Doop de doo...

Most Unhelpful Error Message, Evar.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./httpmr/driver.py", line 407, in 
    main()
  File "./httpmr/driver.py", line 403, in main
    driver.Run()
  File "./httpmr/driver.py", line 266, in Run
    self._Map()
  File "./httpmr/driver.py", line 277, in _Map
    self._LaunchPhase(MAP_MASTER_TASK_NAME, self._AllMapOperationsComplete)
  File "./httpmr/driver.py", line 311, in _LaunchPhase
    base_urls = self._GetInitialUrls(phase_task_name)
  File "./httpmr/driver.py", line 326, in _GetInitialUrls
    html = urllib2.urlopen(url).read()
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/urllib2.py", line 121, in urlopen
    return _opener.open(url, data)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/urllib2.py", line 380, in open
    response = meth(req, response)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/urllib2.py", line 491, in http_response
    'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/urllib2.py", line 418, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/urllib2.py", line 353, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/urllib2.py", line 499, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 500: Dude, this is whack!

My movement in the USA (January 1 - July 8, 2008)

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My movement in Portland (January 1 - July 8, 2008)

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My movement in the New York Area (January 1 - July 8, 2008)

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My movement in the San Francisco Bay Area (January 1 - July 8, 2008)

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DNA all over the place: The curse of untidiness

From the Economist:

“Are humans, then, hardwired to cling on to their possessions? If so, this primordial instinct joins a lengthening list of maladaptations to modern life. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have suited a nomad, because the itch to wander off led to serendipitous discoveries of food and mates. The ability to store food as fat was handy if food was sometimes scarce. Such adaptations may have done the human race nicely when it was chasing wildebeest in the savannah, but they are worse than useless in the Googleplex. The fat, the impulsive and the untidy are genetically normal, but they are equipped for yesteryear. The thin, the focused and the neat are freaks—but they are cut out for success.”

DNA all over the place: The curse of untidiness