Whether you’re a fan of Keurig coffee machines or not, the product delivery method known as the ‘pod’ is here to stay. In the case of Miracle-Gro’s Gro-ables, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. The pods make planting a garden almost completely idiot-proof. Unless you find using a hose a challenge. Read more…
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Keurig-Like Miracle-Gro Seed Pods Make Gardening Idiot-Proof
The Internet of Things is coming to a garden near you. Last fall, a company called Soil IQ made the finals at TechCrunch Disrupt with a soil monitor that continuously sends data on moisture and temperature back to the cloud. It was co-founded by a Princeton grad and soil scientist named Jason Aramburu, who had worked with hundreds of Kenyan farmers to increase crop yields. He then teamed up… Read More
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Edyn Is A Gardening Monitor That Sends Moisture, Temperature Data Back To The Cloud
I don’t get Vine. I don’t give a looping turd about it. Every video I’ve seen so far is six seconds of jerky concentrated idiocy. I may be too old for this crap but I’m not alone—thanks, [ Willa via Laughing Squid via Petapixel ] More »
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This Is Why Vine Is Stupid
Japanese kids learn to multiply with a completely different method than the one kids in the US do. The Japanese math voodoo/magic is more of a visual technique where you draw lines and count the intersections. More »
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Quickly Multiply Big Numbers the Japanese Way
The travel booking site Kayak added price forecasting to its flight booking site today, which should help you decide when the best time to book a cheap flight is. More »
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Kayak Adds Price Forecasting to Predict Price Drops and Increases