I wanted to see which European monarchies existed at the same time, so I built The Braided Crowns of Europe, a timeline that puts two thousand years of crowns on one shared axis, from Augustus in 27 BCE to the twelve sovereign monarchies at the 2026 snapshot. It has 78 monarchy lanes, 266 selected reigns… Continue reading The Braided Crowns of Europe
Live road traffic in 16 Swiss cities
The newest minute from Swiss road traffic counters around 16 cities, with every marker blinking once per vehicle counted.
Live trains around 16 Swiss cities
Every train with a realtime report near 16 Swiss cities, moving along the rail lines with its current delay.
A simulated day of commuting in 16 Swiss cities
Try the Geneva map here https://www.danielpradilla.info/swiss-commutes/geneva/ I was inspired by Habibi Code’s commuter map, shared in this r/geneva post – it’s hipnotic to see the dots converge on Geneva. Being a Geneva commuter myself I am acutely aware of the international commutes that taks place in major Swiss border towns. So I took the top… Continue reading A simulated day of commuting in 16 Swiss cities
Which British music city punches furthest above its weight?
For years, I thought it was completely normal to know where every band came from. Radio DJs had a lot to do with it. Instead of repeating the name of a band, they would often use antonomasia and refer to “the Liverpool quartet”, “the boys from Manchester”. Music magazines and reviews did the same. I… Continue reading Which British music city punches furthest above its weight?