forecast.io has an interesting blog post about their Dark Sky forecasting system and the process they use to remove noise (such as ground clutter) from radar images.
Here’s an image showing the system in action:
Category Archives: That’s Interesting
Worldwide Internet Usage mapped using a Botnet
Not entirely accurate, but very cool research paper and visualizations showing global internet usage as seen by a botnet.
BBC Mistakes Halo Logo for UN Security Council
Hilarious. It seems the BBC mistakenly used the United Nations Space Command Logo from the Halo video game to represent the United Nations Security Council (which actually doesn’t have its own logo).
The BBC was quick to correct the issue for later broadcasts, but the blooper can still be seen on the web, thanks to YouTube
Google Maps Quest – 8-bit Mapping Goodness
And I was worried there wouldn’t be any good April Fools pranks this year.
Google has gone back in time with Google Maps 8-bit for NES. Head on over to the Google Maps site and try it yourself (or you can wait to get a cartridge and play it on your NES… not).