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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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
Posted in: Today's Chili With every groundbreaking update or fix that a company rolls out, someone’s life crumbles just a little. More »
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 »
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 »
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 »