Organic Design and Internet GIS

 I've had a lot on my mind lately, so I'm going to distract myself for a moment by blogging about random stuff.

First, dad made a rock patio in his yard which intrigues me - I can stand at the door and stare at it forever.  At a glance, it appears that the stones were nicely planned out before being placed, perhaps drawn out on paper like a blueprint.  But it was actually placed stone-by-stone, starting with the big one in the middle and moving outward.  That might not seem like a big deal, but it's a microcosm of organic design and a beautiful example how well generative processes work.  More on organic design later (a lot more...)

Maps and geospatial data integrated into our daily life... it's been in the works for years and now it's evolving into the transparent appendage for which cybernetics gurus have been waiting.  ESRI recently released an online GIS that looks promising, despite some controversy.  That's on the map-making side.  Now that our phones have GPS (and can be tracked by cellphone towers if no GPS is present) and we're addicted to constantly tweeting and updating our status, we've become easy targets for... well, whoever has the data.  Fun.

Well, I think I feel better.  Now, bed.