Interesting stuff about the world we live in.
Looking for a real-time county-by-county map of where people are sick in the US, with trends? Here you go. 👍
The data comes from internet-enabled thermometers. Direct from your mouth to this map. I love seeing technology do something truly useful!
Via New York Times.
Here’s a great tribute to New York City as it suffers through the coronavirus.
We are tough but we are tender, and we fucking love our city though it feels impossible sometimes.
Also, as a musician, it was encouraging to hear her say “This took me a whole day to learn.” 🤷🏻♂️
Here’s a pretty amazing visual story from the New York Times showing how the coronavirus started in a market in Wuhan and then spread around the world. Amazing work as always from the Times.
Isn’t it unbelievable that the whole world is staying home?
Here are 100 ways to entertain yourself while stuck at home due to the current (or any) pandemic.
👉 100 things to do while stuck inside due to a pandemic
My favorite? “Try moving in super-slow motion. It’s OK to laugh at regular speed.” Or a better yet, a slow-motion sword fight if you have a friend around. Sound effects are required. Cha cha cha cha. Cha cha cha cha.
Currently, my living room is cleared out for yoga and Wii.
I’d also recommend writing, making an app, playing card/board games, hanging some pictures, changing your guitar strings, doing your taxes, and getting out if possible to safely support your local taco truck or coffee shop. 😊
Or I guess just watch some movies.
👉 100 movies to watch for every cinematic yearning or Every Oscar best-picture winner, ever
Even my rock climbing gym has some movie and book recommendations. 🤷🏻♂️
In the coolest news ever, the source code for the freakin’ Apollo 11 space modules was recently revealed on GitHub. 🤩
Specifically, this is the source code for the guidance systems of the Lunar module (the thingy that landed on the surface of the moon) and the Command Module (the can that orbited the moon during the mission).
A few cool points:
This is an interesting tool from someone who has Grapheme-color synesthesia and “sees” letters and numbers as colors.
Just type your name and see its colors. I’m not sure what this is really useful for, but it’s fun and gives an interesting perspective.
Okay, I’m not huge on wild conspiracy theories. But I like that some scientists think it is at least plausible that highly advanced aliens are building megastructures around stars to capture their energy like a battery. 🤯 The cool thing is there would actually be a good reason for aliens to do this if they were capable enough. 🌟🔋
I’m not saying I believe it, but I love that this is a theoretical possibility. And it’s influencing SETI.
👉 Missing stars could point to alien civilizations, scientists say
The idea here is that a very advanced alien civilization may be able to construct a hypothetical megastructure called a Dyson sphere that completely encompasses a star in order to capture a large portion of its energy. Think of it as converting a star into a gargantuan battery.
