This is a clip from a recent presentation delivered by Ian Painter with his humorous take on the current state of the GIS Industry (or as Armstrong and Miller might put it “that’s like Geography and maps and all that shit man“) The two groups of people Ian is referring to are: Neogeographers — ‘new [...]

Continue reading...

(CLICK FOR FULL SIZE VERSION) Spotted this the other day on the States of Jersey Government online web site.  The site advises that even if your mobile phone battery is flat you can still call the emergency services! Worse still I was chatting to a member of one of the local blue light services the [...]

Continue reading...

Once in a while I find Google shares some of Microsoft’s qualities in as much they have some good stuff but don’t shout about it (or if they do shout about I’m mixing in the wrong circles?). Being a radio ham I’m disturbingly obsessed with how far radio signals travel, especially at VHF and UHF, [...]

Continue reading...

I’ve just spent a fascinating day at Bletchley Park’s Annual Enigma Reunion and as a bonus managed to snap the Lancaster bomber that flew over at 3:15 on my crappy phone camera.  A brilliant day, lots of extra exhibits in various marquees dotted around the site including some excellent reenactors who amongst other things recreated [...]

Continue reading...