04/19/05 03:06 - ID#31857
Public Transphere New Look
Well, it all started out when I saw (e:ajay) 's site about google and I just couldn't stop after that. The softwar n ow let's you pick an arbitrary google map at zoom 2 and then works. I have to say he is all around inspirational because he is also the guy that got me hooked on xmlHTTP. I remember when I was visiting him for some linux help one day and he mentioned it. I sersiously had no idea how great it was. Soon enough I will totally redo this site to be way cooler. With networked live user interaction.
How does it work?
Basically, a cell-phone sends data from a GPS in the moving vehicle to a MySQL database. A PHP file reads from that database and makes it available to the world. The same PHP file, disguised as a tiny xml file calculates the current latitude and longitude in pixel location values. The xml file is then read into the browser DOM using xmlHTTP, a javascript technology. With the live location data, the van icon is moved on the map accordingly via javascript. The site continues to poll the database every 5 seconds for smooth real-time mapping yet maintains very low bandwidth data requirements as the page never has to reload.
The site is also capable of extreme error handling so that the end user does not notice an glitches with missing or innacurate data. The site even has a debug mode, that is avaiable by hitting the "d" key on the keyboard. Furthermore, the user can surf the history of the van's movement by using the left and right arrow keys.
There is are also some shortcuts.
Left and right arrow - go back in time and return to the present time
T = tracking mode
D = debug mode
s = satellite image
r = show and hide route
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/18/05 02:57 - ID#31856
Proof that the software works!!
Here is a picture captured looking out the window.
Here is a picture of the screen. Look at the locations, they match!!!
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04/18/05 04:39 - ID#31855
MicroRevolt
mission
microRevolt projects investigate the dawn of sweatshops in early industrial capitalism to inform the current crisis of global expansion and the feminization of labor.
microRevolt developed web application knitPro, a protest tool that generates knit patterns of sweatshop offenders.Quoted from: // mission
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/18/05 12:07 - ID#31854
The graphic design world will end
imageready vs fireworks
flash vs livemotion
illustrator vs freehand
dreamweaver vs golive
flashpaper vs pdf
Adobe To Acquire Macromedia In $3.4B Deal
Brandweek Magazine - 54 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday it will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. San Jose-based Adobe's software includes the Acrobat program ... Quoted from: Google News
I seriously can't believe this. It is the biggest news ever to hit modern graphic design.The acquisition is subject to closing conditions including approval by the stockholders of both companies and regulatory approvals. Adobe and Macromedia expect to finalize the merger by Fall of this year.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/18/05 02:06 - ID#31853
Well it's done!
Tomorrow I have to finish my poetry project and begin finishing the clothing project. Then its time to work on the site and the thesis.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/17/05 02:55 - ID#31852
Map Grid
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/17/05 04:52 - ID#31851
Public Transphere
You can check out the beta version here . I may do some redesigning too. I just depends how long I have to work on it.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/16/05 10:50 - ID#31850
The world is flat
degree + (60 * minutes) + (3600 * seconds) = decimal value for location
Use it wisely and you will live long and propsper. thank god for my extreme math skils and thanks to (e:shawnr) for getting us the formula.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/16/05 03:34 - ID#31849
Google Map Hack
I decided to adapt his formula to a PHP tool that runs off of gd in a similar way to the way he was using imagemagick with perl. I created a class called google_maps that takes some information and returns a map.
I added a little user interface and it seems to work pretty good. I will be adding a way to add waypoints and info in the near future.
The number of tiles is how big the map is. The latitude and longitude you specificy is represented by the second tile to the left from the top. I will add a you picked here spot or something when I get a chance. First I have to go finish working on (e:rzoo) 's project. It is making me mad because I don't have all the data I want and really don't feel like collecting it as I am supposed to be doing my clothing project right now instead.
[size=m]The link[/size]
Well, if you want to save out your own maps, even gigantic ones, simply visit my page until they take me away in handcuffs.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
04/16/05 11:48 - ID#31848
Xenedrine
Someone either has a major body image complex or they are addicted to diet pills.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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