What is the New Google/Esri Relationship?

Good overview by Sean Higgins about the recent announcements from ESRI and Google.

What is the New Google/Esri Relationship?

Uber Acquires Part Of Bing’s Mapping Assets

Uber Acquires Part Of Bing’s Mapping Assets, Will Absorb Around 100 Microsoft Employees | TechCrunch

Daily Kos Elections presents the best map ever of United States congressional districts

Your can see it here: Daily Kos Elections Map

How Suburban are Big American Cities?

Yes, as many of us already know, the Census does not define "Urban" and "Rural", much less "Suburban".  This article from the FiveThirtyEight blog attempts to use a survey to get to a working definition.  Not their best work, but an interesting approach, none the less.  The survey only includes about 2000 respondents, and there are over 30,000 zip codes. so not a very robust sample. 

For those of you who want to cut to the chase, here are the rough break points they came up with:

Urban : > 2,213 households per square mile
Rural : < 102 households per square mile

You can read about it here: How Suburban are Big American Cities? 

How We Spend Our Money

FlowingData: How We Spend Our Money, a Breakdown
This interesting, interactive chart shows how our personal spending patterns have changed over the years.  

Gay Marriage State by State: A Trickle Became a Torrent

NY Times: Gay marriage timeline by state
In a few simple charts, The Times showed how quickly gay marriage laws were evolving across the United States.

Yield Curve 101

An interesting graphic from The NY Times Upshot section:

A 3-D View of a Chart That Predicts The Economic Future: The Yield Curve