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A Favorite Interactive Website
03-26-2014, 06:43 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Peru
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A Favorite Interactive Website
Just for fun.
How about one at a time...
showmystreet.com - fast & easy street viewing
Type an address... slowly
Drag to see details
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03-26-2014, 07:11 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The Bay Area
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Interesting. I can tell that they took this at very different times, even slightly different views for the same storefront are months apart in time.
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03-26-2014, 07:21 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2013
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That's our neiborhood, well 4 homes. Didn't get much from the tell my value link. Well since I gave telephone, probably get junk, that will be filtered.
MRG
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03-27-2014, 12:36 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Right street, but three blocks away.
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03-27-2014, 05:25 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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Same street name, but 3,878 miles away (in North Yorkshire).
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03-27-2014, 06:05 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: On a hill in the Pine Barrens
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I would not go to that site. It is slow and annoying. It is just accessing the Google APIs and data.
Why not just go to Google Maps and enter your address? It is a lot quicker. As soon as I did this, I had a street view thumbnail of our house. I placed the little yellow guy on the street in front of my house, and instantly could view everything around me. No login required.
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03-27-2014, 06:34 AM
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03-27-2014, 07:42 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Northern IL
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by target2019
I would not go to that site. ...
Why not just go to Google Maps and enter your address? ...
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Right, I didn't 'get this' - it's just google maps?
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Originally Posted by imoldernu
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I think a lot of people would be surprised how much sugar is in some of those fruits.
-ERD50
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03-27-2014, 08:00 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: Independence
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Originally Posted by imoldernu
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You guys type too fast - as I pecked in my address it was guessing and showing scenes of Chicago, Philadelphia, Juva Finland, Copacabana - fun stuff.
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03-27-2014, 08:48 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ERD50
Right, I didn't 'get this' - it's just google maps?
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Even has the same trash cans out in the street in front of my house!
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03-27-2014, 08:55 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by imoldernu
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That was unsettling.
But, how do they get all that sugar into a bottle of Mountain Dew?
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03-27-2014, 08:57 AM
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Hmmm... from the responses, I'm guessing that many expected that there was another company that had taken pictures of houses all around the world.
No... sorry... the "type slowly" part was for precisely the reason that Camloki described... a vicarious tour of places along the way...
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03-27-2014, 09:42 AM
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A little "twist" here....
chances are you won't know what the pictured item is...
Three gold stars and an "atta boy" for the first person to identify it, and bonus points for telling how you did it!
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03-27-2014, 09:45 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Colorado
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Slips on your shoes for walking on ice.
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03-27-2014, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Lake Livingston, Tx
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right click on image 'Search Google Images'
What Is It?
An antique version of a corn cob peeler
How Does It Work?
Think about a horse brush (or some dog brushes) where you slip your hand in, and whiz, bang, vroom you’re done. This one works on the same principle, except on corn. It probably doesn’t work very well anymore. I mean, seriously, look at how worn down the teeth are. Besides, do you really want rusty corn?
Do I Really Need It?
Of course not. It’s unlikely you even need a modern version, so this one is simply for decoration. In fact, it is being used as decoration at my parent’s house. If you know my parents and are familiar with their house, we can play a game. I will give one American dollar (yes, an American dollar!) to the first person who knows exactly where this object can be found in said home. You need to be specific… I mean really specific. And, sorry parents of me, you can’t play.
Where Can I Buy My Very Own?
I did a search for antique corn cob peelers, antique corn kernel removers, and other keywords, yet I could not find a version like this for sale anywhere. Perhaps, it really is a dog brush and we’ve just been wrong this entire time? I’d be interested to see if anyone else has any theories.
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03-27-2014, 09:54 AM
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03-27-2014, 10:23 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by imoldernu
Hmmm... from the responses, I'm guessing that many expected that there was another company that had taken pictures of houses all around the world.
No... sorry... the "type slowly" part was for precisely the reason that Camloki described... a vicarious tour of places along the way...
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I need to change my mode of thought.
It was interesting to find my street in other locations. Thanks.
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03-27-2014, 02:27 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: San Jose
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It was interesting to see other places with similar addresses. It eventually showed the front of my house with nothing more than the address number and street typed in.
Now get off of my lawn!
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03-27-2014, 05:46 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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The developer of the site has a website.
Hans Nauta
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03-27-2014, 08:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by target2019
The developer of the site has a website.
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Nice... thanks! Will keep me busy for a while... 
One for bicycle enthusiasts... 
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