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Google street view shows dead people

Posted on October 11, 2013December 25, 2013 by timbatchelder

You can use Google Street View to see the dead
Jess Zimmerman, grist.org

Wow, is there nothing Google can’t do? Street View can take you under the ocean, to the surface of Mars, around the South Pole, inside an abandoned Fukushima town, and up some difficult hiking trails. And now, one Oregon man’s experience suggests…

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20 Surreal Images From Google Street View (embargozone.com)
The 34 Most Beautiful Google Street View Sightings (mashable.com)
Build Your Own Google Street View Using An Android Phone Or DSLR Camera (makeuseof.com)
Now Everyone Can Contribute to Google Street View (gizmodo.com)

Sublime Google street view photos

Posted on October 3, 2013December 24, 2013 by timbatchelder

From spooky to sublime, these Street View pics are hard to forget
by Tim Hornyak, cnet.com

Montreal artist Jon Rafman’s Nine Eyes project collects some of the craziest Google Street View images you’ve ever seen.

If you’ve never taken a random walk through Google Street View, the experience can feel like a dream in slow…

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The 34 Most Beautiful Google Street View Sightings (mashable.com)
Build Your Own Google Street View Using An Android Phone Or DSLR Camera (makeuseof.com)
Now Everyone Can Contribute to Google Street View (gizmodo.com)

Globe Trekker on breakfasts of the world

Posted on May 18, 2010February 9, 2013 by timbatchelder

I rather like this show. In particular the breakfasts consumed around the world consist of foods that Starbucks sugar addled American brains would shudder to think. Most are well rounded meals high in protein, fiber, beneficial fats, probiotics, and micro nutrients such as pickled veggies and fish washed down with a beer (Thailand).

The official Globe Trekker website: Globe Trekker The Good and Bad Food Guide.