Icediving an underwater forest in Kazakhstan -
Incredible images - via Metafilter.
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c1959 posters as found in disused area of Notting Hill Gate tube station, London, 2010 (by mikeyashworth)
Incredible images of 1950’s posters found during refurbishment of Notting Hill Underground.
“Sorry the entire world can’t all be done in stark Eurotrash Swiss type. Sorry some people like to have fun. Sorry I’m standing in the way of your minimalist Bauhaus-esque fascist snoozefest. Maybe sometime you should take off your black turtleneck, stop compulsively adjusting your Tumblr theme, and lighten the fuck up for once.” — Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: I’m Comic Sans, Asshole. A piece of absolute genius.
Today's Guardian (Phil Gyford’s website) -
Really nice implementation of a ‘low-friction’ reading interface for the Guardian’s online version. There’s some great thinking here. Whack an Instapaper button on each article and make it scale to fit small screens like iPhones and you could have a real winner for reading articles on the web.
Edinburgh voted best place to live in the UK - again. -
Sweet! Guess where I moved to in March :-)
An incredible set of maps showing the differences between photo-taking habits of tourists versus locals, as analysed through geotagging data (the map above is London). These ‘heat maps’ are the first visual example I’ve seen of the segregation of most major modern cities into Touristlands that are instantly recognisable from films, television and books and the rest of it where the vast majority of people actually live. Absolutely fascinating. Found via The Morning News.
How The Male Angler Fish Gets Completely Screwed - The Oatmeal
Horrifying but hilarious. I freaking love The Oatmeal.
The Haunted Household - Abstract City Blog - NYTimes.com - Awesome use of simple photography.