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Stats Pr0n of the Day: U.S. Map of Hate Speech on Twitter

Since June 2012, Dr. Monica Stevens of Humboldt State University in California has been mapping more than 150,000 geotagged tweets that contain homophobic, racist or abliest language. The result is the Geography of Hate, an interactive map of the U.S. which reveals the hotspots of “hate tweets” across the country. A deeper analysis of the project is available at Floating Sheep.

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thedailywhat: Stats Pr0n of the Day: U.S. Map of Hate Speech on Twitter Since June 2012, Dr. Monica Stevens of Humboldt State University in California has been mapping more than 150,000 geotagged tweets that contain homophobic, racist or abliest language. The result is the Geography of Hate, an interactive map of the U.S. which reveals the hotspots of “hate tweets” across the country. A deeper analysis of the project is available at Floating Sheep. california. 
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Does the very geography of Manhattan make it more inviting to immigrants and other newcomers? 

The idea came up during a long walk I took down Broadway with Becky Cooper, the author of “Mapping Manhattan,” and Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker, who wrote the introduction. 

“Mapping Manhattan” is a crowdsourcing project that uncovers the intense emotional associations New Yorkers have with the island. Becky wandered about the city, handing out blank maps to people on the street and asking them to scrawl away. She also roped in celebrity contributors, like Yoko Ono and Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio.

Love came up, as did sex, hate, prostitution, death, and Patricia Marx’s lost gloves. 

But on our walk, we kept returning to geography, and the street grid that defines Manhattan.

“The grid plan that makes New York so distinct is one that in a certain sense cancels personality,” said Gopnik. “Whereas Paris and London are both, in a certain sense, organic cities, they’ve grown up over a long period of time. The irrationality of their structure is a reflection of that long history, that’s why you need to take 2 years to learn how to become a taxi driver in London. New York has a super impersonal plan. But it takes on a private impress. That corner on the absolutely rectilinear grid, of 23rd and Broadway, becomes your corner.”

“I feel like the grid pattern actually invites personality,” said Cooper, “because of how non-specific it is. Because the second you come here you feel you own a part of it. There isn’t this barrier to entry, there isn’t this exclusivity of the person who’s grown up here.”

Listen to our full Micropolis conversation here.

And check out Becky Cooper’s “Mapping Manhattan” Tumblr.

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micropolisnyc: Does the very geography of Manhattan make it more inviting to immigrants and other newcomers?  The idea came up during a long walk I took down Broadway with Becky Cooper, the author of “Mapping Manhattan,” and Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker, who wrote the introduction.  “Mapping Manhattan” is a crowdsourcing project that uncovers the intense emotional associations New Yorkers have with the island. Becky wandered about the city, handing out blank maps to people on the street and asking them to scrawl away. She also roped in celebrity contributors, like Yoko Ono and Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio. Love came up, as did sex, hate, prostitution, death, and Patricia Marx’s lost gloves.  But on our walk, we kept returning to geography, and the street grid that defines Manhattan. “The grid plan that makes New York so distinct is one that in a certain sense cancels personality,” said Gopnik. “Whereas Paris and London are both, in a certain sense, organic cities, they’ve grown up over a long period of time. The irrationality of their structure is a reflection of that long history, that’s why you need to take 2 years to learn how to become a taxi driver in London. New York has a super impersonal plan. But it takes on a private impress. That corner on the absolutely rectilinear grid, of 23rd and Broadway, becomes your corner.” “I feel like the grid pattern actually invites personality,” said Cooper, “because of how non-specific it is. Because the second you come here you feel you own a part of it. There isn’t this barrier to entry, there isn’t this exclusivity of the person who’s grown up here.” Listen to our full Micropolis conversation here. And check out Becky Cooper’s “Mapping Manhattan” Tumblr.
micropolisnyc: Does the very geography of Manhattan make it more inviting to immigrants and other newcomers?  The idea came up during a long walk I took down Broadway with Becky Cooper, the author of “Mapping Manhattan,” and Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker, who wrote the introduction.  “Mapping Manhattan” is a crowdsourcing project that uncovers the intense emotional associations New Yorkers have with the island. Becky wandered about the city, handing out blank maps to people on the street and asking them to scrawl away. She also roped in celebrity contributors, like Yoko Ono and Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio. Love came up, as did sex, hate, prostitution, death, and Patricia Marx’s lost gloves.  But on our walk, we kept returning to geography, and the street grid that defines Manhattan. “The grid plan that makes New York so distinct is one that in a certain sense cancels personality,” said Gopnik. “Whereas Paris and London are both, in a certain sense, organic cities, they’ve grown up over a long period of time. The irrationality of their structure is a reflection of that long history, that’s why you need to take 2 years to learn how to become a taxi driver in London. New York has a super impersonal plan. But it takes on a private impress. That corner on the absolutely rectilinear grid, of 23rd and Broadway, becomes your corner.” “I feel like the grid pattern actually invites personality,” said Cooper, “because of how non-specific it is. Because the second you come here you feel you own a part of it. There isn’t this barrier to entry, there isn’t this exclusivity of the person who’s grown up here.” Listen to our full Micropolis conversation here. And check out Becky Cooper’s “Mapping Manhattan” Tumblr.
micropolisnyc: Does the very geography of Manhattan make it more inviting to immigrants and other newcomers?  The idea came up during a long walk I took down Broadway with Becky Cooper, the author of “Mapping Manhattan,” and Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker, who wrote the introduction.  “Mapping Manhattan” is a crowdsourcing project that uncovers the intense emotional associations New Yorkers have with the island. Becky wandered about the city, handing out blank maps to people on the street and asking them to scrawl away. She also roped in celebrity contributors, like Yoko Ono and Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio. Love came up, as did sex, hate, prostitution, death, and Patricia Marx’s lost gloves.  But on our walk, we kept returning to geography, and the street grid that defines Manhattan. “The grid plan that makes New York so distinct is one that in a certain sense cancels personality,” said Gopnik. “Whereas Paris and London are both, in a certain sense, organic cities, they’ve grown up over a long period of time. The irrationality of their structure is a reflection of that long history, that’s why you need to take 2 years to learn how to become a taxi driver in London. New York has a super impersonal plan. But it takes on a private impress. That corner on the absolutely rectilinear grid, of 23rd and Broadway, becomes your corner.” “I feel like the grid pattern actually invites personality,” said Cooper, “because of how non-specific it is. Because the second you come here you feel you own a part of it. There isn’t this barrier to entry, there isn’t this exclusivity of the person who’s grown up here.” Listen to our full Micropolis conversation here. And check out Becky Cooper’s “Mapping Manhattan” Tumblr.
micropolisnyc: Does the very geography of Manhattan make it more inviting to immigrants and other newcomers?  The idea came up during a long walk I took down Broadway with Becky Cooper, the author of “Mapping Manhattan,” and Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker, who wrote the introduction.  “Mapping Manhattan” is a crowdsourcing project that uncovers the intense emotional associations New Yorkers have with the island. Becky wandered about the city, handing out blank maps to people on the street and asking them to scrawl away. She also roped in celebrity contributors, like Yoko Ono and Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio. Love came up, as did sex, hate, prostitution, death, and Patricia Marx’s lost gloves.  But on our walk, we kept returning to geography, and the street grid that defines Manhattan. “The grid plan that makes New York so distinct is one that in a certain sense cancels personality,” said Gopnik. “Whereas Paris and London are both, in a certain sense, organic cities, they’ve grown up over a long period of time. The irrationality of their structure is a reflection of that long history, that’s why you need to take 2 years to learn how to become a taxi driver in London. New York has a super impersonal plan. But it takes on a private impress. That corner on the absolutely rectilinear grid, of 23rd and Broadway, becomes your corner.” “I feel like the grid pattern actually invites personality,” said Cooper, “because of how non-specific it is. Because the second you come here you feel you own a part of it. There isn’t this barrier to entry, there isn’t this exclusivity of the person who’s grown up here.” Listen to our full Micropolis conversation here. And check out Becky Cooper’s “Mapping Manhattan” Tumblr.
micropolisnyc: Does the very geography of Manhattan make it more inviting to immigrants and other newcomers?  The idea came up during a long walk I took down Broadway with Becky Cooper, the author of “Mapping Manhattan,” and Adam Gopnik of The New Yorker, who wrote the introduction.  “Mapping Manhattan” is a crowdsourcing project that uncovers the intense emotional associations New Yorkers have with the island. Becky wandered about the city, handing out blank maps to people on the street and asking them to scrawl away. She also roped in celebrity contributors, like Yoko Ono and Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio. Love came up, as did sex, hate, prostitution, death, and Patricia Marx’s lost gloves.  But on our walk, we kept returning to geography, and the street grid that defines Manhattan. “The grid plan that makes New York so distinct is one that in a certain sense cancels personality,” said Gopnik. “Whereas Paris and London are both, in a certain sense, organic cities, they’ve grown up over a long period of time. The irrationality of their structure is a reflection of that long history, that’s why you need to take 2 years to learn how to become a taxi driver in London. New York has a super impersonal plan. But it takes on a private impress. That corner on the absolutely rectilinear grid, of 23rd and Broadway, becomes your corner.” “I feel like the grid pattern actually invites personality,” said Cooper, “because of how non-specific it is. Because the second you come here you feel you own a part of it. There isn’t this barrier to entry, there isn’t this exclusivity of the person who’s grown up here.” Listen to our full Micropolis conversation here. And check out Becky Cooper’s “Mapping Manhattan” Tumblr.
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Historical Map: The City of Los Angeles Showing Railway Systems, 1906

Another amazing old map from the awesome Big Map Blog, showing the already-booming rail transit network that was found in Los Angeles in the early days of the 20th Century. Electric trolleys first ran in LA in 1877, but  the “Red Cars” of the Pacific Electric and the “Yellow Cars” of the narrow-gauge Los Angeles Railway had only appeared a mere five years before this map was produced. Their lines are represented on the map in appropriate colours, along with those of other, less-remembered, railway companies.

Technically, the map is beautifully drawn, although there’s some strange issues with route lines extending past the visible area of the map and spilling over street names, the map’s legend and even completely bleeding off the edge of the page (see the detail view of the legend above for an example). It could be intentionally done, but it certainly looks a little messy.

From a production viewpoint, it seems as though the map was printed with five different inks: black for the street name legend and Los Angeles Pacific RR routes, yellow for the Los Angeles RR, red for the Pacific Electric, green for the Los Angeles Inter-Urban RR, and a dark blue for the Los Angeles & Redondo RR and the underlying linework of the map itself. Understandably, given the fairly primitive printing technology of the day, the registration of these colours is a little bit off in places.

Our rating: A beautiful look at the early days of mass transit in LA. Four stars!  

4 Stars!

(Source: the Big Map Blog)

See also these maps of the Pacific Electric network from c. 1920 and 1925.

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transitmaps: Historical Map: The City of Los Angeles Showing Railway Systems, 1906 Another amazing old map from the awesome Big Map Blog, showing the already-booming rail transit network that was found in Los Angeles in the early days of the 20th Century. Electric trolleys first ran in LA in 1877, but  the “Red Cars” of the Pacific Electric and the “Yellow Cars” of the narrow-gauge Los Angeles Railway had only appeared a mere five years before this map was produced. Their lines are represented on the map in appropriate colours, along with those of other, less-remembered, railway companies. Technically, the map is beautifully drawn, although there’s some strange issues with route lines extending past the visible area of the map and spilling over street names, the map’s legend and even completely bleeding off the edge of the page (see the detail view of the legend above for an example). It could be intentionally done, but it certainly looks a little messy. From a production viewpoint, it seems as though the map was printed with five different inks: black for the street name legend and Los Angeles Pacific RR routes, yellow for the Los Angeles RR, red for the Pacific Electric, green for the Los Angeles Inter-Urban RR, and a dark blue for the Los Angeles & Redondo RR and the underlying linework of the map itself. Understandably, given the fairly primitive printing technology of the day, the registration of these colours is a little bit off in places. Our rating: A beautiful look at the early days of mass transit in LA. Four stars!   (Source: the Big Map Blog) See also these maps of the Pacific Electric network from c. 1920 and 1925.
transitmaps: Historical Map: The City of Los Angeles Showing Railway Systems, 1906 Another amazing old map from the awesome Big Map Blog, showing the already-booming rail transit network that was found in Los Angeles in the early days of the 20th Century. Electric trolleys first ran in LA in 1877, but  the “Red Cars” of the Pacific Electric and the “Yellow Cars” of the narrow-gauge Los Angeles Railway had only appeared a mere five years before this map was produced. Their lines are represented on the map in appropriate colours, along with those of other, less-remembered, railway companies. Technically, the map is beautifully drawn, although there’s some strange issues with route lines extending past the visible area of the map and spilling over street names, the map’s legend and even completely bleeding off the edge of the page (see the detail view of the legend above for an example). It could be intentionally done, but it certainly looks a little messy. From a production viewpoint, it seems as though the map was printed with five different inks: black for the street name legend and Los Angeles Pacific RR routes, yellow for the Los Angeles RR, red for the Pacific Electric, green for the Los Angeles Inter-Urban RR, and a dark blue for the Los Angeles & Redondo RR and the underlying linework of the map itself. Understandably, given the fairly primitive printing technology of the day, the registration of these colours is a little bit off in places. Our rating: A beautiful look at the early days of mass transit in LA. Four stars!   (Source: the Big Map Blog) See also these maps of the Pacific Electric network from c. 1920 and 1925.
transitmaps: Historical Map: The City of Los Angeles Showing Railway Systems, 1906 Another amazing old map from the awesome Big Map Blog, showing the already-booming rail transit network that was found in Los Angeles in the early days of the 20th Century. Electric trolleys first ran in LA in 1877, but  the “Red Cars” of the Pacific Electric and the “Yellow Cars” of the narrow-gauge Los Angeles Railway had only appeared a mere five years before this map was produced. Their lines are represented on the map in appropriate colours, along with those of other, less-remembered, railway companies. Technically, the map is beautifully drawn, although there’s some strange issues with route lines extending past the visible area of the map and spilling over street names, the map’s legend and even completely bleeding off the edge of the page (see the detail view of the legend above for an example). It could be intentionally done, but it certainly looks a little messy. From a production viewpoint, it seems as though the map was printed with five different inks: black for the street name legend and Los Angeles Pacific RR routes, yellow for the Los Angeles RR, red for the Pacific Electric, green for the Los Angeles Inter-Urban RR, and a dark blue for the Los Angeles & Redondo RR and the underlying linework of the map itself. Understandably, given the fairly primitive printing technology of the day, the registration of these colours is a little bit off in places. Our rating: A beautiful look at the early days of mass transit in LA. Four stars!   (Source: the Big Map Blog) See also these maps of the Pacific Electric network from c. 1920 and 1925.

Random Access Memories - Daft Punk

casimirpulaskiday:

dr-pickles:

myimaginationdanced:

Daft Punk feat. Julian Casablancas – Instant Crush

This is so damn good!!!!!!!

oh my god

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When Beyonce kicked off her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour two nights ago, wearing her sheer bodysuit with nipples showing, to me she performed the final degradation of her talent; a retrogressive transformation that has taken someone stellar and otherworldly, and made them into something dreadfully familiar and sad.

Variations of Beyonce’s body suit can be found in brothels, strip clubs and red light districts across the world - where sex is for sale and it happens to be dispensed through a woman’s body. That she is a human being with feelings and dreams, perhaps a sister, a mother, a leader, a teacher, a student - ALWAYS - a daughter - all of this can be forgotten. In those surroundings a suit like Beyonce’s would look far from glamorous. Maybe just downright heartbreaking as a woman somewhere becomes an object, available for the gratification of a desire - at a price dictated by her ‘managers’.

Next time you’re presented with a shortlist of people in popular culture who you should spend time with or commend, think about how many young girls want to be just like Beyonce: Beyonce who sings ‘Bow Down Bitch’ and wears sheer bodysuits and high heels, singing about making money and being independent.

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Rakhi Kumar: An Open Letter to Michelle Obama: BTW Beyonce No Longer A ‘Role Model’

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ryanpanos:

World’s Biggest Rubber Duck Floats in Hong Kong via MMM

On May 2nd, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s huge inflatable sculpture, called Rubber Duck, will officially debut, sailing into Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Already, it’s been causing quite a stir as curious locals have watched it inflate in a shipyard in Tsing Yi. Hofman’s famous duck has floated in waters around the world, in cities like Sydney, Osaka, and Sao Paolo, but this is the very first time it has ever been in Hong Kong.

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ryanpanos: World’s Biggest Rubber Duck Floats in Hong Kong via MMM On May 2nd, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s huge inflatable sculpture, called Rubber Duck, will officially debut, sailing into Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Already, it’s been causing quite a stir as curious locals have watched it inflate in a shipyard in Tsing Yi. Hofman’s famous duck has floated in waters around the world, in cities like Sydney, Osaka, and Sao Paolo, but this is the very first time it has ever been in Hong Kong.
ryanpanos: World’s Biggest Rubber Duck Floats in Hong Kong via MMM On May 2nd, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s huge inflatable sculpture, called Rubber Duck, will officially debut, sailing into Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Already, it’s been causing quite a stir as curious locals have watched it inflate in a shipyard in Tsing Yi. Hofman’s famous duck has floated in waters around the world, in cities like Sydney, Osaka, and Sao Paolo, but this is the very first time it has ever been in Hong Kong.
ryanpanos: World’s Biggest Rubber Duck Floats in Hong Kong via MMM On May 2nd, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s huge inflatable sculpture, called Rubber Duck, will officially debut, sailing into Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Already, it’s been causing quite a stir as curious locals have watched it inflate in a shipyard in Tsing Yi. Hofman’s famous duck has floated in waters around the world, in cities like Sydney, Osaka, and Sao Paolo, but this is the very first time it has ever been in Hong Kong.
ryanpanos: World’s Biggest Rubber Duck Floats in Hong Kong via MMM On May 2nd, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman’s huge inflatable sculpture, called Rubber Duck, will officially debut, sailing into Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Already, it’s been causing quite a stir as curious locals have watched it inflate in a shipyard in Tsing Yi. Hofman’s famous duck has floated in waters around the world, in cities like Sydney, Osaka, and Sao Paolo, but this is the very first time it has ever been in Hong Kong.
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mdhsphotographs:

Washington Monument
View from Centre Street, Baltimore, Maryland
1902
Detroit Photographic Company
Subject Vertical File (Baltimore - Monuments & Memorials)
Maryland Historical Society
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Full image and detail. Click to enlarge. 

Google Maps Street View of area today: 


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mdhsphotographs: Washington MonumentView from Centre Street, Baltimore, Maryland1902Detroit Photographic CompanySubject Vertical File (Baltimore - Monuments & Memorials)Maryland Historical Society[SVF] Full image and detail. Click to enlarge.  Google Maps Street View of area today:  View Larger Map
mdhsphotographs: Washington MonumentView from Centre Street, Baltimore, Maryland1902Detroit Photographic CompanySubject Vertical File (Baltimore - Monuments & Memorials)Maryland Historical Society[SVF] Full image and detail. Click to enlarge.  Google Maps Street View of area today:  View Larger Map

pitchfork:

In honor of Kanye’s rumored return to “SNL” in May, we’re happily revisiting his award-show-tantrum sketch from 2007.

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urbanination:

Florence and and a highway interchange in Atlanta.

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urbanination: Florence and and a highway interchange in Atlanta.

urbanination:

Building fronts in Amsterdam. 

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urbanination: Building fronts in Amsterdam. 

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thedailywhat:

Stats Pr0n of the Day: Almost Half of Justin Bieber’s Twitter Following are Fake

According to a recently released study by Socialbakers, nearly half of Justin Bieber’s 37 million strong Twitter” followers are made of either fake or inactive accounts. Graph courtesy of Statista.

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thedailywhat: Stats Pr0n of the Day: Almost Half of Justin Bieber’s Twitter Following are Fake According to a recently released study by Socialbakers, nearly half of Justin Bieber’s 37 million strong Twitter” followers are made of either fake or inactive accounts. Graph courtesy of Statista.

huffingtonpost:

Oh my gawwwwd this Highland cow is so fluffly! 

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huffingtonpost: Oh my gawwwwd this Highland cow is so fluffly! 

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Central Office
2 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland
1906
Hughes Company
Subject Vertical File (Baltimore - Office Buildings)
Maryland Historical Society
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I saw this impressive building again this weekend and I couldn’t help but post this photo. See what the building looks like today via Google Maps Street View: 


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mdhsphotographs: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Central Office2 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland1906Hughes CompanySubject Vertical File (Baltimore - Office Buildings)Maryland Historical Society[SVF] I saw this impressive building again this weekend and I couldn’t help but post this photo. See what the building looks like today via Google Maps Street View:  View Larger Map

urbanination:

Houston or Sim City?
It’s Houston. 

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urbanination: Houston or Sim City?It’s Houston.