Totally doing this this summer!
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My own book on my own Nook.
This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.
Really kind of amazing.
(Source: bencrowther, via hitrecordjoe)
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My poor Angels….
Oakland Athletics outlast Angels in 19-inning marathon to take 10-8 win
A sly French literacy campaign wins international plaudits. (Look again: that’s it right there!)
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Sounds crazy, tastes yummy
From my office window on Wilshire.
Be it ever so annoying some time, there’s no place like home.
(Source: donttalkbutobserve, via hellyeahlosangeles)
