Comments on: Antarctica Pixellation http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:29:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: vins http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-163061 vins Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:49:29 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-163061 http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-71.672778,-2.8380868&z=18&t=h&hl=ru Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4690 Rob Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:24:35 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4690 And of course I misspelled "Antarctica" too... that'll teach me to be pedantic. :) (Pixillated = drunk; pixellated = blocky) And of course I misspelled “Antarctica” too… that’ll teach me to be pedantic. :)

(Pixillated = drunk; pixellated = blocky)

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4672 Alex Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:29:36 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4672 Rob, In British english I believe it should have a double L, but you have pointed out that it should have been spelt with an E and not an I, thanks :-D Rob,

In British english I believe it should have a double L, but you have pointed out that it should have been spelt with an E and not an I, thanks :-D

]]> By: Winterfresh http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4655 Winterfresh Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:02:51 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4655 Twombly, if you're being serious, sorry. :( Twombly, if you’re being serious, sorry. :(

]]> By: Twombly http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4653 Twombly Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:35:03 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4653 Two weeks? I submitted this MONTHS ago! Sheesh! Two weeks? I submitted this MONTHS ago! Sheesh!

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4648 Rob Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:50:06 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4648 Incidentally, I think the title of this entry should be "Antartica Pixelation", unless you are trying to allude to the state in which the Google Maps chaps were when they created the section in question ;-) Incidentally, I think the title of this entry should be “Antartica Pixelation”, unless you are trying to allude to the state in which the Google Maps chaps were when they created the section in question ;-)

]]> By: MrNeutron http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4646 MrNeutron Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:23:33 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4646 Actually, McMurdo Station is down there. I have a friend who lived there. Alas, McMurdo is buried under the pixellation. Actually, McMurdo Station is down there. I have a friend who lived there. Alas, McMurdo is buried under the pixellation.

]]> By: Keith T. http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4645 Keith T. Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:49:30 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4645 Northern Canada is like this too. See for example where <a>Alert, Nunavut</a> should be. Also see northern Greenland. (Hey, the google maps search box accepts lat/lon in DMS, cool!) Northern Canada is like this too. See for example where Alert, Nunavut should be. Also see northern Greenland.

(Hey, the google maps search box accepts lat/lon in DMS, cool!)

]]> By: Marty http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4644 Marty Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:45:58 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4644 Hac said: <i>oy, what an addiction this is</i> I hear ya. Amm i the only one who, after a few minutes of googlesightseeing, starts trying to "drag" other webpages around, when i should be scrolling instead? I'm tempted to add draggable scrolling to my own site, just for fun. Then again, that would make selecting text awfully difficult... :P Hac said: oy, what an addiction this is

I hear ya. Amm i the only one who, after a few minutes of googlesightseeing, starts trying to “drag” other webpages around, when i should be scrolling instead?

I’m tempted to add draggable scrolling to my own site, just for fun. Then again, that would make selecting text awfully difficult…

:P

]]> By: Jen http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/26/antarctica-pixillation/#comment-4642 Jen Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:19:10 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=449#comment-4642 If anyone is interested, there is a blog written by a researcher down in Antarctica called <a href="http://simonc.f2o.org/south/" rel="nofollow">75 Degrees South</a>. There are several photos on the site as well. If anyone is interested, there is a blog written by a researcher down in Antarctica called 75 Degrees South. There are several photos on the site as well.

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