Outline of [California’s] State Tax System
posted in: External Charts, The Political Devision
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For your reference… [from the Revenue Estimates section of the 2011-12 Proposed Budget]
More Light
posted in: External Other, Smog
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(click to see) [from Evan You]
Isarithmic History of the Two-Party Vote
posted in: Maps, The Political Devision
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It looks like the weather? It is the weather. [For a full explanation, see David B. Sparks; via Cantankerous Buddha]
Open Census Season
posted in: Ape Con Myth, Maps
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It’s that time of the decade again. The census is done and now the data is starting to flow. It’s free candy for reporters [Detroit -25%] and, since it’s 2011, you are going to see this data like never before. … Read More
For the Easy Win
posted in: Ape Con Myth, Library
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Want to play a game all day long, but don’t have the time? Well, your problem was solved nine years ago. Behold, Progress Quest: (click to play) Choose your character name and type and the game literally plays itself.  Progress … Read More
The Phone Company Knows What You Did Last Summer
posted in: Ape Con Myth, Maps
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Did you hear the one about the German politician who sued the phone company to see how much they knew about him? Turns out his cell phone recorded his location 35,000 times over 6 months. That’s once every 7.5 minutes. … Read More
Federal Government – Non-Defense
posted in: ACM Charts, The Economics Devision
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(click to enlarge) [2007 US GDP – Data Source: BEA – NIPA tables 3.9.5, 3.11.5, 3.15.5]
Wasted URLs: Color.com
posted in: External Screenshot, Smog
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That they paid $350,000 for it and took down colour.com while they were at it hints at some real lunacy. That they got $41M in funding points to a complete breakdown of the system. And if that isn’t enough waste … Read More
The Current Radiation Picture
posted in: Ape Con Myth, Maps
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A snap from the latest readings… See the movement of radiation from Japan in a two-part animation from ZAMG: March 12-19, March 20-Present [via Zero Hedge, who also has a collection of crowdsourced radiation tracking sites worth a look.]
I Heart Huckabees
posted in: Library, The Cultural Devision
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[I Heart Huckabees on IMDb, BOM]
The California Recovery Task Force!
posted in: Maps, The Economics Devision
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Wondering what’s being done to get California out of the hole? Here’s some extremely detailed maps to lay it all out for you: by County/City by Congressional District [from recovery.ca.gov]