My new favorite subreddit is Accidental Maps, specializing in a pareidolia of places.
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6:47 am Fri
Oct 12, 2018
This aerial photo of lake is actually a mossy puddle on a box
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A giant wooden model of 1930s San Francisco has been put online
The David Rumsey Map Collection shares an amazing collection of photographs and the history of this 42 by 38 foot WPA built wooden map of San Francisco. Visit their site for high quality images. I will be lost in these images for hours. Full collection here. For the first time since 1942, the entire immense […]
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Every fantasy map
EotBeholder on Deviantart nails decades of derivative genre fiction and gameplay with “the only fantasy world map you’ll ever need.” Wow, almost four years later and this thing just exploded. … To anyone asking for permission to use this for their own campaigns… I mean it hardly qualifies as “original”, so as long as you’re […]
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New York City renamed as "Jewtropolis" in Snapchat maps
New York City was vandalized in OpenStreetMap, and as a result renamed as “Jewtropolis” in Snapchat and other applications that ultimately depend on the service for mapping. The company called it an act of “vandalism” and said it was working with its partner Mapbox to “get this fixed immediately”. In a statement, Snap said the […]
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This case turns your iPhone into a point-and-shoot camera
These days, there isn’t much our iPhone camera can’t do – except feel like an actual phone. Despite years of steadily increasing resolution and image sensing technology, we’re still taking shots awkwardly with two hands, fumbling for the shutter button. Leave it to an avid photographer to design Shuttercase, a versatile iPhone case that solves […]
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Hit those fitness goals at home with these virtual trainers
Still determined to keep those New Year’s health resolutions? If you’re going to stick with the exercise plan, it’s enough of a challenge to budget your time. No need for your financial budget to take a hit, too. Here’s a more convenient – and cheaper – alternative to a gym membership or Peloton bike: Two […]
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Learn web design and development from all the angles with this bundle
Want a career in web design? It’s true that these days, most anyone can throw up a page or two. But for true workhorse web design, you’ll sometimes need to match the platform to the project. Enter the Complete Front-End Developer Bundle, an educational grand tour around the best tools for the web. For beginners, […]
