Police Offer Free Flip-Flops to Binge Drinkers in Heels

This article is flat out amazing.  

First no gun.  Now this.  Some of Britain’s finest are now armed with flip-flops in a move aimed at protecting heel-clad hard party-ers.  Evidently this is for real.  Wow.  

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How big is the International Space Station?

I’m always one for equating size as relative to a number of football fields placed end-to-end.  Here’s a new spin that presents a POV that may reach a much broader audience.

from Gizmodo

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Google says “For the love of God out outside.”

After some fanfare this Summer Google’s Lively is now Deadly.

Once thought to be a Second Life competitor it is now more of a Peer of Egghead.com

Link to cnet news 

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This video showcases a Hackathon project that visualizes all the data Facebook receives.

Some guys at Facebook need to spend more time outdoors.  It pretty cool no less – especially similarities drawn between Facebook (and implied internet usage) and the image of the Earth at night.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=37403547074&ref=nf??

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37reasons we like 37signals.

Reason 37:  37signals just profiled us (Colossal Squid Industries) for a piece about up-and-coming tech companies (who use their products).

Reason 36:  Their web apps Basecamp and Highrise keep us organized, synchronized, and homogenized.

Reason 35:  Ruby on Rails.  

Reasons 34-1:  For the rest you’ll have to wait for the spine-tingling interview with co-founders Steve Slivka and me.  We’ll post a link next month when it’s live at 37signals.com.  In the interim, you can visit 37signals here.

And while you’re waiting check out our Coconut Run game we made with Fallon.  

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Here’s a stunning example of our world without ad agencies.

Do we really want to go this route?

failblog.org

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Social media invaded by corporations (and not sucking)

It can be quite off-putting when advertisers start showing up in droves to your cool little corner on the internet.  If the suits have heard of it (and worse – understand it) then how is it cutting edge, cool etc?  How many of our mothers are now on Facebook?

Here is an example of the just opposite.  Monty Python now has a channel.  Content is free.  You can of course buy stuff if you wish.  

You Tube is now cool again.  Life is good.

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Here’s why we are developing the latest in animated gif technologies for your iPhone.

According to this Wired blog running Flash violates the Apples terms-of-service agreement.  

“In so doing, Flash would divert business from the App Store, as well as enable publishers to distribute music, videos and movies that could compete with the iTunes Store.”

Link:  Here’s the article

And here’s an animated gif of Chef that might actually run on your iPhone.

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Pictured: Daredevil kayakers take the plunge down Britain’s tallest dam in death-defying white-knuckle ride.

I believe the subject line from this article in the Daily Mail says it all.  This dam appears more of a log ride (straight down).  Not sure if these poor bastards survived but at a minimum they left some brass bobbing around after this one.

Link / article:  Daily Mail

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The difference between the President-Elect and the VP-Elect

President-Elect Barack Obama resigned his senate seat this past weekend (his new job assured barring a last-minute overthrow of the Constitution by Dick Cheney).

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VP-Elect Joe Biden has announced he’ll resign once he’s sworn in – his job presumably not as yet guaranteed. Does he receive an offer letter?
Smart guy that Biden.

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