Timo @timo@soundcafe.nl

The Great Pyramid of Giza, from a new perspective.

Alexander Ladanivskyy flew a drone with a high resolution camera over top of the Great Pyramid. That alone is an amazing perspective. Such a recognizable icon if there ever was one, but never from this perspective.

Ladanivskyy then got very very close up! It's easy to forget how big the Pyramid is. Of course it's not a straight-edged triangle, but have you really thought about it? #kottke #photography #giza

https://kottke.org/21/07/a-drones-view-of-the-great-pyramid-of-giza

British accents versus American accents, from The Oatmeal (comic).

https://theoatmeal.com/pl/minor_differences4/accents

#theoatmeal

A dark gray-brown Bean goose flying upside down was snapped by an amateur photographer near the Dutch town of Arnhem. The maneuver, called whiffling, is when geese roll their body upside down and twist their neck and head 180 degrees around to its normal position.

The goose flying upside down is "simply showing off", experts say.

#bird #birds #photography

https://komonews.com/news/offbeat/goose-flying-upside-down-is-simply-showing-off-say-experts

Relax with this bean rub.

via kottke.org:

> If you need a little break today, may I suggest watching this video of a single kidney bean that belonged to Charles Darwin being meticulously cleaned for conservation?

Video from Cambridge University Library (@theUL@birdsite). #meditation #mindfullness #kottke

🌍 Map of the Internet

An epic work of art by Martin Vargic, featuring over a thousand websites on a fictional map, organised by topic and sized for traffic scale (logarithmic). Some regions to look for:

* Protocol Ocean.
* Gulf of Linkrot.
* Viral Valey.
* Sea of Netizens.
* Append: Major launch dates.
* Append: Broadband speeds by country.
* Append: Most expensive domain sales.

Full size graphic (19 MB) at https://www.halcyonmaps.com/map-of-the-internet-2021

#map #maps #geek #kottke via https://kottke.org/21/05/a-map-of-the-internet-2021

"The Amazing iOS Maps", a meme blog from 2012.

Interesting version of Australia...
https://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/post/32042128251/taken-on-my-ipad

And more at https://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/

#meme #humor #applemaps H/T @rysiek

Alleen hele Australiërs, gelukkig, geen cijfers achter de komma.

(en: Only whole Australians are granted, no decimal places fortunately.)

#scammer #dutch #nederlands #scammers

"Friends just sent me this image from last night's The Simpsons. So funny and flattering."

– RT 🐦 @mrteller

#pennandteller #magic

Malcolm Cecil, Britse jazz componist en uitvoerder van elektronische muziek, overleed afgelopen maand.

#jazz #StevieWonder #RonnieScott #Tonto #moog #muziek #MalcolmCecil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Cecil

Photo by Tobias Baumgaertner, taken in Melbourne, Australia. It won the Community Choice Award (Ocean Photography Awards 2020).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-55416365

https://www.boredpanda.com/penguins-ocean-photography-awards-australia-tobias-baumgaertner/

#cute #cuteposting #penguins #photography #sunset

Classic splash screens from Adobe Illustrator and Mac OS.

Which version was your first love (or hate) with?

For me, it's Adobe 5.5, on System 7.5, using my dad's Macintosh Performa. Brings back memories!

https://www.ucreative.com/inspiration/you-be-inspired-splash-screens/

https://www.ucreative.com/inspiration/you-be-inspired-splash-screens/

#design #nostalgia #adobe #illustrator #webdesign #nostalgie #apple #macintosh #macos #osx #mastoart

"Bill Murray’s Face" by Eddy Torigoe.

13 famous paintings with Bill Murray's face inserted into them, including American Gothic, Napoleon, and Washington.

#BillMurray #humor #art

https://kottke.org/20/08/bill-murrays-face-inserted-into-famous-paintings

Sean Connery overleed vannacht in zijn slaap, op 90-jarige leeftijd. Vaarwel!

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Connery