Step 1: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/ Step 2:

here’s the “AI regulation” that I want: if anyone proposing utility for an AI tool utters the words “I could imagine…”, a big cartoony boxing glove on a spring needs to pop out of a box and punch them through a wall

RE: https://en.osm.town/@weeklyOSM/115757361079892677 yesterdays.maprva.org was featured in issue 804 of @weeklyOSM !

Went cycling on the (recently-opened) Ashland-Henrico portion of the Fall Line Trail outside of Richmond, VA with @maprva.org last weekend. We took 360 imagery the whole way. If you'd like to see the whole 7 miles from your couch, click below!

Mapillary

Street-level imagery, powered by collaboration and computer vision.

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Georeference tool has been renamed to **YESTERDAYS**, and we've been squashing bugs left and right. Explore nearly 30k images, 2.8k of which we've placed on a map. Our collections span from the Civil War to COVID-19 and everything in between. https://yesterdays.maprva.org

RVA area peeps: @maprva.org will be leisurely cycling the new Henrico-Ashland portion of the Fall Line Trail next Saturday Nov 8. We'd like YOU to join! Plan is to meet behind the VCC Target ~11a, bike 7 mi to Ashland, eat, look at historic houses, and head back. DM/reply for more details!

Friendly reminder that our next meetup will be next Wed Oct 29th at Main Library, 6pm. We'll talk cemetery mapping! Including a presentation from Beth Zizzamia of the University of Richmond! In other words, it's going to be a good one 😀 hope to see you there!🎃 👻

Just revamped trailstash.net to show off more of my maps (and a few map-related apps) #cartography #mapmaking #maps #gis

MapRVA has a lot in store for October! Visit maprva.org for more details. Hope to see you there 🗺️

Our next meetup is TONIGHT at 6pm, and it's VIRTUAL! Can't wait to see you. https://cwm.zoom.us/j/87542434646

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We are proud to have our latest project, Georeference Tool, featured in the Church Hill Lookout! https://www.chlookout.com/p/like-google-street-view-but-for-richmond-history

Like Google Street View, but for Richmond history

Plus: Commemorating a century since the Church Hill Tunnel collapse!

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If you find Ultra useful, please consider voting for me in the OSM Awards 😊 https://awards.openstreetmap.org/

Boy, the "fuck your feelings, snowflakes" crowd really are a bunch of fucking pussies. Can't take the slightest joke. Their fefes got hurt by the truth. 👶

What a fantastic first week of our Georeference Tool! We already have over 500 image georeferences across Richmond, and we're working on importing new datasets! Our map viewer now allows you to sort by date, and overlay Sanborn insurance maps from the 1900s. Check it out: georeference.maprva.org

If you still share Klein's work I will judge you for it. "The Nazi did politics right: By being a demagogue who attacked any marginalized group he could find - even if I, a liberal laserbrain am uncomfortable with what he said (mostly in style)" is a take that is impossible to come back from […]

Big day for me today. I have in my hands the my first published paper map!

Lots to look forward to in September! Hope to see you this week at Main Library for some bus stop mapping. Check out our full calendar at maprva.org

Our third and final event with PlanRVA will be this Thursday Aug 7 @ 6:30pm. Please click the link below to RSVP and see event details. Please bring a laptop if you'd like to participate in a group mapping sesh! […]

The city released a dataset of cell phone telemetry they purchased joined to road data. Here's a visualization I made of how much over the speed limit each road is traveled on, on avg. Green - below speed limit Yellow - 0-5 over Orange - 5-10 over Red - 10+ over #rva #speedkills

Spotted in Carytown #rva #imwalkinghere #pedestrian #bancars

Fantastic event tonight at PlanRVA. Thanks to everyone who came out and talked bike/ped infrastructure and the future of planning in RVA. Come join our next event on Aug 7, link below! https://openstreetmap.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F20452

FYI, styles on Ulta are broken currently due to an SSL cert issue. Not sure why as they're hosted on gitlab pages. No ETA on even investigating it as I'm on vacation and don't have a computer with me.

Any one know if Dominion's AI-fueled rate increases were approved? Fuel rate was set to increase this month and it's radio-silence over on the Dominion press release page […]

When Robyn was living in Richmond, Virginia they road with the DFL RVA bicycle club. On the anniversary of Robyn's death (June 24th), DFL RVA posted this Story on Facebook. As stories are ephemeral, disappearing after 24 hour, I made a capture before it went away. I am glad Robyn is thought about!

this little EV build is hilarious https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/06/27/worlds-narrowest-fiat-panda-is-one-anorexic-19-inch-wide-ev-destined-for-the-record-books/ #EV

World’s Narrowest Fiat Panda is one anorexic 19-inch-wide EV destined for the record books

Classic cars often become platforms for bold customization, but few reimaginings are as visually striking (or ugly, I have to admit) as this one. Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi has transformed a 1993 Fiat Panda into what is now being described as the world’s narrowest functioning car. At just 19.6 inches wide, the one-seater electric vehicle looks more like a cartoon sketch brought to life than a road-ready hatchback. Yet it can move, steer, stop, and drive like any other car. That said, I would never imagine myself driving this one-eyed Cyclops in this lifetime. Marazzi, who works at his family’s scrapyard and mechanical workshop in Bagnolo Cremasco, spent over a year building the vehicle as a tribute to the original Fiat Panda. Nearly every original part of the 1993 car has been reused in the process—doors, lights, roof, and wheels—but the body has been split vertically and rebuilt to shrink the vehicle’s width down to a comically slim profile. What was once a compact city car is now a sculptural slice of steel with just enough room to accommodate a single person, seated at the exact center. Designer: Andrea Marazzi Powering this narrow Panda is a small electric motor borrowed from an e-scooter, paired with a 24V battery that gives the car a modest top speed of about 15 kilometers per hour and a driving range of approximately 25 kilometers. It’s not built for real-world commuting, nor is it legally road-registered. But it functions exactly as a basic car should: offering forward and reverse drive, braking, turning, and a working headlight and turn signals. While Marazzi originally created it as a showpiece, the vehicle is fully operational and was recently driven in public at an enthusiast gathering in Pandino, Italy. The car made its debut at “Panda a Pandino,” a festival celebrating 45 years of the Fiat Panda. Surrounded by thousands of conventionally sized Pandas, Marazzi’s single-seater stood out immediately. Videos and images from the event quickly went viral online, leaving viewers fascinated by its proportions and mobility. Many were amused by how the Panda looks almost flattened, as if it had been squeezed into a 2D shape while retaining its ability to move. Others praised the engineering behind it, describing it as a brilliant blend of creativity, nostalgia, and humor. Though it’s not street-legal, Marazzi is in the process of submitting the car for a Guinness World Record as the slimmest functioning vehicle ever made. At just a third of the width of the original Fiat Panda, it’s an extreme but fascinating reinterpretation of automotive form. More art installation than transport solution, the narrow Panda invites viewers to rethink proportions, functionality, and playfulness in mechanical design. It’s a rolling experiment—part engineering challenge, part tribute, and part public spectacle. ### SHARE * Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook * Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X * Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest * Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit * Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn * Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr * Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket * Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email * Click to print (Opens in new window) Print * More * * Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram * Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads * Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp * Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon * Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky * Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor * 44 Shares

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I'm trying to get some understanding of how folks use Ultra, so if you've got a second, I'd really appreciate it if you could take this quick user survey. Thanks in advance to anyone who responds! https://overpass-ultra.us/survey/

@maplibre another one

Pretty incredible that @maplibre can now render a map like this from just DEM tiles

You know.. @glitchdotcom always felt a little too good to be true. Turns out that feeling was justified.