ohskylab + via:kevan   11

Chelsea Fringe — a festival of flowers, gardens and gardening across London
"The first ever Chelsea Fringe will begin on Saturday 19th May and run for three weeks, at a host of different venues and settings across London."
plants  london  via:kevan 
10 weeks ago by ohskylab
Statistics and Scrabble, Together At Last - A.C. Thomas, Scientist
"One goal of this was to figure out how much of the variance in score comes from the tile order and how much comes from the board, given that a tile order would be expected. It turns out to be about half-bag, half-board. [...] The blank is worth about 30 points to a good player. [...] The Q is a burden to whichever player receives it, effectively serving as a 5 point penalty."
games  scrabble  maths  via:kevan 
january 2012 by ohskylab
WORDOID - Creative Naming Service
"Wordoids are words that are made-up, but sound right. They follow the rules of phonetics, and if done properly, roll off the tongue. The need to have an online presence has increased the need for unique product and company names and has led to these wordoids. Yet, even with a made-up name, it’s important for the name to convey something about what the product or business actually is."
via:kevan  generator  tools  domains  words  from delicious
march 2011 by ohskylab
BBC Radio 4b
"Built upon that sinking feeling of tuning into Radio 4 and hearing people acting at you, Radio 4b plays you a string of random programmes from Radio 4's factual archive. [...] You will not hear middle-class actors tapping a teaspoon and talking about divorce."
radio  bbc  via:kevan  documentary  from delicious
march 2011 by ohskylab
The Reverse Geocache Puzzle ™ | Arduiniana
"Mounted into the lid, perhaps incongruously, are an illuminated button, a small display, and a mysterious module that sharp-eyed readers might recognize as a GPS..."
geo  hardware  gps  arduino  geocaching  electronics  top  via:kevan 
november 2009 by ohskylab
The Golden Hour Calculator | Sunrise and Sunset information for photographers
"Discover when the golden hour is at your current location, explore visually how the golden hour changes with the seasons and where you are in the world. [...] We calculate sunrise and sunset times. the elevation and azimuth of the sun and of course, display the golden hour."
via:kevan  tools  photography  maps  time  lighting  sunset  sunrise  goldenhour  astronomy 
september 2009 by ohskylab
LVMF - 2009 - London Sight Line Map
"Map of primary areas where height is constrained through the definition of the Viewing Corridors, Lateral or Background assessment areas of protected vistas."
london  maps  architecture  via:kevan 
august 2009 by ohskylab
Opening Times
"Enter a UK town or postcode to find out when nearby shops are open". Brilliant.
tools  shopping  uk  maps  geo  fireeagle  via:kevan 
february 2009 by ohskylab

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