By William M. Hartnett on Jan 1, 2010 in featured, oddities | 2 Comments
The arrival of a new year here at Hartnett headquarters can mean only one thing: Obsessive detailing of my 2001 1.8T manual transmission Volkswagen Jetta’s mileage performance. Check out the 2007 edition here and the 2008 installment here. Here’s a graph of my daily miles per gallon from mid-2001 to the end of 2009. Click the image for a bigger version:

Meet me after the jump for an insane amount of hot, sweaty chart action. Read the rest
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By William M. Hartnett on Feb 1, 2010 in newspaper buildings | 0 Comments
This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle.

And in Google Maps Street View:
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By William M. Hartnett on Jan 25, 2010 in newspaper buildings | 0 Comments
This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle

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By William M. Hartnett on Jan 19, 2010 in newspaper buildings | 0 Comments
I’m pleased with this first of what I’m confident will become an annual Special Tuesday Edition of Paper View Monday. This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is the Yakima Herald-Republic of Yakima, Washington. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle.

And in Google Maps Street View:
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By William M. Hartnett on Jan 11, 2010 in newspaper buildings | 0 Comments
This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is the Midland Reporter-Telegram of Midland, Texas. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle.

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By William M. Hartnett on Jan 4, 2010 in newspaper buildings | 0 Comments
This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is the Centre Daily Times of State College, Pennsylvania. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle.

And in Google Maps Street View, on a particularly beautiful day:
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