Here's a great backstory on the shot of Air Force One that cost a guy his job after commissioning an unannounced low-altitude flight around lower Manhattan.
The public wasn’t given any advance notice of the photo shoot, and there was a period of hysteria when people began noticing the low-flying airliner. People on the street began screaming and running for cover, and some buildings in NYC immediately issued evacuation orders.
In addition to costing White House Military Office Director Louis Caldera his job in 2009, it also cost American taxpayers at least $300,000, not to mention all the costs associated with starting a mass panic.
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Twitter user @sydneywhitson reported that “her coworker called in (yet again) and said she had a nail on her tire that caused her to have a flat” and reportedly sent in the above photo as evidence. Zoomed version below. Of course, Twitter delighted in the stupidity. Here’s an actual picture you can use next time […]
Our cities’ sewers are some of the most incredible structures in the built environment. In a new book, “An Underground Guide to Sewers: or: Down, Through and Out in Paris, London, New York, &c.” historian Stephen Halliday explores the systems (and people) that deal with our shit so we don’t have to. From the book […]
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Laptops are great when it comes to getting work done on the move, but sometimes you need a better and more responsive keyboard in order to get your work done away from your desktop. Here are six top-rated Bluetooth keyboards that will help you power through your tasks both at the office or while you’re […]
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