2011-12-10
post/13989051743
quote 00:09:05
“ South Korea’s move from a traditional address system to a new utilitarian one reminds me of a curious story of redress familiar to many natives of Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur. A historic roundabout in the heart of the city — once named Birch Roundabout, after British colonial administrator J. W. W. Birch — was later renamed Jalan Maharajalela, after his assassin. Even in the figurative afterlife, it seems that historical villains cannot escape their fate of being unceremoniously deposed. ”
Min Li Chan: Signs of the Times: Assigning New Streets to an Entire Nation at polis.
2009-09-08
post/182681510
photo 09:12:00
Technology is changing the way we navigate the world, with postcodes supplanting addresses (because they’re less ambiguous for in-car navigation). (via)
Interesting that such pointers are becoming useful for secondary purposes as their primary use (sorting posted items) actually drops off. There’s probably a lesson there for the web of data, but I’ve no idea what it is.
