Study: Money Buys Happiness When Income Is $75,000
Takeaway quote:
Researchers found that lower income did not cause sadness itself but made people feel more ground down by the problems they already had.
The Madness of the Lockheed CL-1201 | SpaceBattles Forums
A proposed actual flying aircraft carrier that would make the Shield hovercraft things seem like toy drones. I like the optimism / deranged-ness of the 1960’s. What if we had a plane with its own nuclear reactor? That could carry multiple 747s inside it? -Brian
We had a few not-awful days this week weather-wise, which has me thinking about summer. So here's a giant floating island thing to start saving your pennies for. - Calvin
Four Days Trapped at Sea With Crypto's Nouveau Riche
I don’t know how to describe this article except to say it’s bonkers. Don’t read it if you own any crypto. It will scare the bitcoin cash out of you to see who is behind these things and what they’re really like. -Brian
Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich
Did you know all those tall skinny towers in NYC are a result of obtuse zoning regulations that restrict the height of your building to a fixed ratio of the horizontal footprint? And adjacent buildings can sell their "airspace" to their neighbors to allow you to build higher? -Brian
Hotel hermit got $17M to make way for 15 Central Park West
Relatedly - apparently this dude never left his apartment and refused to sell so his building could be torn down for new construction. When you become the only holdup of a gigantic building project I guess they gotta give you those stacks. -Brian
Inside the black (cherry) market of vintage Kool-Aid packet collectors
Cherry is the only Kool-Aid from the '80's I'm interested in. -Brian
No way bruh, Great Bluedini was actual magic and also, delicious. I think I want to try my hand at illustrating a packet. - Calvin
We had a few not-awful days this week weather-wise, which has me thinking about summer. So here's a giant floating island thing to start saving your pennies for. - Calvin
“He Actually Believes He Is Khalid”: The Amazing 30-Year Odyssey of a Counterfeit Saudi Prince
True crime? Stolen identity? Our hero has been scamming banks, hotels, and businesses by pretending to be Saudi royalty for decades. Dude's got chutzpah. -Brian