March 15, 2005

chicane

Through Driving in the Burgh, I discovered chicane: A series of tight turns, in opposite directions, in an otherwise straight stretch of road.

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The Real Underground

The Transport for London web site has a very well done map (Flash required) showing the geographic and schematic perspectives of the tube system.

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Can you use it with your friends? I say yes.

20q is an online neural net that simulates the "Twenty Questions" game. It guessed with suspicious accuracy what I was thinking of.

      You were thinking of a tabby cat.
Is it considered valuable? You said Yes, I say Doubtful.
Is it brown? You said Partly, I say No.
Is it a specific type? You said No, I say Yes.
...
Uncommon Knowledge about a tabby cat
Does it roll? I say Probably.
Does it get wet? I say No.
Is it gray? I say Yes.
Would you find it on a farm? I say Yes.
Is it spotted? I say No.
Can you use it with your friends? I say Yes.
Is it a geological product? I say Doubtful.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
Is it made of metal? I say No.
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