What It Would Look Like If You Connected Every Subway in North America

From Vancouver all the way down to Mexico City, if every subway system in North America were connected, it would be quite lovely. At least on paper in this clever visualization. More »

People Who Rescale Videos Without Thinking Need To Be Punished

And, as Randall Munroe points out in today’s XKCD, this is how to do it. Maybe then they’ll understand why preserving aspect ratios is important. [XKCD] More »

If You’re Blaming Computer Problems on a Virus, You’re Probably Wrong

Next time a computer in your office is broken, chances are someone will blame it on a virus. But let’s face it, most computer problems don’t stem from viruses; they stem from dumb people. More »

How All Sidewalks Should Be Designed

Walking might be good for us, but it’s sure as hell boring too. So let’s change all that by making sidewalks a place to have some fun. More »

No, I Don’t Want to Download the Terrible App Version of Your Website

Every single time I visit some low-rent website which gives the option of downloading an ill-considered, poorly-designed, incomplete, app-based version of itself, a small part of me dies. More »

Every Update Ruins Someone’s Life

With every groundbreaking update or fix that a company rolls out, someone’s life crumbles just a little. More »

There Are Some Battles Bezos Can’t Win

Today’s XKCD puts the success of Amazon.com into some perspective. Because I can’t do any better than Randall Monroe’s hilarious alt text: More »

Sometimes, Numbers Aren’t as Convincing as You’d Like

Turns out that a very small percentage of a very, very large number is still significant. Your hand sanitizer is only as good as the number of decimal points the nines stretch to. [XKCD] More »

Accesible Descriptions of Physics Are So Damn Distracting

Whenever anybody explains the concept of gravity in terms of space-time using a sheet of rubber and a bunch of marbles, all I can ever think about is jumping up and down on the universe like it’s a massive trampoline. More »

The Simplest Turn-by-Turn Navigation System Ever

There’s plenty wrong with turn-by-turn navigation, so here’s a completely different solution: boil the route down into the most simple set of rules possible, and leave the user to it. More »