Letterman is also sending me codes

I didn’t want to admit it but David Letterman has been sending me secret codes too and I thought I was the only one I bet the team at the Late Show could have never dreamed up something like this. Do you think this falls under the category of co-creation?

Ratzinger’s Rottweilers

I found this image on a blog and think it’s pretty cool. Even the Pope has a fan club.

Norad Tracks Santa

Track Santa, he is on his way HO HO HO.

O Christmas Tree

Picture of a Christmas tree at Toronto’s Eaton Centre covered with some 4000 Swarovski crystals.

Boing Boing readers use Firefox

Boing Boing’s December site stats reveals that more visitors now use Firefox

Firefox – 43 %
MS Internet Explorer– 32.1 %
Safari – 11.3 %

Transit holds cities hostage

From the New York Times:

“A lot of people in this country work a lot harder for less money,” said Ms. Diaz, the salon owner. “They’re complaining about health benefits and pensions; a lot of people don’t have health benefits and pensions, including the people who work here in my shop.”

Here in Toronto we can look forward to a transit strike every five years like clock work. A few thousand hold a city of over 2 million hostage. If you want a great job that pays well then get the proper education or work your ass off starting a business but don’t expect to paid well for putting groceries into shopping bags. How many lives are disrupted by not being able to get to work or school or carrying out daily errands. How much money are businesses losing because of a few thousand selfish morons who think driving a bus is a highly sought after skill. It’s time that people in these cities including Toronto put the power into their own hands not the hands of a few thousand. Make transit an essential service and laws that would put those who started the strike in jail. There seems to be laws already in New York but they aren’t harsh enough.

Merry Christmas

Site of Interest

Shop Composition is one nice site with a collection of designer products all selected by a design enthusiast.

The future of packaging

“The cereal aisle at your local supermarket may soon resemble the Las Vegas strip. Electronics maker Siemens is readying a paper-thin electronic-display technology so cheap it could replace conventional labels on disposable packaging, from milk cartons to boxes of Cheerios.” full story

Google Maps Ad

When people love you products they might even create an ad for it when you’re Google Maps.