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drone used to film riot police

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:38:23 +1300

drone used to film riot police:

This is only going to get more common

historic polling data for nz election

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:55:04 +1300

historic polling data for nz election

Global village construction set

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:11:15 +1300

Global village construction set:

this is absolutely revolutionary

how not to run an economy

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:13:51 +1300

how not to run an economy

This is an awesome idea that I just chipped in for, really hope...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:05:06 +1300

This is an awesome idea that I just chipped in for, really hope it gets off the ground - check it out

I'm getting arrested app

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:12:08 +1300

I'm getting arrested app:

There really is an app for everything these days

wow, worldwide grain deficit over the last 10...

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:28:24 +1300

wow, worldwide grain deficit over the last 10 years.

smarterplanet:

The world’s farmers need a pay raise, or else, come mid-century, the other 7 billion of us may not have enough to eat.

As the Earth Policy Institute notes, the world produced more grain than it consumed throughout the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Today, those surpluses are gone. While the world harvested 20.4 million tons of grain between 2001 and 2010, it consumed 20.5 million tons. In October 2009 the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that world food production would have to increase 70 percent by 2050 to adequately feed the planet’s growing population. In developing nations alone, this would require an investment of $83 billion a year. And, the organization noted, “farmers and prospective farmers will invest in agriculture only if their investments are profitable.”

Keep reading …

via utnereader:

Turning coffee grounds into mushrooms

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:39:44 +1300

Turning coffee grounds into mushrooms:

Anyone in NZ want to give this a shot?

ah, so true

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:30:02 +1300

ah, so true

Damn that’s skillful

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:04:26 +1300

Damn that’s skillful

Food Matters documentary

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:58:30 +1300

Food Matters documentary:

Free screenings for the next week

maxistentialist: “Plastic Spoon” - limited edition 11” x 17”...

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:43:27 +1300

maxistentialist:

“Plastic Spoon” - limited edition 11” x 17” screen print, available now for $10.

Hey Tumblr friends - here’s the poop: This design was pretty popular, so I made some screen prints today. Each one is signed and numbered. They cost $10 plus shipping.

This is the first time I’m trying this whole thing, so if it works, I will make some more prints for you!

If you enjoy my blog, I hope you grab one of these posters for your dorm room, office, etc. It will make me feel good and your $10 will cover my printing expenses so I can keep working in the studio.

Also, please let me know if there’s any designs you’d like me to make as prints.

EDIT: playitbackward asked, “Wow this is great! But why is shipping so expensive?” Shipping costs $7, which is as cheap as I can figure out how to do it. I have to buy a mailing tube ($2.00) and send it to you ($5.00).

Ah, so that’s what real cycling infrastructure looks like

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:42:05 +1200

Ah, so that’s what real cycling infrastructure looks like

Some fascinating facts about dabbawalas

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:52:28 +1200

Have been reading up about the dabbawalas (lunch delivery men in mumbai) on wikipedia - here are some highlights.

In 1890 Mahadeo Havaji Bachche started a service with 100 men
They formed an informal union in 1930
Formed a charitable trust in 1956
Currently around 200,000 boxes of lunch are delivered every day by ~4500 dabbawalas
Each dabbawala earns $40-$80 USD / month

In 2002, Forbes Magazine found its reliability to be that of a six sigma standard. More than 175,000 or 200,000 lunch boxes get moved every day by an estimated 4,500 to 5,000 dabbawalas, all with an extremely small nominal fee and with utmost punctuality. According to a recent survey, they make less than one mistake in every 6 million deliveries, despite most of the delivery staff being illiterate.

Although the service remains essentially low-tech, with the barefoot delivery men as the prime movers, the dabbawalas have started to embrace technology, and now allow booking for delivery through SMS.^[4] An on-line poll on the web site ensures that customer feedback is given pride of place. The success of the system depends on teamwork and time management. Such is the dedication and commitment of the barely literate and barefoot delivery men (there are only a few delivery women) who form links in the extensive delivery chain, that there is no system of documentation at all. A simple colour coding system doubles as an ID system for the destination and recipient.

What an enterprise, definitely recommend checking out the wikipedia article

By far my favourite everynone video - the simple things in this...

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:11:22 +1200

By far my favourite everynone video - the simple things in this world can be so beautiful.

Symmetry

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:59:31 +1200

Symmetry

Best ted talk I have seen in a while - Tim Harford on the God...

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:24:28 +1200

Best ted talk I have seen in a while - Tim Harford on the God complex and trial and error

Resilient communities wiki

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:30:05 +1200

Resilient communities wiki:

Love the direction @mymiiu is growing in

my best take on an introduction to @enspiral

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:10:05 +1200

my best take on an introduction to @enspiral

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by..."

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:05:05 +1200

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”

- Mark Twain