If you read Paul Graham’s Essays, check out a parody of his writings called Taste For The Web. It’s done so well that it actually took me until halfway through the article to realize it was a parody.
The parody led me to Google Maps, which I hadn’t seen before. It’s rough around the edges, but really nice. Here’s what comes up if you search for all of my remote office locations near my apartment with the query: “starbucks near paulina and chicago, chicago”. Try zooming in and panning around—it’s hands down the nicest interface I’ve seen for maps on the web.
A few quality pieces of media I’ve encountered lately:
And speaking of science, I’d been tempted to subscribe to New Scientist for years but was put off by the subscription price. I finally went ahead and got a subscription for myself for Christmas and am so happy I did. I’ve never looked forward to having a magazine arrive every week before, but I look forward every week to this one.