The Death of the Flรขneur.
MIT Study: average walking speed of pedestrians in 3 northeastern U.S. cities has increased 15 percent since 1980. The number of people lingering in public spaces declined by 14 percent in that time as well.
https://news.mit.edu/2025/pedestrians-now-walk-faster-and-linger-less-researchers-find-0724
I hate it when idiot drivers do this. I did call Bennett's Furniture store to get the driver to move his truck so this man could get past.
Peterborough ON, 2025-06-20. .
#peterborough #waroncars #accessibility
Science fiction author: "I have created this extremely alien alien."
Biologists: "We have an insect that does that."
Delightful and informative:
Occasional paper: The Suplex Bird by Doug Muir on March 25, 2025.
Today Iโd like to talk about that delightful little companion of field and garden: the shrike.
https://crookedtimber.org/2025/03/25/occasional-paper-the-suplex-bird/
French civil engineer Charles Joseph Minard was born #OTD in 1781. He was known for his contributions to information graphics, including his famous map of the losses suffered by Napoleon during the 1812 Russian campaign.
Writing about Minard's map, Edward Tufte said โIt may well be the best statistical graphic ever drawn.โ
Image: Charles Minard / Public domain
Did you know Elections Canada hires hundreds in each riding across the country to work during the election? Poll workers are needed for advance voting days, and many many more are needed Election Day April 28.
Pay starts at $20/hour (for a long day!), and training is paid too.
If youโre freelance, between jobs, or even want to take a vacation day off your regular job if you have that optionโฆ your local returning officer may have something for you!
Learn more: https://elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=job&document=index&lang=e
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