It’s hard to imagine what could possibly be cooler than a toilet paper dispenser with an integrated Ipod dock and speakers. End your day with some tunes while brushing your teeth, then wake up with a fully-charged iPod for some morning tunes in the shower:
Taxi vs. Star Tribune, originally uploaded by edkohler. I don’t know if the coverage of the airport taxi issues at MSP by the Star Tribune is to blame, but something aparently inspired this taxi driver to aim his cab at the Star Tribune’s HQ along 4th St in downtown Minneapolis this evening. The Deets was [...]
Google announced the launch of a new way to customize your Google Maps at Where 2.0 called Mapplets. Mapplets allow you to personalize your Google Maps experience by overlaying data that is of interest to you. That could be anything from homes for sale, to photos of beautiful beaches, to weather reports. For a list [...]
Freakonomics has an interesting post about how some NBA players – minor players, not NBA starts – have signed onto a letter saying China needs to get their act together in Darfur before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Boycott the Beijing Olympics? On the other hand, a lot of people around the world harbor [...]
The city of Minneapolis is in the process of rolling out a city-wide WiFi-based Internet service that will provide wireless access from anywhere in the city starting at $20/month. During the bidding phase, which was eventually won by a local ISP, US Internet, a group met to create a Community Benefits Agreement to tie into [...]
The city of Minneapolis is in the process of rolling out a city-wide WiFi-based Internet service that will provide wireless access from anywhere in the city starting at $20/month. During the bidding phase, which was eventually won by a local ISP, US Internet, a group met to create a Community Benefits Agreement to tie into [...]
Andrew Scott raises some interesting points in his take on Metro Transit’s current number of bus stop locations. Basically, he’s saying that citizens would be better served by walking a bit further to stops in exchange for a much faster ride once boarded: Fewer bus stops would be better all over Cities The problem of [...]
We have a neighbor who is VERY territorial about street parking. Basically, if you park in front of their house on the public street, expect a nasty-gram on your car explaining how inconsiderate it was of you to park in front of their house even though you’re visiting us. Rather than inform all of our [...]
Minnesota Pickle Martini, originally uploaded by edkohler. By far the most pickle-riffic martini I’ve ever sipped. Carly’s not a fan.
I found this interesting nugget on the Croatian War of Independence at Wikipedia: Croatian War of Independence The USA was among the more conservative forces in the west, like the United Kingdom (with John Major as Prime Minister) in insisting for non-intervention at first. The administration was led by George Bush as President until end-1992. [...]
