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guardian:

Metadata is information generated as you use technology, and its use has been the subject of controversy since NSA’s secret surveillance program was revealed. Examples include the date and time you called somebody or the location from which you last accessed your email. Explore some of the data collected through activities you do every day.

The Guardian’s data editor James Ball answered questions about the NSA data collection program.

nevver:

Different Types of Sleepers

vizualize:

The Scientific 7-Minute Workout - NYTimes.com

fastcompany:

This is your body on soda

blech:

The steel infrastructure of the human-scale model of the Lego X-Wing (itself made, except for this skeleton, of Lego) that’s currently on show in Times Square, New York City.

thisbigcity:

Is it graffiti or is it street art? This handy tool can help you work it out!

For a bit more of an in-depth analysis, check out our latest post. 

blech:

It turns out that Andrew Godwin has coded a 3d visualisation of several London Underground stations, including King’s Cross St Pancras.

If you’re having trouble wrapping your head around the station diagram, you could find being able to turn the thing around and refocus on different platforms useful.

blech:

I previously posted this map of King’s Cross St Pancras as part of my review of the then-new Northern Ticket Hall, but it seems relevant to the previous post.

It also seems useful to post since a video of the secrets of the Victoria line was recently posted, and it contained the (apparently little-known) fact that the best way to the platforms is definitely not to follow the signs.

If you look at the diagram, from above it’s always easier to walk to the eastern (“existing”) ticket hall, and from the Northern and Piccadilly line you should head towards the cluster of staircases where the three platforms meet.

(The image used to be hosted on TfL’s site as part of their information about the station’s upgrade, but now it’s done it’s been taken down. Instead I took this from Leewood Projects, who worked on the western ticket hall.)

thisistheverge:

Meet Harry Beck, the genius behind London’s iconic subway map

A look back at the man who changed the way people move

wired:

Regular maps of Paris’ large, incredibly intricate subway system can get overwhelming to look at very fast, but a gorgeous, interactive website makes it much easier on your eyes by rendering those maps through stunning 3-D graphics and commuting stats.

laughingsquid:

Tea Cup SlingsHOT, A Teacup with a Groove for Holding a Tea Bag

‘space shuttle ops’

redfire09:

Bigger on the inside