links for 2007-11-28
By William M. Hartnett on Nov 28, 2007 in daily links
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“After poking around a bit, this blogger has learned that this date for first flight date comes from a very senior source close to the 787 program. Of course, this date is all dependent on the late March weather conditions in Everett.”
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“… new in this beta release is the ability to directly embed the API from Microsoft and Google into ArcMap. You can drape your own data over the existing globes and then use this as an element on your Page Layout …”
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Street View thumbnails now appearing in location search balloons. Personally, I’d rather have orthoimagery more recent than 2004 in my area than Street View coverage. My neighborhood is still an undisturbed scrub forest in Google Maps!
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New “Terrain” view in Google Maps shows mountains, valleys, junk like that. Elevation maps of Florida have never been terribly interesting, I’m afraid.
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“Learn from science as well as the wisdom of our ancestors, and wash your hands.” I wash my hands upwards of 50 times a day. Good hygiene, or brain disorder?
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“The last thing you want to do is turn over your commenting system to a vendor with an express intent of beating you in your own market.”
