good year for IKEA, so what better way...”
– IKEA Gives 12,400 Bikes to Employees « Urban Velo
Dec 9th
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Wanted: A City Map You'll Never Have to Fold Again... →
Courtesy of Co.Design
Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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“The body has all sorts of elaborate mechanism to combat heat loss. Shivering,...”
– BBC News - Slowing down: The body and the big chill
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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“Google announced on Wednesday that it had changed the way it ranks search...”
– Google action aims to stop some abusive web sellers - The Globe and Mail
Dec 3rd
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Dec 3rd
“Walking meditation is the essence of simplicity: just pace clockwise, taking one...”
– Circular Monastery Makes Walking Meditation a Snap | Co.Design
Dec 2nd