What happens in Vegas…

…gets podcast on TXT . International Consumer Electronics Show is going on this week in the City. The talk of the S-R morning meeting was a 150-inch plasma screen. One editor asked when folks would switch from “inches” to something else - feet? yards? Read the story here .

Meanwhile, the main CES site includes information and links to a blog that includes video .

Pair-bonding

A set of snow tires can make a difference on a car, but what about bicycle snow tires? Editors asked features editor Ken Paulman whether nasty weather would stop him from riding his bike to work. He said no. (“With all due respect, I think you’re nuts,” - another editor)

Resources and tidbits

• Spokane Bicycle Club
• Spokane Bicycle Advisory Board
• A Slate piece about a bicycle experiment, archive from 2005
• Courtesy of the Spokane Regional Transportation Council, two bike path maps for the Spokane area: Numbah one , numbah two .
• Spokane municipal code regarding helmet safety

Thin slices

• HOME: Midcentury passion got people talking - It’s like a museum in there, editors said, recalling the kind of furniture and home decor that people generally hide in their basement and scrap at garage sales. Single-tone hardwood, orange, opaque glass, 60s patterns, for more on midcentury modern, a Flickr pool has ‘em all .

• Diploma buyer faces criminal charges , as one of 6,000 customers of a fake diploma service. Includes documents and companion coverage.