I noticed the other day that there was a message on google announcing that they bought keyhole (GOOGLE - keyhole). I wrote about this excellent software last year [inlink]paul,952[/inlink]. Keyhole is a combination of 3D rendering, satellite imagery, and database functionality. It is one of the best 3D visualizations I have ever seen in terms of everyday usefulness. I believe the fact that google bought them beacons a new era in internet information visualization. Keyhole is used on television too, as the front page says, CNN frequently uses keyhole on the air.

There is a free trial and I suggest all of you with a capable graphics card, download it and test it out. There is nothing better than the feeling of zooming into street level flagstaff and then flying to tokoyo and zooming into street level there. You will seriously lose hours learning about the global landscape.

Everything is going crazy today. Liz's car died so I came to try and jump it. No sucess yet. While I was here I took some pics and sound recordings with the sidekick2, which can take pics at 640 x 480. Unfortunately, the journals only take up tp 400 right now.

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My new sidekick2 arrived today and while the look of it is ultramodern and chic, I hate the new keyboard. It is to small for my big thumbs. At least it records voice now.

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After reading my students essay today, I decided that I cannot be friends with (e:twisted) anymore, lol. So much for generation text and the age of the internet.

This is a quote from the student's response:
I feel the internet is like a whole separtate life. This social barrier things work fine if you keep your internet life on the internet. I don't think meeting people on the internet is the best thing to do because you never really know a person. Asking a guy you think is 18 about a book you read and meeting this guy who turns out to be a 46 year old guy is not something you want. So the internet does break social barriers but it is best to keep the internet people you know on the internet not into your real life.

Sounds like maybe he had a bad experience.

I am so excited to see that this server at monsterhosting.ca has had as much uptime as promised 99%, knock on silicon. Is still have one more account with th eold hosting co at Globat (slowcrap.com) and as usual that site is down today. When I called India, they once again told me they knew about the problem and were working on it, although it took the woman 10 minutes on hold to determine they already knew about it. I cannot wait till the day when I never have to deal with them again.