Best ‘I Voted’ sticker of 2017

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Would you vote for either of these guys?

In the newspaper business, we avoided using people’s names in a humorous way. But with these names popping up for local elections, I can’t help but wonder if these names are truth in advertisements.  Advertisements Filed under: Cool Things Tagged: albany, crummy, culture, lol, political signs, politics, snide

A modest proposal for a future word that means ‘self-driving vehicle’

  One thing I often say to visitors to the contemporary museum where I work is that when they look at something they don’t quite understand their brains will try to make meaning out of the new or strange thing by equating it to things they already know. That is, the experience of something new … Continue reading A modest proposal for a future word that means ‘self-driving vehicle’ →

The portable video game truck

We heard the screams from down the block during our evening walk. They could’ve been coming out of any of the homes in the neighborhood, sounds muffled with windows and doors closed up from the heat. Then we turned a corner and saw this truck. Maybe it was a birthday party inside. Kids were screaming. … Continue reading The portable video game truck →

An infographic on infographics

Most popular infographics generalized via Flowing Data. onaissues:  Most popular infographics generalized via Flowing Data. (Source: http://ift.tt/pZOs4K)Filed under: Cool Things Tagged: data, Design, infographics, lol