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Fueled by a dry spring, warm temperatures, and high winds, wildfires in Canada have burned large swaths of land. They've also brought a smoky pall and air quality alerts to the United States. maps.com/canadian-smoke…

Said it before…computers are getting worse

“Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible.” — Don Norman 🫣 #WWDC25

PSA: these account archivals and consolidations are not for the reasons you might think. It’s part of a 2018 congressional policy (D-led) affecting all executive agencies and their handles, subdomains, and URLs to remove duplication of content and voice. congress.gov/bill/115th-con…

TBH it’s frustrating to see so many gov accounts post about their archival status and not explain this. Just begging people to speculate and freak out. (Narrator: this should have been announced years ago with regular reminders.)

He definitely didn't flowingdata.com/2025/06/09/joh…

Every other truck on I-80 in Pennsylvania is this guy

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In the US we eat dinner at 16:30 or 21:00, depending on sports practice/games

During my masters, I read a lot about systems for creating really abstract navigation maps to simplify information for drivers and reduce distraction. They’ve only succeeded in niche settings today, which is unfortunate. More info is not always better.

See the birthplace of every player selected in the first round of the NBA draft between 1989 and 2024: maps.com/nba-draft-map-…

Hits different: Although fewer nuclear weapons are stockpiled today, each one is vastly more powerful than those of the 1950s. See which countries have nuclear stockpiles, and how their numbers have changed over the decades 👇

NEW: Will Iran start a new tanker war? Data from Global Maritime Traffic highlights how much of a chokepoint the Strait of Hormuz is for tankers Read Chloe Cornish and John Paul Rathbone's latest Financial Times Military Briefing ft.com/content/f452a2… #dataviz

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publishes a report card about the state of infrastructure in the US. ASCE partnered with Esri to create a set of maps to accompany the 2025 report card: maps.com/infrastructure…

This map shows the most common locations for shark attacks in the last 25 years. Source: maps.com/shark-attacks-…

Little league baseball is the best part of summer

Tip: Always validate data before interpolating

This. Plus, the razor will last a lifetime, $20 of blades will last 2+ years. And the soaps available far surpass any canned foam. $20+/mo for plastic disposables is the biggest scam ever thrust upon men.