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Old 7th August 2008   #1
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Google Streetview goes to Japan

Of practical use only to Pete - quite good fun for the rest of us.

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First to spot a pista bike wins.



What is Streetview?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View
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Old 7th August 2008   #2
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that's amazing, i found the house my mate used to live in, on a tiny side street!
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Old 7th August 2008   #3
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$50 dorrah
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Old 7th August 2008   #4
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i dont like it.
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Old 7th August 2008   #5
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They've done loads of Australia too..
http://maps.google.com.au/

Although, given it all looks dry and dead, I really think they just drove around the same block for 40,000k :)
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Old 7th August 2008   #6
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there is a classic image a chic in the states flashing her boobs as the van drove by :)
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Old 7th August 2008   #7
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classy girl!
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Old 7th August 2008   #8
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adoubletap, you win!
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Old 7th August 2008   #9
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I spotted lots of bikes, but its too fuzzy to make them out.
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Old 7th August 2008   #10
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I was outside work on Commercial Street having a fag when the google car drove by - it's gonna be up and running for London soon...
btw adoubletap well spotted
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Old 7th August 2008   #11
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street view is amazing.... soon i'll never have to leave the house again.
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Old 7th August 2008   #12
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I was outside work on Commercial Street having a fag when the google car drove by - it's gonna be up and running for London soon...
btw adoubletap well spotted
I cheated and just searched Blue Lug's address ;)
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Old 7th August 2008   #13
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I cheated and just searched Blue Lug's address ;)
Ha! I searched Kalavinka and then Carnival but gave up when it didn't work.
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Old 7th August 2008   #14
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The car drove past me the other day too, i was cycling down Clerkenwell road, gonna look out for it when it comes online :)
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Old 7th August 2008   #15
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http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...02269&t=k&z=19

Google is awesome, even if there's not a streetmap for Ryoanji that proves you can only ever see 14 rocks.
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Old 7th August 2008   #16
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osaka = scary place

this google street thing turns up some pretty messed up stuff
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Old 7th August 2008   #17
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Wtf????????
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Old 7th August 2008   #19
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The car drove past me the other day too, i was cycling down Clerkenwell road, gonna look out for it when it comes online :)
I started taking photos of the last guy I saw doing a survey. It may not have been google. He had a camera on the roof photographing me but got very angry with what I was doing.
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Old 7th August 2008   #20
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this google street thing turns up some pretty messed up stuff
Fake. There is no google coyright or navigation line on the photo.
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Old 7th August 2008   #21
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Fake. There is no google coyright or navigation line on the photo.
yeah. i couldn't be bothered cutting them out of the source pic to be honest... but then, there's no bridge, helicopter or shark so it's veracity was always gonna be in question.
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Old 7th August 2008   #22
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yeah. i couldn't be bothered cutting them out of the source pic to be honest... but then, there's no bridge, helicopter or shark so it's veracity was always gonna be in question.
It's attention to detail that counts. Thanks for making me laugh anyway. :0)
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Old 7th August 2008   #23
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hah.. thanks pipwish!

just found my house!! the closest apartmentblock on the right.. sweet
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Old 7th August 2008   #24
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hah.. thanks pipwish!

just found my house!! the closest apartmentblock on the right.. sweet
its odd how its so densely urban then suddenly turns into forest?

Must be a good spot to live.
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Old 8th August 2008   #25
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its odd how its so densely urban then suddenly turns into forest?

Must be a good spot to live.
dunno dude... allow me to show you high wycombe, which i can assure you is a right shithole.

in fact, it's such a shithole, it even merits a disturbingly accurate entry in uncyclopedia

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Old 8th August 2008   #26
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its odd how its so densely urban then suddenly turns into forest?

Must be a good spot to live.

yeh.. altho, the trees are part of a mountain range.. which, while nice to walk in, mean its bloody hard work getting up my hill fixed!

what the photo also doesnt show is that the sea is 1km to the south... Kobe is nice!
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