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More wackiness in the City data

Dubai is not in the database. As in, the capital city of the UAE, probably a city we need. I've noticed a few other standouts that just aren't there in other places too. This is not good. We're really going to need a way for users to add their own locations to the map. And while we're at...

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Jason Kester on October 26, 2005 from Phoenix, United States

from the travel blog: Building Blogabond

On the road

So I hop into the Passat, throw on some Darkness, and pull out of the driveway. I got "Get your hands off of my woman..." blaring as I round the bend onto Sienna. In the distance I see some rainclouds, but I'm not worried. Not with what I have ahead of me.

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Buckster on October 20, 2005 from Mission Viejo, United States

from the travel blog: Taco Bell

Close call

Ok, I'm driving down the road when out of nowhere this chick in a Hummer appears ahead of me in the fast land. She's talking on her cell phone, which is annoying enough, but the really irritating thing is that she's only doing 45 in a 50 zone! Damn it, woman, pedal on the right! I'm so ticked...

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Buckster on October 20, 2005 from Mission Viejo, United States

from the travel blog: Taco Bell

Promised land... or is it?

Pulling into the Taco Bell parking lot I suddenly get butterflies in my stomach. I can't believe that after all those minutes on the road I'm finally here. i step out of the car and into the cool 85 degree California air, but the goosebumps on my arms are more from excitement than the chill in...

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Buckster on October 20, 2005 from Mission Viejo, United States

from the travel blog: Taco Bell

Home sweet home

The trip back home was uneventful. I had my recently refilled diet pepsi at my side and a full stomach. Man, if only other people could live like this. The world would be a better place.

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Buckster on October 20, 2005 from Mission Viejo, United States

from the travel blog: Taco Bell

Forums go live

Cranking out features like this and like that! Forums went live today, and they've exploded with a whopping ONE post to date. Yeah! Taking the world by storm! Photos are also getting easier to manage by the day. With luck, we'll have Tagging in place for photos and comments soon. For now...

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Jason Kester on October 19, 2005 from Pasadena, United States

from the travel blog: Building Blogabond

Are there really Mexican cities in Africa?

We're using a latitude/longitude database put together by the US government. It has over 2 million populated places in it, and for the most part it's fairly accurate. But not always. During testing, I kept seeing cities showing up in places they really didn't belong. And strange things, like...

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Jason Kester on October 18, 2005 from Pasadena, United States

from the travel blog: Building Blogabond

Usability

Things have been moving fast these last few days. We finally pushed our first build live on Saturday, and have been getting lots of good usability feedback. Lesson One: Nobody Reads Instructions! This was our first real mistake. Our screens were easy enough to use, but you really needed...

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Jason Kester on October 17, 2005 from Pasadena, United States

from the travel blog: Building Blogabond

RTL Test

Here is some text in Hebrew. I have no idea what it says... בעמוד זה מופיעים פרסומים שונים של חברי UPA Israel בתחום עיצוב ממשק משתמש, שימושיות, חוויית המשתמש והנדסת גורמי אנוש. מעוניינת לפרסם כאן מאמר שכתבת? עבודה סמינריונית? עבודת תזה? אנא שלחי אלינו הודעת דואר אלקטרוני עם תמצית קצרה...

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