I finally got them all.  It took a number of (very) long walks, a combination of bus-and-Muni rides that vastly exceeded the two hours of my single transfer, and a quick dash in the car to the southwesternmost spot in San Francisco, which is surprisingly remote from me, being not only far but somewhat cut [...]

Since I like polychromatic things, nerdy things and the orderly regularity of the alphabet, it’s only natural that I would swoon over San Francisco’s residential parking permit system.  Here is the delightful map showing where you can park (for more than an hour, or two, or four) only if you live in the nabe.  I [...]

Not back to the Triassic period, like the protagonist’s psychological state in J. G. Ballard’s The Drowned World (which I just read and it’s quite well overwritten).  More like back to 1983.  Lately, all I do is complain about what a mediocre president Obama is turning out to be and all the rest of that [...]

This is pretty amazing, and it’s 538.com doing what 538.com does best.  (They also have a very thorough look at the Iranian election, which is way worth it.)  And it’s way colorful.
If you assume that, as of 2009, LGBT rights are the closest barometer to judging a person or a state’s degree of social liberalism, [...]

The Cocos Islands:

I love it!  Way to go, Australia.  The palm reminds me of the James Bond intro, for no reason.  But from a graphic design perspective, this is a disaster.  It’s cluttered and it looks like Islam is coming to eat the Southern Cross.  Great color scheme, though.
St. Pierre and Miquleon:

Talk about clutter.  For [...]

I like the Gmail’s new options. I never thought about it before, but this was long overdue. Most of them are totally gross and stupid, but I think I chose the best one (sampled here with an appropriate email from Stuff White People Like):

I picked it because it looks like a pair of [...]