Where's Waldo and What Illness Hath Stricken Him?

Now you can find out via the Google Maps mashup WhoIsSick. Allowing people to anonymously report illness and symptoms, this real-time report provides an interesting lesson in what kind of information people are willing to share anonymously (bloody stool in one respondent's note).

On a more serious note, I'm curious if this website might be good for disease tracking, such as when the CDC needs to identify trends in illnesses or public health folks look for the start of the flu season.

Animated snow depth!

For those of you who have likewise been digging out from the dual snow storms this week, get a full appreciation of the snowfall by watching this two-week snow depth animation from the National Weather Service.