A Brazilian fashion retailer in São Paulo has integrated networked clothes hangers giving buyers the number of  Facebook “Likes” in real time for any particular garment on display.  Above is the promo video pitching the idea.

HBO co-president Eric Kessler has said he thinks the move away from traditional television to an internet-based model is just a fad that will pass – a “temporary phenomenon” tied to the down economy.

This underscores the larger problem with how so many companies in the entertainment industry think about piracy. Instead of thinking about the ways lack of access to media creates opportunity for piracy, and how increasing the access to products could help stave off illegal downloads, too often people want to take legal measures or implement digital protection on their products. These “fixes” always have easy work-arounds.

Eric Kessler is obviously out of touch with the changing dynamics of public downloads.  Personally I’m not against piracy but feel as though we are slowly evolving ourselves into a more fluid exchange of goods and services.  Read the post here via Forbes.

The goal is to replace the bag of manuals and navigation charts weighing as much as 40 pounds that are carried by pilots and navigators, said Captain Kathleen Ferrero, a spokeswoman for the command.

The once secure mobile access only available on the RIM network now seems to be common place amongst mobile networks.  Read the entire article here.

The basic idea is that, all else equal, you should not assume that you are especially unusual on any one axis. If you have just taken up a new fashion, you shouldn’t assume you are one of the first; that fashion is just as likely to be on the way out as it is to be on the way in. If you think up a idea that a dozen people are likely to think of as well, you shouldn’t assume you are the first.

Read more from Robin Hanson’s Critiquing the Doomsday Argument (pdf).

This particular recipe works best with burritos or as side dish. The recipe itself is essential just a base, as you can add/substitute any ingredients you feel necessary. Please note, it is very easy to burn the rice during first stages of the recipe–keep a close eye on the oil and don’t let it get too hot.

After 1975, however, married batters in the top performance tier earned fully 16-20% more than their bachelor counterparts—though marriage had no detectable effect on their batting averages. This suggests that wives contribute to the husband’s earnings not by managing the family as the husband puts in extra batting practice (say) but more indirectly: by doing things like hosting charity events and generally improving his image.

Read the article from the Wall Street Journal.  The entire research paper is here.

But if Greece votes no – and goes for euro-exit – there are several plans in the process of being published that explain what you have to do. Close the banks for days, ration food and energy, institute strict capital controls – with most probably a few fast patrol boats at Glyfada harbour to check every departing yacht for cash and bonds.

What’s interesting is social porosity of the Greek culture.  The article is here.

I created an extension that sends every website I’m currently viewing to imhereandthere.com. It refreshes as soon as I visit a new website. It works a bit like a mirror to my browser and life
– you can now see what I see.

 

Dark colors represent Facebook coverage, while yellow represents people not using Facebook. The map is quite interesting.  From Dec 12 2010 Facebook connections map providing worldwide friendships fully mapped.