2026-03-04 00:19:29
Per Betteridge’s law of headlines and also the map above, my answer is clearly no. You can try it yourself here…you draw them one at a time and it adds them to the map automagically. I’m going to blame my trackpad use a little, but I’m not sure I would have done much better had I drawn with a pencil and looked a map beforehand.
Update: Your periodic reminder that Senator Al Franken can draw all 50 US states from memory with astonishing accuracy.
(thx, eric)
[This is a vintage post originally from Jul 2017.]
Tags: Al Franken · geography · maps · timeless posts · USA · video
2026-03-03 23:37:37
Recent advances in science have revolutionized our understanding of the Maya, e.g. there’s evidence that “more people lived in the classic-era Maya lowlands than on the Italian peninsula during the peak of the Roman empire…”
2026-03-03 22:05:27
“Boredom is the price we pay for a life rich with meaning. Recognizing this makes the feeling more endurable.”
2026-03-03 06:16:35
When lit up at night, this badminton academy in Bhubaneswar, India looks like a shuttlecock.
2026-03-03 05:25:11
“Supercharged” solar activity and the equinox effect, which “doubles the chance of auroral activity around the spring and fall equinoxes”, could make March 2026 the best month for the northern lights until the mid-2030s.
2026-03-03 04:25:00
Last week, Nine Inch Nails released an album of remixes and unreleased session music from their Tron: Ares score called Tron Ares: Divergence. I’m listening to it now; pretty good so far.
Tags: movies · music · Nine Inch Nails · Tron · video