#isitcold

As counterintuitive as this sounds, the MTA keeps claiming that removing the trash cans from subways is helping to reduce litter in the stations.  If they have the data to support these claims, that’s great, but anecdotally I’ve seen plenty of people toss trash onto the ground with or without trash cans being present.  This could be a plan to cut costs with less than credible data, which I would support if it means the money saved is reinvested in infrastructure improvements.

This article about the thermostat battles received a fair amount of attention, but not a lot of data to support the case. Maybe the attention confirms the bias?

Great information about the maple syrup cartel.

While the idea of launching a Kickstarter campaign without an idea is presented here as a joke, the premise is not unreasonable.  There are methods (keyword traffic, A/B testing for example) that are employed when you aren’t sure what you should be building.  Think of all of the pages that just have an email registration to notify you when whatever they are building is ready.  It’s actually not too far from what Quirky has been doing for the last few years.

While I’m waiting patiently for Bear Simulator, this fire lookout simulator looks intriguing.