Stopping by blog on a snowy morning

Hello from New England! I'm in this mod hotel called the New England Conference Center and the view is absolutely gorgeous. The rooms are hexagonal--bounded by windows on three sides. It's a bit like being in a tree house. Wish I had the camera to share the view with you.

Robert Frost comes to mind, as I watch the snow fall from my sixth floor perch...

One of the topics at the conference I am not attending is data visualization software. Of course I get all excited, thinking they're talking about things like Antarctica or Thinkmap. But no, they're talking about x,y coordinates and how to turn a lot of numbers into a picture of the ocean floor. Challenges are similar for both industries, though. The presenter talked about the importance of having good metadata and adequate funding. Some things cut across all industries!