Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Good article about Internet Reputation, Real Names, Anonymity and "Comment Trolls" (via Julie Zhuo - Facebook) http://ping.fm/CCNWD

Monday, November 29, 2010

Google Earth 3D trees feature includes 50 different species in a few areas around the world. (Via YouTube video)
http://ping.fm/T943a
(Via Google Earth Blog) Version 6 includes amazing new features/ Ground View - 3D Trees-Updated historical imagery.
http://ping.fm/RDdEs

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Visible Vote (next week) will allow political forums to be accessible to anyone with a computer or smart phone. http://ht.ly/3fDIP
Visible Vote is an app I thought would happen sometime. Connect with legislators, vote on issues, compare with others. http://visiblevote.us/

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

News from Wired about recent Conference on Gigapixel Imaging & views of 8 interactive Hi Resolution Science panoramas. http://ping.fm/kcWAB
Hearing officer on Idaho Hwy 12 mega-load plan recommends full public hearings. (Via Boise Weekly) http://ping.fm/m7Qf8
RT @RonsGeoPicks: Solar furnace melts rock. http://dlvr.it/96BsC

Sunday, November 21, 2010

300 years of fossil-fueled growth in 5 minutes. Animated time-lapse drawings via the Post Carbon Institute. http://ping.fm/koXkr

Friday, November 19, 2010

Long Live the Web / "Like democracy itself, it needs defending" by Tim Berners-Lee. (Via @timoreilly) http://ping.fm/agi6R
Conoco wants Megaload opponents to post $2 million bond if Idaho does not lift stay on permits to haul loads on Hwy 12
http://ping.fm/iqZoI

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Created a quick "draft" Google Earth tour of the Idaho/Montana Highway 12 controversial megaload transport route.
http://ping.fm/jz0cg

Sunday, November 14, 2010

SwissRoomBox - World's smallest motorhome setup, can be installed in most van type autos, even compacts.
http://ping.fm/0XieY

Thursday, November 11, 2010

RT @ EricsonLabs: How the Cell Phone Is Changing the World (by Newsweek)
http://ping.fm/p5FVv

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Look at "Google Ocean" for amazing underwater videos & photos. http://ping.fm/CLMuT
(via Lee Schneider story) http://ping.fm/a4Ncl

Monday, November 08, 2010

"A Thousand Visions" online game for Spokane, WA transportation future. Would City of Boise, ID be interested?
http://ping.fm/3PpGw
RT @Revkin: "Far from being conservative, Republican stance on global warming shows stunning appetite for risk"
http://ping.fm/UwR6Q

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

"Fate of the World" - Climate computer game lets you decide Earth's fate. (via reuters.com)
http://ping.fm/rcXzb
Encyclopedia of Life provides an educational application: "Google Earth Species Quiz" (Via @googleearth) http://ping.fm/BI2tD

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Virtual Environmentalism / How Information Technology can help save the planet. Book Review of: "Greening through IT" http://ping.fm/HXk9S
Read interesting Science article. "Seeing the Natural World with a Physicist's Lens" (via Natalie Angier NY Times)
http://ping.fm/DxlvP