John Nelson’s infographic, “Five Years of Traffic Fatalities,” comprises charts and maps made with little more than Excel spreadsheets.
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The Treasury Department released a bunch of recession charts on Friday. (We’ll post a few more throughout the day.) Above: a stark illustration of how far GDP has fallen since its peak — especially versus past recessions.
This week the eyes of the tech world were firmly fixed on Austin, Tex. for South by Southwest Interactive. Partly because of that event, Austin is often mentioned with Silicon Valley and New York City as one of America’s great tech hubs.
Let’s not forget about Seattle. Cost of gas, energy, and real estate (not to mention natural beauty) are just some of the reasons why the Emerald city is not only one of the best places in the country to live, but also one of the most attractive places for startups to bootstrap or for bigger companies to make the hires necessary to scale their operations.
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Graphic: How the U.S. Massive Ordnance Penetrator works
Israel has asked the United States for bunker-busting missiles, though they don’t actually have planes big enough to drop the U.S.’s Massive Ordnance Penetrator. What exactly does the U.S.’s Massive Ordnance Penetrator do? The National Post‘s graphics department takes a look:
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Infographic: The Changing American Dream
What would you rather have: personal fulfillment or material wealth? America’s priorities are getting a makeover.
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