While studying marketing II, I came across this version of the BCG matrix and I thought it was kind of cute.



Via Krikor.

Auto-lacing sneakers, by nike. It's no jetpack, but we can hope.


Via Engadget.

http://lospiesenelagua.blogspot.com/
http://lospiesenelagua.blogspot.com/
http://lospiesenelagua.blogspot.com/

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I want. Please.



http://www.douche.fr/baignoire_balneo/baleina.html
http://www.douche.fr/baignoire_balneo/baleina.html
http://www.douche.fr/baignoire_balneo/baleina.html

And a fucking big bad ass crane.

'Exclusive unseen time lapse video footage of the Miracle on the Hudson, US Airways flight 1549 as it is struggling to stay afloat and avoid the barrage of an ice attack. An unsung hero was the Airbus A320 which survived a crash landing, sinking and safely contained 155 Humans.'

Or two rights make a wrong.

http://tinyurl.com/33lod64
http://tinyurl.com/33lod64
http://tinyurl.com/33lod64

'Mutewatch is a silent alarm in the shape of a vibrating wristband. This discreet device with its disguised touch screen brings structure and time back to its user. It serves as a quiet reminder that helps you to follow your own agenda without disturbing people in your surroundings.'



http://www.mutewatch.com/
http://www.mutewatch.com/
http://www.mutewatch.com/

I never wear a watch but now I clearly need one.

'Vivek Wadhwa has an interesting post at TechCrunch, pointing out that much of the world beyond the US, Europe and BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) are effectively a patent free zone. Even if many of these places do have patent laws, very few companies find it worth the trouble to file for patents in those places -- and, technically, that means that anyone producing products in those areas can legally copy from the patents filed elsewhere.'

http://techdirt.com/articles/20100801/10481810436.shtml
http://techdirt.com/articles/20100801/10481810436.shtml
http://techdirt.com/articles/20100801/10481810436.shtml

If only.

I went to both places within the last few weeks and, in my (totally humble) opinion, Ramon Freixa beats Sergi Arola hands down. And here are the reasons:

1. The place: RFM is beautiful, huge tables away from each other, really comfortable chairs, after lunch drinks are great; everything invites to enjoy the food and the conversation. SAG has way too many tables, too close together, the decoration is just meh, chairs are just ok. It was empty and we still got sat down in the middle of the room and it felt cold. They didn't offer us drinks after lunch.
2. The food: Both places are into the same type of cuisine. Both chefs are good, but RF has some brilliance that SG lacks, like the latter was more interested in execution than taste.
3. The bread: OMG, OMG, OMG. RFM has the best bread I have ever eaten.
4. The service: Both are good, but I had to ask for water twice in SAG. And we were pretty much alone.
5. The overall experience: The first time I went to RFM I said I wasn't very hungry; he took that into account and made me wonderful food, that I could finish and not die in the process. The second time I went, I was hungry and I could eat a lot and almost die in the process. When I went to SAG I had to eat one of their menus and by the time we got to the starters I wasn't even hungry anymore. I didn't feel like they were adapting the experience to me, but that I had to adapt to the experience.

For food pics, try Yumit :)

Amazingly pretty.

Or who copies who.

http://www.counterfeitchic.com/designs_designers/
http://www.counterfeitchic.com/designs_designers/
http://www.counterfeitchic.com/designs_designers/

Also known as The Razor.


http://tinyurl.com/33t3rf2
http://tinyurl.com/33t3rf2
http://tinyurl.com/33t3rf2

The classic video has now been upgraded with more unexpected stuff.

http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/
http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/
http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/

"A bit over two weeks ago, a group of statistic wizards (Mark Grebner, Michael Weissman, and Jonathan Weissman) approached me with a disturbing premise -- they had been poring over the crosstabs of the weekly Research 2000 polling we had been running, and were concerned that the numbers weren't legit.

I immediately began cooperating with their investigation, which concluded late last week. Daily Kos furnished the researchers with all available and relevant information in our possession, and we made every attempt to obtain R2K's cooperation -- which, as I detail in my reaction post here -- was not forthcoming. The investigators' report is below, but its conclusion speaks volumes:

We do not know exactly how the weekly R2K results were created, but we are confident they could not accurately describe random polls."

The full story:

http://tinyurl.com/2vjpr22
http://tinyurl.com/2vjpr22
http://tinyurl.com/2vjpr22

Just awesome.



How to play:

http://markarayner.com/blog/archives/1613
http://markarayner.com/blog/archives/1613
http://markarayner.com/blog/archives/1613