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  1. 06-29-2005, 12:39 AM #1
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    Default Google Earth is now online.. and it's free.

    Awesome, awesome program. It's literally a free GPS device.

    http://earth.google.com/

    Can't get enough of it. It's all satellite imagery. No further explaining needed, download it now.


    Be free.
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    Hot.
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    I was surprised at first when I couldn't zoom down to see what that greyish blob was.


    So I zoomed out and it was a beautiful interstate highway.

    Wow.
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    How big is the download? It's not telling me and I don't wanna end up waiting when I don't know how long it's gonna take. =/
    I like Kung-Fu.
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    Wasn't this released a while ago? I remember playing around with it at school. There was also this problem where these circular, grayish blobs showed up in some maps and people thought that they were UFOs.
    :monster2: One, AH! AH! Two, AH AH! Three, AH AH!
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    *spies on ShlupQuack*
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    *zooms in*

    Oww...
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    28 degrees 15' 37.34" N, 81 degrees 16' 04.70 W is my house. The blue blur is a tent, and the white one is a boat.

    How fast does it take to update? I'm tempted to go out and spell obscenities with sticks or something.
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    I downloaded it. Look up your favorite landmarks. I found the Great Pyramids pretty easily. I also looked at my favorite baseball stadiums. I think I found the Eiffel Tower, too.

    EDIT: My house is 32 degrees, 39' 26.00" N, 97 degrees, 22' 06" W.
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    I think I can see my Dad.
    "As the days go by, we face the increasing inevitability that we are alone in a godless,
    uninhabited, hostile and meaningless universe. Still, you've got to laugh, haven't you?"
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    I can see my house from here!


    I've always wanted to say that.


    there was a picture here
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    I downloaded it and it only shows the towns of certain areas :/ I was trying to look where I am but it doesn't get any clearer, I try and zoom in and it's just ... blurred green :s it wont zoom in any further
    I'll figure it out later...
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    I found EXACTLY where my house should be. And, it doesn't even exist. xD
    The street name isn't the same either, but it is a fairly new housing estate. But, I'm pretty sure that's where my house should be. xD

    Blah!
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    o_O Why did Maxico keep finding non-existant places in Malaysia?!?!?! o_O I felt a speck of doubt in my heart of this 'wonderful' thing.
    This subliminal message could be meant for YOU. But it's probably not. Move along ;D
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    Quote Originally Posted by DMKA
    How big is the download? It's not telling me and I don't wanna end up waiting when I don't know how long it's gonna take. =/
    Quote Originally Posted by Google Earth
    Minimum configuration:

    Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP
    CPU speed: Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz
    System memory (RAM): 128MB
    200MB hard-disk space
    3D graphics card: 3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM
    1024x768, 32-bit true color screen
    Network speed: 128 kbps ("Broadband/Cable Internet")
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