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Census 2010 Data Site Has All the Latest in Fail

The 2010 data is finally starting to come out, and is available at the new website, American Factfinder, version 2. Problems: Using Google chrome (version 9), the ability to add a geographic filter fails silently. This is incredibly annoying. Many things (including clicking on what should be normal web pages) on the website require JavaScript.  [...]

Light Rail Etiquette

I’m a big fan of the light rail (RTD) here  in Denver.  Most regulars follow these rules instinctively: Don’t put your bag on the seat next to you. Lap or floor are the only polite choices. Don’t sit with your legs crossed. (See also #3) Don’t slouch so far you leave no room for the [...]

Total Lunar Eclipse, Winter Solstice 2010

I drove down about 5 miles south of Lone Tree, where it was decently dark.  After struggling with the camera to get some decent shots (it doesn’t like to focus on dark stuff), I opened the moon roof, blasted the heater, and  relaxed, actually looking at the eclipse. It was very cool, and even lived up [...]