@paulgatling wow! What were the Street Pro data sets? And do you know why your job(s) went with using MapInfo?
https://supplystudies.com/research-guide/ I didn't realize this was online--I worked on this research guide for supply chain investigations in 2023-24, and I think it's pretty useful for teaching purposes?
@jeremy glad you enjoyed it!
@nyalld huh, ok. Thanks!
@aredridel ooof what was the context?
https://placing.technology/more-media-archaeology-mapinfo-mapxpress-2-0-1996-and-mapinfo-pro-1996 I blogged about using Windows 95 GIS software (some very good screenshots of crunchy graphics included)
https://buttondown.com/perfectsentences/archive/perfect-sentences-134/ this week in sentences: smiles, Cartesian vortex, selves weep, athwart history, roomful of dirt, beast with no shortage, Karl Marx, just because, a baby recognizing colors, as much as Todd, burgeoning pothole, Yeti blood oath
@egoldblatt I only just learned what that is!
@dalan fair! And even the low end estimates of revenue are nothing to sniff at. Maybe another way to frame this is if it has earned back the sunk costs that went into making it back in the day?
@LinuxAndYarn they make money, it's more I wonder are they profitable or sustainable.
https://placing.technology/how-does-google-maps-make-money-or-the-curious-case-of-vanessa-mayer I got mad at a paper and then I laid out why I lowkey don't think Google Maps is profitable
@liaizon I'm sort of assuming that I won't be able to speak directly to him given he's a fancy VC now
@jmeowmeow oooh very cool!