Stuffis

Still "Brent's pile o' stuff" but at least now there are sections.

Geography

Timekeeping

• Google has invented the "leap smear": an elegant NTP hack to smoothly handle leap seconds

Mapping

• 3D world population globe (requires WebGL, e.g. recent Chrome browser)
• In Google Maps you can now customize your route. So here's the path I use if I bike to work or to the Northtown Mall transit center.
• NEW Algorithm to generate Virtual Rome flyovers from pictures people have taken
• Topographical Overlay (over Google Earth)
• Mailbox Map: find a blue USPS mailbox near you, and see the pickup time — great example of a useful mashup
• Maps of War: visual history of Middle East empires in 90 seconds
• Worldmapper: maps where territories are resized to show the relative weight of population, immigration, etc. (fascinating)
• CommonCensus Map Project (influence of cities on the surrounding country)

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