Remember when I gushed over how Google was producing some of the most important tools in response to the Japanese quake? No? How about when I wrote the Street View Car this love letter? Well, they are already preparing us all with the Crisis Response Center where you can track Irene, and the location of shelters near you. I stand by my statement. Google Maps is best gift to humanity in the 21st century. 'Til, the sky dries, xoxo Google.
It was about this time last year that I nearly stopped dead on Charles with a WTF? Seeing all kinds of brave and gangly teenagers walking down the street in full CosPlay. Little did I know, they were coming to the anime Mecca, Otakon. Last year, there were 25,000 people that attended the con and trust me when I say nearly all of them were in full regalia. Baltimore, in ways, seems an odd location for this geeky get-together, but for a city that doesn't really fit in with the rest of the East Coast, it's also kinda perfect. Check out the whole gallery at Geeks Are Sexy.