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Monday, 11th April 2005 by James Turnbull
Top technology headquarters around America: Google, Apple Computer & Microsoft.
Thanks: Eric, Mathew, Ahmad
The Morganza Spillway is a flood management system on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, intended to protect the cities of…
Back to his very origins, humans have chosen to worship physical representations of their deities. Currently the most popular religion…
For centuries, the port of [Aden][w] has served as Yemen’s gateway to the the world. Its distinctive double harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano. Over the years, a number of wrecked ships have accumulated in Aden’s harbour, many of which are visible in Google Maps imagery.
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
Portmeirion is a small resort village in North Wales famous for its Italianate architecture, and for being the setting for…
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So, where’s Bill Gates’s house? By the lake?
Never mind, Bill lives here: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1835+73rd+Ave+Ne+Medina,WA+98039&spn=0.008175,0.010847&t=k&hl=en
Well that’s it, someone’s gonna get fired for this blog.
I liked apple’s address: 1 Infinite Loop.
Oracle Corp:
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Ugh..
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=500+Oracle+Parkway,Redwood+Shores+CA+94065&spn=0.019526,0.022595&t=k&hl=en
Even.
The Mozilla Foundation:
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Former Worldcom headquarters in MS.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=500+Clinton+Center+Dr,+Clinton,+MS+39056&t=k&hl=en
HP, former Compaq headquarters in Cypress, TX:
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Beautiful campus…
Trying again with the Compaq map…
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(shoulda checked the Lat/Long first!)
Notice how Redmond is laid out like a circuit board?
At the closest in view the main processing chip appears in the NW (upper right hand) corner though its hard to tell whether its a Intel or AMD, LOL.
The Apple campus with its campus parking lot looks a little like a mini curcuit board. Maybe small enough for the Mac Mini or the iPod>
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According to edge.i-hacked.com, the actual Initech building from “Office Space�:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4120+Freidrich+lane,austin,+texas&t=k&hl=en