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The 2008 site stats report »

In my 2007 site stats report I vowed that in 2008 I would “adhere even more lazily to widely accepted rules of ‘good blogging’” by avoiding, among other things, comment-baiting lists and strict focus on a single topic. Mission accomplished. Look for to more of the same in 2009; No redesigns, not even a change to my Twitter avatar. On with the year-end roundup!

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  2. 3,358 page views: Google Maps vs. Virtual Earth: A geocoding accuracy showdown in West Palm Beach (Jan. 15, 2008)
  3. 1,663 page views: County-level 2008 election results as 3D maps (Nov. 10, 2008)
  4. 994 page views: Introducing Backyard Post: Real-world neighborhoods as the foundation for a reappraisal of what a local newspaper should be (March 26, 2008)
  5. 637 page views: Finally, a Google Maps imagery update in southeast Florida (Feb. 27, 2008) Read the rest

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Paper View Monday: Abilene Reporter-News »

This week’s newspaper building as seen in Virtual Earth/Live Search Maps is the Abilene Reporter-News. Mash your mouse on the picture below to fiddle with the map.

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And in Google Maps Street View:


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Random picture of my cat, Vol. 98 »

The 2008 mileage report »

The arrival of a new year here at Hartnett headquarters can mean only one thing: Obsessive detailing of my 2001 1.8T manual transmission Volkswagen Jetta’s mileage performance. Check out the 2007 edition here, and get a feel for the extent of my mileage-tracking obsession over here. Here’s a graph of my daily miles per gallon from mid-2001 to the end of 2008. Click the image for a bigger version:

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Well, I say daily, but I’ve actually applied each tank’s overall MPG to each day between refuelings. So two obvious trends are that I buy gas much less often these days and get significantly better mileage. Meet me after the jump for more chart fun. Read the rest

Best video that unintentionally illustrates what working at a newspaper feels like on most days I’ve ever posted »

Paper View Monday: The Tennessean of Nashville, Tennessee »

This week’s newspaper building as seen in Virtual Earth/Live Search Maps is The Tennessean. Mash your mouse on the picture below to fiddle with the map.

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And in Google Maps Street View:


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Florida Home 96: 2008-12-27, Villaggio, west of Lake Worth »

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The neighborhood of the week real estate feature is about Villaggio west of Lake Worth.

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Random picture of my cat, Vol. 97 »

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Paper View Monday: The Vancouver Sun and The Province »

This week’s newspaper building as seen in Virtual Earth/Live Search Maps is home to The Vancouver Sun and The Province. Fact: Vancouver is in Canadaland, a foreign country, which makes this only the third edition of Paper View Monday to feature a newspaper outside the United States, which makes me very worldly. Mash your mouse on the picture below to fiddle with the map.

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Florida Home 95: 2008-12-20, Valencia Pointe, west of Boynton Beach »

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The neighborhood of the week real estate feature is about Valencia Pointe west of Boynton Beach.

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