Sixteen below when I sent Daughter off to the bus stop. That was sufficient cause to suspend school a while ago. Today: eh. Perhaps they assume kids have been sufficiently toughened and winnowed.
TECH This Wired piece says "Today's Apps Are Turning Us Into Sociopaths." Uh huh.
He goes on to describe something called BroApp, which he admits may be a parody. It sends "automated daily text messages" to your girlfriend. This does not turn you into a sociopath; if you believed that automated canned sentiment will do the trick and save you some time, you may be one already. Or more likely just selfish and manipulativeg. Really, if you're buying something called BroApp you're already a Bro, and the app isn't going to infuse you with additional Bronosity. BroApp even sounds like a long ripe beer belch.
Related, maybe: Here's something I didn't know. The name of the Bitcoin exchange that was hacked and shuttered was Mt. Gox. right? Daily Dot:
Somehow that fits.
THE FUTURE The tumblr about "Beer Labels in Motion" is exactly what you think: animated beer labels. Some day they'll actually look like this.
Related, maybe: the Morton Salt girl is updated for its 100th birthday; here's a look at the logo's evolution. Interesting how she looked at the customer with a cheerful expression in 1956, then looked away in 1968, as if contemplating something private. She's never looked at us since.
DESSERT Ben & Jerry's has some new flavors. Here's how the site "Hello Giggle" describes the company:
But other than that, yes, totally awesome in the dream-coming-true department. The new ice cream flavors sound delicious indeed, but I can't figure out why no one ever attacks Big Ice Cream when it comes to attacking obesity and marketing. Soda, sugar, fast-food - but never ice cream. It's almost as if it gets a pass because it's the one thing the critics couldn't imagine giving up.
URBAN DESIGN The Pentagon Park plan is on again. They want to tear down the ultra-50s office complex and build a half-billion dollar project. The Pentagon tower is an odd and distinctive structure, but there's no saving it; no one will say it's historic. Things come and go. Such as: The Richmond and Landour Hotels.
I ran across this while digitizing some old postcards, and finally found out where it was. Here:
Fair trade. Some details of the site:
Cedar Lake Ice Co. was at Hidden Beach. Wikipedia:
Elsewhere around town in teh 1940s:
Minneapolitans who know what the city used to look like can probably guess: the big rusting falling-down skid-row of Washington Avenue. It's here:
Not so good a trade.
VotD Stick 'em up! C'mon, man, stick 'em up! Please? Hey - hey, let go!
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This retired journalist changed professional wrestling from Mankato
