Sunday Things - Sunday edition
posted in Links by Cargo Cult on Sunday November 25 2012
More links for your perusal. Please note: additional additions greatly appreciated! Post 'em in the comments. Or send an email. But enough of that, back to the Sunday Things:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - all kinds of weird and wonderful old maps to peer at and download. See also: the Big Map Blog for more cartographic intrigue.
'Nail houses' in China - occupants who refuse to sell up and move out, temporarily blocking the relentless tide of demolition and construction.
Tour of the International Space Station - note the emergency cleanup facilities in the space-bog, and the utterly cramped Soyuz space-capsule.
Hashima Island, Japan - that motherlode of urban exploration has apparently appeared in a film or something. As someone who likes the occasional abandoned island, a must-see! (The island, and possibly the film too...) via karen
ISS Expedition 33 landing - in which Ms. Williams lands the aforementioned Soyuz capsule back on Earth. See also: Soyuz re-entry.
Bonus Robots and Computers corner:
- Mars Science Laboratory papers - high-grade planetary science for the Curiosity rover, available free to the public until November 30th.
- The Lorenz Cipher and how Bletchley Park broke it - in-depth article from the late Tony Sale. See also: Colossus!
- Robot could explore lunar caverns - remember my obsession with holes on the Moon and Mars? Someone must have listened.
- Internet background noise - the endless hiss of spambots, worms and who-knows-what lurking on the 'net. See also: the Cryptosphere.
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