jrtom

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/30/google_maps_is_spyin.html

Personally I think that the 'robots.txt' proposal is brilliant.

All joking aside, though, there are some serious questions to be asked here about what's appropriate. (And yes, Microsoft has had a prototype with 2 cities out for several months now; no idea what the current status of that project is.)

Megan, Corwin, and I came back from our May 2006 whirlwind tour of the Pacific Northwest a week ago. The first week was spent in Portland helping friends get ready for their wedding, and the second was in the Seattle area looking for houses for our impending move to that area.

Even more long-winded than is my usual wont. You've been warned.

( Portland )

( Seattle )

( The house. )

So, yeah. It kind of went like that.

My start date at MS has been set for 1 June. All we know right now about relocating is that we plan to be in Washington for at least a couple of days before I start.

(Packing stuff. Moving. Moving the cats. And Corwin. Finding/inspecting/bidding on/arranging for payment for/dealing with related crap I haven't even realized exists yet/moving into a house. Attending (and being best man at) a friend's wedding in Portland in early May. Disappearing for a week, starting from a week after I start, to my parents' anniversary and Megan's Carleton reunion.

Oh, and trying to actually get some work done, and, oh, I dunno, advancing to candidacy or something.

Gaaaah.

I'm looking forward to this...but it would be more accurate to say that I'm looking forward to having moved. At least MS is paying for a lot of the costs associated with relocating.)