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Building GEOS on CentOS 25 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
It should be simple, but I ran into a number of errors. First I got stuck on libtool: line 990: g++: command not found. It turns out I needed to install g++ using: Then I got stuck on this one: The...
About those battery life ratings 22 Aug 2013 | 09:57 am
I added battery life as a factor in my recent review of cameras, but what does the reported battery life of a camera mean? Assuming the 2003 translated PDF is correct, CIPA standards for camera batter...
Lumix LX3 sample photos 20 Aug 2013 | 12:39 pm
A friend was asking about the Lumix LX7 I named in my camera roundup the other day and earlier this year. I keep the LX7 in the list because of my experience with it’s predecessor a couple generations...
Why in-camera GPS matters 20 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
I concluded my review of current camera options with the claim that I’d switch lens systems for a compact interchangeable lens camera that had built-in GPS. Why do I want GPS? Because the competition...
Summer 2013 Camera Options 19 Aug 2013 | 04:58 am
I reviewed a very subjective lineup of cameras I’d consider to replace my aging Canon Rebel XTi and Panasonic Lumix LX3 back in February, but I’m on a roll after collecting some film camera party pack...
Back to the vault: old vacation pics shot on film 16 Aug 2013 | 09:09 am
My love letter to film cameras as a solution to smartphone addiction at parties had me looking for some old film photos. Do we enjoy the idea of film more than the reality? I found a set of photos fro...
Film Camera Party-Packs 12 Aug 2013 | 09:12 am
In the old days, or the 1990s at least, party hosts distributed disposable cameras. Then digital cameras and smartphones after that became common. The number of photos has been growing, and in some ca...
Detect MySQL’s “too many connections” error 9 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
WordPress appears to continue with execution even when MySQL refuses connections/queries after init. Here’s a comment in the MySQL docs suggesting how to detect the condition in raw PHP: Just a note ...
Data sources for geographic boundaries 25 Jul 2013 | 08:23 pm
world.geo.json To mock something fast and loose with geo-json data for the world, this is your fix. Legal status of this dataset: dubious? For a good time, drag them to http://bl.ocks.org/1431429 an...
Built For A Purpose: Geographical Affordances and Crime 14 Jul 2013 | 09:45 pm
In Cabinet spring 2013, Geoff Manaugh investigates the relationship between geography and the crimes that geography affords. In the 1990s, Los Angeles held the dubious title of “bank robbery capital ...
