Mastodawn

bitnerd Jul 10, 2023

Sean Gillies Jul 9, 2023

Finally finished writing about my Kettle Moraine fun run last month: https://sgillies.net/2023/06/12/kettle-moraine-fun-run.html.

Kettle Moraine Fun Run

Our home, the planet Earth, is a solid sphere (approximately) and spins around a relatively constant axis of rotation as it orbits a star we call "the Sun". Due to this rotation regions of the Earth's

Sean Gillies

bitnerd Jun 9, 2023

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Jun 9, 2023

Happy federal indictment day to all who celebrate! And we should all celebrate.

bitnerd Jun 7, 2023

Sarah Dal Jun 7, 2023

For GIS beginners like me, I've found this simple website absolutely invaluable for compressing large orthomosaics. I just got a 6.6gb tif down to 516mb! I've never found anywhere else that explains it so simply.

https://blog.cleverelephant.ca/2015/02/geotiff-compression-for-dummies.html

#GIS #gdal #QGIS #geotiff

GeoTiff Compression for Dummies

Updated: August 2022 “What’s the best image format for map serving?” they ask me, shortly after I tell them not to serve their images from inside a database. “Is it MrSid? Or ECW? those are nice and small.” Which indeed they are. Unfortunately, outside of proprietary image server software I’ve never seen them be fast and nice and small at the same time. Generally the decode step is incredibly...

Paul Ramsey

bitnerd Jun 4, 2023

Rod Hilton Jun 2, 2023

Just a friendly reminder that if you store your government ID on your phone and find yourself in a situation where you have to show a cop your ID, you'll have to hand them your unlocked phone to do it.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/1/23745168/google-wallet-state-id-drivers-license-custom-cards

Google Wallet is getting custom cards and state IDs this month

Google Wallet users will soon be able to add their state ID or driver’s licenses to Google Wallet and can create a digital version of any card that features a barcode or QR code.

The Verge

bitnerd May 1, 2023

Missing Link Running sun shirts! Available with/without hood.

https://missinglinkrunning.com/shop