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Open Clip Art Project

Open Clip Art Project | Creative Commons Kind of surprises me that we haven’t seen a big project like this in the past. It would be nice to have a large, open, royalty-free library though. Might be a good way for artists to try and get some exposure. It seems like this collection could grow ...

Disposable Cars

New cars are getting too expensive to fix | csmonitor.com bq. Costly air bags, expensive electronics, and lightweight body materials are driving up the cost of fixing new cars. Not only do many more parts have to be replaced rather than repaired, but fewer and fewer body shops can afford the special equipment and training ...

Phone: I’m Drunk, Get a Cab

BBC NEWS | Technology | Software ‘chum’ to help students His favourite feature – Take Me Home, I’m Drunk – is most likely to be used after students have taken advice on the best pubs in the area. It sends a message to a local taxi firm, detailing the address where the student can be ...

9/11 Intel Failure?

Third Party Watchblog bq. At best, I can only conclude that our government was a mess regarding national security. And like any large beauracracy that changes leaders every 4 to 8 years, our government’s ability to plan long term, implement and fulfill long term projects, and remain consistently focused on priorities such that national security ...

100k Income in a 800k House

the family economy | Metafilter references an article in the Washington Monthly discussing whether or not we’re in a housing bubble right now. bq. Truth is, in most of the country there’s no housing bubble. Perhaps the crucial ratio from which economists determine whether housing markets are out of whack is the ratio of home ...