December 2011
Perimeter Rules (or why you can't fly to the west... →
This explains a lot! I always wondered why LaGuardia never had any long-haul flights.
If an airport has a perimeter rule, it means that there is a certain distance from that airport beyond which flights are not allowed to go. […] there are two airports that have perimeter rules in the US: New York/LaGuardia and Washington/National. Before we get into the details, the first question many...
stphn:
So sometimes I remember that my camera shoots video too.. Here’s everything from 2010 through 2011.
Great video from stphn.
First world problems →
OMG THIS IS MY LIFE.
Except for the pickles. Because pickles are awesome.
I used to Tumblr everyday
…but then I took an arrow in the knee.
Hopefully, I’ll start posting regularly again.
Thanks to all of you who never unfollowed/unsubscribed.
And thanks to all of you who regularly visited the site via your bookmarks and got super disappointed at seeing that damn “Best Wedding Proposal Ever” video again and again.
A cheeseburger cannot exist outside of a highly... →
It requires a complex interaction between a handful of vendors—in all likelihood, a couple of dozen—and the ability to ship ingredients vast distances while keeping them fresh. The cheeseburger couldn’t have existed until nearly a century ago as, indeed, it did not.
Further reflection revealed that it’s quite impractical—nearly impossible—to make a cheeseburger from scratch. Tomatoes are in...