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Olympic Defence: the Unofficial London 2012 Security Game
‘Click to make the Olympic Mascots fire their roof-mounted missiles! Aim for terrorists, protestors, and any illegal advertising!’
olympics  london  humour 
16 days ago by threedaymonk
London traffic lights rigged to win International Olympic Committee's favor
Seems grimly appropriate to such an absurd festival of vested interest.
olympics  london  tfl 
18 days ago by threedaymonk
ITADAKI_ZEN in LONDON
Japanese vegan restaurant.
food  restaurants  london 
5 weeks ago by threedaymonk
China Miéville on Apocalyptic London
london  society 
march 2012 by threedaymonk
Why I don't ride a bike in London
london  cycling 
february 2012 by threedaymonk
Cycling between the traffic: mobility, identity and space, Justin Spinne
cycling  cities  london 
january 2012 by threedaymonk
Making the Bow roundabout safer for pedestrians
‘So unfriendly that to make a safe circumnavigation of the roundabout on foot would take over an hour.’
london  tfl  roads  transport 
november 2011 by threedaymonk
London's ghost cycle super highway lanes will kill. All because TfL doesn't want cars to slow down.
‘EDIT UPDATE IN NOVEMBER - It is exactly this sort of “ghost bike lane” design that has now killed two people at Bow roundabout. And Transport for London is proposing dozens more junctions should be designed exactly like this.’
london  transport  cycling  safety  tfl 
november 2011 by threedaymonk
LCC Proposes Pedestrian And Cyclist Friendly Blackfriars
Seems good, but there's small chance of TfL doing something positive for humans.
london  cycling  tfl  safety  transport 
october 2011 by threedaymonk
London Tubemap - A new angle on the London Underground
london  maps 
august 2011 by threedaymonk
The London Situation: Threat Modeling
‘Stock up the house in case there’s more of this, and wait it out. That’s my advice.’
london  civilisation  society 
august 2011 by threedaymonk
Randomness Guide to London
‘It’s a kind of database, kind of review site, used for documenting interesting places in London. Our major obsessions are pubs, restaurants, cafes, bookshops, and museums.’
uk  london  local  reference 
may 2011 by threedaymonk
Lambeth Bridge HGV Danger
‘Why is this like all the other bridges in London: dangerously, negligently, crap?’
cycling  london  safety 
may 2011 by threedaymonk
BusMapper.co.uk
Click two points on a map of London and it tells you the best single bus journey between them.
london  transport  bus  travel  maps 
may 2011 by threedaymonk
Business models
‘Businesses have built themselves into a dependency on bad driving and law breaking.’
cycling  london  law 
april 2011 by threedaymonk
Detailled London transport map (track, depot, ...)
A geographically accurate London transport map from France.
cartography  maps  london  tfl 
march 2011 by threedaymonk
Normal in Shoreditch™
‘It all started when Alex couldn't find a nice, normal bath towel in Shoreditch.’
london  humour  local  shoreditch 
january 2011 by threedaymonk
Old maps of Southwark
southwark  se16  london  maps  history 
january 2011 by threedaymonk
Why IPC Media want Boris to shift his Barclays Hire Bike station from their front door!
My vote is still on Nimbyism.
nimby  london  cycling  transport  commented 
december 2010 by threedaymonk
List of London’s Bonfire Night Fireworks for 2010
london  fireworks  bonfire 
october 2010 by threedaymonk
A Hundred and One Wankers
‘A catalogue of the insults and comments I get shouted at me whilst riding my bike. Placed on a map to create a London Wankermap.’
cycling  london  transport  maps 
august 2010 by threedaymonk
London Cycle Hire Status Map
Simple and clear location and availability information.
london  cycling  maps 
august 2010 by threedaymonk
Why are female cyclists so vulnerable to lorries?
london  cycling  transport  safety 
may 2010 by threedaymonk
RoadSafe London
Report bad drivers online.
london  driving  police  cycling 
may 2010 by threedaymonk
A tool I made for Londoners that makes journey planning quicker
Bookmarklet to plan a journey from your normal location, and a greasemonkey script that turns all postcodes into journey planner links.
uk  london  transport  tfl 
april 2010 by threedaymonk
More on the “secret” tunnel under Whitehall
It exists, and it’s used for cabling.
london  subterranean  tunnel 
february 2010 by threedaymonk
London Fire Brigade
‘Latest incidents is regularly updated, giving information on fires and other emergencies attended by the London Fire Brigade’
london  news  fire 
february 2010 by threedaymonk
Where Can I Live
Tells you where you can afford to live in London based on your destination station, how much you can afford to pay to rent or buy, and how long you are prepared to spend commuting. Useful and yet depressing.
uk  london  transport  housing 
january 2010 by threedaymonk
Rider Down
Collecting information about cycle accidents in London.
cycling  accidents  transport  london 
october 2009 by threedaymonk
Tube Map shows hottest spots
The Central Line really is the hottest.
london  underground  transport 
august 2009 by threedaymonk
RubyFoo London 2009 Conference
‘The conference covers two days, one for presentations from leading experts within the Ruby community and another for collaborative hacking giving you a chance to hang out with Ruby geeks, experts, and curious newcomers in a casual and laid back atmosphere.’ And Matz is attending.
ruby  london  conference 
august 2009 by threedaymonk
Police delete London tourists' photos 'to prevent terrorism'
If true, this is illegal, repressive, and horrible.
uk  london  police  terrorism  liberty  photography 
april 2009 by threedaymonk
Why they want to make it a crime to take photographs of the police
Police medic demonstrates unorthodox baton-strike treatment technique.
uk  police  violence  london  liberty 
april 2009 by threedaymonk
death in the city
An angry and incisive analysis of police involvement before and after the death of Ian Tomlinson.
politics  uk  police  london 
april 2009 by threedaymonk
Fear, revenge and ingenious tax deals – life on the top floor at Barclays
uk  london  economics  finance  tax  banking 
march 2009 by threedaymonk
Mary Rose Hidden Treasures
On display in Croydon from April to August.
uk  london  history  daysout 
march 2009 by threedaymonk
Southwark biodiesel firm Uptown Oil wins cross-party praise
Round the corner from our office.
uk  london  se1  biodiesel 
february 2009 by threedaymonk
Photographers join snow patrol
Lovely: ‘The favourable photo conditions were boosted by a distinct lack of Police Community Support Officers patrolling the capital's South Bank.’
photography  london  police  liberty 
february 2009 by threedaymonk
Cross Bones Graveyard
Discovered this whilst walking near the office yesterday.
london  graveyard  history  uk 
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Surrey Quays
‘A guide to life in Surrey Quays.’
london  surreyquays  local 
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Takeaways in Surrey Quays
How useful!
food  restaurants  takeaways  london  surreyquays  local 
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Riding into the City and Canary Wharf recession
‘I pedalled through eerily deserted streets’
london  cityoflondon  canarywharf  recession  uk  society 
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Prepay or Travelcard
Depending on how and when you travel, Oyster Prepay may be cheaper than a travelcard.
london  transport  travel  uk  underground  oyster 
january 2009 by threedaymonk
Abandoned London
Photos of London on Christmas morning, sans people.
photography  london 
december 2008 by threedaymonk
How Form 696 could pull the plug on the capital's music scene
Met Police demand racial profiles of gig attendees.
racism  stupid  london  police  music  performance 
december 2008 by threedaymonk
Sacked employee tortured ex-boss
Even for an estate agent, that’s pretty low.
uk  news  london  weird 
june 2008 by threedaymonk
One dead as bus crashes into tree
I often take this bus, and usually sit at the front of the top deck.
news  london  transport 
may 2008 by threedaymonk
LastOrdersOnTheUnderground.com - A final drink on the Circle Line
On 1st June, drinking becomes illegal on the Tube.
london  politics 
may 2008 by threedaymonk
Boris Watch
'An attempt to enhance the accountability of the new London mayoralty'
london  politics 
may 2008 by threedaymonk
Livingstone admits to a ‘shredder week’
Old, yet timely: Ken admitted shredding sensitive documents shortly before FoIA came into force.
politics  uk  london 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
London torch security cost £750,000
Only three quarters of a million? That's quite a bargain by Olympic standards.
olympics  uk  london  stupid 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
geeKyoto2008 - 17 May 2008
Looks interesting.
environment  politics  technology  science  conference  london  uk 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
coolchile.co.uk
Mexican ingredients; they have a stall in Borough Market.
mexican  food  london  cooking 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
London Profiler
Fascinating. Visualise various sociological and demographic data geographically.
london  maps  visualisation 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
Vote Match
I love this kind of application, because it makes me think about issues rather than personalities.
politics  uk  london 
april 2008 by threedaymonk
Cooling the Tube.
Fascinating. Apparently, it takes 20-30 years for heat problems to start.
engineering  transport  london 
march 2008 by threedaymonk
24C3 Mifare crypto1 RFID completely broken
I believe that this may be the technology used by the Oyster card.
crypto  mifare  london 
january 2008 by threedaymonk
Hadar
She was busking in Green Park station tonight, singing a beautiful song.
music  london 
december 2007 by threedaymonk
Mobile Maps
Tube and bus maps as J2ME apps for mobile phones.
london  maps  j2me 
december 2007 by threedaymonk
Tito's Peruvian Restaurant
Nice place near London Bridge that does a good ceviche.
restaurants  london 
november 2007 by threedaymonk
Cabbies’ opposition to jobs drive
Cementing my opinion of them as a lot of unreconstructed reactionary bigots, they are going to ‘protest against plans to give help to women and ethnic minorities entering the profession.’
london  taxis  society 
october 2007 by threedaymonk
Trafalgar pigeons ‘are starving’
Die, flying rats, die!
uk  london  vermin 
september 2007 by threedaymonk
KICK MAP COMPARISON
A really good reworking of the New York Subway map, taking some geographical liberties for improved topographical clarity (like the London Underground map).
design  transport  london  newyork  maps  visualisation 
july 2007 by threedaymonk
Nyam Nyam | London Korean and Japanese Restaurant Reviews
Humorous and well-presented.
reviews  restaurants  food  london  japanese  korean  reevoo 
june 2007 by threedaymonk
What colours are the different lines on the London Underground?
Pantone, CMYK, RGB, etc.
uk  design  london  transport  colour 
march 2007 by threedaymonk
Evolution
Le parkour à Londres.
parkour  sport  london 
march 2007 by threedaymonk
He came to London with ambition, talent and his family’s hopes. Then one day, his e-mails home stopped
A profile of the young Vietnamese man apparently knocked under an Underground train last week by idiots fighting on the platform.
london  transport  awful 
december 2006 by threedaymonk
The hunt for the killer hairballs
The unsavoury world of the shit-shovellers of London’s sewer system.
weird  london  sewers  subterranean 
july 2006 by threedaymonk

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