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1. Salt water shrimp farm in the middle of the desert in Las Vegas. Via.
2. Two conflicting posts I read yesterday - - A. All able adults work, so there's a growing job market for sophisticated assistants like yoga instructors, artisanal cheese makers, travel agents, etc (because people don't have time to do that stuff themselves anymore). B. Two income families will increasingly realize that it's foolish to work two jobs and give away the second salary in taxes, so they'll turn into one-income families. (My family came to that conclusion.)
3. A look at summer camps for rich kids - - well, specifically, a look at how rich kids increasingly arrive at summer camps by private plane. Via.
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2. Two conflicting posts I read yesterday - - A. All able adults work, so there's a growing job market for sophisticated assistants like yoga instructors, artisanal cheese makers, travel agents, etc (because people don't have time to do that stuff themselves anymore). B. Two income families will increasingly realize that it's foolish to work two jobs and give away the second salary in taxes, so they'll turn into one-income families. (My family came to that conclusion.)
3. A look at summer camps for rich kids - - well, specifically, a look at how rich kids increasingly arrive at summer camps by private plane. Via.
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1. Cool animated poster for The Hunger Games. Ten years from now (at most), this will be standard, right? I was just thinking the other day (as I run out of wall space) that it would make more sense to get a cool digital frame to cycle through posters.
2. In case you want to feel nauseous about the economy.
3. Great one-sentence description of a new book:
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2. In case you want to feel nauseous about the economy.
3. Great one-sentence description of a new book:
a sci-fi mix of Moby Dick and the classic movie Duel, in which an unknown, invincible, Kafkaesque alien ship has returned 300 years after breaking one galactic empire to now threaten the human Commonwealth, and the best and brightest minds that are sent in a invincible ship of their own to stop it, with the only problem being that those best and brightest are also some of the Commonwealth's most twisted sociopaths and if they win, the human empire may find itself in more danger than ever.4. I haven't tried it yet, but a free adventure game following the same basic concept as the Thursday Next novels sounds great:
You’re Thalia James, a cop who patrols adventure games in search of trouble like characters rebelling against their set roles or stealing the precious objects us Outsiders need to solve important puzzles. The very first scene in the game involves an argument between characters originally cut from The Dig and a conspiracy to return it its earlier, darker Brian Moriarty design. Later, you visit everything from Space Quest X to bits of the cancelled Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans, first to train an impetuous new recruit, and then to take care of a bigger challenge involving the world of adventure games slowly turning into a rather more violent place than usual.*Previously: Thomas Allen's new cover for The Eyre Affair.
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1. Art box giveaway.
2. Really interesting article about the economy.
3. The new Captain America: Super Solider video game is apparently barely worth a day rental: "The game (which runs to a stingy six hours at best) is sparsely populated by instantly-forgettable enemies."
4. io9 reviews the Warren Ellis/Berg comic SVK ($32 for 40 lackluster pages).
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2. Really interesting article about the economy.
3. The new Captain America: Super Solider video game is apparently barely worth a day rental: "The game (which runs to a stingy six hours at best) is sparsely populated by instantly-forgettable enemies."
4. io9 reviews the Warren Ellis/Berg comic SVK ($32 for 40 lackluster pages).
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economy,
history,
video games
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1. The makers of Deus Ex: Human Revolution get it. The easy difficulty mode is officially described as:
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Tell Me A Story2. Great photo essay on Hell Week for Navy Seal hopefuls:
You play games for their story and experience, not for their challenge or competitiveness. Enjoy the Deus Ex experience!
One particularly difficult stretch involves a length of time staying afloat in San Diego bay at night, and then laying down, shirtless on a steel pier. From what I was led to believe, while embracing the pier, certain classes have chanted, “The cold steel is sucking the life from my body. The cold steel is sucking the life from my body.”3. I fear we're not even close to the end of the financial crisis. Unemployment in Spain is apparently over 20%.
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military,
video games
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1. Little Prince paper toys.
2. Arnold Kling, writing specifically about Central California, and America in general:
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2. Arnold Kling, writing specifically about Central California, and America in general:
My guess is that those in the informal economy do not get to send their children to elite primary and secondary schools, and they have little in the way of health insurance. But otherwise, they enjoy what I call Diamond Age access to the more basic goods and a few luxuries.3. Major League Soccer (and not individual teams) sets player salaries. Compare LA and NY to two small market teams:
When I took the subway home the other night, I noticed how many people wearing clothes that signified low incomes were playing with smart phones. A few years ago, the smart phone went with a business suit. Now it goes with lots of tattoos and grubby t-shirts.
NY Red Bulls: $13,397,087.04Via.
LA Galaxy: $12,205,725.12
Real Salt Lake: $3,517,856.76
Colorado Rapids: $3,173,078.64
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papercraft,
soccer,
sports
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