Computationally generated psychogeographical neighborhood profile of San Francisco based on Craigslist posts.
Apparently the state purchased them and will convert them into marshlands / wildlife refuge.
Greenland trivia learned today:
1) There are people who choose to live in Greenland.
2) It is trying to gain independence from its imperialist oppressors in Copenhagen.
3) Denmark has royalty.
4) Traditional Greenlandish clothes are BADASS.
One of the things that really bugged me about Google Maps was its use of the Mercator Projection. I’ve got a thing about #$*^%#@ Mercator.
Turns out Mapquest doesn’t use Mercator, and while this does indeed look good from a zoomed out level, the distortion of shapes at extreme latitudes makes the streets in somewhere like Stockholm, Sweden look pretty janky.
So, ok. I guess that’s a reason for Mercator.
I’ll get you next time, Gerardus!!!
“Would you date someone just for the sex?” (via trenchant)
The Aral Sea Disappears: NASA Photos
Make sure to notice the un-photographed 1960 historic lake size.
… and I’m going over there this year.
Map of the distribution of Sunni and Shia Muslims
