Just Inept
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A redrawing of state lines to form 50 new states of equal population. (via rands)
Crayola Color Chart, 1903-2010
Weather Sealed made this awesome visualization of Crayola’s colors throughout the 20th century. My inner Tufte approves.
This is why I love where I live.
Winds of Color by Bryan Swan
Mount Baker, North Cascades, Washington, USA
How an American Soldier is Made
A photo essay from the Denver Post following a soldier through his recruitment, induction, training, deployment, and, finally, his return from combat. (via kottke.org)
We spent the morning finishing up on the mixing of the Tount album. We’re quite pleased with how things have turned out. Here’s a taste of what is to come.
But did you hear the other thing? They’re SO EXCITED to play this song, and to KICK IT OUT, that they just skip a fucking beat. The last measure before the chord change only has three beats. And in doing that, they’re shouting LET’S GO, PEOPLE, GET ON WITH IT, LET’S LIVE HARD.
So here’s JBJ’s (and our) advice to you: if you’re excited about something, sometimes it’s OK to skip a beat. Don’t wait for dessert to arrive before you propose to her. Get in the hot tub with your pants on. Retire at 54. Submit the short story before you get your MFA. Hit the streets of Madrid before you’ve read the guidebook. Tell your best joke first.
(emphasis added)
(via thememegeneration)
Why "Balloon Boy" Could Never Have Been
The case of “Balloon Boy” Falcon Heene cost emergency services a signfcant amount of money and resulted in considerable distress to cable news viewers. This paper sets out the physics behind a helium lifting balloon and explains why it should have been obvious to both emergency services and news organisations that Falcon Heene was never aboard.
