2010-12-02
Stations of the Pyongyang Metro
#1 천리마선 Line
- 붉은별 Red Star
- 전우 Comrade
- 개선 Triumph
- 통일 Reunification
- 승리 Victory
- 봉화 Torch/Beacon
- 영광 Glory
- 부흥 Revitalization
#2 혁신선 Line
- 광복 Restoration/Independence
- 건국 National Foundation
- 황금벌 Golden Soil
- 건설 Construction
- 혁신 Innovation
- 전승 Complete Victory (in Battle)
- 삼흥 Three Rejuvenations
- 광명 Shine/Enlightenment
- 락원 Paradise
From Wikipedia’s page on the system (which uses old Berlin U-bahn trains).
2010-03-19
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![Paris metro interactive map by Nicholas Nova. “The inner mechanism is [similar] to “Operation” with lights. Very low-bandwidth and based on electricity.” An interesting historical artefact.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kziozj4QYL1qz4vjro1_500.jpg)
Paris metro interactive map by Nicholas Nova. “The inner mechanism is [similar] to “Operation” with lights. Very low-bandwidth and based on electricity.” An interesting historical artefact.
2009-07-28
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Martin Deutsch (again, sorry; but he says interesting things I like responding to) on the reports that the NYC MTA are to use CCTV in the New York Post.
A random, longwinded observation of my own. Those “secure beneath the watchful eyes” ads that everyone from Boing Boing down took exception to (years after they were actually on the streets)? I was never that bothered by them, either. At least if you’re going to have CCTV, tell people about it.
2009-02-05
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![Google puts spy in your pocket - provided you have the right sort of phone, sign in, and then approve the people who you want to spy on you. Who writes this nonsense, exactly?
As for “Anyone who left their phone in a bar could be ‘covertly opted in’, [Simon Davies] claimed.”, well, software installation on mobiles must have got a hell of a lot easier since the last time I tried it.
[Edit] On balance, Meg’s response might have been healthier.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/rdI4dCBFkjksj8bkHrL0GJt2o1_400.png)
Google puts spy in your pocket - provided you have the right sort of phone, sign in, and then approve the people who you want to spy on you. Who writes this nonsense, exactly?
As for “Anyone who left their phone in a bar could be ‘covertly opted in’, [Simon Davies] claimed.”, well, software installation on mobiles must have got a hell of a lot easier since the last time I tried it.
[Edit] On balance, Meg’s response might have been healthier.
