Cartophiles unite.

Official Google Blog: Earth to the Enterprise

Am I the only map lover whose jaw dropped over the coolness of Dell's analytics page that overlays visitors on a geographic 2D map?

Guess not. The NYT has a story up on masses of people using Google Maps.

I'd love to snag a job some day working with GMaps...for some reason ever since I was a kid I've collected maps, drawn maps, and could sit for hours staring at them. They tell a number of stories - how geography shapes population centers, how population centers shape geography, and how cities (like organisms) grow.

Love the stuff. I could talk about it for hours.

Bob Barker retires...Drew Carey takes over

I started talking about this show today, and the news about Carey taking over. Funny how it was heartwarming for everyone around the conference table to talk about their favorite kitschy game.

I'm voting for either Plinko or the game with the yodeling mountain climber. MAN that was good stuff.

I also love how good ole Bob would always be the gentleman and ask the frail old ladies if they'd prefer him to spin the wheel for them..."Gotta go all the way around to count!"

One summer in 6th grade I remember I had a routine of watching the show every day...I'd say the day was a good one whenever Bob would remember his PSA at the end.

Thanks Bob.

And remember to spay and neuter your pet!

My entertainment center is a slippery slope

Ok, so my entertainment center is a slippery slope.

I want an Xbox 360.

I have a CRT, an old Sony 945 receiver, and a large armoire to hide it all away in.

What stands between me and HD goodness is about...hmm...$4000. Ugh. And yet there are plenty of bigger issues to be paying for in a home.

So I figure I'll start with a HDMI 1.3-compatible receiver (buy ahead in tech) since a new TV does no good with nothing to plug into, and then save save save for a HDTV by end of year when the Wal-Mart HDTV fiasco will hopefully start again.

North Cacalaci

So I'm trying out this new word I learned: Cacalaci.

Apparently it is a ghetto/redneck way of saying Carolina. A friend of mine in Florida recently asked me how life in Cacalaci is going and I thought he was speaking Spanish...I'd completely never heard of such a place, term, or use.

Apparently it is like adding Vegas to the end of a city. We did it in TN by saying Knoxvegas about Knoxville and people 'round here call a little 'neckville nearby K-vegas instead of Kernersville.

So Cacalaci. Funny ring to it. I'll use it.

Bring on the Nintendo to NC

Nintendo Of America Moving Forces Out Of Seattle?
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200705/N07.0504.0014.31335.htm

Man I would love for them to relocate their "large sales and marketing force" to Raleigh or the Triangle...