Huge disparities in GDP/Capita (PPP) 2007 from the UN Human Development Report. I had to go elsewhere for North Korea estimates. Wikipedia puts it at about 1,9k in 2009.
Goldfish Anatomical Chart
11 May 2010
Jason Freeny created this little peek into the real insides of our loveable, cracker goldfish.
2 Simple Reasons Why Offshore Drilling Sucks
7 May 2010
- Extracting oil from the ocean floor is a difficult and complex feat. The technology employed, like all technology, is fallible. Couple the inherent fallibility of the extraction process with the risks involved to humans and the environment and I believe you can understand why I believe offshore drilling sucks.
- Once oil has been extracted from the ocean floor, it must be transported across the sea to a facility for storage or refining. Although there have been advances in oil container ship safety, there still exists great margin for error be it on the part of the equipment, the captain, the weather, or any other sea going vessel which may come in contact with the tanker. Couple the risk involved in ocean transport with the risk to humans and the environment and I believe you can understand why I believe offshore drilling sucks.
Dutch Marines Re-take Somali Pirate Booty
3 May 2010
Although the clip is in Dutch, the action is still quite riveting. I used to play a lot of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear (online video games). Rogue Spear actually had a container ship level that is eerily reminiscent of this real life footage.
Creating Visual Order From Destruction
19 April 2010
Ukrainian born artist, Mark Khaisman, uses Photoshop to reproduce intricate patterns from aerial photographs of Katrina ravaged New Orleans.
Guy In Training: How To Remove A Lawn Mower Blade
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17 April 2010
My college friend Jonas once quipped at his cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that I was a GIT – a Guy In Training. He’s right. I grew up under the tutelledge of a loving father who’s greatest guy-know-how may have been his ability to change a lightbulb and take out the trash. He won’t argue with that and its not a slight. It just is.
Cut forward some 20 years and as I have rebuilt my life here in Mississippi, I’ve begun to take on ‘guy’ things. Mowing the lawn is one of those activities that while it may seem mundane and a chore to most men, offers me a weekly chance to sweat, breathe in various exhaust fumes, and gain a really nice sense of accomplishment each time I complete the job. You see, I never mowed a lawn until I was 35. I find that the methodical trimming of rows and rows of grass offers me a chance to be in the moment – and besides, I enjoy what I term Lawn Artistry – the craft of creating interesting mow patterns across the yard.
Today I’m going to change the lawn mower blade and rather than going down to the Home Depot (sometimes an intimidating venture for a GIT like me) and coyly asking a Depot person how I change the blade, I took to the interwebs and found this gem.
How to Remove Blade from Lawn Mower — powered by eHow.com
Yes, the internet is not only for looking at porn, downloading music, facebook and buying stuff – the internet too offers GIT’s like me face saving content that help nudge us on our way towards becoming fully fledged men.
Rob lives and works in the town of Jackson, MS where he leads the interactive department at an awesome advertising and branding agency. Life is slower than most places in Mississippi, and Rob tends to like it that way. Some of his favorite life experiences include sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in a 44ft sloop, learning to speak Swahili while living along the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and zipping along the curviest of Mississippi country roads in his VW Rabbit.