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2,348 A.E. - Lux Map of the Week
The year is 2,348 A.E. (A.E. After Earth) OR 12,349 C.E. and Earth has been rendered uninhabitable—forcing humanity into the Galaxy. The forces of New Earth fight for order, while the many crime lords hope to destroy it. It is a turbulent place, filled with thieves, mercs, warlords and those ... [read more...]
2,348 A.E. was created by Xeros Armera. It's the Lux Map of the Week.
Transit Safety = Building Activity
SkyTrain stops are are hubs that lots of people pass through. Usually when there are many people around safety is not a concern. Problems can arise when a hub has relative down-time (empty except for a few people) or in quiet areas close-by.
The worst case is when you get off a skytrain or bus in a totally deserted area, or with only a few sketchy people and nobody else.
One powerful path to improvement is to build more community and commercial services around our transit hubs. A coffee shop, restaurant or bar right beside a transit hub is a world above a deserted hub in terms of safety.
Vancouver doesn't do this very well. Many large transit hubs are completely devoid of any services. These hugely traveled areas could support a variety of businesses, or serve as excellent locations for community activities if allowed.
Location, location, location! Translink needs to build more sticky activity in its centers. Safety through active community is the real way to improve the situation in and around transit hubs.
Locking the system down with turnstiles or more cops is an easy sound-bite solution, but doesn't address the root of the problem.
Nevada - Alien Assault - Lux Map of the Week
Rules:
-The Air Force Bases & Phase Canon can attack any UFO hull, but the hulls cannot attack back.
-Capturing the 2 secret air force bases will incur a penalty
-UFO cockpits control the laser beams, which can attack all areas within the target continent. In other w... [read more...]
Nevada - Alien Assault was created by Mark Bauer & Drifter. It's the Lux Map of the Week.
Dymaxion - Lux Map of the Week
One small world. One big island.
Countries are connected if adjacent or linked by a dotted line. The "N.W. African Coast" and "E. Brazil" are connected; as well as the "W. Australian Claim" and "New Zealand".
Map based on Dymaxion map projection.
(Compass design has ... [read more...]
Dymaxion was created by yi3artist. It's the Lux Map of the Week.
How Well Do You See Colors?
See how well you can detect color changes.
I scored 82 without spending that much time on it (a perfect score is 0). You?
New Hampshire - The Last First Primary - Lux Map of the Week
The front-runner for the nomination of the President of the United States misinterpreted the media's definition of a "battleground" state. Taking the term literally, the candidate brought his own private army to New Hampshire assuming that it must be conquered by force in order to win the election... [read more...]
New Hampshire - The Last First Primary was created by Mark Bauer. It's the Lux Map of the Week.