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Winfield Hill
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Sat Dec 10, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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John Fields wrote...
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Go to Google and download and run Google Earth.
When you get it working, fly to Austin, Texas and then to 8905
Bluegrass Drive.
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What's Seiko Instruments Austin Inc.?
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John Fields
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Sat Dec 10, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
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On 10 Dec 2005 06:03:03 -0800, Winfield Hill
<Winfield_member@newsguy.com> wrote:
| Quote: | John Fields wrote...
Go to Google and download and run Google Earth.
When you get it working, fly to Austin, Texas and then to 8905
Bluegrass Drive.
What's Seiko Instruments Austin Inc.?
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From:
http://www.e-sim.com/corporate/press/year_2001/04_20_01.htm ,
"Seiko Instruments Austin, Inc. markets handheld consumer
electronics products in North and South America."
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John Fields
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 12:04 am Post subject:
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On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:14:58 GMT, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
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| Quote: | On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:21:01 -0600, John Fields wrote:
Go to Google and download and run Google Earth.
When you get it working, fly to Austin, Texas and then to 8905
Bluegrass Drive.
Where Google's text cuts across the road, count four houses to the
North on the right hand side of the road. (To where the red Chrysler
300M is parked in the driveway) That's where I live. And work.
I was about to download and install that, but it turned out to be
kind of a PITA - you have to install ActiveX, which is like a virus
magnet; the guy that told me about it just the day before yesterday
said that if you zoom in on 12143 Rivera Rd, Whittier, CA, 90606, you
can see my Winnebago.
It's almost worth booting up Doze just to take a look-see. ;-)
How close to real-time is it? Like, for example, John, if you pulled
the car into the garage, would the empty driveway show up after a
little while?
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If you Google on "Google Earth" there's a FAQ that explains how they
do it and, AIUI, the oldest imagery is about three years old, so
it's not real close to real time!
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John Fields
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John Fields
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
Re: The amazing, free, Google Earth. |
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On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:14:58 GMT, Rich Grise <richgrise@example.net>
wrote:
| Quote: | On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:21:01 -0600, John Fields wrote:
Go to Google and download and run Google Earth.
When you get it working, fly to Austin, Texas and then to 8905
Bluegrass Drive.
Where Google's text cuts across the road, count four houses to the
North on the right hand side of the road. (To where the red Chrysler
300M is parked in the driveway) That's where I live. And work.
I was about to download and install that, but it turned out to be
kind of a PITA - you have to install ActiveX, which is like a virus
magnet; the guy that told me about it just the day before yesterday
said that if you zoom in on 12143 Rivera Rd, Whittier, CA, 90606, you
can see my Winnebago.
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I couldn't quite make it out. Where are you parked?
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| Quote: | It's almost worth booting up Doze just to take a look-see. ;-)
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Do it. It's well worth it.
It was for me, anyway.
I was born in Panama and was pretty much raised between the Canal
Zone and the States, and the trip to Panama, via Google, was almost
like going home and seeing the changes that occurred since I left,
first-hand.
Sad, because some of the things I remembered are no longer there,
but also glad to see that there's work in progress to make it
better.
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John Fields
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