Archive for May 2010





Heavy metal…not just for the 80′s

May 31st, 2010 | By

BBC News has a great graphic showing the fastest supercomputers around the world, sorting them by Country (where they are located), speed, OS (Linux in a landslide), application, processor manufacturer, and system manufacturer (IBM has more but Cray has faster). It is pretty interesting to see all of this information, though I would like to [...]



A VerySpatial Podcast – Episode 254

May 30th, 2010 | By

A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 254 May 30, 2010 Main Topic: Our conversation with Tim Trainor of the US Census Bureau Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes



The NorthSkirt

May 29th, 2010 | By

I say that we should have more clothing that incorporates navigation aids.



Spatial Humanities SIG at the ESRIUC

May 28th, 2010 | By

Since the AAG/UVA sponsored Geography and the Humanities session back in 2007 there has been an ever growing conversation about the use of spatial technologies in the humanities. UVA’s Scholars’ Lab Institute for Enabling Geospatial Scholarship which has taken place over the last few months, including a round earlier this week, is an example of [...]



FedEx and Buttheadistan

May 26th, 2010 | By


A Bittersweet Last Goodbye for the Mars Phoenix Lander

May 25th, 2010 | By

Today would have been the 2-year anniversary of the Mars Phoenix lander’s touchdown on Mars and, although it was a longshot that the lander would have survived the harsh Martian winter, numerous listening attempts have been made since January in hopes of hearing a signal from the craft. Efforts have finally ended this past week, [...]



5th Anniversary Contest – Question 2

May 24th, 2010 | By
On to the second of 5 questions. Remember, you can answer each question only once. A correct answer will mean an entry into the drawing for an XBOX 360 (answer all 5 questions correctly, you get 5 entries). All submissions must be in by midnight July 1, 2010. Additional contest details and restrictions can be found on the 5th anniversary contest page. Good Luck!
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