Links

[redfiona99]

Dance - From nwhyte - http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2111282.html

It's apparently 19 years since Riverdance first happened. Other than Abba and arguably Celine Dion, it's probably the biggest thing to come out of Eurovision. I remember watching and my jaw dropping in wonder and amazement.

Geography Games - geoguessr.com

Where you see a google street view image and try to place it. My best so far has been 400 km out. (Damn you Norway and Sweden for looking so similar.)

TV - A Game of Accents - What Is Going on With the Accents in Game of Thrones? - http://gawker.com/what-is-going-on-with-the-accents-in-game-of-thrones-485816507

Care of selenak. Funny and interesting.

Data Visualistation:

- Visualising Twitter Friend Connections Using Gephi: An Example Using the @WiredUK Friends Network - http://blog.ouseful.info/2011/07/07/visualising-twitter-friend-connections-using-gephi-an-example-using-wireduk-friends-network/

In case anyone else is like me and learns better by working through examples.

- Social network analysis for journalists using the Twitter API -http://schoolofdata.org/2013/04/25/social-network-analysis-for-journalists-using-the-twitter-api/

Okay, so I'm not a journalist, but it's a useful how to guide.

Something To Make You Smile

Care of some kind tumblrizen, a dinosaur and a skipping rope - http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=slh7yo&s=5

Comments

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

I've managed 2km out on a ski resort in South Korea! But mostly I keep getting Australia and South Africa confused.