GLWT

I’m no urban farmer, so it makes sense that I was unaware of most of these projects. If I can figure out how to scale the FARM:shop concept down for my apartment, don’t be surprised to see a new little ecosystem on your next visit.

The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles — it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter. Farming has a lot of …

fastcompany:

Eric Fischer used geotagged tweets to create maps of the most highly trafficked thoroughfares in major cities.

Could Twitter Help Us Create Smarter Transit Routes? 

This is a pretty cool concept. Though I can’t help but think about all of the people not using social media that remain unaccounted for. Still cool.

Chicago is prepared for snow in many ways. Dibs just make sense.

I would argue, if I could.

“Santorum says GOP should drop the term “middle class” It plays into President Obama’s class warfare! So why does his Web site tout his plans to rebuild the middle class.”

1. Yes, I watched the GOP debate on Saturday.
2. This is the sound that played in my head upon hearing Santorum’s rant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRp_mVi969I.

“[M]y concern is for the GOP candidate who wins this primary, as they go forward to face the Obama presidential ticket machine and really the thuggery that is involved in that. … Senator McCain and I, we are the only ones in America who ever had to face that Obama presidential ticket machine and all that it encompassed. And what it encompassed really was, you know, this unscrupulous, gimmicky scheme that it was. And Senator McCain, evidently has chosen Mitt Romney as the one to be the most prepared to face this thuggery, this scheme that he is going to have to face, someone’s going to have to.”—discussing the presidential race on Fox News, Jan. 4, 2012

fastcompany:

Infographic Of The Day: The Blessing And Curse Of Being A Millennial

Millennials are well-educated, tech savvy, and independent. They’re also cursed by a bad economy. But all this might have a silver lining…

As interesting as this is, I don’t know how I feel about falling into the Millennial group. It’s interesting that this group is characterized as being independent given, as outlined, financial dependence on family, and the anecdotal association of being the generation where everyone got a trophy growing up. Whether I like it or not, the data points shared seem to be spot on.

fastcompany:

A dating website for politics?

An idea just crazy enough to work.

Not new, but interesting idea. However, the people that use this probably have a decent idea of who they’re going to vote for. Thus rises the argument around the necessity of such a tool - not that we Americans are rooted in necessities. It’d be interesting to see their user demographics. Obviously, the benefits of whatever data is collected about political leanings are clear. What do you think?  

singingbanana:

Christmas Venn diagram for you