May 2013
I often think that I don’t have a single new idea in my head. But the big...
– Brian Eno (via orbynredenbacher)
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spytap:
fuckyeahfeminists:
Costco CEO Craig Jelinek supports raising the minimum wage.
Costco announced record profits today, averaging $10,000 in profit per employee compared to $7,400 at Walmart. The secret to Costco’s success is paying employees well, providing benefits, and giving them an opportunity to unionize.
So large corporations’ excuses that treating & paying workers well...
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We need to be in the open mode when pondering a problem — but! — once we come up...
– John Cleese (via soxiam)
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Onavo helps secure your public Wi-Fi networks →
via 9to5Mac
Released today in the App Store, Onavo Protect promises to protect you while browsing the web on your iPhone. The app allows you to set up an always-on VPN connection, adding an extra layer of security to your browsing experience when you’re on public Wi-Fi networks….
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April 2013
scienceyoucanlove:
32,000-Year-Old Plant Brought Back to Life—Oldest Yet
Feat may help scientists preserve seeds for the future.
Rachel Kaufman
for National Geographic News
Published February 21, 2012
The oldest plant ever to be regenerated has been grown from 32,000-year-old seeds—beating the previous recordholder by some 30,000 years. (Related: “‘Methuselah’ Tree Grew From 2,000-Year-Old...
More girls have been killed in the last FIFTY years, precisely because they were...
– Nicholas Kristof, Half the Sky
Read that AGAIN.
(via kateoplis)
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