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Monthly Archives: December 2006
Pimp Your Ride (Green Style)
Alan Durning over at WorldChanging asks: “Would you, personally, rent your car during off hours?” It’s a fascinating idea: allow people to rent your car by the hour when it’s not in use. Fraught with a ton of practical difficulties, but fun to think about anyway.
Points Mean Popularity
How do you get people to join your new social networking site when everyone and her grandfather has a MySpace profile? You make it into a game, with prizes for attaining high levels of social status, of course. Innovatory genius or cynical marketing ploy? You decide.
(Compound) Eyes Down For A Full House
First the good news – Bigelow Airspace are setting up the first colony in orbit! Now the not-so-good news – it’s an ant colony. Don’t worry, though, the ants and their other insect buddies won’t get bored – while they’re there, they’ll be able to play bingo. After all, nothing says ‘viable orbital habitat’ like a roach infested casino, right?
Underwater Hotel In Development
If you like to holiday in exotic locations, you’ll probably go wild for this idea – a hotel 40 feet beneath the surface of the ocean, by a coral reef near Fiji. The Poseidon Mystery Island resort is being built by submarine magnate Bruce Jones – though the prices will probably be well out of the financial reach of most of us. Could this be the first sign of an underwater land-rush?