Exploring Space
The BBC has created a monster infographic illustrating “every attempt to leave Earth’s orbit and reach a destination in extraterrestrial space – be it with probes, orbiters, rovers, or of course manned missions.”
The graphic shows successful and failed missions, country of launch origin and type of mission (eg., fly-by, rover, actual landing).
Related: How Big is Space?
Image: Screenshot, detail from Spacial Awareness: Ultimate guide to exploring space, via the BBC. Select to embiggen.
The ChallengePost Blog: Building startups to better government? Apply now for the Code for America Accelerator
Guest post by Alex Tran, Accelerator Coordinator at Code for America Accelerator:
Code for America brings coders, designers, and product managers together to build meaningful apps and services for the civic space, which is why we’re very excited ChallengePost is creating even more…
Simple, stirring cover by Boston magazine design director Brian Struble using actual running shoes worn in last week’s Boston marathon.
Incredible cover spied in our dashboard.
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Daft Punk - Get Lucky ft Pharrell Video
In Death To Bullshit, Brad Frost literally touches on every annoyance that’s been circling in my head for years now. Bullshit and noise are everywhere, and we’re all to blame.
I remember an annual company meeting years ago at a job I did not care for. The entire time I jotted down every jargon and bullshit phrase the CEO said in his hour long talk… I needed two pages.
I recently had a blog post in mind titled “Why I Sign Everything I Write With ML”. The idea was very similar to what Brad is saying. Not every blog post I write needs to change the world, but what I do contribute should be worth saying to somebody.
Creating content is a responsibility, and I take responsibility for all my content. If you create anything in this world, be it woodworking or advertising or words on a blog, learn the idea of craftsmanship.
– ML
Locking developers and/or designers into a 100% execution role is a missed opportunity; ideally, every role contributes to strategy.
Trent Walton (via jxnblk)
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NYC GOV: Micro-Trenching to Enable Fiber Optic Cabling Across Boroughs
Today, an innovative pilot program was announced to speed the deployment of fiber optic cabling to businesses and residences across the five boroughs while minimizing construction time, environmental impact and cost. ”Micro-trenching” is installing small conduits within the edges of City sidewalks…
Loving music by Daughter
