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Google Street View car hits a deer

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Diabeetus, Apr 16, 2009.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    You know the really flamboyant Italian gay guy who lives on the first floor of my building, who I have posted about once or twice? (the one who kept trying kiss me?)... I just did the google street view thing of my building and I think I can see him behind his window from the front of the building.
     
    The Big Ragu, Apr 16, 2009
    #25
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    OK, that's funny. And I say that with nothing but love, one person with thousands of posts on a message board under a fake name to another.
     
    playthrough, Apr 16, 2009
    #26
  3. Rumpleforeskin

    Rumpleforeskin Active Member

    Almost as good as this kid...

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    Rumpleforeskin, Apr 16, 2009
    #27
  4. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Yeah, but this isn't a webcast of a conversation going on five miles from my house.
     
    imjustagirl, Apr 16, 2009
    #28
  5. goldglovechipper

    goldglovechipper Member

    As someone mentioned above, I too use it to have a better visual of a place before I go there if I have never been.
     
    goldglovechipper, Apr 16, 2009
    #29
  6. Write-brained

    Write-brained Guest

    I'm waiting for Google Street View Car to solve a murder.
     
    Write-brained, Apr 16, 2009
    #30
  7. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    OK, I'm a stalker and that even freaks ME out.
     
    imjustagirl, Apr 16, 2009
    #31
  8. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    We used it a TON for our NY trip.
     
    three_bags_full, Apr 16, 2009
    #32
  9. Trouser_Buddah

    Trouser_Buddah Active Member

    I figured if I ever need to get to know the New York area, I'd just pop in my Spider-Man video game and swing around for a few hours :)
     
    Trouser_Buddah, Apr 16, 2009
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  10. Write-brained

    Write-brained Guest

    It does come in handy while looking at houses. Realtor pages only show you what they want you to see. I've also found it useful covering cops. More than anything though, I think it's cool as shit to drag the little yellow guy around your neighborhood or city and put him in different places - alleyways, bridges, etc. - that you've never been. No reason in particular, but to just explore without getting lost or stuck in traffic. If anything, I think it helps me find places I do want to visit. Think of it as a sneak preview.
     
    Write-brained, Apr 16, 2009
    #34
  11. spup1122

    spup1122 New Member

    I just looked at my parents house. There's so much detail I can tell about when it was taken.

    The car drove through their neighborhood on a Friday, because their trash can is sitting out and Friday is trash day. It was also after 9 a.m. because the trash is already gone from the can, but before noon because my dad always brings it in on his lunch break. It also had to be taken after an ice storm that took out most of the trees in their neighborhood between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2007. The trees are lopsided from where the branches broke.

    It was also summer, because my mom is sitting on the front porch. She's a teacher and in the summer sits on the front porch and reads in the mornings.

    And that amount of detail is why I'm against Google Street View. There's a scary amount of detail that someone with some knowledge can figure out by looking at it.
     
    spup1122, Apr 17, 2009
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  12. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    spup, some people in England agree with you.

    http://www.24dash.com/news/Housing/2009-04-03-Villagers-block-Google-Street-View-mapping-car-in-protest-over-privacy-invasion
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Apr 17, 2009
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