Mark Longair

(... or "apt-get install marble marble-data") Very nice - like a free Google Earth. Switching to the historical globe from 1869 is great - Mark Longair

When are the next buses arriving at particular bus stops? (via @dracos) - Mark Longair

The usual excellent Monday crossword from Rufus – a few somewhat tricky clues, I thought, and lovely surface readings throughout. I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas. (I’m afraid I won’t be able to apply any corrections until much later today, due to travelling.) Across 7. BECKHAM BECK = “gesture” + HAM = “one playing badly” (”playing” [...] - Mark Longair

(n.b. I haven't been through this yet, but it looks as if there are some useful points...) - Mark Longair

An archive of jokes of the form "My wife's gone to the Carribean. / Jamaica? / No, she went of her own accord." - Mark Longair

This is the fourth crossword by Crucible for the Guardian, as far as I can tell. (This setter more frequently appears as Radian in the Independent.) There are plenty of clever (and tricky to parse!) clues here – overall tough but satisfying, I thought. Merry Christmas to everyone ☃ Across 9. LOATHSOME (S[c]HOOLMATE)* 10. ONION OPINION = “View” without P [...] - Mark Longair

A simple but very well executed basket-ball game, with multi-player features - Mark Longair

You can set up your own Etherpad now - Mark Longair

Quite a tough puzzle today, I thought, with a few words I wasn’t familiar with – these were all quite guessable from the clues though. Across 1. PESTERED P = “Penny” + (STEERED)* 5. DURESS DRESS = “Don” around U = “bend”; nicely paired with the previous clue 9. WHINCHAT INCH = “move slowly” in WHAT 10. SCOTER (CORTES)* 12. EAGLE Double definition; two under par in golf and the comic [...] - Mark Longair

Haven't looked this much yet, but the demos look nice (via Seymour) - Mark Longair