Daily Links
February 23rd, 2009-
Using public donor information, eightmaps.com maps the addresses of donors who gave money to the campaign for a California state consitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
This use of technology is known as “gay mashing”…j/k
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ARCHITECTS may need only to point at a building to explain to their children what they do. Planners aren’t so lucky.
In fact, unless airplane windows are involved, it’s probably a struggle to describe how they map out roads, stores and homes to form neighborhoods. A new children’s book may help shed light at a time when interest in the field seems to be growing…
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Let’s get ready to R U M B L E ! The evening of Tuesday, February 17, 2009, was a big big night for OKC Thunder fans … not only was our first love in town to play against our new and more enduring love, it was also announced to be the evening of the unveiling of the Thunder’s new mascot.
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Rocket Jones asks Google for driving directions from Seattle to Honolulu.
And gets them.
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“Because L.A. is always changing, Mapping L.A. will change with it. As communities gain in size or importance, or diminish, we’ll reflect those changes in these maps. But, in contrast to the past, the boundaries we recognize today will not be lost. Every time we move a city block from one community to another, we’ll keep a record of the original map that can be republished any time it’s needed. We’ll also keep a log of changes on the site for use by anyone seeking to trace the city’s evolution.”