Born and raised in East Texas and now living in Oklahoma. I've seen people do a lot for even less than $40k. I think that a lot of people simply live beyond their means and see elective stuff as necessary.

Like I said, you have to take into account variables such as children, spouse income, etc, to get a more realistic view of what is "comfortable". That is one of my biggest gripes with infographic is they take the facts, boil them down to the most simple terms, and it leaves a lot of questions because they leave out…

I wonder how many international aid dollars have contributed to the construction and maintenance of these death camps and other programs to control North Korea's population? North Korea is essentially an aid state. They rely heavily on the contributions of aid to their country even to achieve their currently level of…

It attracts hipsters and bad dancers like moths to a flame.

It's statistics. You can argue logic all you want, but statistically once you hit the $75,000 thresh hold, your happiness does not significantly increase regardless of what you make above that.

I prefer texts if it is a short, simple thing that needs to be communicated, but if there is any planning or coordinating a phone call is always the preferred method. For instance, a few weeks ago I was in a group trying to find the availability of a group member and they were texting for 15-20 minutes over time…

Check out local Habitat for Humanity resale stores in your area. They usually have really cheap scrap lumber. A lot are called "ReStores"

I really like Gizmodo's coverage of this photo compilation. Keep it up!

I was about to say. Sometimes college kids are just too smart for their own good.

It's high, but definitely not as tall as the article makes it seem.

Word.

If I were president, I would brew a nice unfiltered wheat! Vote KamWrex 2012!

Hey, I'm all for catching cow farts!

You can hang it inside as well. I lived in East Texas for years line drying. If it can work in East Texas, it can work anywhere.

Hmmm, while I probably wouldn't recommend it just to change the color, I think the after picture looks amazing, especially since you can no longer see the repair work on the bottom left-hand corner.

Gizmodo, website of things that talk about gadgets and electronics... HOW DOES THIS WATER FOUNTAIN WORK?

But is the opening regulation sized? If not, this invention won't even work! All the more reason to finish it.

Why not enjoy your hot water (when needed) and instead hang your clothes out to dry? What makes more sense...using hot water that actually gets your clothes cleaner, or using a machine that does nothing but dries your clothes faster (it doesn't make them drier). It's a means of convenience to the same end while…

...except that the practices of the meat industry DO speak towards efficiency. It is free-range grass-fed farms that have a lower yield per acre, not the meat industry. It takes more grass to feed the animal, more land to grow the animal, and less yield when the animal is slaughtered. An overwhelming majority of…

New dish washing detergent no longer contains phosphates, one of the more effective cleaning ingredients in dishwashers. They removed it because phosphates promote algae growth in waterways.