| Apartment Therapy has taken note of some of Mark Reigelman’s designs before, but we continue to be intrigued by his take on everyday objects. Recently, we discovered this bus stop he has “spruced up” a bit! |
Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth |
The massive
8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth’s rotation
and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday. Read more at news.yahoo.com |
How to Avoid Disaster Donation Scams |
| After major disasters like the 8.8 Chile earthquake and 7.0 Haiti earthquake, rescue organizations may ask for donations to recover survivors, deliver food, water and other necessities. |
| For individuals who feel helpless or overwhelmed by images of the disaster, making a donation is one way to assist in relief efforts, but the key is to make sure your money gets to the right people |
Look for a BBB logo on the charity’s website. |
Unicef and Red Cross team up to offer water at local organization. |
Is your charity reporting their earnings? |
InterAction identifies first response organizations. |
Charity Navigator offers extensive reports. |
Avoid responding to scripted telemarketing calls. |
Earn tax deductions with your donation. |
Get others to donate to your charity. |
It takes years to rebuild after a diasater. |
see my previous amplify post,,, where I point out that when attempting to make your website, product, marketing materials, etc foolproof… remember this fool.
He wasn’t alone!  We had some doubts about the authenticity of the clown who bought the $999 I’m Rich iPhone app, but Armin Heinrich—the German author of the application—has confirmed that not only one moron, but eight dumbasses actually bought the application. According to him, there are more waiting to get it:
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I am sure a lot more people would like to buy it—but currently can’t do so. I have no idea why they [Apple] did it [retire the application] and am not aware of any violation of the rules to sell software on the App Store. The App is a work of Art and included a “secret mantra”—that’s all. Read more at gizmodo.com |
 While this image may be doctored, I want to believe it’s real. What really wins this for me is the desperate tone in the review from the guy who actually bought the $999 I’m Rich iPhone application, saying the application is a scam:
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THIS IS NO JOKE…DO NOT BUY THIS APP AND APPLE PLEASE REMOVE THIS FROM THE APP STORE….APPLE MUST MUST MUST START TO SCREEN THESE FAKE APPS AND RIDICULOUS SCAMS. |
No, Lee, this is not a scam. The application clearly said what it did and—if you are telling the truth—you went ahead and clicked on “BUY.” That’s not a scam. That’s you being a moron. Read more at gizmodo.com |
| Sometimes the best place to hide something is in plain sight. |
“Cable Drawings” is a series of installations by artist Maisie Maud Broadhead in which pesky cords are incorporated into the very decor of one’s home. Read more at gizmodo.com |
Since 1984, the TED conference (short for Technology, Entertainment, Design) has challenged the world’s smartest people “to give the talk of their lives” in just 18 minutes. This app streams the audio and video archives of those talks to your iPhone or iPod Touch, letting you listen in on the ideas that excite our culture’s leading thinkers in the realms of science, art, government, design, and business. Fascinating and informative. |
Big brains: Sculptors, neurologists, graphic designers, TV producers, world leaders, and bonafide geniuses are just some of the people you’ll encounter in these TED talks, which are reliably mind-bending
and inspiring.
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 Charged and synced portable devices keep us connected and get us through the day, so it’s extremely annoying when you need to connect but don’t have the right cord nearby. FlipSync puts one on your keychain for iPhones and generic USB devices.
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There’s not much else to know about these keychain-friendly gadgets. They’re about the size of a key fob, and they come in two versions—one with micro and mini-USB connectors that’ll work with most USB devices, the other with an iPhone/iPod connector. |
After Numerous Shake-Ups, is MySpace Dying? |
It’s almost hard to believe, but MySpace used to be the most popular social networking site in the world. After internal shake-ups and faltering popularity, the site seems, now more than ever, to be headed straight for the pavement, face-first. Its latest attempt at reinvention, called “Discover and be Discovered,” might be MySpace’s last-ditch shot at recapturing the public’s wavering attention. |
“Discover and be Discovered” (which sounds like a weekend self-help seminar in the woods) aims to morph MySpace into a go-to spot for finding new media, according to TechCrunch. Supported by its new activity stream and status updates appearing in Google searches, MySpace wants to shove new things — people, music, movie trailers, articles, games, etc. — into the Web ether, apparently to provide users with an immersive learning experience as an alternative to the static blah of Facebook streams. Read more at www.pcworld.com |
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