The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by dll » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 8:13 PM UTC

The Godfather of Digital Maps
forbes.com

Re: The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by glup » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 9:31 PM UTC

Their website won't let me see the article without turning off my ad blocker. Thanks, but no thanks. Are there ways to spoof this?

Re: The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by jaflo » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 9:38 PM UTC

glup wrote: post #2

Their website won't let me see the article without turning off my ad blocker. Thanks, but no thanks. Are there ways to spoof this?

uBlock works quite well.

Re: The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 9:39 PM UTC

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Re: The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by alexandrerond » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 9:44 PM UTC

glup wrote: post #2

Their website won't let me see the article without turning off my ad blocker. Thanks, but no thanks. Are there ways to spoof this?

It's their right. I have the same issue, and I can live my happy life without reading their content, so no big deal...

Re: The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by hackbinary » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 9:57 PM UTC

I prefer QGIS and PostGIS. Sorry.

Re: The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by allptsbrnz » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 10:22 PM UTC

hackbinary wrote: post #6

I prefer QGIS and PostGIS. Sorry.

Most definitely. No apology necessary.

Re: The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by mark-r » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 10:29 PM UTC

I was creating computerized maps back in 1979, using Census Bureau data. I guess I should have stayed in the business.

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Post by barney54 » Fri, Feb 12, 2016, 4:14 AM UTC

glup wrote: post #2

Their website won't let me see the article without turning off my ad blocker. Thanks, but no thanks. Are there ways to spoof this?

I went to Forbes without an ad blocker today and it's a terrible website. Way too many ads. It's not worth it.

Re: The Godfather of Digital Maps

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Post by schappim » Fri, Feb 12, 2016, 5:42 AM UTC

Flagging because site is not accessible on Safari (iOS) with content filter enabled.