People Suck at Naming Places (slides with notes)

Here are my slides (with notes) from Ignite Where in San Jose last night. Sylvain Carle People Suck At Naming Places Noteshttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayerd.swf?doc=sylvaincarle-peoplesuckatnamingplaces-notes-100331095322-phpapp01&stripped_title=sylvain-carle-people-suck-at-naming-places-notes View more documents from Sylvain Carle. I must say it was an awesome experience. I give many presentations, but this one, in this format, in front of this crowd, was quite something. AndContinue reading “People Suck at Naming Places (slides with notes)”

My Ignite Where Talk Proposal: People Suck at Naming Places

Just sent my Ignite Where proposal: “People Suck at Naming Places”. You can still submit yours too. The world of precise coordinates is easy to interact with using software. The problem is humans don’t use precise coordinates to represent places. They don’t even agree on place names. They also do it in several different dialects.Continue reading “My Ignite Where Talk Proposal: People Suck at Naming Places”