Waiter: Good Evening sir, would you like to hear the specials?

Customer: Yes , please .

Waiter: THIS TOWN (tow-own) IS COMING LIKE A GHOST TOWN.

Chicago skyline

This is not a joke. It’s a look at the future.

#Capitalism #Enshittification

#flugzeit

This week in #geoweirdness we close out our three part "Know your 'nesias" series.

In part I we looked at Micro/Poly/Melanesia
https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114313491471667657 

Part II was the geographic oddities of Indonesia 🇮🇩
https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114443875625013997

We turn our attention today to the less well-known Macaronesia, an Atlantic subregion which includes the Azores (🇵🇹), Madeira (🇵🇹), the Canary Islands (🇪🇸 🇮🇨) and Cabo Verde 🇨🇻.

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Happy birthday to André René Roussimoff, aka Andre the Giant (born 19 May 1946 in Coulommiers, France)!

#UnofficialDiaryDates #AndreTheGiant #AndreTheGiantHas APosse

Peter Rabley joins @freyfogle on episode 286. of the **#geomobpod** to reflect on his first year as CEO at the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).

They discuss the importance of open standards and his members' commitment to upholding them, as well as the overall need for effective communication when talking about the capabilities of geospatial technology, and more!

Enjoy:
https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-286

Amazing pic from my sister took from her front porch in Colorado.

Question.

Before we're putting in effort to apply for other funding, do you think our online map* is actually needed?

*a european non-commercial basic replacement for googlemaps, focused on local shops.

Share would be great, thanks! 😊

p.s. we're aware of most current open source maps, but don't think they fit as a gmaps replacement since they are specialized in other areas.

#question #poll #lokjo #maps #european #weekend #supportlocal #nonprofit #survey #saturday #sunday #monday #tuesday

Are you ready for the most fabulous, glitzy, glamorous #geoweirdness thread of all time? 🕺💃🎤

Here in Europe there's only one thing on everyone's mind this week: the annual Eurovision Song contest. Let's consider the bizarre geographic aspects of this cultural phenomenon

https://eurovision.tv/event/basel-2025

#eurovision #eurovision2025

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Tonight is the night- the first Geomob Zürich!

Doors open at 18:00, talks starts at 18:30.

See you there!

https://thegeomob.com/post/may-8th-2025-geomobzrh-details

#geomobZRH

You honestly have no idea how weird people are until you have to do customer support

@ultrazool Ich bin doch (auch) deutsch, you silly goose

Eine Kneipe, aber man kann auch sein Handy aufladen

feeling grateful for @Codeberg today -- it works well, is dependable, good alternative to github

there's a lot of tech focus on "innovation", but doing something ordinary and doing it well is so valuable

Attending the Bettermile last mile delivery meetup

This meeting could have been a conclave.

Are you big on cartography, beautiful maps and storytelling? Episode 285. of the **#geomobpod** is for you!

@stevenfeldman welcomes @milhaud to the pod to discuss his blog A Cartographer's Tale and his website, @mapasmilhaud

It's a fun deep dive into the more creative, poetic side of maps, ranging from his early fascination with atlases to his future plans in cartography.

Enjoy:
https://thegeomob.com/podcast/episode-285

A while back I started @BeforeAfterOSM to collect beautiful changeset gifs from #OpenStreetMap contributors. Add a (private) ping to that account if you want to be boosted.

On Thursday May 8th 2025, the famous Sistine Chapel blew white smoke once again, as the papacy of Leo XIV was announced to the world.

The selection of the first and only 🇺🇸 US-born Pope in history means there’s only one possible place for us to turn to for this week’s #geoweirdness thread: Vatican City 🇻🇦

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