Data Visualization
I have some problems with this— it seems to me as if truly local news is as hard to come by as international news in most locales in the US. Instead, what we get is the same top stories repeated by localized talking heads, mostly because it's cheaper. This does present a great way of visualizing the problem, though.
May 16, 2008 10:49 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Local news
I know the winter was long, but this is more than a little extreme:
A man tried to kill himself with a wood chipper in Roseville Thursday afternoon.
The crew of a tree repair service company was clearing trees in a public area when the man appeared and jumped head-first into the industrial-sized wood chipper.
The workers immediately turned off the machines and called 911.
The man was rushed to Regions Hospital in St. Paul where he remains in the intensive care unit. Officials say he suffered severe, life-threatening injuries to his head and torso.
Roseville Police said the incident was likely a suicide attempt, noting that the man did not leave a note or any indication of his intentions.
Video story available here.
Too many screenings of Fargo, perhaps? This is too hardcore.
May 16, 2008 10:41 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Boom
May 13, 2008 10:43 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Trippy
I'm not sure we'll be able to have our usual big Midwestern trip this year. Last week, we were in the supermarket and spotted what was (to me at least) a hilarious typo on the cover of a magazine. What seems even funnier to me is that the cashier just didn’t seem to understand why I thought the use of the term “baking” as a trippy activity was funny. See Dave Chapell, I guess, for those who don’t quite get the joke.
