It’s been in several news sources, but I think ArsTechnica does the best job of discussing the issue. The short of it is that thousands of people are still without access to broadband in the US. The most interesting thing for me is that, when you get down to it, this is all a geography question. The
Photos from this year’s ESRI UC!
I just got a new camera for the UC and I took a boatload of pictures. Like most people with too powerful a camera pared with tool lightweight a skillset (GIS people can relate to this), most of my product was junk. However a few interesting pictures did make it through the trash heap into
ESRI User Conference Plenary – LIVE BLOG!
Plenary Live Blog Welcome to the 2010 Plenary Live blog! The show is just starting. Kudos to ESRI for this year’s bloggers station. I totally dig the two table thing. Lots of room to get around and get the job done. The opening music is a tune I’ve not heard from Macy Gray (I think).
Light Bulbs to Get New Labels
The FTC is mandating that in 2011, light bulbs get new labels that emphasis luminosity more so that watts. If you take a look at the labels shown at the link, it features quit a bit of new information to help buyers determine the best bulb for their needs. The emphasis on lumens over watts is a good change, as it’s
Mobile Phones Collecting Location Information About Customers
Assuming you don’t live in a metal box that’s trapped under a heavy rock buried far, far into the Earth’s surface, you should be aware Apple is launching a new phone in the next day or so. Part of that is the role out of a new iPhone OS – OS 4. It’s available for most of
Don’t Go North, It Will Take Longer!
Or so people believe, studies show. Wired News is reporting a couple of experimental studies that suggest people think “North” is a harder route to travel than “South”, even when moving in a fairly localized area. The perception, apparently, is that North is uphill and South is downhill. On trips to North Carolina, when I was
Scott Kurtz can predict the future! And there’s Starbucks discounts
If you read pvponline.com (a great webcomic, by the way), you’ll recall a story line where a character uses a fictional Foursquare like service to become the mayor of a coffee shop. In the comic, this entitles him to discounts on coffee. In a strange twist of life imitating art, Starbucks is now providing discounts to actual Foursquare
It’s all about the spatial thinking…
From the most excellent comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
The Biggest Game Worlds
Years and years ago, Jesse, Sue, and I had a discussion about the size of game worlds. The image represents a pretty impressive rundown of the sizes of various current games. I was impressed at some of the sizes and had no idea some were that large! Jesse update: There was a question of the
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