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There's No Wrong Way to Play Monopoly
Andy Biao provides a counterpoint to the claim that most people are playing the game Monopoly wrong.
monopoly  andy.baio  games  board.games 
july 2011
Airlines Raise Fares as Federal Taxes Expire
“The consumer should have saved anywhere from $25 to $50 round trip. Instead, it’s a windfall for the airlines.”
aviation  taxes  politics  faa  transportation 
july 2011
The Campaign For Real Monopoly
You're probably playing Monopoly wrong.
games  monopoly  board.games 
july 2011
NextGen Will Change Air Travel. Why the Delay?
New air traffic control system will save airlines billions in fuel costs ("Southwest Airlines... is saving $16 million a year in fuel as a result"), but most airlines are hesitant to upgrade prior to the 2020 deadline.
aviation  transportation  infrastructure  energy 
july 2011
House to vote to ban rules on new light bulbs
The Tea Party wants to reverse the law phasing out incandescent bulbs despite the fact that "61 percent [of the public] judged the law to be good... More than seven in 10 said they've switched to more energy-efficient light bulbs, and 84 percent said they were satisfied with their non-incandescent light bulbs."
politics  tea.party  gop  energy 
july 2011
Jim Dalrymple Talks to Apple Executives About Lion and Today’s New Mac Hardware
John Gruber: "Optical drives are the new floppy drives."
apple  mac  os.x  lion  macbook  macbook.air  optical.media  cd  dvd 
july 2011
Notes of Interest on OS X Lion, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and Display Announcements
Roundup of today's Apple launches.
apple  mac  os.x  lion 
july 2011
Fake Apple Store in China
"It's an actual store selling actual products but is obviously not affiliated with Apple in any way."
apple  apple.store  china 
july 2011
Opinions vary on chocolate milk concerns
Is chocolate milk just "soda in drag" or is it a practical to entice kids to get their calcium?
health  milk 
july 2011
One-Third of iPhone Users Mistakenly Think They Have 4G
4G does not mean what you think it means.
tech  4g  iphone  android 
july 2011
Speculation on the iPhone 5 and iPad HD rumors
Nice roundup of the current iPhone and iPad rumors.
tech  apple  ios  iphone  ipad 
july 2011
Would a 56-mpg Fuel Standard Really Hurt the Auto Industry?
Auto industry is claiming high fuel standards will kill jobs, yet the United Auto Workers union is in support of raising the standards.
transportation  economy  politics 
july 2011
Our Fantasy Nation?
"When the college was set up in 1965, two-thirds of the cost of running it was supposed to be covered by state and local governments, and one-third by students. The reality today, Dr. Ryan says, is that students bear 78 percent of the cost."
politics  gop  tea.party  infrastructure  education 
july 2011
America: You could stand to take some tips from a few other nations
"Canada managed to come through the financial crisis unscathed — what was it about its banking regulations that protected it? Why is Finland the best country for education? Why does Australia have the world’s lowest jobless rate? How are Germany’s highways so darned good? What is it about Japan’s health-care system that has made it the best in the world? Norway has the highest adult literacy level and is often ranked as having the best quality of life; what is it doing right? And Singapore has the highest per-capita GDP and one of the recession’s fastest-growing economies. Why?"
infrastructure  us  politics  international 
july 2011
US airlines take EU to court over emissions cap
"Starting in January next year, the EU plans to include all airlines flying to and from the continent in its cap-and-trade scheme."
environment  aviation 
july 2011
How Roger Ailes Built the Fox News Fear Factory
Fascinating in-depth look at how Fox News came to be.
politics  gop  tea.party  fox.news 
july 2011
Fixing the Mobility Crisis Threatening the Baby Boom Generation
The baby boomer generation built their entire lives around the concept of being able to drive for everything... so what happens when they can't drive any more?
urbanism  transit  transportation  generation.gap  baby.boomers 
july 2011
Construction bids coming in lower for expanding hospitals
Moral of the story: economic downturns are the best time to invest in infrastructure.
infrastructure  development  economy 
july 2011
Housing opt-out costly choice
Several Hamilton County neighborhoods would rather reject federal funding than allow "undesirables" to live in their communities.
cincinnati  urbanism 
july 2011
On using h1 for all heading levels in HTML5
The HTML5 approach to headings vs. the traditional HTML approach.
html5  semantics  web.development  tech 
july 2011
Google+ and Building Better Online Privacy Models
"If you have secrets to share and can't trust the people you're sharing with, there's little technology that can help you."
tech  technology  privacy  google.plus  gina.trapani  social.media  twig 
july 2011
Fifth Third installing new signage atop skyscraper
Fifth Third Bank introduced a new logo in 2007, and is just now getting around to updating the signage at the top of their Downtown Cincinnati skyscraper. (Also, most existing bank branches have not been updated.)
branding  design  cincinnati  logos  fifth.third 
july 2011
Five Media Myths That Perpetuate Car Culture
"These myths about our car-dependent transportation system, and the industries that benefit from it, too often go unquestioned by journalists and opinion leaders. Advocates for transportation equity and for a modern transportation system must challenge these assumptions."
transit  transportation 
july 2011
Remember your brewing history, or be doomed to repeat it
Where have all of Cincinnati's brewpubs gone?
cincinnati  beer  microbreweries  brewpubs 
june 2011
Leslie Ghiz Refuses to Govern. That's Her Job!
Griff boils down the absurdity of the situation.
cincinnati  politics  leslie.ghiz 
june 2011
Social is for sharing, not hiding
"The meme about Google+ Circles is that it beats Facebook on privacy because it gives us upfront control over whom we share with. That’s true: Every time I share something I make a decision about whether to share it with the public or some of my circles. That is better, clearer, and easier than digging into Facebook’s settings once and for all to silo my world."
jeff.jarvis  google  google.plus  tech  social.media  twig 
june 2011
Lessons from 99 Weeks of TWiG
Gina Trapani shares what she's learned from the first 99 weeks of hosing TWiG, a great podcast covering the deeper issues of today's social media-connected world.
social.media  jeff.jarvis  gina  trapani  leo.laporte  twit  twig  podcasts  google 
june 2011
25 Senators Demand Robust Transit Funding
The language is generic, but it's good to see this many senators agree that funding mass transit is essential.
transit  transportation  politics 
june 2011
Lawmakers back off raising alcohol level allowed in beer
After lobbyists interject, the state drops proposal to allow beers with higher alcohol content.
politics  beer  craft.beer  microbrews 
june 2011
Is Tumblr the new Facebook or the new MySpace?
I've recently been noticing more quality content on Tumblr thanks to NPR, MGSiegler, USA.gov and other "serious" users, in contrast to the hordes of "F*** Yeah!" tumblelogs.
tumblr  tech  social.media  social.networking 
june 2011
Thoughts on prioritizing urban space and roads
"While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to cars."
urbanism  transit  nyc  transportation 
june 2011
OTRview VIII: Chris Seelbach, Candidate for Cincinnati City Council
Over-the-Rhine Blog talks to city council candidate and OTR resident Chris Seelbach.
cincinnati  urbanism  from google
june 2011
F.B.I. Seizes Web Servers, Knocking Sites Offline
Pinboard, Instapaper, and several other (innocent) sites are down due to the FBI's seizure of dozens of web servers.
tech  pinboard  instapaper  fbi  DigitalOne 
june 2011
The FBI stole an Instapaper server in an unrelated raid
"Tuesday morning, the FBI raided the datacenter to seize servers used by another DigitalOne customer... but they seemingly took a lot more servers that happened to be physically near the server(s) they were looking for."
fbi  DigitalOne  instapaper  pinboard  tech 
june 2011
Survey Suggests Why The Public Distrusts The Media
Media literacy is essentially non-existent in America today: "Roughly half the US population doesn't know the media is supposed to be trusted as a public watchdog."
media  politics 
june 2011
Our lefty military
Jason Kottke: "A recent pair of articles demonstrates that the US as a whole might have something to learn about the US Armed Forces' liberal leanings."
military  politics  health.care 
june 2011
Make cities, not war
"They are expected today to vote on a resolution to bring the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to an expeditious end so that the $126 billion per year those conflicts cost can be redeployed at home—paying for things like firefighters and police officers, roads and transit service, education and children’s services, all of which are being slashed around the country."
urbanism  war  us 
june 2011
Consumers Don’t Want Tablets, They Want iPads
John Gruber: "Will the iPad’s long-term share be more like the iPod’s or the Mac’s? High-end and market-dominant? Or high-end but niche?"
apple  ios  ipad  tech  mac  tablets 
june 2011
ICANN opens up new TLD registrations
Andy Baio: "clownpenis.fart may soon be a reality."
tech  icann  tld  tlds  domains 
june 2011
Instead of Current Events, schools should teach Current Propaganda
"First of all, most Americans seem to think that there isn't much propaganda here, think that they can spot it when it does appear, and quickly dismiss anything they don't agree with as 'bias'. It never occurs to them that what they perceive to be 'common sense' is actually a pile of concocted junk."
media  media.literacy  transit  hsr  jake.mecklenborg  china 
june 2011
A Girl and Her Bike: Victory (sort of)
Insane story of what happens when a driver of a car bullies a girl on a bike (who happens to be an off-duty police officer).
bikes  bicycling  biking 
june 2011
Global Pursuits of the American Dream
Interactive infographic showing which American citie are popular among homebuyers from 14 countries.
us  international  housing  infographic 
june 2011
Did Gov. Kasich give away more than he gained from casinos?
Summary: Yes.
ohio  politics  john.kasich  gop  tea.party  casinos  cincinnati 
june 2011
Would carpool incentives be cheaper than a new Brent Spence Bridge?
Why spend $3 billion on another new bridge when we could give people inventives to carpool or take transit?
transit  urbanism  highways  infrastructure  cincinnati  jake.mecklenborg 
june 2011
Provision could cost Ohio colleges millions
Attracting out-of-staters to earn a degree in Ohio and stay here for five years is a good idea. But financing it on the backs of already struggling universities is a terrible idea. The state should reimburse Ohio universities for the lost tuition.
higher.ed  university  college  ohio  brain.drain 
june 2011
Ohio lawmakers vote to allow guns in bars, arenas
How many people will be shot and killed in bars before this decision is reversed?
alcohol  bars  guns  gun.control  ohio  tea.party  gop  kasich  john.kasich 
june 2011
Facebook rumored to launch HTML5 mobile-app distribution
Could Facebook compete with Apple's App Store?
tech  facebook  apple  ios  iphone  app.store 
june 2011
What We Talk About When We Talk About RSS
RSS is not dead.
rss  tech  feeds  twitter  facebook  social.media 
june 2011
LetterMpress: A Virtual Letterpress on Your iPad
A kickstarter project to bring letterpress typesetting to an iPad app.
letterpress  ipad  ios  apple  tech  printmaking 
june 2011
As suburban office parks lose steam, Apple unveils the ultimate example
Will Apple's new campus stifle innovation in the long run?
apple  tech  urbanism  cuppertino 
june 2011
Virtual currency: Bits and bob
Good explanation of the technical side of Bitcoins.
bitcoin  tech  currency  money 
june 2011
OTR Foundation competes online for dollars
Your quick vote could help the Over-the-Rhine Foundation win $25,000 to put towards saving historic architecture in Cincinnati's urban core.
cincinnati  urbanism  historic.preservation  from google
june 2011
Smart Phone Apps for Beer
Find me on Untappd as "taestell".
beer  tech  iphone  ios  untappd  apps  from google
june 2011
Happy 90th Anniversary To The Greedy Freaks At The BC Liquor Distribution Branch
Apparently it's not just the U.S. that has a corrupt alcohol distribution model.
liquor  beer  canada 
june 2011
How Many iPhone Users Backup Via iTunes Tethering?
"About 50 percent of Apple Store customers who need to get their iPhones swapped have never plugged them into iTunes after the initial activation and sync."
apple  ios  iphone  icloud  tech  via:gruber 
june 2011
Why Twitter Favorites Aren’t Really Your Favorite Tweets
Another take on the two different ways users "favorite" tweets on Twitter.
twitter  stellar  favorites  starred  tech 
june 2011
Home City Ice to pay $500K to settle antitrust claims
I'm waiting for to write a Cincinnati Monocle article on the "Big Ice" cartel.
cincinnati  antitrust  from twitter
june 2011
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s War On Craft Beer
Microbreweries in Wisconsin would be prevented from selling directly to restaurants and selling their own product on site.
beer  wisconsin  scott.walker  tea.party  millercoors  microbreweries  craft.beer 
june 2011
Mercer Commons: A history of 1314 Vine
Should 1314 Vine be saved, or are we better off letting it go to ensure the Mercer Commons development is built?
cincinnati  ubanism  preservation  mercer.commons 
june 2011
In NJ, proximity to rail becomes alluring
"Businesses are beginning to recognize that many employees care less about living in sprawling estates and more about living in diverse areas with restaurants and entertainment within walking distance."
urbanism  transit  new.jersey  new.york  suburbs 
june 2011
Ten Pinboard Features You Might Not Know About
Good tips for new Pinboard users.
via:popular  tech  bookmarks  pinboard 
june 2011
Analysis of passwords in Sony security breach
"The 25 most used passwords? seinfeld, password, winner, 123456, purple, sweeps, contest, princess, maggie, 9452, peanut, shadow, ginger, michael, buster, sunshine, tigger, cookie, george, summer, taylor, bosco, abc123, ashley, bailey"
tech  security  sony  passwords 
june 2011
Business bans TSA agents – will more follow?
“'We have posted signs on our doors basically saying that [TSA agents] aren’t allowed to come into our business,' she says. 'We have the right to refuse service to anyone.'”
tsa  transit  aviation  from google
june 2011
NYC opens new High Line section with lush lawn
Phase two opens, doubling the length of the world's most famous elevated park.
urbanism  new.york  high.line 
june 2011
Regretting Move, Bank May Return to Manhattan
UBS considers relocating from the 'burbs back to the city because that's where their employees live and would prefer to work.
urbanism  new.york 
june 2011
Are the Millennials Driving Downtown Corporate Relocations?
"Highly-educated young workers, the life’s blood of many industries, have been flocking to center cities in recent years... They are voting with their feet for a hip, high-density walkable lifestyle and a reverse commute to the ‘burbs is not in the cards for most of them."
urbanism  millennials  generation.gap  suburbs 
june 2011
The Secret History of America’s Interstate Highway System
Even in 1938, we knew that the Interstate Highway System could never support itself financially.
urbanism  transit  infrastructure  highways  interstates  Eisenhower 
june 2011
The man who thinks Manhattan isn’t dense enough
Increasing density can be a good thing, but not at the expense of historic preservation.
urbanism  density  new.york 
june 2011
Why Windows 8 Is Fundamentally Flawed as a Response to the iPad
"It’s the lesson that so many hardware and platform vendors can’t seem to learn: the pretty skin isn’t why people like Apple products, and applying a pretty skin over your products won’t make them compete better with Apple’s."
apple  mac  windows8  microsoft  tech 
june 2011
Sarah Palin’s e-mails show her going to bat for state-owned creamery
Palin thinks "picking winners and losers in Washington, D.C., is a dangerous thing to do" -- unless she's the one picking the winners.
via:anildash  politics  tea.party  sarah.palin 
june 2011
You'd think @jkottke and @torrez would agree on this
"Does time move from right to left or left to right?"
tech  stellar  mlkshk 
june 2011
Reeder for Mac Debuts, Featuring Full Readability Integration
Reeder, the best Google Reader client, is now available for the Mac. It has built-in Readability support so you can see the full text of articles, even if only a short snippet is available via RSS.
rss  reeder  google  reader  mac  apple  app.store  readability  from google
june 2011
All In Favor
Anil Dash explains why he "favorites" things online.
anil.dash  favorites  starred  tech  twitter  stellar  from google
june 2011
An Exhaustive List of iOS 5 Features and Changes
"You can use your phone while it's being synced with iTunes."
tech  ios  ios5  iphone  itunes  icloud  mac  apple  from google
june 2011
"May the bridges I burn light the way."
Quote of the day, from Marko Rakar, Croatian data activist.
quote 
june 2011
The WWDC 2011 Keynote
Short summary of what's new and why it's important.
apple  mac  ios  icloud  wwdc 
june 2011
Why I Don’t Have A Commenting System (Other Than Email)
"Comments fail because when people believe that they can hide behind a cloak of anonymity they decide that they can be as mean or nasty that they want."
tech  comments  anonymous  from google
june 2011
How Steve Jobs' Pixar experience helped lead to Apple's iCloud
“One of the things I learned at Pixar is the technology industries and the content industries do not understand each other.”
tech  apple  icloud  pixar  from twitter
june 2011
iMessage, Skype, Google Voice, and the death of the phone number
"I can’t think of a single telecom service that is as restrictive as the phone number: email can be accessed from any device, Skype makes apps for nearly every platform, IM works across any number of clients, there are web-based messaging solutions that transcend platforms entirely."
tech  google  apple  microsoft  skype  from twitter
june 2011
Help Create an Email Charter!
"The total time taken to respond to an email is often MORE than the time it took to create it."
email  tech  from twitter
june 2011
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