The Mercator Projection map betrays a planetary perceptual bias we have internalized. You can search for and select a state, country, island, etc., anywhere on the globe and drag it to anywhere on the map to see its true land area size.
This website:
https://www.farandwide.com/s/true-size- ... a1edce421b
led to this one which is totally cool if you dig maps:
https://www.thetruesize.com/#?borders=1 ... TY2NTM)MTE
Websites you think are cool
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dovecanyoncat
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“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
~ Wilhoit's Law
~ Wilhoit's Law
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Worth posting today - a few days ago I came across the Black Friday Archive, “home to a collection of over 1,300 Black Friday sale ads from the past 20 years as well as a quarter million historical Black Friday message board posts.”
The website:
https://blackfridayarchive.com/
The website:
https://blackfridayarchive.com/
And I said, ‘That last thing is what you can't get...Nobody can get to that last thing. We keep on living in hopes of catching it once and for all.’ Jack Kerouac, On The Road
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Little Free Library
For those who've ever used sidewalk libraries, this website maps them all out, hosts programs on how to start sidewalk libraries, and sells kits for building one in your neighborhood.
I never pass one by without taking a peek, and it's a good way to surprise yourself with books you'd never otherwise find. Have also left a number of books in sidewalk libraries when passing through other cities.
For those who've ever used sidewalk libraries, this website maps them all out, hosts programs on how to start sidewalk libraries, and sells kits for building one in your neighborhood.
I never pass one by without taking a peek, and it's a good way to surprise yourself with books you'd never otherwise find. Have also left a number of books in sidewalk libraries when passing through other cities.
And I said, ‘That last thing is what you can't get...Nobody can get to that last thing. We keep on living in hopes of catching it once and for all.’ Jack Kerouac, On The Road
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Merkin
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My wife's altruistic club wants to sponsor one of those free little libraries. The hardest part by far is just finding a spot. Just can't plant on on your sidewalk.