Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.
My interpretation of this book boils down to: If you & your neighbours are accustom to buying inexpensive pants which someone, somewhere was paid $2.00 CAD per hour to produce, then expect to be paid $2.00 CAD per hour to produce pants. There is a great chapter in this book on Cheap Eats & it’s [...]
map2 – the zoomable map on paper
Shared via here. Shared by jg Neat Map! The map2(GBP 8; about $13) is broken into 4 quadrants which can be individually zoomed/unfolded to g..(more…)
FLKS – a flexible workplace
Shared via here. Shared by jg Neat idea for a stow-away workbench. Dutch designers Kapteinbolt has created a flexible workplace, called FLKS. The furniture f..(more…)
The Largest Disco Ball by Michel de Broin
Shared via here. Shared by jg This beats the CD Beachball… Nuit Blanche, City of Paris Mirror ball, 1000 mirrors, 7.5 meters in diameter. “La Maître..(more…)
Data.gov.uk Newspaper
Data.gov.uk Newspaper Originally uploaded by Tom T Local Newspaper – a news paper unique to every postal code!
Log cabin … with the logs cut perpendicular
Shared via here. Shared by jg Interesting garden shed idea. I love how this cabin, designed by Piet Hein Eek for a musician, has logs cut the ‘other’ way. [Thomas Meyer Archive via Treehugger]
in VICTORIA, BC on 08/26/10
Shared via here. Shared by jg Don’t miss! Tour: Victoria Fringe – “Kunst Rock” Date: Thursday, August 26th 2010– Sunday, September 5th 2010 Time: 12:00pm City: VICTORIA, BC Venue: Victoria Fringe Festival Country: CA Age restrictions: All Ages
in Winnipeg, MB on 07/14/10
Shared via here. Shared by jg Back on tour, Die Roten Punkte is a must see show! Glad to see them back in Canada! Tour: Winnipeg Fringe – “Kunst Rock” Date: Wednesday, July 14th 2010– Sunday, July 25th 2010 Time: 12:00pm City: Winnipeg, MB Venue: Winnipeg Fringe Country: CA Age restrictions: All Ages
Report: Monsanto corn linked to organ damage
Shared via here. Shared by jg Apparently some of these tests happened at Monsanto back in June 2000… I suppose this study is only of concern if you happen to be a mammal who eats GMO corn. Change.org reports, “The first-ever public study of the health effects of genetically modified corn shows that three patented [...]
Secular Christmas Carol (or, buy a goat, get an MP3!)
Shared via here. Shared by jg Cool Carol to add to your 2010 Christmas mix. Alex Ringis writes in to share the video (linked below) and says, These kids wrote and recorded a beautiful “Agnostic” Xmas Carol, and it’s for a good cause, too. For every goat you buy with WorldVision, they’ll give you a [...]