Archive for the ‘haha’ Category
present day thinking »
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Most days, I ride a bike over a hundred potholes, through half a dozen poorly designed intersections, and under a few thousand feet of raised track that looks as if it could fail at any moment. It’s sort of great but also sort of sad.
It’s clear our transit system is a disaster. But not because we cater to cars, don’t plan complete streets, or even that our maintenance lags desperately behind deterioration.
When we connected the cross-country rail lines, creating incredibly oppressive monopolies, trains were a big deal many couldn’t afford. When we created a nation-wide network of paved roads, displacing millions of poor people, cars were all the rage, if you could afford one. Both projects created Rome-in-a-day social and economic gains after substantial upfront costs. (more…)
absurd conservative health care mandates »
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
This health care stuff is great. I’m not all into it or anything, but it’s sort of great to watch this nonsense go down, right?
If you have a job—kudos, by the way, isn’t unemployment still like 64.32%*—why would you care? You’re set (well, maybe). And, though an expansion of Medicare could have made a difference, there’s very little change in this new set of meh.
Why all the fuss?
Employed people with plans are already under a mandate. A twenty-six-year-old out of college gets the same plans and cost breakdowns as his fifty-eight-year-old coworker. If he or she opts out—because the benefits are not one-to-one with salary—the company loses hundreds in tax credits.
when not to infographic »
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
First, let me start with a small lie and tell you with the utmost facetious honesty, I’m not an infographic snob. Sure, I can generally throw a Gestalt together; that’s irrelevant.
Have a look at this graphic and, within a few seconds, think of what it’s trying to tell you. Have a pretty good idea? Now on to it. (more…)
playing with The Android Argument »
Friday, October 7th, 2011
This is a great read. (Nice SEO-link-fodder title!) It exemplifies The Android Argument fairly well and is also hilarious. Here goes an unnecessary response-as-thought-experiment.
Essentially, the article says: the iPhone 4S is out of date despite not having launched yet. Dual-core processing, 8mpx camera, FauxG speed, and big storage are all on Android already.
Here are some highlights. (more…)
paywall FAIL, part two »
Friday, March 18th, 2011
Remember when the New York Times had a paywall? (It was 2007, why would you?) A lovely time, full of broken links and the ubiquitous sign-in screen. The Grey Lady was sort of a bitch, no?
Now that wall’s coming back. Just because it didn’t worked before doesn’t mean it won’t now, right? They’ve learned their lessons, I’m sure. (Spoiler: nope.)
Do read the full list of details, but essentially there are three subscription options based on your device. You can view twenty articles each month, or five from Google or other sources, before that mocking sign-in screen appears. (more…)