Thirty-five dollars is a small price to pay for all the incredible projects one can do with a Raspberry Pi, yet sorting through all the possibilities can be a daunting task. If you’re ready to dive in and get building, Megan Treacy at Treehugger has found twenty great ideas to get you started. Build a …

  Ryan Holmes is the CEO at HootSuite. He has written about the recent tweet-jacking of Burger King/McDonalds (53 hijacked tweets retweeted 70k+ times in the 71 minutes the account was compromised) and also of Jeep/Cadillac breach, and is suggesting a list of four critical tips for your brand to avoid being pirated. Most of …

Oh, marketing majors, the places you’ll go! Of course, quoting Dr. Seuss is easier than finding a job these days, and if you’re working on a degree in marketing, you might be wondering which way to go, but with some help from this infographic, we have no doubt you’ll succeed “(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed).” …

Happy National Nutrition Month, and to celebrate, the fine folks over at Sesame Street have compiled a chart of budget-friendly “Anytime Foods” and “Sometimes Foods” to help families get their eating on the right track. Here’s to having all the energy you need to welcome spring in right. Full story at Sesame Street. Friends help …

There’s something so satisfying about making something out of wood. Check out these photos. Woodworking

In some countries of the world (the US, in this particular case), hospitals can range widely in terms of quality. And from a patient’s point of view, discovering facts such as how hospitals perform and how patients feel about their experience, can be problematic. From patient satisfaction to mortality rates, stats can be hard to …

I live in a place where it’s possible to view the aurora borealis or “northern lights” and yet I’ve never been fortunate enough to (remember) see(ing) them. I recall my dad dragging me out of bed as a child in Montreal, Canada to witness this wonder…but that’s all I remember. I have no recollection of …

Iceland decided to follow much of Europe and test for the presence of horse meat in some meat pies and found that not only was there no horse meat, there was no meat at all in the “meat pies”. Icelandic meat inspector Kjartan Hreinsson says his team didn’t find any horsemeat, but one brand of …

Why would Galaxy chocolate pay a live actress when they could get one of the brightest star’s of Hollywood even if that star faded years ago? Actually, we have no doubt they paid a pretty penny for Framestore’s amazing imitation of Audrey Hepburn, the 3D model for which was built from old film footage, images …

The Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice via pixmule.com Though book lovers are notorious for making any place home so long as they have a trusty tome in hand, there are certain retreats just begging for a pilgrimage. Buzzfeed’s Tanner Ringerud has thirty places where bibliophiles could easily call home, or, heck, just model their own after. …

  By now y’all must’ve heard about the horse meat scandal in Europe – where horse meat was found hidden and ground in with other meats and sold in supermarkets and served up in Ikea’s meatballs. People in other countries eat horse meat – and on purpose. So why don’t Americans? Brian Palmer of Slate …

Peanuts cartoon strip made its debut on October 2 in 1950 with the last one appearing January 3, 2000, weathering lots of competition over the years from strips such as Calvin and Hobbes. Overall, Peanuts maintained its popularity and near-top rankings, with author Charles Schulz winning many awards. When he retired, he asked that his …