Rants and Ramblings: random commentary about culture, media, politics, technology and whatnot.

links for 2008-07-21

• Census Atlas of the United States | U.S. Census Bureau
  “A variety of topics are covered in the Census Atlas, ranging from language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population. A majority of the maps in the Census Atlas present data at the county level.”
  (tags: data books infographics statistics research reference maps toread via:vsl)
• Black Cab Sessions
  Stripped-down, one-take recordings of indie bands performing in the back of a London Black Cab. Bigger names include Death Cab for Cutie, New Pornographers and Spoon.
  (tags: music video london transportation via:vsl)
• Blurred Out: 51 Things You Aren’t Allowed to See on Google Maps | IT Security
  “But for all of the places that Google Maps allows you to see, there are plenty of places that are off-limits. Whether it’s due to government restrictions, personal-privacy lawsuits or mistakes,” the site has obscured these 51 sites.
  (tags: google googlemaps maps privacy government military)
• Light Doodles Greeting Cards | Lori Stotko Artist - Stuart Nafey Photographer
  “Light doodling or light drawing can be described as the simple act of capturing the trace of a narrow moving source of light using long exposure photography, long being defined as seconds or minutes.”
  (tags: photography howto todo via:lifehacker)
• Gift Emporium | ShorpyArt | Shorpy :: History in HD
  (tags: photography shopping vintage history)