Going Offline: A Story

This entertaining article is the first post in a 6-part series where the author, a cartoonist/writer, writes about his experiences of going offline for 4 months. I enjoyed the series and the cartoons.  I attempted a similar experiment (though I only refrained from all social media for 6 weeks) earlier this year. The experience, and the insights one gains from such experiments are really rewarding. Give it a try sometime. Meanwhile, enjoy some of the cartoons.

Image from the Center for Cartoon Studies.

By James Sturm

Live London Metro Map

This is a pretty cool map. The project can be improved by adding functionality which would allow people to select specific routes and really drill down. The Map is awesome. I would love to build something like for NYC, but, alas, the MTA doesn’t provide the necessary data to make it happen.

Screen shot of a map that shows live metro data.