Monthly Archives: February 2010

Mini Countryman

I like the white one with the black rims. Soundtrack is good too.

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Infographic of the Week: Earth’s Oldest Trees

view complete image here A beautiful chart, with some fascinating tree trivia that I’d never heard before. Pando, the oldest ‘tree’ is actually a colony of stems, which have been scientifically proven to all be part of the same ancient organism. The vast estimated range of its age is evidence of the uncertainty of its [...]

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On the street: A cherry 1956 Cadillac

When I saw this Cadillac parked on my street, I was pretty blown away.  You rarely run into a driver of this vintage, rarity, and quality. The cherry body, the glam two-tone paint, perfect chrome, gorgeous whitewalls, even the period-correct black-on-yellow license plate. Just magnificent. I knew it to be of mid-50s vintage. But for [...]

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A tour of the new Bing Maps enhanced reality tools. Wow! #TED

via youtube.com This video from TED offers a powerful tour through some seriously magical experiences now offered by Bing maps. From seamless zoom animations to interior transport, integrated live video and even astounding astronomy features, it’s clear that Bing is pushing the online-map envelope. It’s clear that Bing is pushing the online-map envelope. I’m excited [...]

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Infographic of the Week: Monthly job losses, 2008-2010

The red bars are the accelerating rate of job loss during President Bush’s last year in office; the blue bars are the decelerating rate of job loss during President Obama’s first year of office.

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PiDS ­ – Post iPad Depression Syndrome

Today I felt it: the first twinge of darkness and deflation, when I wondered to myself, “What comes after the iPad?” You see, for the past half decade, we have been treated to a nearly perpetual, unending cycle of anticipation of two revolutionary pieces of technology. Long before they were officially revealed to the public, [...]

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