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photojojo: Limeade and lemonade are arguably the tastiest parts...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:20:08 -0400

Limeade and lemonade are arguably the tastiest parts of summer. Flickr user Dotintime captured the beverages in the perfectly composed photograph above.

via Jimmy Jazz

treeporn: Full Moon Rise Behind Half Dome, October 2011 by...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:53:31 -0400

treeporn:

Full Moon Rise Behind Half Dome, October 2011 by Jeffrey Sullivan.

brooklynmutt: “Aaaaaaaand we’re done here @CNN.” -...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:00 -0400

brooklynmutt:

“Aaaaaaaand we’re done here @CNN.” - @Brandon_Borders

transitmaps: Slope The Lyon Metro map (March 2012, 4 stars) on...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:26 -0400

transitmaps:

Slope

The Lyon Metro map (March 2012, 4 stars) on the platform at Croix-Paquet station — reputedly the steepest Metro station in the world, with a 17 percent grade! Although nominally part of Lyon’s Metro system, the “C” Line is really a refurbished rack-and-pinion funicular, with the earliest trains running as far back as 1891.

(Source: BrusselsBen/Flickr)

kateoplis: Today in India: the end of the road

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:10 -0400

kateoplis:

Today in India: the end of the road

(via The Perfect Cinnamon Rolls | 333Bracket)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:32:36 -0400

(via The Perfect Cinnamon Rolls | 333Bracket)

amyvernon: Truth.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:44:04 -0400

amyvernon:

Truth.

andisbetter: Illustrated by Jeff Rogers -...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:29:22 -0400

andisbetter:

Illustrated by Jeff Rogers - http://howdyjeff.com/

(by Tommy Petroni)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:42:57 -0400

(by Tommy Petroni)

Day 160/365 - Seaside Tea and Chips (by Fur Will Fly)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:37:17 -0400

Day 160/365 - Seaside Tea and Chips (by Fur Will Fly)

° (by 333Bracket)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:18:38 -0400

° (by 333Bracket)

Santorini / Thira (by eagle L8 …back)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:03:47 -0400

Santorini / Thira (by eagle L8 …back)

(via Trey Ratcliff - Google)

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:15:23 -0400

(via Trey Ratcliff - Google)

Photo

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:49:31 -0400

sasapong: Spectacular Aerial Shots of International Airports -...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:53:39 -0400

sasapong:

Spectacular Aerial Shots of International Airports - My Modern Metropolis

Grace Hopper is credited with popularizing the term...

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 06:15:43 -0400

Grace Hopper is credited with popularizing the term “debugging” for fixing computer glitches (motivated by an actual moth removed from the computer).

Untitled (by Nova Scotia Archives)

Fri, 31 May 2013 22:14:19 -0400

Untitled (by Nova Scotia Archives)

transitmaps: Historical Map: Moscow Metro, 1980 Here’s a...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:57:34 -0400

transitmaps:

Historical Map: Moscow Metro, 1980

Here’s a beautiful map of the Moscow Metro from 1980 that’s unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. I don’t think it’s an official map, as it looks quite different to other Moscow maps of the same vintage. The archive I found the map in also lists it as “Source Unknown”. It appears to have been printed on the flyleaf of a pocket-sized book, bound to the book’s front cover on the left half, with the fold just to the right of the vertical Orange Line of the map.

Have we been there? No.

What we like: One of the most unique-looking transit maps I’ve ever seen. It looks more like a map of the solar system, with Jupiter-sized interchange stations within the orbit of the Ring Line, smaller satellites (outlying stations) trailing along in their wake. Despite the unusual form, and the renowned complexity of the Moscow system, this still has a nice sense of clarity, simplicity and order to it - this map is still very usable.

What we don’t like: Some absolutely terrible registration on the printing (which appears to be all spot colours - nine different colours in total!). Some fairly crude-looking linework, which may be poor draftsmanship or the result of the printing.

Our rating: Totally unique, but still a very usable map. Four stars.

(Source: Lebedev Studio’s historical archives of Moscow Metro maps)

Click here for another abstract Moscow Metro map.

mikemaihack: So happy someone commissioned Toph. Lots of fun...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:48:19 -0400

mikemaihack:

So happy someone commissioned Toph. Lots of fun drawing this. :)

ryannorth: birdlord: via Kottke, this list of better state...

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:37 -0400

ryannorth:

birdlord:

via Kottke, this list of better state birds is the greatest. don’t believe me? check this business out:

9. Florida. Official state bird: northern mockingbird

I am finishing this post the next day because I had to go buy a new computer after I threw my last one out the window when I read that Florida’s state bird was the northern mockingbird. I cannot think of a more pathetic choice for one of the most bird-rich states in the nation. What’s their state beverage, a half-glass of warm tap water?

What it should be: American flamingo

I don’t even like birds that much don’t tell anyone and this list is still awesome to me

Actually laughed till I cried while reading a post about birds. What is this.