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Data Visualization: Longest Distance To A McDonald’s In The US

By Kurt | Published: September 27, 2009
So, I set out to determine the farthest point from a Micky Dee’s – in the lower 48 states, at least. This endeavor required information, and the nice folks at AggData were kind enough to provide it to me: a complete list of all 13,000-or-so U.S. restaurants, in CSV format, geolocated for maximum convenience. [...]
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On This Day In History: Weezer Undone

By Kurt | Published: June 25, 2009
On This Day In History: June 25, 1994 on 12seconds.tv From the Rolling Stone: Exactly 15 years ago today Weezer released their supremely goofy debut single “Undone – The Sweater Song,” off their self-titled disc fans call the Blue Album. Produced by Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, the tune got loads of MTV airplay with a bizarre Spike [...]
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On This Day In History 365: Three Little Pigs

By Kurt | Published: May 27, 2009
On this day in history: May 27, 1933 on 12seconds.tv and YouTube They may look alike as three pigs in a pod, but Piper, Fiddler, and Practical don’t always get along. Piper and Fiddler are carefree ne’er-do-wells who’d rather dance a jig or play a song than put their backs into any work. They don’t “give [...]
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Daily Quippages 05.22.2009

By Kurt | Published: May 22, 2009
Updated Throughout The day, Each Day • Morrissey is 50 today – Happy Birthday Moz! • Morrissey’s Unhappy Birthday Celebration at Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA Saturday, May 23 – thanks for the heads-up on this Monica. • See NME’s 50 photos of and 50 quotes from Morrissey. •  Check out The Music Slut’s TMS Hearts Moz tribute, [...]
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