Copy-protected Coffee Pods?

Sigh.

March 24, 2014 at 6:21PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Yes. A coffee-maker has decided to model its next-generation devices after another piece of tech everyone loves: printers. Ars Technica on the new Keurig:

I think they're underestimating the potential for customers to desert the brand entirely. Look for the term "massive write-off" to appear in future stories about the project.

HISTORY It's an old page, but I found it yesterday and hence assume it's new to everyone else in the world: a tour of Minnesota small-town movie theaters. You can spend some time on Google Street View finding contemporary images in context.

That's a Leibenberg and Kaplan, like all the great movie theaters of Minneapolis. A complete list of their work is here - Google away!

ART Many different takes on the works of Stephen King, including some icons that may take a while to figure out. Any guesses?

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Langoliers, I believe.

VotD Boom!

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