11foot8 is a website dedicated to a bridge, whose underpass of that height decapitates trucks of greater than that height.
Monday, August 30, 2010
We westerners (presuming, of course, that only westerners are reading this) are the weirdest people in the world (sociologically, at least).
Thursday, August 26, 2010
"My assignment for the day was to photograph Jerry Stiller in front of The Costanza House in Astoria, Queens. The home was only used for exterior shots on the show "Seinfeld" which Stiller played the character Frank Costanza.
As we pulled up to the house he decided to ring the doorbell not knowing if anyone would answer.
The result surprised all."
As we pulled up to the house he decided to ring the doorbell not knowing if anyone would answer.
The result surprised all."
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
As far as band instruments go, the upright bass is very large. The octobass (youtube) has it beat.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Linguistics puzzles in multiple languages (via metafilter) from green to double-black diamond.
Even if you've never spoken or read the language, some of them can be derived logically, making for good puzzling.
Even if you've never spoken or read the language, some of them can be derived logically, making for good puzzling.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Ray Kurzweil Does Not Understand the Brain
There he goes again, making up nonsense and making ridiculous claims that have no relationship to reality. Ray Kurzweil must be able to spin out a good line of bafflegab, because he seems to have the tech media convinced that he's a genius, when he's actually just another Deepak Chopra for the computer science cognoscenti.
There he goes again, making up nonsense and making ridiculous claims that have no relationship to reality. Ray Kurzweil must be able to spin out a good line of bafflegab, because he seems to have the tech media convinced that he's a genius, when he's actually just another Deepak Chopra for the computer science cognoscenti.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The U.S. is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know (bloomberg)
To put 14 percent of gross domestic product in perspective, current federal revenue totals 14.9 percent of GDP. So the IMF is saying that closing the U.S. fiscal gap, from the revenue side, requires, roughly speaking, an immediate and permanent doubling of our personal-income, corporate and federal taxes as well as the payroll levy set down in the Federal Insurance Contribution Act.
Such a tax hike would leave the U.S. running a surplus equal to 5 percent of GDP this year, rather than a 9 percent deficit. So the IMF is really saying the U.S. needs to run a huge surplus now and for many years to come to pay for the spending that is scheduled. It’s also saying the longer the country waits to make tough fiscal adjustments, the more painful they will be.
To put 14 percent of gross domestic product in perspective, current federal revenue totals 14.9 percent of GDP. So the IMF is saying that closing the U.S. fiscal gap, from the revenue side, requires, roughly speaking, an immediate and permanent doubling of our personal-income, corporate and federal taxes as well as the payroll levy set down in the Federal Insurance Contribution Act.
Such a tax hike would leave the U.S. running a surplus equal to 5 percent of GDP this year, rather than a 9 percent deficit. So the IMF is really saying the U.S. needs to run a huge surplus now and for many years to come to pay for the spending that is scheduled. It’s also saying the longer the country waits to make tough fiscal adjustments, the more painful they will be.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Google, with Verizon, appears to be breaking their golden rule.
They're effectively skirting Net Neutrality, and setting up a play for cable-like commercial tiered service. This is a slippery slope.
They're effectively skirting Net Neutrality, and setting up a play for cable-like commercial tiered service. This is a slippery slope.