Human Development and the US-Mexico Border
Andrew Sullivan links to a map from the 2009 Human Development Report, which uses HDI, the Human Development Index, as a measure of the general level of development for jurisdictions on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
Burning Man Visualized
The history of Burning Man has always been a complex entity that has survived, nay, mutated over the years. And because of this, it has grown rapidly since its humble beginnings of a simple gathering on a beach.
The infographic poster shows only a small portion of what Burning Man is. By no means do mere numbers even begin to show a complete picture, as that is a history of stories, experiences, and individual tales.
Maldivian’s Blogosphere
the Maldives blogosphere visualized at sanbaldo
Posted: December 22nd, 2006
at 12:01am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: myninjaplease,web,maps
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STEREO
One image shows the first coronal mass ejection (CME) observed by STEREO’s Ahead spacecraft, taken Dec. 9.
MERIS Images RApid VIsualisation
"ESA designed MIRAVI so that the public could have access to daily views of Earth. Naturally, scientists are already familiar with these data, but we thought these images would be interesting to everyone. Seeing the most recently acquired images of the planet will allow people to witness the magnificent beauty of Earth and become more knowledgeable about the environment," ESAa€™s Director of Earth Observation Programmes Volker Liebig said.
Mouse Gestures
if using firefox try adding mouse gestures for non-keyboard oriented browsing
Posted: December 22nd, 2006
at 12:01am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: computers
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Does this mean no more K-9 officers?
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that people can follow a scent surprisingly well, as long as they do not mind abandoning all dignity, putting their nose right to the ground and crawling along with their bottoms in the air.
Humans Can Track Like Dogs via NYTimes
[Ed: How do you think we find the ladies?AA No, not scent,AAmyAAsilly ninja, but yes to the abandoning all dignity part]
Posted: December 21st, 2006
at 2:41pm by Pheezatron
Categories: myninjaplease,fo' real?
Comments: 1 comment
Skype P2P TV?
Supposedly the founders of Skype have a peer-to-peer internet-TV system that is currently being tested with 6,000 people.