Steve Zissou @SteveZissou@qoto.org

The new infrastructure above. These communication satellites could easily connect remote regions that undersea cables didn't. (And when you think of CubeSat today, this generation of satellites were so huge) #maps #map #space #datavisualization #dataviz

why I oughta #mappymeme

Reached the 'dipping toe back into computer gaming' stage of twitter withdrawal. Gonna fuck up some Sid Meier worlds.

93% won’t copy/paste #ragnarök

Square Dancer

#lowpoly #characterart #gameart #glitchart #CreativeToots #MastoArt

#30DayMapChallenge
Day 28: 3D
Finally! This was the map I was the most excited to try but one that took me the longest (learning rayshader, rendering, manually adding labels 😬).
Big thanks to
@MrPecners
for the tutorial!
Made using #RStats
#Rayshader #DataViz #Maps #GIS

So these AI chats are pretty cool.

One thing that's gonna cause some problems tho is that they sound really really convincing while sometimes being extremely extremely wrong

My new #blog post traces the #history of #Hamburg over the last 150 years using 8 of its most beautiful #staircases as starting points.

https://blog.dominikgehl.com/destinations-hamburg-staircases

#architecture #photography #spiralstaircase

discovered this extremely #obscure #multimedia #edutainment title, called Jean-Michel Cousteau's World: Cities Under the Sea, last year while doing some oceanographic research.

i am still blown away by the simple, perfect #ui elements and charming icons

afaik, these are the only surviving images of the game, which was never archived online. i just ordered a copy, and will be uploading a disc image to the internet archive when it arrives.

now ChatGPT seems really impressive and all but you have to remember that you can be tricked into thinking a rock has feelings by drawing a cute face on it

Founded on a bay surrounded by mountains, the city has clear districts with the most affluent building rising high into the sky on the hillsides. I eventually settled for less muted colours than I experimented with, but with some lovely cool tones contrasting nicely with the reds and pinks of the buildings. Commission for aMoxen_ on twitter. #cartography #ancientcity #ttrpgassets #roleplaying #fantasyart #linedrawing #ttrpg #gamemap #gamemaps #isometric #isometricart #isometricdesign

@drsueoosthuizen

I was impressed to discover that the NLS "side by side" #map viewer can display #LIDAR images

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16.0&lat=52.76658&lon=-0.37871&layers=168&right=LIDAR_DTM_1m
(Bourne Castle site)

Fascinating how completely uninterested Tesla Guy or any of his circle of Right wing tech plutocrats are in the details of European, Chinese or any other non-American politics. The prophets of global tech look pretty parochial

Mondrian Crescent

I love it when train doors align at the end of a tunnel. The red tiles at Green Park station make this the ideal location to capture this moment.

It wasn't luck though, instead I froze the moving train with a fast shutter. It took ages to get it centred.

This final image resembles an abstract art painting by Piet Mondrian.

#art #mastoart #abstract #architecture #photography #potd #symmetry #london #underground #londonunderground #railway #mondrian #tiles #photo

Whenever I post digital security or privacy advice, there is always one reply boasting that they assume everything is being watched at all times and nothing is secure. Cool. Good for you. Do you want a fucking medal? Because in the meantime, I'm trying to give actionable advice to people in vulnerable situations trying to live their lives.