• The Mind is a Metaphor
  “…collection of eighteenth-century metaphors of mind … part of a scholarly study of the metaphors and root-images appealed to by the novelists, poets, dramatists, essayists, philosophers, belle lettrists, preachers, and pamphleteers of the eighteenth
  (tags: metastuff)

• What is Inside a JPEG File
  straight poop from The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
  (tags: images)
• Siam Soundtrek
  remarkable precedent, a mashup of Google Maps and MP3s that tours many sites in Bangkok
  (tags: geotagged)

Hans Rosling’s TED presentation is as fine an introduction to Data 2.0 as you’re likely to find. Gapminder is FREE, and Rosling’s blog is a worthy addition to one’s daily reading. He’s Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet.

• How to add Google Search to your Maps API application
  “…allow your maps-based applications to execute a search and then plot those search results on the map”
  (tags: ajax geospatial tools)
• Flickr + Google Maps = Loc.alize.us
  “…allows you to cruise Flickr photos, tags and people based on geotagged location”
  (tags: geospatial geotagged)

I’ve been making this one for 35 years:

It probably is a long way from ‘authenticity’, but who cares? Basically, it’s any kind of leftover noodles (some are better candidates because of texture and aesthetics of shape), stir-fried with a sauce of peanut butter, sriracha chili sauce, mushroom soy sauce, and scallions and cilantro if they’re available. Szechuan pepper makes a nice addition, but isn’t necessary for the desired effect.
These are Cellentani, which produce a satisfyingly chitlinesque appearance. My favorite shape for the dish is Campanelle, but Fettucine is also nice, and even plain old Spaghetti works. Yesterday’s cold noodles are preferred.

• Platial API for Collaborative Geography
  “a set of methods for accessing and updating annotated geographical data”
  (tags: geospatial web2.0)

• Turn online collaborative spreadsheets into live KML (!)
  from OgleEarth: “Import any old spreadsheet with coordinate or placename data into editgrid, add a sheet or two with wrapper KML code, use the concatenate formula to wrap the data into the valid KML code, put the end result in one cell, and then link to i
  (tags: geospatial geotagged tools)
• John Venn rocks
  80 years for Castro, Hefner, the Queen
  (tags: visualization)
• Truthful Translations of Political Speech
  mp3s for rainy days
  (tags: metastuff)

William Gibson’s blog has a pointer to a YouTube video that’s startling in its implications, and a nice run around the block in Dutch, too. Well worth 5 minutes to widen your paranoias.

That’s bass as in viol, not as in fish.

Reynaud Garcia-Fons is arguably world’s-best, but if you doubt it (or even if you don’t), get your hands/eyes/ears on Arcoluz, his 2005 Enja release (a trio, with Kiko Ruiz playing guitar and Negrito Trasante doing percussion). It comes with a DVD that’s a revelation, since you get to see how he gets those sounds out of a bass. The DVD is a marvel of camera work and editing. Amazon offers it, and it’s not cheap. But it’s really really worth it. Really.

• Musical Instruments Gallery
  from oddmusic.com
  (tags: instruments musics)