http://www.facebook.com/common/browser.php isn't compatible with Firefox 4, IE 9, or Chromium 6

This is a good point. As long as the original images are still available then it isn't a step backwards. It still seems rather pointless until they use images of high enough quality to make a reasonable guess at the species of each tree.

Replacing a photo of an actual tree with a 3D model of some random tree that is native to the area (but may not even be the same species) is not progress. If it can identify the type of tree, along with approximate dimensions, then I'll be extremely impressed. I highly doubt they could even correctly determine the species based on the quality of photos they currently have, and if they have better quality photos then those should be made available as a layer or at a high enough zoom level (like Bing).

I use Google Earth to scout out potential hunting grounds in addition to exploring them in person. Unless these trees directly correspond to actual trees, this is a step backward as far as I'm concerned. They'd be better off obtaining higher-resolution images like Bing's "Bird's Eye View" feature, which only works in very limited areas but it's great where they have it.

...because it's impossible for anyone to rate a movie they saw before Netflix was around

I think you confused two parts of the article...

I disagree that the problem isn't that someone sent this spreadsheet to the entire company. It's not unreasonable for someone in HR to create something like that for a specific task, but it should be guarded closely. Maybe you meant it shouldn't have been so easily accessible that it could accidentally be emailed to the entire company, but that's not what you stated. That so-called bigwig should be reprimanded harshly if there's anyone above him.

Other than it growing to over 20 GB, nope, no problems at all.

A few of the Wacom Bamboo tablets support stylus + multitouch. They're also some of the least expensive available.

because it's over short distances and serial isn't too slow

Try SRWare Iron. That's what I use when Firefox doesn't work.

In their own words: SRWare Iron: The browser of the future - based on the free Sourcecode "Chromium" - without any problems at privacy and security

This is an excellent point. I hope to see this implemented by law some day.

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Thanks Jim Duggan! The wiki looks like it's coming alone nicely.

The Locale application for Android allows you to create both reminders and custom phone settings profiles based on current location, which can be read through GPS, wifi, and other means.