site of the day

Check back here every day for a new site of the day. Sometimes funny, sometimes useful, always new, every day at midnight. Email sotd@someonewhocares.org if you know of a site that should be added.

today's site of the day

The Joy of Stats - Hans Rosling says there's nothing boring about stats, and then goes on to prove it in this documentary. (www.gapminder.org/videos/the-joy-of-stats)

this month's archive

03/01/17 - The Joy of Stats - Hans Rosling says there's nothing boring about stats, and then goes on to prove it in this documentary. (www.gapminder.org/videos/the-joy-of-stats)

february 2017

02/28/17 - hypochondriapp - Feeling sick? Enter your symptoms. Get the worst diagnosis possible. (hypochondriapp.io)
02/27/17 - Seeing Theory - A visual introduction to probability and statistics. (students.brown.edu/seeing-theory)
02/26/17 - Data for Good - Data-Driven Insights Fuelling Social Change (dataforgoodblog.wordpress.com)
02/25/17 - Image-to-Image Demo - The pix2pix model works by training on pairs of images such as building facade labels to building facades, and then attempts to generate the corresponding output image from any input image you give it. (affinelayer.com/pixsrv)
02/24/17 - Julie Sets - An interactive Julia Set fractal generator. (universefactory.net/test/julia)
02/23/17 - The Forgotten History of 'The Oregon Trail' - As Told By Its Creators (motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/the-forgotten-history-of-the-oregon-trail-as-told-by-its-creators)
02/22/17 - Pixar in a Box - Pixar in a Box is a behind-the-scenes look at how Pixar artists do their jobs. You will be able to animate bouncing balls, build a swarm of robots, and make virtual fireworks explode. (www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar)
02/21/17 - Was 'Weird Al' the real star all along? - After nearly 40 years of parodying celebrities, the accordion-playing nerd has become a legend in his own right. (www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2017/02/16/how-weird-al-eclipsed-almost-every-star-he-ever-parodied)
02/20/17 - America on the Move - See how we got here. Transportation transformed America. Choose from these three interconnected routes to explore how transportation shaped our lives, landscapes, culture, and communities. (amhistory.si.edu/onthemove)

january 2017

01/24/17 - How America's Thinking Changed Under Obama - Public opinion on 32 big issues over the past eight years (projects.fivethirtyeight.com/obama-polling-trends)
01/23/17 - Fermi Questions - An estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis, approximation, and such a problem is usually a back-of-the-envelope calculation. Follow this tutorial and try to solve some on your own. (www.fermiquestions.com)
01/22/17 - The Real Story Of 2016 - What reporters - and lots of data geeks, too - missed about the election, and what they're still getting wrong. (fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-real-story-of-2016)
01/21/17 - Scenic Simpsons - Dedicated to showcasing the most beautiful scenes, colours, sets and abstract compositions from The Simpsons. (www.instagram.com/scenic_simpsons)
01/20/17 - Where Women's Marches Are Happening Around the World - Hundreds of demonstrations around the world are being planned for Jan. 21 in conjunction with the Women's March on Washington, which is expected to be the largest inauguration-related demonstration in United States history. (www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/17/us/womens-march.html)
01/19/17 - Data in 2016 - The Best And Worst Data Stories Of 2016 (fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-best-and-worst-data-stories-of-2016)
01/18/17 - MIT Election Data and Science Lab - Advances and disseminates scientific knowledge about the conduct of elections, primarily in the United States, but with attention to the rest of the world. (electionlab.mit.edu)
01/17/17 - Lessons from Memphis - Graphic essay: What the Civil Rights Movement can teach us about surviving Trump (fusion.net/story/379938/comic-trump-election-protest-civil-rights-movement-memphis)
01/16/17 - Whiskey - An Absurdly Complete Guide to Understanding Whiskey (www.eater.com/drinks/2015/8/13/9113965/whiskey-guide)
01/15/17 - Sounds of 2017 - Showcasing the most exciting rising stars in music. (www.bbc.co.uk/events/e988gw)
01/14/17 - Calling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data - A future college course (we hope) on detecting and defusing bullshit. (callingbullshit.org)
01/13/17 - A Brief Survey of the Great American Novel(s) - Do We Need The G.A.N.? Why Do We Keep Looking? (lithub.com/a-brief-survey-of-great-american-novels)
01/12/17 - Cover Browser - View 450,000+ covers of comics, books & more (www.coverbrowser.com)
01/11/17 - 16 striking findings from 2016 - From Pew Research. (www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/21/16-striking-findings-from-2016)
01/10/17 - indivisible - A practical guide For resisting the Trump agenda (www.indivisibleguide.com)
01/09/17 - Archangel Ancient Tree Archive - Cloning old growth and iconic trees for future research, functional reforestation, and climate remediation. (www.ancienttreearchive.org)
01/08/17 - The Great Unifier - The History of Fried Dough (eatmagazine.ca/the-great-unifier-the-history-of-fried-dough)
01/07/17 - Progressive Analytics - So You Want to Work in Progressive Analytics (www.gitbook.com/book/anniejw6/jobs-proganalytics/details)
01/06/17 - The President's Role in Advancing Criminal Justice Reform - Commentary by Barack Obama (harvardlawreview.org/2017/01/the-presidents-role-in-advancing-criminal-justice-reform)
01/05/17 - 30 Under 30 - A Selection of the 30 Most Disappointing Under 30 (www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-selection-of-the-30-most-disappointing-under-30)
01/04/17 - Anime - The 100 Best Anime Movies of All Time (www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/01/the-100-best-anime-movies-of-all-time.html)
01/03/17 - Was 2016 especially dangerous for celebrities? - An empirical analysis. (medium.com/@jasoncrease/was-2016-especially-dangerous-for-celebrities-79d79b9fae02)
01/02/17 - Ramen - The Instant Ramen Power Rankings (luckypeach.com/guides/the-official-instant-ramen-power-rankings)
01/01/17 - The Best Video Essays of 2016 - It's impossible to keep up with them all, and that's a good thing. (www.fandor.com/keyframe/best-video-essays-2016)

december 2016

12/31/16 - The 2016 Harbin Ice and Snow Festival - Every year, in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the city of Harbin hosts the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, featuring massive ice and snow sculptures. (www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/01/the-2016-harbin-ice-and-snow-festival/422655)
12/30/16 - Women Also Know Stuff - Women Also Know Stuff is dedicated to promoting the work of women political scientists. (womenalsoknowstuff.com)
12/29/16 - Memes - The best and biggest memes of 2016 (www.dailydot.com/unclick/best-memes-2016)
12/28/16 - New York City's Graveyard Shift - The men and women who work while the rest of the city sleeps. (www.newyorker.com/culture/portfolio/new-york-citys-graveyard-shift)
12/27/16 - Words to Use - Unlike a thesaurus, which groups words by their meaning, we group subject-related words by parts of speech. (www.words-to-use.com)
12/26/16 - How an RPG Brought Star Wars Back from the Dead - In 1987, 'Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game' took a pile of notes from Lucasfilm and built a universe that's still used today (www.glixel.com/news/how-a-dd-style-rpg-brought-star-wars-back-from-the-dead-w457301)
12/25/16 - The Lost Media Wiki - Detailing and tracking down pieces of lost or hard to find media. (lostmediawiki.com/Home)
12/24/16 - Why time management is ruining our lives - All of our efforts to be more productive backfire - and only make us feel even busier and more stressed. (www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/22/why-time-management-is-ruining-our-lives)
12/23/16 - Top Social Media Posts of 2016 - The best in social media from the past year. (blog.crowdtangle.com)
12/22/16 - Big Shiny Tunes - How Big Shiny Tunes Defined CanRock. (www.vice.com/en_ca/article/how-big-shiny-tunes-defined-canrock)
12/21/16 - CBC's Best Books of 2016 - From Canadian to international, poetry to fiction to memoir and more, here are the books that gave us the most feels this year. (www.cbc.ca/books/bestbooks2016)
12/20/16 - Everything You Know About Latkes Is Wrong - The shocking true story of a Hanukkah staple. (www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/12/the-great-latke-lie/420018)
12/19/16 - The Clubs Speak! - The Best Stand Up Comedy Moments of 2016! (As Decided by the Club Owners, Bookers and People Who Produce Comedy) (theinterrobang.com/comedy-clubs-best-of-2016-bookers-producers-stand-up)
12/18/16 - Love's in Need of Love Today - Introducing Wonder Week, a toast to Stevie's greatness-and a reminder to appreciate the artists who inspire you, while they're still around to hear it. (www.slate.com/articles/arts/wonder_week/2016/12/introducing_wonder_week_slate_s_celebration_of_stevie_wonder_and_all_the.html)
12/17/16 - Declassified Maps - The CIA Is Celebrating Its Cartography Division's 75th Anniversary by Sharing Declassified Maps (www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cia-celebrating-its-cartography-divisions-75th-anniversary-declassified-maps-180961419)
12/16/16 - Objects of the class "Objects of the class" - Lists of things like other things. (andrewgelman.com/2013/11/16/objects-of-the-class-objects-of-the-class)
12/15/16 - letterboxd - A social network for sharing your taste in film. (letterboxd.com)
12/14/16 - 99 Reasons Why 2016 Was a Good Year - 2016 wasn't all bad. (medium.com/@angushervey/99-reasons-why-2016-has-been-a-great-year-for-humanity-8420debc2823)
12/13/16 - Radio Garden - Explore live streaming radio by rotating the globe. (radio.garden/live)
12/12/16 - This is Fake - This Chrome app both identifies articles in your Facebook feed that intentionally spread misinformation and allows you to tell your friends when they're sharing a fake story. (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/this-is-fake/peeibjiaceaafioopngfaneonhcdbmhb)
12/11/16 - 2016 Music Year End List Aggregate - 67 lists aggregated. (www.albumoftheyear.org/list/summary/2016)
12/10/16 - 23 RANDOM PARAGRAPHS - From Naked Lunch. (23.disturbance.ninja)
12/09/16 - The Great Animal Orchestra - From July 2, 2016 to January 8, 2017, the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain presents The Great Animal Orchestra, inspired by the work of American musician and bioacoustician Bernie Krause. The exhibition, which brings together artists from all over the world, invites its audience to immerse themselves in an aesthetic meditation, both aural and visual, on an animal kingdom that is increasingly under threat. (www.legrandorchestredesanimaux.com)
12/08/16 - 2017 - The Pessimist's Guide to 2017 (www.bloomberg.com/graphics/pessimists-guide-to-2017)
12/07/16 - Could Trump Really Deport Millions of Unauthorized Immigrants? - An interactive guide. (www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/29/us/trump-unauthorized-immigrants.html)
12/06/16 - Top 100 Songs of 2016 - From NPR. (apps.npr.org/best-music-2016/list/top-songs)
12/05/16 - We Know What Your Canadian Democracy Style Is - Since so many people have compared the governments new MyDemocracy survey to a BuzzFeed quiz, we decided to go ahead and make our own. (www.buzzfeed.com/laurenstrapagiel/we-know-what-your-democracy-style-is)
12/04/16 - Five Years of Progress - A look back at 5 years of the Broadbent Institute. (www.broadbentinstitute.ca/5_year_anniversary)
12/03/16 - Parks Canada - Get your free 2017 Parks Canada Discovery Pass now. (www.commandesparcs-parksorders.ca)
12/02/16 - data.world - Discover and share cool data, connect with interesting people, and work together to solve problems faster. (data.world)
12/01/16 - How To Stay Up Really Late - For No Other Reason Than Ruining Tomorrow (reductress.com/post/how-to-stay-up-really-late-for-no-other-reason-than-ruining-tomorrow)

november 2016

11/30/16 - The Factory of Fakes - How a workshop uses digital technology to craft perfect copies of imperilled art. (www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/28/the-factory-of-fakes)
11/29/16 - 50 Best Albums of 2016 - Beyonce� smashed the system, Chance the Rapper counted his blessings, David Bowie left a powerful goodbye and more (www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2016-w451265)
11/28/16 - Picturing The Americas - Landscape Painting from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic (picturingtheamericas.org)
11/27/16 - Late Night Work Club - A loose, rotating collective of indie animators. (latenightworkclub.com)
11/26/16 - The true story of Nintendo's most coveted game - How did a boring Nintendo game from 1987 become the most coveted cartridge ever? It's a bit of a mystery. (www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/18121761/the-true-story-nintendo-most-coveted-game)
11/25/16 - Holiday Hole - The holidays are here, and everything in America is going really well. To celebrate Black Friday, Cards Against Humanity is digging a tremendous hole in the earth. (holidayhole.com)
11/24/16 - What Websites Know - Here's What Websites Know About You, Just From The Way You Browse (flipboard.com/@flipboard/flip.it%2F04Wn.o-heres-what-websites-know-about-you-just/f-ef62c3a53f%2Ffastcodesign.com)
11/23/16 - Eric Standley - Standley's artwork is truly cutting edge, with layer upon layer of intricately laser-cut sheets of paper forming a rich, colorful, and detailed whole. (www.eric-standley.com)
11/22/16 - The Door Noises Made Us Deaf - An Oral History Of Star Trek (www.clickhole.com/article/oral-history-star-trek-5174)
11/21/16 - Clerical Detectives - 350 clergy and near clergy detectives (www.detecs.org)
11/20/16 - 100 Photos - The Most Influential Images of All Time (100photos.time.com)
11/19/16 - unix-history-repo - Continuous Unix commit history from 1970 until today (github.com/dspinellis/unix-history-repo)
11/18/16 - picturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com - No posts yet. (picturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com)
11/17/16 - This is not Normal - About the nicest thing you can say about President Trump's incoming administration is that it is without precedent. But there is another way of looking at it: it is not normal. (joshuafoust.com/this-is-not-normal)
11/16/16 - Rootscamp - This weekend a couple of thousand campaigners will gather in DC to try to figure out what just happened. (rootscamp.wellstone.org)
11/15/16 - Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Now available to stream for free. (www.adultswim.com/videos/space-ghost-coast-to-coast)
11/14/16 - My client is a graphic designer - Imagined clients' feedback on other iconic posters. (www.grapheine.com/en/graphic-design-en/client-graphic-designer)
11/13/16 - Data-Driven Web Design - Using visitor data to modify design for optimal results. (webdesignledger.com/data-driven-web-desig)
11/12/16 - Sleep No More - An incredible immersive theatre experience in New York. Go see it. (www.sleepnomore.com)
11/11/16 - For Americans looking at moving to Canada - A helpful guide. (imgur.com/gallery/nb9In)
11/10/16 - Hyperpartisan Facebook Pages - A BuzzFeed News analysis found that three big right-wing Facebook pages published false or misleading information 38% of the time during the period analyzed, and three large left-wing pages did so in nearly 20% of posts. (www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/partisan-fb-pages-analysis)
11/09/16 - Native American Ethnobotany - A Database of Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native American Peoples, Derived from Plants. (naeb.brit.org)
11/08/16 - Election Maps - There Are Many Ways to Map Election Results. The Upshot Has Tried Most of Them. (www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/01/upshot/many-ways-to-map-election-results.html)
11/07/16 - gt america - A pretty amazing micro-site for the GT America font. (gt-america.com)
11/06/16 - Every political reporter's campaign tech article ever - A behind-the-scenes look behind the "best digital operation in history" (medium.com/soapbox-dc/every-political-reporters-campaign-tech-article-ever-d46fe7b7e54f)
11/05/16 - Today I Found Out - Learn interesting facts every day. (www.todayifoundout.com)
11/04/16 - Bill Murray's Historic World Series Victory - A Look Back (www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/11/03/bill_murray_finally_wins_the_world_series.html)
11/03/16 - Google Impact Challenge - The Google.org Impact Challenge will provide $5 million in grant funding to Canadian nonprofit organizations that are using technology to tackle the world's biggest social challenges. (impactchallenge.withgoogle.com/canada2017)
11/02/16 - NYC Languages - Interactive Map Shows What Languages NYers Speak At Home (gothamist.com/2016/10/31/language_map_nyc.php)
11/01/16 - Halloween candy, ranked - 27 treats, ranked from best to worst. They are wrong about Tootsie-Rolls. (www.vox.com/culture/2016/10/28/13410678/halloween-candy-ranked)

Thu Nov 21 13:17:27 2024