The Deets

This just in from Bill at Lazy Lightning. The TP, like the TP dispenser’s installation, seems a little rushed.

Here is an example of a decent idea with marginal execution. A company called BookTour.com manages a directory of media contacts, including bloggers, who may be interested in reviewing books. They call this their Pressfinder service. The site uses a freemium model where authors can make a limited number of directories queries for free, then [...]

Johnny Northside has been blogging the heck out of North Minneapolis’ level 3 sex offender scene. As he’s made very clear, a small area of North has become something of a dumping ground for L3SOs. At its worst, one block has five L3SOs on it (including a “rapist village” documented by the Irving Inquisition). Things [...]

Kristi Piehl has an interesting piece up on MinnPost’s Blog Cabin about a proposed bill authored by Senator Doug Magnus (R) District 22 and Representative Rod Hamilton (R) District: 22B (both are from the SW corner of the state). She received this alert from the Humane Society about the the bill: “Two critical bills, S.F. [...]

Reuben of ReubensCube and VeloTraffic blogging fame, took some time out from home improvement, expectant father, and cycling traffic pattern blogging to send in the above shot from the Hilton Chicago. As Reuben put it, “Frankly, I’m a little underwhelmed.” Agreed. I wouldn’t feel HHonored by this either.

Getting Paid for Privacy in Westin Hotels, originally uploaded by edkohler. This is cool. The Westin Nova Scotia makes it easy to opt-out of having your room cleaned. Just hang this hanger. On top of that, they’ll kick guests $5 worth of food or Starwood points. Solid. I’d live to see more hotels do this. [...]

Downtown Vancouver Bike Lanes, originally uploaded by edkohler. Vancouver has made a serious commitment to providing bike-friendly streets. While Minneapolis has been spending some money on paint, Vancouver has putting in physical barriers between cars and cyclists. Once in place, they make the former driving lane a 2 way bike lane. The barriers provide both [...]