Tuesday, 31 July 2018

U.S. Wildfire Maps

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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?...
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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...
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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]...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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