Electronic Writer

There are lots of reasons to really feel the doom-and-gloom of the day: Republican obstructionism is at an all-time high, right-wing Tea-Baggers, ratings-chasing media organizations, and their governmental enablers are fomenting revolutions, we are still losing human lives in the Middle East, and right now, an oil rig is burning and sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico–and, spilling 300,000 gallons a day of oil.

But, there is a bright spot in the news today. A 99-year old woman is able to read and write again using a smart, new piece of technology–an iPad!

Don’t you just love technology?

Web 2.0 has just moved in a new direction–then it signaled a turn, stepped on the brakes, and parked.

kohring is a flash developer from Japan who incorporated google maps in a REALLY fun new application. He coded a driving simulator that uses Google maps as the backdrop.

If your internet connection is fast, the video is nearly seamless (it boasts 40 frames/second). If your reflexes are fast, you can drive through the streets of Tokyo, London, Manhattan, or the Google plex without crashing.

Give it a whirl: http://geoquake.jp/en/webgame/DrivingSimulatorGM/