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July 11, 2005

Todays nifty toy

"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."

Neil Armstrong

For the moment, I seek distraction. The engine of today's distraction is earth.google.com

A broadband, 3D application that lets you zoom in to an address. using satellite imagery. Which is not so interesting, except that it can also provide you the location of every bar in the area, or if you feel like a night out and away, driving directions can be superimposed.

I don't think I'd use it for that so much, as the images are a little grainy and roads mostly unmarked. However, if a large storm happens to brew, I now know where I can track the progress.

Scrawled illegibly by Meathe at July 11, 2005 04:30 PM

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