Arcas

The Arcas are a dirty little anchorage for large ships, being but an open roadstead, affording good shelter only from the north.

The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Raphael Semmes 1843

Though his work has helped to build buzz for Bing Maps, Mr. Ag ü era y Arcas concedes that the site lags its big rival, Google Maps, in some areas.

Taking on Google by Learning From Ants Nick Wingfield 2010

After he has dinner and puts his two young children to bed, Mr. Ag ü era y Arcas says he and his wife, a neuroscientist at the University of Washington, often sit side-by-side working on their laptops late into the night.

Taking on Google by Learning From Ants Nick Wingfield 2010

Points of Interest • Though Mr. Ag ü era y Arcas has assumed greater management responsibilities over the years, he still considers it vital to find time to develop projects on his own.

Taking on Google by Learning From Ants Nick Wingfield 2010

Mr. Ag ü era y Arcas, who manages about 60 people, said the most stimulating meetings he has are "jam sessions," in which people riff on each others 'ideas.

Taking on Google by Learning From Ants Nick Wingfield 2010

• When he was young, Mr. Ag ü era y Arcas dismantled things both animal and inanimate, from cameras to guinea pigs, so that he could see how they worked.

Taking on Google by Learning From Ants Nick Wingfield 2010

Two days ago I watched a video from TED 2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas from Microsoft Live Labs has an impressive talk about their new technology: Augmented-Reality Maps.

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"Technically, I don 't think I was supposed to do that," said Mr. Ag ü era y Arcas.

Taking on Google by Learning From Ants Nick Wingfield 2010

Mr. Ag ü era y Arcas, 35, imagines these projects from a cramped office on the 22nd floor of a new high-rise in Bellevue, Wash., facing the jagged geography of the Cascade Range.

Taking on Google by Learning From Ants Nick Wingfield 2010

Rather than mapping newly discovered worlds, Blaise Ag ü era y Arcas is out to invent new ways of viewing the old ones.

Taking on Google by Learning From Ants Nick Wingfield 2010