this post partly brought to you by revisiting the 2021 Mapbox union busting fiasco, what a miserable business
https://placing.technology/notes-on-geospatial-software-labor-narratives blogged through my dissertation ambivalence some notes on types of labor involved in geospatial software
@v ah! just posted for this week, will add to next's
https://buttondown.com/perfectsentences/archive/perfect-sentences-135/ this week in sentences: syntax, inarticulate, mountain too big, constant vigilance, crew cut spirit, werewolves, 27th place, grappling, doomed to hear, hard candy, the vibe, doorbell-synth, curiosity, communal spirit
@paulgatling oh the wireless coverage simulator is an interesting angle! I know Avenue afforded users some customized functionality for ArcView but it does seem like MapInfo had a pretty robust third-party tools ecosystem (moreso than Esri? unclear)
@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!