Category Archives: Misc


Overclocking Google maps

Here’s a Lifehacker post on zooming right in on Google Maps by editing the URL, past the limit of the built-in zoom control. The maximum possible for Edinburgh seems to be level 20: this is how the top of Arthur’s Seat looks.

Inventor of instant noodles dies

Crazy name, crazy snacks: Momofuku Ando, founder of Nissin, dies at 96.

Muir Vidler: the man, the legend, the website

While I’m getting with the family links, here’s one for the bro: Muir’s website. He’s a photographer based in London. Check out the quality portfolio and projects. We’re talking big names too: Belle and Sebastian, 50 Cent, Sharon Osborne, Cher: they’ve all met him.