Category: Thoughts

Links for 30 July 2008

A interesting idea, a simple game that works like a visual crossword puzzle, uses the Google Maps infrastructure to create a zoomed in image of an area which you must identify from a global maps using the clue provided.

So for example, this place is..

In the heart of Europa, but not EU
This bridge is next to a famous wooden bridge
The wooden bridge burnt down in 1993

ESRI UC coverage..

I miss not attending the ESRI UC in Sani Diego, I have many friends who will be attending and have happy memories of past conferences, Google will be there however, so if you are going to the conference pop by and say hi to the googlers enjoying San Diego. For those watching from a distance, join me in following the conference via the Very Spatial Blog feed and Twitter feed.

Written and submitted from Madrid Airport, using its kubi 802.11 network.

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Perhaps the geekest blog post ever..

Post author By Ed Parsons
Post date July 20, 2008
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From boingboing, geeks are hard a work carrying out the equivalent of IT archaeology on a cassette tape containing the original BASIC for the Apple 1. For those of you not into building you own Apple 1 emulator on your Macbook and the necessary audio interface, you can still use this artefact as a tribute to the greatness of Woz and Steve, as your iPhone ring-tone !

Or just impress your colleagues by sitting at your desk and listening to this while smiling knowledgeably like a BBC Radio 3 listener !

Written and submitted from home, using my home 802.11 network.

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GIS for Obama

This job advertisment is interesting, not surprising for the most web savy candidate so far.

I wonder how much of what happens when this technology is applied to a presidential campaign will become public. If we hear very little, then you will know it has made a big impact !

Written and submitted from the Google Office, London.