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Google Street View
On 26 Mar, 16:28, Marty wrote:
Why do people go on Google Street View and immediately look up their own house? Get off your arse and walk out into the street and you'll see it you lazy ****s! I used Google earth to look at the shed in my backyard. I'm just glad they haven't got the technology to see through my shed roof....{blushes} Arthur |
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Google Street View
I used Google earth to look at the shed in my backyard. Pity it Google Earth couldn't be in 'real-time', it would make a cheap cctv camera !! Mind you, that could open a big can of worms !!! Dave |
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Google Street View
Dave wrote:
I used Google earth to look at the shed in my backyard. Pity it Google Earth couldn't be in 'real-time', it would make a cheap cctv camera !! Mind you, that could open a big can of worms !!! Reminds me of a book by Bob Shaw "Other days, other eyes" in which a spin off from the development of a type of glass that can slow light down leads to complete loss of privacy. Well worth a read. http://www.amazon.com/Other-Days-Eye.../dp/0575014857 Tim |
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Google Street View
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:26:23 -0000, "Tim Downie"
wrote: Dave wrote: I used Google earth to look at the shed in my backyard. Pity it Google Earth couldn't be in 'real-time', it would make a cheap cctv camera !! Mind you, that could open a big can of worms !!! Reminds me of a book by Bob Shaw "Other days, other eyes" in which a spin off from the development of a type of glass that can slow light down leads to complete loss of privacy. Well worth a read. http://www.amazon.com/Other-Days-Eye.../dp/0575014857 and Asimov's short story "The Dead Past" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Past -- Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd. Electronics for Visio http://www.electronics.sandrila.co.uk/ |
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Google Street View
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:26:23 UTC, "Tim Downie"
wrote: Dave wrote: I used Google earth to look at the shed in my backyard. Pity it Google Earth couldn't be in 'real-time', it would make a cheap cctv camera !! Mind you, that could open a big can of worms !!! Reminds me of a book by Bob Shaw "Other days, other eyes" in which a spin off from the development of a type of glass that can slow light down leads to complete loss of privacy. Well worth a read. http://www.amazon.com/Other-Days-Eye.../dp/0575014857 Yes...lots of other implications too, starting off with its accidental discovery (used for car windscreen, nearly gets hit while turning in front of oncoming car). Read it more years ago than I care to remember..and still have it. -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by http://www.diybanter.com |
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