Study: Ad networks not honoring do-not-track promises | Web | Macworld. When money is involved people seem to have problems keeping their promises. Maybe Network advertising are like politicians. I hope they don’t have to vote to raise the debt ceiling.
(Pic) Sculpture Generates Minimum Wage – PSFK. Interesting. According to this article, US citizens will work for 25 cents an hour. I guess that is the new “real” minimum wage.
Last year the minimum was raised to $8.25. So in a year of average work you can make $16,500. Assuming a cheap studio of $500, that is $6k, so that leaves $10k for health care, food, savings, education. Most minimum wage workers don’t get health care. One minor surgery or even an ER visit would wipe you out. Frankly it is amazing that we allow minimum wage to exist. That isn’t any kind of life for anyone.
Study looks at whether college is really worth the price – CNN.com. So clearly it is worth going to college if you can afford it and can graduate. I have had friends who graduated and did social work and their salary was $37 with a master’s degree. You really have to be dedicated to work in some careers.
I learned from the Cook County Call Center that if you call:
1-877-426-6515 and ask to speak to Homeless Prevention/Rental Help you can be evaluated to see if you qualify for short-term help. Apparently you can also be referred to a non-profit organization they work with in your area, and further evaluation will take place.
Nice to know these services exist in Chicago!
Its hard to look at this and call it beautiful, but the fact is that they are killing mosquitos more than ever before and saving lives. Not everything that is helpful is fun to look at.