Kolkata is the greatest city in the world. Whatchu talkin bout?

I’m really sorry for not posting the source, I swear I had attached the link to your name. My bad.

I find NIR imagery from Sentinel 2 somewhat better in understanding the extent of the water actually:

Huh, I was compared quite often to a bearded Dev Patel during some harried days when I had no time to shave, and I took it as an insult really. This perspective of yours has given new meaning to my life.

Well if you want to create an even better version of this exact same effect in your browser with any text you want, go here:

What could he possibly have to be depressed about

This is second weirdest scam I read about today. First place goes to the two Toronto sisters (also instagram stars) arrested in Nigeria for allegedly cyberbullying and extorting a Nigerian billionaire!

May I also suggest ISRO’s fledgling Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) Programme? I know it’s far from what the Americans/Roscosmos/CNSA are doing, but it’s still petty nifty!

Honourable mentions to the petabytes of tasteful Witcher and Overwatch art, plus some which I can’t recall the source:

Hmm, this is really hard to choose. Looking over my saved pics, here are my top 5:

Oh wow that is a perfect analogy. Very well written!

You know the best thing about this Pokémon Go update? It FINALLY FREAKIN’ launched in India. I’m so out of the loop thanks to this bloody game.

I wrote this over on io9, so pardon me for reposting my comment, but I think it’s at least slightly relevant:

Eh, Wonder Woman is not a character I heard of until I was almost in my 20s. Her influence, especially in countries outside of the Western cultural monolith, is highly overstated. Since the work the UN does is not aimed at the West, it is pretty understandable they would want a figure that does not generate…

The best simulated-landscape-from-real-imagery is this one at Yellowknife Bay produced from Curiosity Mastcam imagery (from Sol 137) projected onto Navcam meshes (Sol 133):

Oh man I wish someone would cast Matt Damon in a Bollywood/Tollywood movie. I’ve loved many of his movies though that intense brooding hyper-athletic schtick is running a wee bit thin at this point.

I’m keeping a careful eye on your goodreads page, mister.

This is getting ridiculous: does everyone writing for io9 turn into super awesome authors? What exactly are they feeding you lot?

The (probably two year long) Westworld Alternate Reality Game has already started! Go visit these sites to investigate:

Here’s the official upload in 4K, if anyone wants: