Archive for April 17th, 2008

Neighborhood boundaries: How small is too small? »

By William M. Hartnett on Apr 17, 2008 in backyard post, featured, work | 4 Comments

Matt Waite posed a good question in the comments to yesterday’s post about making our investment in the neighborhood boundary data that underlies Backyard Post pay off. Basically, when it comes to such detailed information, do I worry about being too small? Too micro? My thoughts on that topic sprawl ever so slightly, so better [...]

links for 2008-04-17 »

By William M. Hartnett on Apr 17, 2008 in daily links | 0 Comments

Guaging a Collider’s Odds of Creating a Black Hole - New York Times
Whom can we trust to do hard-headed calculations to prove that a scientific experiment will not lead to the end of the world?
(tags: science nyt geekery)

Drive-by surfers peril news sites - Reflections of a Newsosaur
If drive-by surfers continue to generate a growing proportion [...]

Imagery acquisition date in Google Earth: Now that’s a useful feature »

By William M. Hartnett on Apr 17, 2008 in geekery, whinging | 1 Comment

There’s some pretty cool stuff in the just-released version 4.3 of Google Earth, just as there were lots of interesting treats rolled out last week in the latest version of Microsoft’s Live Maps and Virtual Earth 3D. Without a doubt, though, my favorite addition to Google Earth is the inclusion of imagery acquisition date. Just [...]