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Care to Air Design Challenge by Levi’s

Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person, line-drying can be a little impractical, or even, banned by the authorities depending on where you live (see video Drying for Freedom )! Levi’s wants us to come up with a solution and will launch the

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Cat Attacks Baby. Cutely.

Cute baby and cute kitten, locked in an epically cute battle to the death by cuteness! Who will be crowned King of Cute City? [ Jack's Note : Answer: The cat.] Watch

Pizza Vs. Guns Vs. Strip Clubs

An infographic I can get behind. Taken from the most popular Google Maps search term in a particular area. [ Ed Note : It gets a little crazy in the Midwest because of all the naked shooting range pizza parlors they have over there.] View

Google Maps Bike Directions!

TECH BUZZ : Google Maps has introduced bike directions in beta! Just in time for spring, too, which is good of them. How do we get this info out to the lunatics who like to cruise the wrong way down one-way streets like biking is some citywide game of chicken? (Via @ rcbth .) The Best Links: The Yahoo Cycling Team Is Going To Love This New Google Maps Feature Faster Forward – Google adds bicycle directions to Google Maps Google Maps Adds Bike Directions Check It Out! Bike Directions On Google Maps Read

Is Google Using Pilfered Maps?

The town of Argleton, England doesn’t exist, but you can search its white pages, look for nearby chiropractors and map a jog through town, because “Argleton” is on Google Maps .

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RealTimeTrends: Google Maps – is now the #10 trend on twitter. Follow here: http://idek.net/c0O

RealTimeTrends: Google Maps – is now the #10 trend on twitter. Follow here: http://idek.net/c0O

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RealTimeTrends: Google Maps – is now the #10 trend on twitter. Follow here: http://idek.net/c0O

Google Thinks All New Yorkers Who Fly Into JFK Are Arab

Tonight someone emailed us to point out a truly bizarre glitch in Google Maps — apparently they think that anyone in New York who searches for directions from JFK airport is Arab. Here’s what our tipster pointed out: Go to Google Maps and click “get directions.” Type “JFK airport” into the A search field and any NY location like “Williamsburg, NY” as the B destination. Click “Get Directions” and “JFK airport” is suddenly Arabic!!! So I tried it multiple times searching for directions from JFK to White Plains, Long Island, Park Slope, Buffalo, Queens and Harlem, and each time the name of the airport showed up in what appears to be Arabic

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