@Whiteafrican compiled this neat Twitter List of Africa tech folks: mostly people from Africa or working in Africa, doing interesting things with technology on that continent.
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Bicycle defense kit fits in Altoids tin
Luke Iseman sells a Bicycle Defense Kit for $19.90. The Bicycle Defense Kit (BDK) offers options for dealing with aggressive motorists. Contained within an altoids tin, the 8 tools vary in detectability, potential to cause damage, and legality. Specifically, cyclists can: • Issue "citizen ... More.
What Role Should GM Food Play in the Future of Agriculture?
The number of people affected by food shortages is starting to rise again. Is the solution a new biotech version of the Green Revolution, or a green Green Revolution based on organic farming? The New York Times brought together six experts to address those questions. Most fall squarely on one side o... More.
Photos of a furless bear
Here are photos of a bear that has lost her fur, save a few tufts around her head. All the female bears at the Leipzig zoo suffer this humiliating affliction. (I think the CIA, which associates bears with communism, sprinkled thallium salts on their paws to cause their fur to fall out.) Vets baff... More.
Brian McCarty's photo of Hello Kitty
Designer toy photographer Brian McCarty shot this lovely portrait of Hello Kitty. The piece is titled "Three Apples," which according to Ms. Kitty's bio is her weight. Brian writes: Truly an icon for the time, (Hello Kitty) is a totem and emblem of kinship for devotees of cute. With this realizatio... More.
Richard Metzger heads up LA Times' Brand X blog
Our dear friend and guest blogger alum Richard Metzger (show here with his wife Tara in a photo that Coop took) is now in charge of the This Is Brand X blog. Brand X is the Los Angeles Times' entrant into the "alt weekly" market, edited by Deborah Vankin. There are over 100,000 copies in distribu... More.
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