Something new.
npr:
Interactive map of the internet’s underwater paths
Ever wondered how your email can cross the vastness of the ocean and be delivered almost instantly, anywhere in the world? It’s all down to a network of fibre-optic cables that link up the continents and transmit terabits of data every second.
Yes, yes I always did wonder about this. —Wright
Very cool. And I can’t recommend this long read enough: Mother Earth Mother Board
Richard Florida explores the characteristics of America’s leading social media centers.
(via global-culture)
Holy shit 1962 .. before the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963?
From pinktentacle.com:
Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto’s “1945-1998” is an animated map showing the 2,053 nuclear explosions that took place around the world during the 20th century, from the detonations at Alamogordo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 to the tests conducted by India and Pakistan in 1998.
Skip to the 12 minute mark for a summary and fallout map.. but the video shows you each month of each year since 1945.
Wee Places has a great visualization of your Foursquare Check-Ins. I love that I can see
- Trends over time
- Directional trends
- Pattern / Size
- Points of interest
On the whole, I can see that my going out behavior in SF is constrained / defined by places accessible to biking — mainly the Market street corridor, places around work, the Mission and Japantown. It tells me what I already know — I don’t like the Marina or the Haight, I’m a creature of habit, etc. But while I already know such things, it’s helpful to be shown the data. It also tells me what I don’t know.. that although I do visit places in the Sunset, Richmond and Golden Gate Park — I’m less likely to check-in to those places.. why?
Could be AT&T’s crappy reception in those areas.
(thanks @timoni!)
Tourists vs Locals.
Blue points on the map are pictures taken by locals (people who have taken pictures in this city dated over a range of a month or more).
Red points are pictures taken by tourists (people who seem to be a local of a different city and who took pictures in this city for less than a month).
