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Mar 19, 2009 23:04

I see Google Streetview has gone live today. Like (I suspect) most people interested in tech, I have spent the day looking up all the old places I used to live etc. I was most impressed to hear that one of my mates looked up his flat, and found that the picture showed not just the flat, but him standing in the doorway to it ( Read more... )

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eccles March 19 2009, 23:25:44 UTC
Cool. I like how they blurred your faces.

I admit I looked up my old house in Cardiff only to find out that Google misnamed the street and now everyone has wheelie bins. I feel like sending them a letter to ask if they could trim the hedge too.

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greyarea March 20 2009, 09:03:27 UTC
Oddly, the street we live on now is misnamed. I think Google must get the names from elsewhere though, as it appears to be misnamed on all the in-car GPS systems out there, which makes getting deliveries an absolute bitch.

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oletheros March 19 2009, 23:45:49 UTC
can i use you in a comic?

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greyarea March 20 2009, 09:04:06 UTC
Hell yeah. I recommend you try and come up with a more interesting story than "two people took their baby to the hospital for a checkup, and everything was fine" though ;-)

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hano March 20 2009, 00:08:12 UTC
That's rather cool even if I find the whole thing slightly creepy.

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crossbonesdj March 20 2009, 01:43:36 UTC
FAMOUS!

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nicnac March 20 2009, 08:49:04 UTC
Excellent :o)

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