Links: 10/16

16 Oct

1) A Peddle in the Right Direction: A new grocery store in Portland has more parking spaces for bicyclists than motorists.

2) This is Real Government Intervention: The French government will get involved with the music purchases of its’ citizens. They will offer 50 euro gift cards for 25 euros, in an effort to combat music piracy. The French government expects 1 million cards to be sold annually.

3) College Athletes Do Worse Than Non-Athletes: So claims a new survey by the College Sports Project, which looked at grades from students from 84 Division III schools.

4) Walmart Plans To Expand Local Food Options: The chain plans to offer shoppers more food selections from local farms. On a limited basis. Grist will evaluate this plan over the next couple of months. This comes as McDonalds unveiled a new ad campaign in Washington State. The company claims in the ads that much of its food in Washington comes from local producers.

5) Hang Ten, In the Middle East: The Atlantic profiles surfers in an unusual location. Gaza.

6) Election Season is Coming: Must be time for a compilation of the best (and worst) of poltical ads of the year.  My favorite is below.

7) What a Strike:


Cell Phones Have 500 Times More Bacteria Than a Toilet Seat

15 Oct

You can return that call now. Read the article here.

3,339 Text Messages a Month

14 Oct

That’s average, if you’re between 13 and 17. The average female teen sends 4,050 texts a month, while the average male only sends 2,539.  Those numbers reflect an increase of 8 percent from last year alone.

Also, data usage has quintupled over the same period from 14 to 62 MB per month. Finally, teens now list texting as the primary reason they get a cellphone. Safety ranks second.

[via Mashable]

FCKH8

14 Oct

I couldn’t agree more.

Links: 10/14

14 Oct

1) Scare Tactics: A republican mailing in Arizona suggests that being soft on illegal immigration will allow immigrants into neighborhoods, with guns. This is almost as scary as Christine O’Donnell not being able to name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with. Sound familiar?

2) 50 Cent Being Pressured to Buy…: A rhino. The rhino, named Phila, was shot 9 times but survived. Like 50 cent.

3) Why Are Americans Fat?: Oh, I figured it out. This video sums it up.

4) No, ‘I’m Sorry’: Not from Dick Cheney, anyway. Harry Whittington, the man Cheney shot in 2006 during a hunting trip, has never received an official apology from the former Vice President. In his first interview since the incident, Whittington reveals the seriousness of his injuries, which were previously described as far less serious.

5) Keep the Oceans Clean: Don’t kill the whales. Not, perhaps, because of your conventional reasoning. In fact, new research suggests the ocean needs whales for their poop.

6) What a Pad: Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has recently moved into his $1 billion home. The complex is 27 stories high in Mumbai and require 600 staff people to keep it working.

7) Awkward Naming Mistake: Green party candidate for governor in Illinois Rich Whitney’s name has been misspelled on some of the ballots. Just one letter off. Unfortunately, the ballot reads, Rich Whitey.

8) Wait For It: And be amazed.

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