TechShop is America's 1st Nationwide Open-Access Public Workshop -- What Do You Want To Make at TechShop?. Related articles The white iPhone: Does size matter? (reviews.cnet.com) RhinoFabLabs Help Rhino Users Fabricate (cadinsider.typepad.com) RhinoFabLabs Help Rhino Users Fabricate (worldcadaccess.typepad.com) Did you know where McKelvey built the prototype card reader for Jack Dorsey? TechShop, San Francisco (nextlevelofnews.com) … Continue reading TechShop: America’s 1st Nationwide Open-Access Public Workshop
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Specialized Tricross Comp Double Review – BikeRadar
By far the best all around commuting bike. Specialized Tricross Comp Double Review - BikeRada Related articles Study: People Who Bike or Walk to Work Enjoy Their Commutes the Most (streetsblog.net) Mayor proposes spending $135,000 to make Pittsburgh more bike-friendly (triblive.com) Toronto employers offer incentives to bike to work (thestar.com) 4 Wheel Parts Debuts Pro … Continue reading Specialized Tricross Comp Double Review – BikeRadar
Think’s electric cars saved from bankruptcy (again)
Man, I really want to like Think electric cars. They have some great ideas. Unfortunately given our gas guzzling ways, they can't seem to stop going bankrupt. http://venturebeat.com/2011/07/25/think-back-from-dead/ Related articles Electric cars advance in Detroit (reviews.cnet.com) Frankfurt showcases electric cars (reviews.cnet.com) Renault sets high bar for electric-car sales (reviews.cnet.com) How … Continue reading Think’s electric cars saved from bankruptcy (again)
Finding a good deal on a house in the Boston area with online databases
More bang for your buck - The Boston Globe. Great comparison of Boston area towns. Some of the best deals are Stoughton which ranks in top 10 for overall ratio of cost and quality of school (MCAS score and home cost) Related articles Valentine's Day in Boston Offers Something for Everyone, All Weekend Long (prweb.com) … Continue reading Finding a good deal on a house in the Boston area with online databases
Shed-working: a British blog and book about alternative workplaces
Shedworking . Related articles Strategic Leadership Resources Announces How to Apply Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace (prweb.com) Workplace Answers' Newest Course Helps Higher Ed Staff Prevent Unlawful Harassment (prweb.com) Democratization of Workplace Communication (themarlincompany.com) Small Spaces Make Great Workplaces Too - Best of 2012 (apartmenttherapy.com) We're looking for the Top Workplaces … Continue reading Shed-working: a British blog and book about alternative workplaces
Rolling Huts: a cool herd of micro dwellings
Check out this fantastic herd of eco dwellings: ROLLING HUTS. Related articles FunderHut Opens Up Funding Opportunities That Focus on Community and Helping Others (prweb.com)
Icewall One: pod shaped living quarters that can survive anything
These things look indestructible. Icewall One - Designers of the Igloo Satellite Cabin, PolyPod Snowcamper and other polar field equipment . Related articles Will Apple kill off the iPod Classic? (reviews.cnet.com) Line 6 Pod HD Pro? or Avid Eleven Rack? (gearslutz.com) Halley VI research station, Antarctica - review (guardian.co.uk)
Check out Home Exchange to stay with the locals when traveling
HomeExchange.com. This got great reviews in the Boston Globe. Save on hotels and rentals while traveling and see the world from an anthro perspective. Related articles Time To Get Away? Plan the Perfect Escape at The Boston Globe Travel Show on February 8-10, 2013 (prweb.com) How to save money while seeing the world (getrichslowly.org) Home … Continue reading Check out Home Exchange to stay with the locals when traveling
Life in a floating home
Interesting but no longer active blog about living on a boat. Coming Unmoored -- Life in a Small Floating Home. Related articles Off Grid Float Cabin (nextworldtv.com) Float Money Launches Zero Cost Loan Service in Connecticut (prweb.com)
Houzz: Crowdsourcing Home Design and Improvement
A new breed of home design sites such as Apartment-therapy and Houzz has sprung up and is proving strangely addictive... Home Improvement Professionals. Related articles Bella Systems Custom Closets & Storage Solutions Wins Design Award (prweb.com) Ownby Design of Scottsdale Receives Houzz's 2013 "Best of Houzz" Award in the Remodeling Category (prweb.com) I Attended the … Continue reading Houzz: Crowdsourcing Home Design and Improvement
Scoot: a better way to get to work
scoot. Related articles First Impressions on a First Flight on Scoot, Singapore's Newest Airline (jaunted.com) To Skate or to Scoot (5min.com) Scoot's smoothest moves (todayonline.com) Have you heard of Scoot? (teacherlingo.com) Top Two Achievable Apps for the Electric Motorcycle (tsrperformance.com) Proposed e-bike ban sparks debate (blogs.windsorstar.com) WITH VID: E-bike debate picks up speed in Windsor … Continue reading Scoot: a better way to get to work
Health problems of victims of Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear plant take years to appear
Popular movies like the new Chernobyl film point to a disturbing trend: Many of the residents of radiation exposure such as Chernobyl and Fukushima experience long term health problems such as thyroid disease, heart disease, heart valve/vascular disease that take decades to appear leaving them disabled and requiring disability benefits but with little sources of support. … Continue reading Health problems of victims of Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear plant take years to appear
Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011 Highlights Roles of IT, Biotech, Cleantech and Education in Recovery and Competitive Advantage
The recent address by Obama was both very well delivered and full of important content on the strategic direction our country needs to take. The President highlighted the importance of expanding our investments in clean technology, biotechnology, IT and education, while trimming inefficiencies in other areas of the economy with unclear outcomes such as … Continue reading Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011 Highlights Roles of IT, Biotech, Cleantech and Education in Recovery and Competitive Advantage
$100 DIY Shelter for disaster relief and home grown civilization
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Philadelphia University | M.S. in Sustainable Design M.S. in Sustainable Design
Philadelphia University | M.S. in Sustainable Design M.S. in Sustainable Design. Related articles How Design is Shaped by Purpose Sefaira Concept - collaborative sofware for sustainable design Green 101: Pratt Institute in Top 10 Most Environmentally Friendly Colleges Special Guest Post: Embedding Sustainability A Call for Paradigmatic Shift in Design Education System Job Sustainability Analysis Features: … Continue reading Philadelphia University | M.S. in Sustainable Design M.S. in Sustainable Design
Bob Servant: the spammer’s nightmare
Bob Servant - Official Website. This guy is hilarious. He has decided to write back to spammers and harass them into submission with bizarre ploys. Related articles hiding from spammers (ask.metafilter.com) Reddit Thinks I'm a Spammer (amir.rachum.com) Spammers flood Facebook's own Help Center (nakedsecurity.sophos.com) 5 Popular Twitter Habits That Make You Look Like a Spammer … Continue reading Bob Servant: the spammer’s nightmare
The Alliance for Green Heat: finally some kind of objective analysis of biofuel stoves
The Alliance for Green Heat. It seemed impossible to find any kind of standardized analysis of biofuel, pellet or other wood burning stoves which are immersed in a kind of cloud of owner loyalties. Fortunately I at least found this site which provides a good summary of some of the models. Enviro mini appears to … Continue reading The Alliance for Green Heat: finally some kind of objective analysis of biofuel stoves
Get Your Walk Score – Find Walkable Apartments and Rentals
Get Your Walk Score - Find Walkable Apartments and Rentals. This cool little tool allows you to figure how easy or difficult it is to walk around your area and get stuff, or whether you need to drive everywhere. useful for finding places to live. Related articles Walkability - A Jane Jacobs Metric? (gehlcitiesforpeople.dk) What's … Continue reading Get Your Walk Score – Find Walkable Apartments and Rentals
Technical Writing Email Discussion List Home | TechWhirl
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Dvorkin Camiel Lana – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Interesting teacher on natural products at this school of pharmacy. Dvorkin Camiel Lana - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Related articles Medical Humanities: Health & Disease in Culture, Popular Culture & American Culture Associations National Conference (CfP, Conference, Washington, DC, March 2013) (medicalhumanities.wordpress.com) Wal-Mart Gets Organic Beauty (fabsugar.com) Beauty Byte: Burt's Bees Wants … Continue reading Dvorkin Camiel Lana – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
COLLISIONcollective: the collision of art and technology
About COLLISIONcollective | COLLISIONcollective. Related articles The Art of Science - Berenice Abbott at MIT (thefinchandpea.com) MIT Students Develop Self-Guided Flying Robot Bird (devicemag.com) How MIT's Strengthening Their Alumni Connection Through Crowdsourcing (bostinno.com) MIT Creates Car That Avoids Crashes, But Doesn't Otherwise Interfere (dailytech.com) Researchers at MIT to Produce Tiny, Foldable, Electric Car in 2013 … Continue reading COLLISIONcollective: the collision of art and technology
The Institute for Infinitely Small Things
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Alsa Corp FXSheeting to give old appliances a modern look
Alsa Corp | FXSheeting : Product Info. very cool stuff. you can lay it on an old fridge or oven to give that sub zero stainless look. and this is actually a film with real stainless metal in it which is why it looks so good Related articles Recycling Your Cell Phone (mycricket.com) What Can … Continue reading Alsa Corp FXSheeting to give old appliances a modern look
Urban Reserve: modern architecture homes
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Roadkill Cook-off and Festival
Where else can you get Smeared Hog with Ground Hog Gravy A-La-Truck, Hardtop Hare, squirrel gravy over biscuits, teriyaki-marinated bear or deer sausage. In years past, the Food Network, the Travel Channel and the Discovery Channel have all covered this wild and wacky festival! Roadkill Cookoff And Festival.
Mass High Tech New England Technology Directory
Great source for information on Mass high tech companies and people. New England Technology Directory | Mass High Tech. Related articles Women Launch High-Tech Firms with Less Financial Capital than Men (kauffman.org) Updated and New Research on Immigration and Entrepreneurship (growthology.org) Top 10 states for High Tech businesses (hiscoxusa.com) Startup Watch: 5 to follow (Jan. … Continue reading Mass High Tech New England Technology Directory
Eataly: Olympus of Italian slow food
Eataly is an Italian food lover’s paradise. Think IKEA crossed with Whole Foods — on three levels with nine eating areas — featuring Italian and Piemontese foods, beverages, and kitchen-related products. Open since 2007, Eataly is aligned with the Slow Food movement, a nonprofit organization founded in the 1980s that has more than 100,000 members in … Continue reading Eataly: Olympus of Italian slow food
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