The perfect app
This morning, when I woke up in Harlem, I was faced with a series of problems.
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You are here/there
The practical work of digital mapping varies pretty wildly from place to place. I was reminded of this as I stumbled onto a great example of the infamous displacement of imagery and road vectors in Google Maps within Chinese territory: [Read More] -
Krakow, October 2021
There is a square in Krakow, Poland, a place I have never been and likely will never have the opportunity to go. Late on an October morning in that square several years ago, the sun slashed in low between cathedral and town hall and onto the intricate patterns of the... [Read More] -
One for the cyclists
One year ago I wasn’t sure I’d ever run again, but with some patience and lots of support I’m back on the roads and trails, and it’s comfortable. For reasons not totally clear to me or a bunch of earnest medical professionals, my knee just . . . healed. The... [Read More] -
Long-term longform
I am not a podcaster. I would never dare. But I am a ravenous listener of a certain kind.
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The wrong cloudy day
An apprehensive survey of solar eclipse mapping, as it pertains to Vermont
A total solar eclipse is coming to Vermont! Burlington is right in the path of the totality! Every hotel room and rental in Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties is booked! Transports are sold out! The scale of the tourism impact is being compared to multipliers of Super Bowls! [Read More] -
Good Fortune
Last week I was visiting Ben, a friend of mine, and - as middle-aged men are wont to do - we got onto the subject of collections. While my own accumulative tendencies are focused on backpacks and skis, it emerged that Ben is a collector of vintage posters and magazines.... [Read More] -
Thank your heroes
In memoriam: Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne
I got the news this morning that Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne has died, and it’s hard to grasp. [Read More]