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Getting Started with GIS?
The Plan 9 Bunny asks: "A company I work for is just getting starting to work with GIS and they want me to get it up and running. However, I don't know a damn thing about it. There's a slew of information on the Internet -- of widely varying quality. If the software is from ESRI, what would be a satisfactory starting point when it comes to laying the latticework for learning GIS? A plethora of books have been written about it, but like any subject, some are better than others. Also, I'm interested to hear about GIS horror stories: what to avoid, what NOT to purchase, etc... The ultimate goal is to have the data available on a publicly accessible webserver so clients can access it without needing the $30,000 worth of hardware and software. Can this be done with a UNIX-based solution, or are we yet again stuck in an NT world?" Those interested in GIS may wish to check out the last article we did on the subject. Considering the question, this older article on GIS mapping may also be of interest.
Why the hell is there always bitching in the comments of a story that the story shouldn't have been posted? If you don't want to read the story, follow the links, or add to the discussion then don't! No one wants to hear you bitch!
I am also very aware of the irony in me posting this. I know that if I didn't want to read the comments which include you bitching then I could skip over them. That is the reason I haven't got this rant off my chest earlier. Even though I see this parallel, I am sure that some of you will point it out to me anyway. Feel free.
Just please stop complaining about why stories were posted. "This isn't news" or "Why do the Ask Slashdot questions always suck" posts are dumb. Just because something isn't interesting to you doesn't mean that it isn't to someone else, it obviously was to the editor who posted it. If you don't have anything useful to add then just refrain from pressing the reply button.
Thank you.