Odds and Ends 43

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MASHABLE -- HOW TO: Use Game Mechanics to Power Your Business

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ANDY SERNOVITZ -- When you’re replaceable, service matters matter more

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ENGADGET -- China to build ginormous buses that cars can drive under - For real? Apparently. There's even video from a presentation, but it's in Chinese and dreadfully laggy.

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FAIL BLOG -- Stolen Bike WIN

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NOT ALWAYS RIGHT -- Rectify the Situation - Hi, do you sell rectums? (And that's as crass as it gets. Mostly it just gets funnier.)

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GARFIELD MINUS GARFIELD -- Finally, a good one for Jon

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LIFEHACKER -- What do you do if you're the world's greatest brother and your brother only has use of one of his hands? You hack a game controller for one-handed use.

-8-10- Videos after the break... kitten falling off a table, wearable GPS that no one else can see and playing video games with your eyes.

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Yellow kitten can't jump.



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Wearable GPS. Program in your destination and lights in the frame tell you the mode of transportation and direction to head.



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Playing video games with your eyes. Sure, there are other implications for this technology as well. I like how they explain what they're doing, not just a quick demo leaving you to wonder if it's magic.