Comments on: Video: Google Earth graduates from awesome to near-awesome

By: Webelf Report News Blogroll « The WebElf Report

Webelf Report News Blogroll « The WebElf Report — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:04:33 +0000

[...] COOL VIDEO: Google Earth graduates from awesome to near-awesome …. [...]

By: 91Veteran

91Veteran — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:02:46 +0000

Computer technology is pretty cool. I predict that computers will catch on and be useful.

cat-scratch on April 17, 2008 at 11:17 AM

Thank you for inventing them Mr. Gore….

By: scrub_oak

scrub_oak — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:43:52 +0000

All this plus a somewhat functional, embedded flight simulator easter egg? Thanks Google, just what I needed: more tech to keep me from sleeping.

By: Rosmerta

Rosmerta — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:40:01 +0000

DaveS, cool video! What an exciting time this is to be alive. New inventions and discoveries every week. Myself, I'm waiting for a ride on the space elevator.

By: JM Hanes

JM Hanes — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:28:02 +0000

Ah — so it’s like nuance. Thanks for the assist DaveS.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:17:56 +0000

Yeah, it is (as the title suggest) “jaw-dropping”. Dr. Manhatten, above, referred to a “Metaverse” and I think this is a more perfect example of that.

By: Afterimage

Afterimage — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:08:57 +0000

Oh, I forgot… here’s the link to the Photosynth tech preview.

DaveS on April 17, 2008 at 2:21 PM

Wow! I just sat here in awe watching that video.

By: macummings

macummings — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:48:52 +0000

Newcastle = mmm

By: DaveS

DaveS — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:26:32 +0000

Can you dumb that down for me? Pretend you’re explaining it to your grandmother.

"awesome" is inferior to "near awesome", which is inferior to "awesome" The idea here is that awesome and awesome are two different animals.

By: JM Hanes

JM Hanes — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:22:18 +0000

“No, the italics are everything.”

Can you dumb that down for me? Pretend you’re explaining it to your grandmother.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:21:26 +0000

Oh, I forgot... here's the link to the Photosynth tech preview.

By: Afterimage

Afterimage — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:20:14 +0000

I had to go back to GE 4.2 because 4.3 would not open links in my browser. :( I uninstalled 4.3, reinstalled 4.2 and all was well again. When the official version of 4.3 comes out (this is a beta version) then I’ll try it again.

By: DaveS

DaveS — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:02:36 +0000

That is pretty sweet. But since I find myself in the position of defending Microsoft in the other thread, I should say... just wait till MS gets THIS integrated into Virtual Earth one day. Watch the whole video, trust me... it's worth it. It's implications for the future of something like Google Earth / Virtual Earth are intriguing.

By: landlines

landlines — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:58:09 +0000

Mankind invents virtual life: thus rendering birth, actual life, and death unnecessary!!

By: rivlax

rivlax — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:25:20 +0000

Wooo! I saw my office in downtown Raleigh.

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:13:58 +0000

DUDE! I envision a whole lot of people being late for work because of this!

By: Dr. Manhattan

Dr. Manhattan — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:06:14 +0000

I’m convinced that Google got the idea from the Metaverse “Earth” software in Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash.”

By: bikermailman

bikermailman — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:55:29 +0000

Remember Asimov’s planet of Solera? My dream. Never leave home, never see another human being.

btw, when is Google gonna be able to see under ladies’ dresses? Lemme know.
JiangxiDad on April 17, 2008 at 10:12 AM

Wasn’t that the one where everyone used robots for every thing, grew their babies in an incubator because they were repulsed by sex, and were white pasty bags of mush?

By: indythinker

indythinker — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:51:48 +0000

What a waste.

By: trigon

trigon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:38:56 +0000

A hermaphrodite wouldn’t need to look up dresses.

Well, maybe only half of the time…

By: ttevolla

ttevolla — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:22:24 +0000

lorien1973 at 10:16 AM

Can it make Tasty Wheat?

By: spmat

spmat — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:16:34 +0000

Spend six hours roaming the Metropolitan Museum of Art — while slumped in a chair next to a dozen empty bottles of Newcastle! Give ‘em five years. It’s inevitable.

Already there, AP.

By: Hendo

Hendo — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:06:51 +0000

JiangxiDad on April 17, 2008 at 10:12 AM

Remember Asimov’s planet of Solera?

A hermaphrodite wouldn’t need to look up dresses.

By: Bishop

Bishop — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:03:50 +0000

Welcome to ReCall, Mr. Quaid, are you ready to be implanted with your virtual vacation memories?

“Yes, I vant to go to Mahs.”

By: shibumiglass

shibumiglass — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:01:15 +0000

Wind Rider on April 17, 2008 at 11:58 AM

Sweeeeet. Geek heaven.