On Sunday I reported on two useful maps for helping to keep track of the spread of wildfires this summer. The San Francisco Chronicle's California Fire Tracker is mapping and providing information on the wildfires currently burning across California. You can also view information about wildfires inside and outside of California on the US...
Tuesday, 31 July 2018
This is an AI World
Google is building a new world designed by artificial intelligence (and it is a world that is actually a lot less creepy than it sounds).World Draw is an AI experiment which you can take part in simply by submitting simple drawings. World Draw takes user submitted sketches and uses artificial intelligence to recognize what has been drawn. It then turns...
The Native People of Australia
Back in 2015 Native-Land started mapping the territories and languages of the indigenous peoples of the United States and Canada. Native-Land now also shows the territories and languages of the indigenous peoples of Australia and New Zealand.The map consists of two main layers, one showing the 'territory' of indigenous peoples and the other showing...
Bigbang fans complain to Kang Sunghoon's cover of 'Flower Road'
Article: Sechs Kies Kang Sunghoon covers Bigbang's fansong 'Flower Road'... Bigbang fans complainSource: Star Today via Nate1. [+378, -133] I don't think this is a big wrongdoing...2. [+337, -67] You shouldn't mess with fansongs out of respect. Imagine an artist covering Sechs...
A scene from Chinese version of 'Boys Over Flowers'
"When you want to cry,""You just have to stand on your hands.""So that the tears won't come out."-Pann: Issued Chinese version of Boys Over Flowers1. [+114, -1] ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The tears won't come out because it's absurd.2. [+72, -1] Isn't the actress Shen Yue from A Love So Beautiful?...
Monday, 30 July 2018
How Gerrymandered is Your District?
The United States is one of only a few democratic countries that allow politicians to play a major role in redistricting. Most countries appoint an independent commission to handle how political districts should be defined. It is almost as if the American system was designed to encourage gerrymandering.The ACLU's What the District map allows you to...
Upvote or downvote for recognizing pre-2012 songs
Pann: Upvote/downvote for recognizing an old song1. [+1292, -81] Secret - Shy Boy2. [+1155, -36] Into The New World3. [+727, -749] Cocktail Love4. [+616, -67] MBLAQ - It's War5. [+565, -29] SHINee - Replay6. [+487, -26] Fate7. [+398, -85] T-ara - I Go Crazy Because Of You8. [+378, -248] Davichi - Love and War9. [+356, -83] Purple Scent10. [+321, -58]...
The World According to Strabo
The title 'Father of Geography' could be given to the Greek philosopher, historian and geographer Strabo. Strabo lived during the transitional period when the Roman Republic developed into the Roman Empire. He is most well known for his 'Geographica', an historical and descriptive account of the people and places living in the different regions of...
Sunday, 29 July 2018
Fans question why Laboum's stages are in the ending on music shows
Pann: Why are Laboum's stages in the ending these days?1. [+209, -21] Do Laboum fans still want to stan the group after Solbin's V-app controversy?2. [+182, -7] Despite all the issues, Laboum is still promoting as if nothing happened... I respect them...3. [+178, -3] They're the group that did sajaegi, beat IU, and won #1 ㅋㅋ4. [+90, -0] I still don't...
Brand value ranking of male CF models
Brand value ranking of male CF models1) Park Seo Joon2) Kang Daniel3) Gong Yoo4) Baek Jong Won5) Kang Dong Won6) Cha Eunwoo7) Park Bogum8) Lee Byung Hun9) Lee Sang Min10) Ha Seok Jin11) Won Bin12) Ha Jung Woo13) Jung Haein14) Lee Dong Wook15) Cha Tae Hyun16) Ryu Jun Yeol17)...
Friday, 27 July 2018
Blood Moon lunar eclipse & Mars' approach to occur at dawn
Article: 'Blood Moon' and Mars' approach... 'space show' at dawn of 28thSource: JTBC via Naver1. [+959, -20] The Moon is huge and bright. It's gonna be quite of a scene.2. [+966, -61] I'm going to bed. Make sure to take good pictures and upload them.3. [+472, -54] Journalists,...
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
3rd rank of Miss Korea throws the first pitch at a baseball game
Article: 3rd rank of Miss Korea Lee Yoon Ji, "Is my first pitch pretty, too?"Source: My Daily via Nate1. [+665, -24] For Miss Korea, 2nd rank and 3rd rank are always prettier than the 1st rank ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ2. [+548, -15] She's prettier...3. [+440, -34] Miss Korea isn't evaluated by...
The ban on commercial breaks for public channels to be lifted this year
Article: "Public channels should allow commercial breaks" Korea Communications Commission to allow it this yearSource: SBS via Naver1. [+948, -9] Then they should stop with the TV broadcast fee2. [+558, -5] They're already putting commercial breaks by diving the shows into Part...
Tuesday, 24 July 2018
FNC apologizes for calling SF9 "nugu idols" in a webtoon
Article: Nugu idols? FNC apologizes for the webtoon controversy of SF9Source: Star News via Nate(Webtoon artist Hyun Madam and SF9 had a special collaboration webtoon. In the webtoon, the controversial line was "How can you say these unproved nugu idols are product-worthy?")-1....
5 unsolved controversies of idols
1) EXO Chen - Kunta Kinte2) EXO Chanyeol - offensive gesture3) Pentagon Wooseok - phone background"Pussy makes me smile I love the different colors of pussies and I don't care if the pussy is shaved or not"4) Monsta X Wonho - phone lockscreen(sexualized anime character)5) Top...
Sunday, 22 July 2018
July ranking of girl group brand value
July ranking of girl group brand value1) Blackpink Jennie2) Apink Naeun3) Mamamoo Whasa4) Apink Namjoo5) Twice Momo6) Momoland Yeonwoo7) Blackpink Jisoo8) Apink Hayoung9) Gugudan Sejeong10) Red Velvet Seulgi11) Momoland JooE12) Mamamoo Wheein13) Twice Mina14) Momoland Nancy15)...
Friday, 20 July 2018
Current Melon chart
2) Dance The Night Away - Twice3) Ddu-du Ddu-du - Blackpink4) I'm So Sick - Apink5) Egotistic - Mamamoo6) Travel - Bolbbalgan47) Forever Young - Blackpink8) Sunny Summer - GFriend9) Tale - Melomance10) Love U - Chungha11) Fake Love - BTS12) Everyday, Every Moment - Paul Kim13)...
Thursday, 19 July 2018
Shaun's title track is not pushed by sajaegi because of the lyrics?
Lyrics of Shaun's title track (about falling in love with a sex worker)I think of you every once in a whileYou were filling up my glassYou told me you wanted to run awayI was shaken when you grabbed me and stared at meI think of you every once in a whileI tried to steal your...
Apink's self-styled pink suits
Pann: Girl group that self-styled for music show1. [+90, -11] Honestly, the stage outfits for recent promotions were old-fashioned.2. [+79, -6] Ah... I commented how Apink's coordi was doing a bad job because I thought this was the coordi's work. So it wasn't the coordi. Sorry,...
Wednesday, 18 July 2018
Lock screens that were popular 2 years ago
Seolhyun: Missed calls (3)Seolhyun: I want to talk to you...Park Bogum: I'm outside of your housePark Bogum: Come outKim Junghwan: GoodnightHa Jung Woo: Missed callHa Jung Woo: I know what makes you worried and afraidHa Jung Woo: You just have to trust meHa Jung Woo: Not being...
