Inkoativ charted income per day against population and animated the "mountains" that result for each continent. Click through to watch the developing world, well, develop. [via Data Is Beautiful]
Animated "Income Mountains" for the world's continents, 1950-2015
Costco co-founder to new CEO: "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you."
Costco co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal is serious about hot dogs. That's why he once reportedly told the new CEO and president, W. Craig Jelinek, "If you raise [the price of] the effing hot dog, I will kill you," according to a 2018 interview with 425 Business. Costco hasn't raised the price on their… READ THE REST
Guitars reportedly cool again
Despite reports of their death in the Washington Post back in 2017, it appears that guitars are, in fact, still alive — and indeed, might even be cool once more. As The New York Times reports, in the aptly titled "Guitars are back, baby!" A half-year into a pandemic that has threatened to sink entire… READ THE REST
The complex insurance math that tries to calculate the risk of pandemics
I'm typically pretty skeptical of insurance as an industry, though I begrudgingly understand that it does have its purpose. But I found this Wired article on pandemic insurance to be utterly fascinating. Focusing on the work of Nathan Wolfe, who began his career as a virologist before shifting to ways of using data to offset… READ THE REST
Transform your home into 16 million different colors with these smart light bulbs
For those who are slow-playing our societal shift toward fully-integrated automated smart homes — don't be scared. Sure, we know there are whole movies about computer-controlled houses turning on their owners, but seriously… we're way past that now. Maybe it's time to take that first tentative step into gearing up your home with some basic… READ THE REST
VSDC Video Editor Pro might be the last video editing suite you ever need
With so many different video editing software packages available with so many varying price points, it's always difficult to know which one will offer you the best value for your particular editing needs. That's where reviews come in very handy. So when a respected outlet like CNET says of VSDC Video Editor Pro that "this… READ THE REST
If you need to pass the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT or other standardized tests, this training package can help you prep
Standardized testing is the worst. The stress during the buildup. The worry about whether you're learning and studying the exact items that will show up on the test. And perhaps the worst part, the knowing that this single performance, with no context for who you are, where you came from, how much you've grown or… READ THE REST
