Popover style box w/ an "arrow" (triangle) on one side.

as awesome as the title sounds.

Imposm is an importer for OpenStreetMap data. It reads XML and PBF files and can import the data into PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases.

Our world is being revolutionized by data-driven methods: access to large amounts of data has generated new insights and opened exciting new opportunities in commerce, science, and computing applications. Processing the enormous quantities of data necessary for these advances requires large clusters, making distributed computing paradigms more crucial than ever. MapReduce is a programming model for expressing distributed computations on massive datasets and an execution framework for large-scale data processing on clusters of commodity servers. The programming model provides an easy-to-understand abstraction for designing scalable algorithms, while the execution framework transparently handles many system-level details, ranging from scheduling to synchronization to fault tolerance. This book focuses on MapReduce algorithm design, with an emphasis on text processing algorithms common in natural language processing, information retrieval, and machine learning. We introduce the notion of MapReduce design patterns, which represent general reusable solutions to commonly occurring problems across a variety of problem domains. This book not only intends to help the reader "think in MapReduce", but also discusses limitations of the programming model as well.

shell script to configure OS X.

Tips for ranking ratings.

A font you can use in your web apps when you want tiny state shapes as a design element.

link bait-y but good checklist to run through when prepping talks.

Really good, simple advice for those trying to get a grip on Objective-C mem management.

PUT or POST: The REST of the Story

Nice step-by-step resource.

Connect is a middleware framework for node, shipping with over 11 bundled middleware and a rich choice of 3rd-party middleware.

iOS DevCorner: Attaching an info panel to a UIScrollViewIndicator like in the Path 2 app

RT @johnsw: Ikea instructions for the Hadron Collider

RT @simongarfield: Okay everyone, it's on. The Comic Sans war just got another player:

Five essential elements of an open government unconference by @jhibbets | #opengov #gov20

The MINE data tool detects patterns hidden in vast data sets. Formatting my football data as we speak. :)

Deal of the Day! Get the Node.js in Action ( ) MEAP eBook for $20! Use code dotd0104tw at checkout.

The Making of a Font: Jackson Cavanaugh on Harriet

"... with Android, you aren't always sure what is or isn't open source"

RT @openNASA: New post: The Plan for Code by #opengov

Simple iOS Key Value Observing (KVO) Explained

Check out the Rose Bowl Game FanCam. This is kinda unreal. You can basically see every fan's face at the game.

O'Reilly published the video from their "Getting Started In Modeling with Couchbase Mobile" webinar. It wasn't bad.

Good thing video taping police is illegal in IL. /via @GOOD

Great idea! Gut: HTTP Unix pipes for Open Data by @maxogden

RT @digiphile: "Data is the new raw material of the 21st century"-@TimBerners_Lee & @Nigel_Shadbolt #opendata #gov20

Put together a mobile-friendly bike rack finder POC. ChicagoBikes.org site has more features but not usable on a phone.

A museum director shares 15 lessons on design for participation: "Make & share is more powerful...than make & take."

RT @sotak: Government Opened Data via APIs in 2011 @ API Evangelist #opendata #opengov

RT @Junkculture: Love this! A monologue by Dave Eggers published on a shower curtain...

Blogged: Favorite Links and Quotes of 2011

A Massive Black Field of Cut Steel Plants Reveals a Colorful Secret via @itscolossal

The Wirecutter | A List of the Best Gadgets

RT @tomtomorrow: new cartoon, sensible thinkers think about war ...

@RobertKozak Yep. See here (1st figure, the blue) and here (The Mobile Web point)

@RobertKozak Yep. See here (1st figure, the blue) and here (The Mobile Web point)

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RT @geomaticblog: [gblink] Introduction to PostGIS — Introduction to PostGIS

A newbies guide to scaling AWS

RT @adambanksdotcom: What's the opposite of responsive design? Microsoft has the answer (ht @m4tt)