"When you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. Your tastes only narrow and exclude people. So create."
— _why, (via David Tate/robertogreco/wreckandsalvage)
True?
(via andyinabox)
My first cover piece for The Inlander explores the child molestation and tax fraud allegations against one man, as well as the controversial law prosecutors are using to go after him.
On return visits to American Falls, the small Idaho town where he grew up, Steve Davis found a sadness that he was moved to document, Michael Itkoff reports.
The Martin jetpack will be available in 2012 for $100,000
In order to make it publicly available, Glenn Martin’s jetpack had to be tailored around the FAA’s ultralight standards, which mean that its speed was limited to a maximum of 63mph and its maximum flight time limited to a mere 30 minutes. The good news is that due to it being in the ultralight category, should you decide to get your hands on the jetpack, you will not be required to have a license of any sort.
H/T Washington Post and Tableau Software.
That’s the opinion here of Washington Post ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton. And it’s a lesson a lot of other newspapers around the country should take to heart.
How will the U.S. pays its bills after a default?
Above you see the proportions. Now click the interactive version below to see where $32 million goes every day.
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