Author: timbatchelder

  • Soma Compost able water filter

    Soma: Drink Better Water with a 100% Compostable Filter core77.com I’m sure I’m not the only person who hides the Brita when company comes over and feels terribly guilty tossing those carbon-filled plastic filters every couple of months. In fact, it’s always been a bit of a mystery to me why there wasn’t a… RT…

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  • Nine facts about guns and mass shootings in the United States Ezra Klein, washingtonpost.com When we first collected much of this data, it was after the Aurora, Colo. shootings, and the air was thick with calls to avoid “politicizing” the tragedy. That is code, essentially, for “don’t talk about reforming our gun control laws.”Let’s be……

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  • Lifehacker: most popular Mac downloads

    Most Popular Mac Downloads and Posts of 2012 Thorin Klosowski, lifehacker.com 2012 brought us a new version of OS X with the launch of Mountain Lion, and we’ve had plenty of great Mac-oriented content throughout the year. We’ve had a ton of great new software, guides, and ways to fix annoyances. Here’s a look back…

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  • Apps for parking lot survival

    Get In and Out of Parking Lots Instantly with a Few Simple Tricks Thorin Klosowski, lifehacker.com Parking during the holiday rush is never an enjoyable experience. But whether you’re stuck circling around the parking lot looking for a spot, trying to get out of the lot, or just trying to find your car, the combination…

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  • Is it Okay to Use an HDTV as a Computer Monitor?

    lifehacker.com Dear Life­hack­er, I’ve been debat­ing between buy­ing a new com­put­er mon­i­tor or an HDTV to use with my PC. Since large mon­i­tors (say about 27 inch­es) are close to the prices of a decent sized HDTV (say 32 inch­es or small­er) which woul… Is it Okay to Use an HDTV as a Computer Monitor?…

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  • Lifehacker top iPhone apps

    Most Popular iPhone Apps and Posts of 2012 Thorin Klosowski, lifehacker.com 2012 was an interesting year for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. We got a new operating system with iOS 6, and that came with a fair share of problems. Still, lots of new features, apps, and fixes came along. Here are the most popular iOS-related…

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  • Pesticides in tap water and allergies

    Pesticides In Tap Water Linked To Rise In Food Allergies Morgana Matus, inhabitots.com Image courtesy of ShutterstockWhen planning a meal for a playdate or birthday party, it seems you always have to be aware of a food allergy for at least someone in you child’s friend group. According to the Centers for Disease Control and……

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  • Improving education on environmental risks and fetus

    Most Doctors Fail To Warn Pregnant Patients About Environmental Risks That Could Endanger Their Fetuses Jennifer Chait, inhabitots.com Image courtesy of ShutterstockA new nationwide survey, conducted by University of California, San Francisco researchers, shows that most doctors are not informing their pregnant patients about environmental risks they may encounter while… RT @inhabitat: A troubling survey…

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  • Americans have too much stuff

    UCLA Researchers Find American Families Have Too Much Stuff and Too Little Time inhabitots.com Fam­i­lies drown­ing in too much stuff is the focus of a new book, Life at Home in the Twenty-First Cen­tu­ry: 32 Fam­i­lies Open Their Doors, by researchers at UCLA’s Cen­ter on Every­day Lives of Fam­i­lies (CELF). To get infor­ma­tion fo… RT…

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  • Waldorf education for enviro education

    Why Waldorf Education Is A Great Choice For Environmentally Conscious Parents inhabitots.com Find­ing decent edu­ca­tion options for your kids is no doubt one of the most chal­leng­ing and frus­trat­ing aspects of being a par­ent in today’s soci­ety; and we’ve spent a lot of time on Inhab­itots with our Green Edu­ca­tion Series, try­ing t… RT @inhabitat:…

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  • Urban outfitters and brands using sweatshop labor

    Urban Outfitters Among Fashion Brands Using L.A. “Sweatshop” Labor, Say Feds ecouterre.com Looks like For­ev­er 21 isn’t the only appar­el label on the hook for pro­mot­ing sweatshop-like con­di­tions in down­town Los Ange­les. Fed­er­al and state labor author­i­ties announced on Thurs­day the dis­cov­ery of “wide­spread” labor… RT @inhabitat: Love to shop at Urban Outfitters, Free People,…

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  • Best News Bloopers Of 2012 (VIDEO)

    The Huffington Post News Editors, huffingtonpost.com 2012 was a great year for local news bloopers. From mistaken canoodles to farting hippos to Gangnam Style hurricane dancers, America’s small news sources were really on their game when it came to bringing unexpected laughs.YouTuber FunnyLocalNews,… RT @HuffingtonPost: The best news bloopers of the year http://flip.it/bzWoe http://flip.it/XSnC0 Best…

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  • Too green gadgets of 2013

    Top 6 Gadgets for the Home to Help You Go Green in 2013 | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Alyssa Alimurung says:, inhabitat.com It may still be Decem­ber, but we’re already think­ing about our res­o­lu­tion to make 2013 our green­est year yet. In addi­tion to those clas­sic resolves to eat health­i­er,…

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  • Top chemicals causing autism

    Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Other Learning Disorders Jennifer Chait, inhabitots.com This year, the CDC reported that autism now affects 1 of every 88 American children, which is an unusually high increase from previous years. Now, we may have some more clues as to what is causing the dramatic increases. The…

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