For the first time in my many trips to the valley, I felt the earth move this evening as the San Francisco Bay area experienced a moderate earthquake.
Of course as soon as I could I looked online at the USGS site, and within minutes the KML of the epicentre was there to view – a system that just works !
As with all software Easter Eggs who first finds them is open to debate, Marco’s Blog a blog by a South African student has at least been reported in a couple of places..
Well it’s a bit of fun, and actually if you are into to VFR flying (looking out of the windows rather than using instruments) it’s a pretty good expereince. As many have noted the SR22 is easier to get started with than with the F16 , which is way sensitive.
Just don’t expect the FAA to allow hours on Google Earth to count towards your ticket 🙂
Written and submitted from the BA Lounge, Gatwick Airport, using the BT Openzone network.
We were joking in the office last week, while preparing for the launch of sky in Goggle earth, how long would it take for somebody to mash-up the USS enterprise somewhere in the universe.
Well we were close in our estimates,Captain Kirk was found within a few hours !
Written and submitted from home, using my home 802.11 network.