Geospatial Blogging (Geogging?)

I was reading about geospatial information systems (GIS, the stuff that makes your car navigation system work) at work the other day and I stumbled upon a cool little map about the show Seinfeld.
It shows a map (or satellite photo) of New York with tags on different locations around the city. Click on the tag (e.g. Jerry's apartment, the Soup Nazi, etc) and see what happened there.
http://www.stolasgeospatial.com/seinfeld.htm

I agree, the above map is probably only for hardcore Seinfeld fans, but it really makes me wonder about the possibilities that are opening up with mapping technology. There's already Google Sightseeing (GSS) which allows you to see a bird's eye view of Mount Everest and zoom out to see where it is actually located in the Himalaya mountain range.

Just imagine the Zagat guide of 2010: a portable device that shows you a map of any city with tags showing where to get the best sushi, take out curry or where to avoid any soup nazis.

Sushi with a conscience

Since sushi is on the eatery radar and seems to be a healthy choice, I thought this bit on Fresh Air (April 21, 2008) was an interesting interview with Tim Fitzgerald from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) on what selections on a sushi menu are eco-best (list HERE), eco-ok and eco-worst. Living in Tokyo, I am privy to some of the best sushi in the world for sure, and I certainly take advantage of it. Recently J and I went to the sushi restaurant near our place and ordered about a dozen plates. One of our choices was indeed on the eco-best list and I'd have to say it was one of the best ones we ordered. Believe it or not, sardine sushi--or, in Japanese, iwashi. Sardines enjoyed quite a bit of popularity in Japan recently, so much so that it would sell out at some seafood restaurants. But now that the excitement has died down, we were easily able to get iwashi served to us. So I'm glad to hear that it's not only quite good, but also on the EDF's A-list.
Anyway, as a little add-on here, I'm linking to a sushi glossary to aid if you should need it in ordering at your local sushi bar.

Connections

This is probably one of the most amazing series I have seen, called Connections by James Burke. The episodes are interesting, fun to watch and informative. And the best thing of all, thanks to a fan of the show and YouTube, you can watch it for 'nada'.
The first episode presents a scenario where we are without technology for a little while using an example from quite a few years ago in the American Northeast where there was a massive blackout. Burke does a wonderful job at making the connections back to development of technology and the plow, presenting us with a comprehensible timeline for our modern day culture and how we got here.

Check out the link for the play list, sit back and enjoy.

Connections