“But if houses don’t become cheaper and wages don’t rise, what is actually achieved by…”

September 23 Comments Off on “But if houses don’t become cheaper and wages don’t rise, what is actually achieved by…” Category: Feed, Tumblr

“”But if houses don’t become cheaper and wages don’t rise, what is actually achieved by making it easier for people to go into debt to buy them?””

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A: Inflation! Making bankers richer! The totally foreseeable detonation of the worldwide economy!

Oh wait…. is this one of those rhetorical questions?

“In a worst-case hypothetical scenario, should the outbreak continue with recent trends, the case…”

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“In a worst-case hypothetical scenario, should the outbreak continue with recent trends, the case burden could gain an additional 77,181 to 277,124 cases by the end of 2014.”

– The Mathematics of Ebola Trigger Stark Warnings: Act Now or Regret It.

The surprising truth about downward mobility in US higher education

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The surprising truth about downward mobility in US higher education:

In most developed countries, education builds from generation to generation. But in the US, almost 1 in 4 young adults has less education than his or her parents.

When it comes to generational changes in education America is terrible. AND It’s getting WORSE. Oh and guess who is bearing the brunt of the ever widening doom-gyre that is America? Millennials. 

How the original DOOM engine renders a scene. Pretty cool.

September 09 Comments Off on How the original DOOM engine renders a scene. Pretty cool. Category: Feed, Games, Tumblr

How the original DOOM engine renders a scene. Pretty cool.