Google this!

Ok, since it seems that everyone else is pointing out this latest technology which, truth be told, is as cool as it sounds, I suppose I could do the same. Google, of search engine fame, has recently bought the technology to do some pretty awesome maps, including not only digital versions but satellite images as well. It is some pretty cool stuff for those of us who work with old maps and imaging - mostly old woodcuts. This new technology is going to bowl over my professors.

Click here to see where I go to school. (updated link)

Click here to see where the other half of J2T went to school.

Just look at those technological differences between these countries. It sort of reminds me of the differences between Minitel and the Internet! If you think this is just one side of the Atlantic talking trash to the other, you're right. And it's all the more enjoyable right now because the other side is busy studying for a major exam, the agrégation. If you're unfamiliar with it, the 'agrég' is a subject specific exam with major professional implications in France. It's a bit like the CPA exam. You can teach without it, but your respect, salary and job possibilities increase once you've passed the exam. It exists for pretty much any subject you can teach.

So, no fun google searches for J for a while.