The Struggle for Survival is an Incredible Waste of Time
Warning: Turn your sound down immediately. Do not play this game if you are having a bad day or are looking for a relaxing break. Like many things in life, The Unfair Platformer is all about knowing when to quit. Good luck.
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[Game from Not Doppler, via Waxy.org]
From Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway 2010 shareholder letter:
[Berkshire Hathaway via Kottke]
The maps tell one story. The legends tell another.
You aren’t going to find the digits of pi through that site.
But you can find them here. Celebrate the day by trying to find your phone number or date of birth in the first 1,000,000 digits of pi!
[Image via PiDay.com]
[from BBC Four – The Joy of Stats via Gapminder]
With Silicon Valley and Hollywood in the deck, you’d hope California’s GDP would be more fun. Â But then you look and the largest industry is Real Estate and Renting and Leasing, i.e. paying to occupy existing structures. Â … Â I guess we have a very loose definition of economic output.
(You can switch Label and Color to get the second graph, but it’s nice to have them both going at once.)
For a refresher on economic sectors, check out the posts from 00019 – NAICS.
“The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is an independent nonprofit research group. We work with organizations of all kinds to help them make better, more informed decisions about the future.”
Here’s a peek at what they think is on tap for the coming decade…
(click image to go to the Map of the Decade)
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[Dual map by ACM; Original U.S. maps available via U.S. Census Bureau]
In California, the real money is in the country…
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[Population data via U.S. Census Bureau: State Pop, Metro Pop] [GDP data via Bureau of Economic Analysis: State GDP, Metro GDP]
“Adopted by world leaders in the year 2000 and set to be achieved by 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions.
The eight MDGs break down into 21 quantifiable targets that are measured by 60 indicators.”
[Check MDG progress and learn more at the United Nations Development Programme MDG home]
