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26 Aug 09

Word Spy - YIMBY

  • YIMBY

    n.
    A person who favors a project that would add a dangerous or unpleasant feature to his or her neighborhood. [Acronym from the phrase yes in my back yard.]
29 Jun 08

Google Maps Is Changing the Way We See the World

  • "It's always been the case that maps have value because they show one subset of data and hide the rest," says David Weinberger, author of Everything Is Miscellaneous, a new book about the value of disorder in the information age. Given the infinite data that can be layered into Google Earth, however, we can now "include everything, then sort and draw the maps on the fly."
12 Apr 08

apophenia: musing about social networks and g/local cultures

Interesting take on the state of the local in the "new suburban" context.

www.zephoria.org/...musing_about_so.html - Preview

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  • If you're more likely to know people globally than locally, why be invested in local business?
02 Aug 07

Shaping the Future of Your Community

  • A Citizen's Guide to Involvement in Community Planning, Land Protection, and Project Review in Massachusetts.
     - forestfortrees on 2007-08-02
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