# map (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 313 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover map. Page: Feed: --- ## [Jaén had nine castles on the map. Spanish readers noticed — and 645 landmarks across 57 countries followed](https://thecastlemap.com/changelog/#2026-08-22) _2026-08-22 · Castlemap — what’s new_ “Jaén, la mayor concentración de castillos de Europa, solo salgan nueve, vaya timo.” Marcos, commenting on 20minutos’ article about the atlas , counted right: the province had nine. The reason was not a missing castle but a rule — the atlas admitted landmarks in national fame order, and in that race Jaén’s castles lost every slot to Catalonia’s. The whole admissible tier of the province was read,… ## [Fuck “natural borders”, bring this back](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825585363632406528) _2026-08-21 · Caveat: no corn_ o-craven-canto : Fuck "natural borders", bring this back ## [Thermostats all the way down](https://www.colemanm.org/post/thermostats-all-the-way-down/) _2026-08-21 · Coleman McCormick — Unified Feed_ An EconTalk interview with Stewart Brand explores how maintenance and automation act as thermostats, requiring human vigilance to monitor and adjust systems. ## [Video: Mackenzie to Williams Lake, British Columbia motorhome travel timelapse](https://sinclairtrails.com/2026/08/21/video-mackenzie-to-williams-lake-british-columbia-motorhome-travel-timelapse/) _2026-08-21 · David · Sinclair Trails_ A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 273 miles / 439 km, about five hours of driving, from Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground in Mackenzie to Stampede Campground in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada, continuing to return home to assess our truck. ## [Copper Tower of the Smith-Priests](https://dysonlogos.blog/2026/08/21/copper-tower-of-the-smith-priests/) _2026-08-21 · Dyson Logos · Dyson's Dodecahedron_ Marked on maps as “The Crown of Gaveth”, this burnished copper tower sticks out of the rocky outcroppings of the … Continue reading → ## [LETTER 5](https://fistbumpthesky.substack.com/p/letter-5) _2026-08-21 · FISTBUMP THE SKY – A fantasy world_ THE MAP MAKER SERIES ## [Why Americans Stopped Reading Books](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/why-americans-stopped-reading-books.html) _2026-08-21 · Colin Marshall · Open Culture_ The kids can’t read. Such has been the implication, even the declaration, made by a wave of articles in recent years. But the statement needs some qualification: the kids in question are American; what they can’t read is entire books, especially literary fiction; and it isn’t just the kids in the first place. It would \[…\] ## [Update Now: Google Announces Android Auto Patch, Users Won't Like It](https://www.autoevolution.com/news/update-now-google-announces-android-auto-patch-users-won-t-like-it-274469.html) _2026-08-21 · autoevolution (Bogdan Popa) · autoevolution news (Technology News)_ New day, new Android Auto patch. While it's definitely a good thing that Google manages to fix more issues in Android Auto, the software update announced on this occasion might upset some users. T... ( continue reading... ) ## [Stwipe acquires OpenWouter](https://stwipe.com/) _2026-08-21 · lucas.computer - Random Bookmarks_ They bought a router. We bought a Wouter. ## [I'm Upset Again About a Co-Creator of RSS Being Prosecuted For Something Meta Is Doing With Little Consequence](https://blog.curiousquail.com/im-upset-again-about-a-co-creator-of-rss-being-prosecuted-for-something-meta-is-doing-with-little-consequence/) _2026-08-21 · lucas.computer - Random Bookmarks_ Also here's a cool unrelated photo of a chipmunk because I need some chill ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VsXNic4jo9zF) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Atlas at War: A Conquest Game on Real Borders](https://portfolio-blog-starter.vercel.app/blog/atlas-at-war) _2026-08-21 · My Portfolio_ A short write-up about Atlas at War, a turn-based conquest game where the board is not drawn by hand but built from real country borders returned by the MapJSON API. ## [geojson.io Gets a Complete Rebuild on Placemark Play](https://latlong.blog/2026/08/geojsonio-gets-a-complete-rebuild-on-placemark-play.html) _2026-08-20 · Lat × Long_ Popular GeoJSON editor geojson.io received a major update, including an overhaul of the application architecture, based on Placemark Play. Andrew Sepic, Mapbox: geojson.io's core had aged in place for a while. Under the hood, it had already been through one generation of map tech — originally built on Leaflet -based Mapbox.js library, then refactored to Mapbox GL JS and Mapbox GL Draw in 2022 —… ## [grasshopper : locust = Norse : Viking ???](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825502638650081280) _2026-08-20 · Caveat: no corn_ woodsdyke : woodsdyke : when i sign up for a volunteer role or something i tell them i have experience in science communications which is not WRONG, i've done it through work, but most of it is just me texting my friends shit like this ok im spending my lunch break learning about locusts and straight up if specific species (around 20 in the world) of short-horned grasshopper experience conditions… ## [Vibe coding and quality](https://ilyabirman.net/meanwhile/all/vibe-coding-and-quality/) _2026-08-20 · Ilya Birman’s Blog_ When you hear that some app was “vibe coded”, how much quality do you expect? As recently as last year, vibe coding seemed like nothing more than a toy to me. Sure, it was cool that you could tell a computer to build something and it would sort of build it. But the result would be held together with duct tape and only good enough as a prototype. To make something high-quality and reliable, you… ## [Why do kiwis have such massive fucking eggs “it’s because they are related to ostriches and-“ yeah ok but like why didn’t they evolve smaller eggs if I was in charge I would do that shit pronto. Thoughts?](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825493068717375488) _2026-08-20 · Caveat: no corn_ their big eggs are actually that size for a similar reason to human babies having massive heads!! being bigger at birth can be important. kiwi are trying SO HARD to become mammals. fur-like feathers, whisker-like feathers, little beady eyes, nocturnal, great sense of smell.... that's basically a mammal!! they're well suited for life on the forest floor. their big eggs work alongside these… ## [Rivian OS 2 Officially Confirmed To Come to R1S and R1T Vehicles in October](https://www.autoevolution.com/news/rivian-os-2-officially-confirmed-to-come-to-r1s-and-r1t-vehicles-in-october-274460.html) _2026-08-20 · autoevolution (Cristian Agatie) · autoevolution news (Technology News)_ Rivian R1 owners are in for a treat in the coming months. The carmaker confirmed that both Gen 1 and Gen 2 vehicles would get Rivian OS 2 that powers the R2. According to Rivian software chief Wassym Bensaid, the change should happen with the 2026.31 OTA update, which could roll out in October. Rivian has always been appreciated for its clutter-free and functional software interface. However,… ## [Something very pleasing about how the role of elements in biology is divided on the periodic table.](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825485475312713728) _2026-08-20 · Caveat: no corn_ Something very pleasing about how the role of elements in biology is divided on the periodic table. Non-metals (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sufur) are the numeric majority and build the physical structure of an organism (proteins, carbohydrates, and such). Alkali metals (sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium) and halogens (chlorine, iodine) mostly serve as cellular signals… ## [Latent space as a new medium](https://www.colemanm.org/post/latent-space-as-a-new-medium/) _2026-08-20 · Coleman McCormick — Unified Feed_ On exploring the infinite latent space in LLMs. ## [would it be possible for a female of a non-live birth species to have more fecundity than the males of the species? that is to say, for example, would it be possible for a female to pump out any arbitrary number of eggs, while the male only has a set amount of sperm he can give per season?](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825479357939187712) _2026-08-20 · Caveat: no corn_ Hm, that's a challenge. Producing large amounts of eggs is no problem -- just look at fish spawn -- but limiting sperm production at the same time is more difficult. Being disposable compared to eggs is sort of sperm's whole deal. First the abundant eggs. Spawning is typically done in water, and the vast majority of eggs are lost. In a sophont, you'd expect a small number of offspring, carefully… ## [Kgalala ya kgaso “Mvololo” o kgutlisetsa setjhabeng](https://theguard.co.za/kgalala-ya-kgaso-mvololo-o-kgutlisetsa-setjhabeng/) _2026-08-20 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ Ka Teboho Moloi QWAQWA- Sebuhudi sa seyalemoya sa Lesedi FM, lekgotleng la kgaso la Africa Boroa Veli “Mvololo” Moloi o phatladitse ha a tla ‘adopta’ le ho beha mahetleng a hae tse ding tsa dithloko tsa barutwana ba sekolo sa Moteka mahetleng a hae, nakong eo a na etetse barutwana ba sekolo sena ka Labohlano \[…\] The post Kgalala ya kgaso “Mvololo” o kgutlisetsa setjhabeng appeared first on The… ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Xoi9AN28W5Lb) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Mackenzie to Stampede Campground in Williams Lake, British Columbia](https://sinclairtrails.com/2026/08/20/mackenzie-to-stampede-campground-in-williams-lake-british-columbia/) _2026-08-20 · David · Sinclair Trails_ Jenn drove our coach and I followed in our truck (due to the tow failure) 273 miles / 439 km, about five hours of driving, from Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground in Mackenzie to Stampede Campground in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada, continuing to return home. Here’s a map showing our route, heading south: An \[…\] ## [Magashule era caused MAP’s collapse- APEMO](https://theguard.co.za/magashule-era-caused-maps-collapse-apemo/) _2026-08-20 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Teboho Moloi QwaQwa – The African Peoples Movement (APEMO) says the service delivery crisis in Maluti-a-Phofung (MAP) Municipality is not an accident — it’s “deliberate and coordinated” by politicians. APEMO Eastern Free State convener Mohau Molwele made the explosive claim on Wednesday, 19 August, during a service delivery protest targeting government departments and the \[…\] The post Magashule… ## [Abandoned Lusaka road leaves families sick and homeless](https://theguard.co.za/abandoned-lusaka-road-leaves-families-sick-and-homeless/) _2026-08-20 · The Guard Newspaper · The Guard_ By Emily Setona QwaQwa – What was meant to be a new road for Lusaka has become a health hazard. One year after construction started in 2024, the project remains unfinished — leaving families choking on dust in winter and bailing out flood water in summer. For 56-year old widow Maria Mmoneng, the incomplete road \[…\] The post Abandoned Lusaka road leaves families sick and homeless appeared first on… ## [Soul Source Event Map View - 21 August 2026](https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/news/soul-source-event-map-view-21-august-2026-r5527/) _2026-08-20 · Soul Source Music News and Articles_ All the weekends upcoming soul events, grabbed from our Event Guide. Check the Source Event Guide out for Detailed Event Listings Night, Daytime, Nighters and Weekenders Section/Lists Event Comments and Reviews Venue Maps and directions Dynamic Event Map Feature Local /Events Near Me Feature RSVPs Reminder System, Social Shares, Street Views etc etc Adding and viewing all Soul related events is… ## [Six new facts per castle: style, architect, heritage status, elevation, visitor numbers — and who really visits](https://thecastlemap.com/changelog/#2026-08-20) _2026-08-20 · Castlemap — what’s new_ The fact box grew six rows, every one a checkable Wikidata statement. Architectural style on 1,677 landmarks, the architects on 924, heritage designation on 5,243, elevation on 624, the municipality or district on 6,890 — and on 248 of the most famous, the yearly visitor count with the year it was measured: the Palace of Versailles drew about 8,130,000 visitors in 2018, the Alhambra about… ## [How many castles are there? The atlas finally answers — and 191 new pages come with it](https://thecastlemap.com/changelog/#2026-08-20-2) _2026-08-20 · Castlemap — what’s new_ “How many castles are there in Spain?” now has an honest page: there is no single number, and here are three . The atlas maps the 500 most notable; Wikidata, the open database the atlas is built from, holds about 9,800 castle-class sites in Spain; and where a published source has committed to a figure, the page quotes it — Germany’s ~25,000 comes from the German Wikipedia’s own article on castles,… ## [Reminded of that time when Berlusconi tried to have the underage alleged-prostitute he’d been…](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825465468756393984) _2026-08-20 · Caveat: no corn_ the-grey-tribe : argumate : people have reached the point of starting rumours that Trump is sleeping with the staffer who resembles his daughter because that would be less freaky than the actual relationship they have going on I thought they are implying she is his daughter. Clearly I need to get my mind into the gutter more! It would be funny if she thinks she's his daughter for no reason. Kind… ## [Overcast and episode limit](https://ilyabirman.net/meanwhile/all/overcast-episode-limit/) _2026-08-20 · Ilya Birman’s Blog_ At the beginning of the recent ATP episode, Marco Arment talked about the Episode Limit feature in Overcast (the discussion starts at around 7:50). For any podcast, you can set how many episodes to keep downloaded on the device. Say you set the limit to three, then stop listening to a podcast regularly: the next three episodes download, and after that it stops downloading them — why waste the… ## [Discover the Mundaneum, an Early 20th-Century “Internet” That Put the World’s Knowledge on Millions of Index Cards](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/discover-the-mundaneum-an-early-20th-century-internet.html) _2026-08-20 · Colin Marshall · Open Culture_ Pitch to friends or family the idea of a trip to Mons, Belgium to visit the Mundaneum, and you may be met with a less-than-enthusiastic reception. That’s unfortunate, since such an experience could fundamentally change the way they regard technology they use every day. Though its name may seem to promise unrelieved dullness today, the \[…\] ## [Brooklyn Label](https://mappery.org/brooklyn-label/) _2026-08-20 · Steven · Mappery_ Atanas Enchev sent me this “Clothing label for “Maps in the wild” consideration. The coordinates resolve to Brooklyn Borough Hall, \[…\] ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q50XwczlW1zo) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [gralhix #004](https://yassa9.github.io/osint/gralhix-004/) _2026-08-20 · lucas.computer - Random Bookmarks_ gralhix #004 ## [A 1932 Illustrated Map of Harlem’s Night Clubs: From the Cotton Club to the Savoy Ballroom](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/1932-illustrated-map-of-harlems-night-clubs.html) _2026-08-20 · OC · Open Culture_ Harlem’s undergoing another Renaissance, and has been for years now. Crime’s down, real estate prices are up, and throngs of pale-faced hipsters are descending to check the area out. Sure, something’s gained, but something’s lost, too. For today’s holiday in Harlem, we’re going to climb in the Wayback Machine. Set the dial for 1932. Don’t \[…\] ## [Fano Hernández, Dunas Map "Man of the Month" for August 2026](https://www.dunasmap.com/post/fano-hern%C3%A1ndez-dunas-map-man-month-august-2026) _2026-08-20 · Dunas Map · Dunas Map, Gay Maspalomas_ The Dunas Map Man of the Month for August 2026 is Fano Hernandez from Gran Canaria, coordinator of Punto Arco Iris Maspalomas and gay activist for more than 30 years. ## [Google Tells Android Auto Users To Update As New Version Includes Must-Have Patch](https://www.autoevolution.com/news/google-tells-android-auto-users-to-update-as-new-version-includes-must-have-patch-274415.html) _2026-08-20 · autoevolution (Bogdan Popa) · autoevolution news (Technology News)_ Just update to the latest version. That's the advice Google is giving to Android Auto users struggling with a random disconnect bug. The glitch appeared earlier this summer after the installation of Android Auto 17.2. Some users reported similar issues with Android Auto 17.1, but later investigation revealed that only version 17.2 was to blame for this problem. The behavior was the same in every… ## [JupyterGIS Is Now Citable in The Journal of Open Source Software](https://latlong.blog/2026/08/jupytergis-is-now-citable-in-the-journal-of-open-source-software.html) _2026-08-20 · Lat × Long_ Published yesterday in The Journal of Open Source Software: “JupyterGIS: A Collaborative GIS Environment for JupyterLab” JupyterGIS is a JupyterLab (Kluyver et al., 2018) extension that enables web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) workflows. It provides a familiar GIS interface inspired by traditional desktop GIS tools, real-time collaborative editing, and a Python API for programmatic… ## [A reasoned response to "Every Exponential Ends"](https://fuseki.net/A-reasoned-response-to-Every-Exponential-Ends) _2026-08-20 · Fuseki.net_ {{youtube:fgsmq8f3sWQ}} It starts off revealing pure scorn for "tech billionaires" etc. But what they actually seem to be going against is Ray Kurzweil's ideas that there will be a singularity which will go on, forever increasing and using more energy, yet somehow using tech to never run out.… ## [GitHub - DenisSergeevitch/desktop-fly: A 3D fruit fly living on your macOS desktop, driven by a live spiking simulation of the real FlyWire connectome](https://github.com/DenisSergeevitch/desktop-fly) _2026-08-19 · lucas.computer - Random Bookmarks_ A 3D fruit fly living on your macOS desktop, driven by a live spiking simulation of the real FlyWire connectome - DenisSergeevitch/desktop-fly ## [modelmap](https://modelmap.cc/) _2026-08-19 · lucas.computer - Random Bookmarks_ modelmap ## [Finished the first book, on with the second.](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825409030781616128) _2026-08-19 · Caveat: no corn_ o-craven-canto : o-craven-canto : eightyonekilograms : o-craven-canto : o-craven-canto : Finally reading The Book of the New Sun and I definitely see why I kept being recommended it. I think this might be my favorite prose style ever I have heard those who dig for their livelihood say there is no land anywhere in which they can trench without turning up the shards of the past. No matter where the… ## [New Album - I Care About Detroit - Hayley Records](https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/new-releases/new-album-i-care-about-detroit-hayley-records-r5526/) _2026-08-19 · Soul Source Music News and Articles_ Hayley Records new album 'I care about Detroit' is now available. Hayley Records second album is now available at www.hayleyrecords.co.uk featuring 13 previously unreleased Detroit soul gems from some of the Motor City's finest artists including Jimmy Delphs, Pat Lewis, Barbara Mercer, the Dramatics, Deon Jackson, Inez Foxx, Ja Neen Henry and many more. Side one kicks off with one of the finest… ## [Humans are fundamentally rare in the multiverse. There are likely well over 2000 billion humans in…](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825396962256994304) _2026-08-19 · Caveat: no corn_ whereserpentswalk : Humans are fundamentally rare in the multiverse. There are likely well over 2000 billion humans in the multiverse, but that means nothing when there are far more multiverses then there are humans, much less human civilization. There are a few pockets, but if you go to most habitable universes you'll find nobody is there, and if there is someone there they're mostly surrounded… ## [Let me Click](https://ilyabirman.net/meanwhile/all/let-me-click/) _2026-08-19 · Ilya Birman’s Blog_ There is a principle in user interface design that I call “Let me click”. I’ll give you three examples. A group of checkboxes with one required A tip from 2018 features an example where the user has several independent checkboxes. At least one of then must be selected for the form to be valid: In other words, the person has to choose at least one way to receive notifications, but may select… ## [Video: Fort St John to Mackenzie, British Columbia motorhome travel timelapse](https://sinclairtrails.com/2026/08/19/video-fort-st-john-to-mackenzie-british-columbia-motorhome-travel-timelapse/) _2026-08-19 · David · Sinclair Trails_ A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 150 miles / 241 km, about three hours of driving, from Rosco’s RV Park in Fort St John to Azouzetta Lake Lodge & Campground in Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada. ## [Everyone Is Talking About This](https://jonn.substack.com/p/everyone-is-talking-about-this) _2026-08-19 · Jonn Elledge · The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything_ Things that go viral can also kill. Also this week: fun with great circles, and a mermaid for the sex starved. ## [When life calls for causal analysis](https://www.junkcharts.com/when-life-calls-for-causal-analysis/) _2026-08-19 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Important issue facing a modern way of earning a living ## [Map: Detroit United Railways 1925](https://detroitography.com/2026/08/19/map-detroit-united-railways-1925/) _2026-08-19 · Alex B. Hill · DETROITography_ We used to have a regional rail network. Detroit and the world were wildly difference places then and its too easy to fantasize about the past when a lot of things were not great. But \[…\] ## [Blenheim Palace was missing, and so were 48 others, because Wikidata files them as houses](https://thecastlemap.com/changelog/#2026-08-19) _2026-08-19 · Castlemap — what’s new_ The atlas was missing its eleventh most read landmark. Blenheim Palace — a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Churchill’s birthplace, 89,233 Wikipedia readers in sixty days — sits between Windsor Castle and the Palace of Westminster in every ranking this atlas computes, and was on none of its maps. So was Highclere Castle , which most of the world knows as Downton Abbey. Both cleared every admission test… ## [Would you create a completely male creature? Something like seahorses, so to speak, but consisting only of males?](https://o-craven-canto.tumblr.com/post/825372649672835072) _2026-08-19 · Caveat: no corn_ Interesting question. I assume this goes deeper than a species in which everyone simply has a masculine external anatomy; after all, I basically did that already with the charnel haunters . In biology, "male" and "female" are described at the most generic level as "making many small gametes" (i.e. sperm) and "making few large gametes" (i.e. eggs). This of course does not capture the complexity of… ## [Glorious Rain](https://thega.me.uk/2026/08/glorious-rain/) _2026-08-19 · Phillip Whittlesea-Clark · thega.me.uk_ It finally rained! Praise whatever god you fancy, or just praise Jibbers, but today is the day I remembered that water can fall from the sky. ## [The Complete History of the Beatles as Told By Conan O’Brien](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/the-complete-history-of-the-beatles-as-told-by-conan-obrien.html) _2026-08-19 · Colin Marshall · Open Culture_ The world ended in the nineteen-sixties. Or rather, one world ended in the nineteen-sixties and gave way to another, a transition personified by no human beings more clearly than the Beatles. “They are lightning rods for so much that makes the sixties a revolutionary decade,” says The Rest Is History podcast co-host Tom Holland in the \[…\]