>> Water wasting cops vs. water conservation cops. In Glendale, another woman’s told her drought-tolerant garden must be turned into an overwatered green. Earlier: Glendale family plants eco-friendly garden, risks jail time. Meanwhile in LA, the “City Council voted today to approve Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s new crackdown on excessive water usage, doubling fines for residents and quadrupling them for businesses.”

>> L.A. vs. obesity. First Cali told restaurants to banish trans fats, then the LA City Council banned new fast-food restaurants in South LA. Now LA County Board of Supervisors are thinking about requiring “chain restaurants in unincorporated parts of the county to include a caloric breakdown for all their offerings.”

>> Flat-earthers vs. globularists. Yes, some people still think the earth’s flat. Why doesn’t anyone fall off the edge? “A cursory examination of a flat earth map fairly well explains the reason - the North Pole is central, and Antarctica comprises the entire circumference of the Earth. Circumnavigation is a case of travelling in a very broad circle across the surface of the Earth.” (via kottke)

>> Macs vs. PCs and negative reviews, from the authors of Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive: “if a magazine devoted mostly to PCs gave the new Mac a subpar review, diehard Mac fans might not only discount the message, but actually conclude that the opposite must be true because of their lower regard for typical PC users.”

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