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#51 2006-01-08 10:35 pm
Re: Google Earth, eh?
dcalfine wrote:
no. Nothing special about denver international.
Try again. 
http://www.anomalies-unlimited.com/Denver_Airport.html
The entire roof of DIA is made of 15 acres of Teflon-coated, woven fiber glass. The same material is on the inside as a layer, also. The place looks like a bizarre (but kind of cool) scene out of "Dune", comprised of huge, spiked tent-like structures. The material reflects 90% of the sunlight and doesn't conduct heat.
Spirit was crushed; now is fading, But I want to help make things right.
Because I can see and I can feel, and you can see and you can feel
So why don't we both either stand up and fight
Or at least together we'll call it a night.
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#52 2006-01-08 10:38 pm
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Re: Google Earth, eh?
dcalfine wrote:
o and btw, google earth for mac is nice. Looks like they finally listened to our complaints.
I wouldn't say complaints - at least I hope you weren't complaining. Google has always been pro-OS X. Since Google Earth started there has been a snipet on the site declaring a future Mac version.
Also, I'm planning a trip to Minneapolis, and I'm checking out exactly where I'll be. This is too cool. No more getting lost!
In and around the lake,
Mountains come out of the sky
And they stand there!
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#53 2006-01-08 10:42 pm
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Re: Google Earth, eh?
lord funk wrote:
dcalfine wrote:
o and btw, google earth for mac is nice. Looks like they finally listened to our complaints.
I wouldn't say complaints - at least I hope you weren't complaining. Google has always been pro-OS X. Since Google Earth started there has been a snipet on the site declaring a future Mac version.
Also, I'm planning a trip to Minneapolis, and I'm checking out exactly where I'll be. This is too cool. No more getting lost!
Google has lots of software that's PC only (Earth, talk, etc.). It really wouldn't kill them to just write an executable file for Mac instead of Windows. All the other code stays the same.
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#54 2006-01-08 10:45 pm
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Re: Google Earth, eh?
o and fido, i still haven't seen anything significant about Denver international. What should I be seeing?
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#55 2006-01-08 10:49 pm
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Re: Google Earth, eh?
dcalfine wrote:
Google has lots of software that's PC only (Earth, talk, etc.). It really wouldn't kill them to just write an executable file for Mac instead of Windows. All the other code stays the same.
Writing that executable isn't just a matter of flipping a compiler switch. Especially for Google Earth it's a real programming effort.
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#56 2006-01-08 10:52 pm
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Re: Google Earth, eh?
dcalfine wrote:
Google has lots of software that's PC only (Earth, talk, etc.). It really wouldn't kill them to just write an executable file for Mac instead of Windows. All the other code stays the same.
I'm currently using GoogleTalk with iChat, and we have the alpha of Earth. What more do you want?
In and around the lake,
Mountains come out of the sky
And they stand there!
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#57 2006-01-08 10:53 pm
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Re: Google Earth, eh?
after-life wrote:
dcalfine wrote:
Google has lots of software that's PC only (Earth, talk, etc.). It really wouldn't kill them to just write an executable file for Mac instead of Windows. All the other code stays the same.
Writing that executable isn't just a matter of flipping a compiler switch. Especially for Google Earth it's a real programming effort.
I guess that's right. Earth would be a tough cookie, given the complexity of its java. It is java, right? But that said, they should not have this problem with their other apps. I have yet to come across a mac user who would actually want and use picassa, given we have iPhoto and Spotlight and a very easily navigated finder, but it would be good to know that it is Mac compatible.
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#58 2006-01-08 10:54 pm
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Re: Google Earth, eh?
lord funk wrote:
dcalfine wrote:
Google has lots of software that's PC only (Earth, talk, etc.). It really wouldn't kill them to just write an executable file for Mac instead of Windows. All the other code stays the same.
I'm currently using GoogleTalk with iChat, and we have the alpha of Earth. What more do you want?
I wouldn't even call this the alpha version, given its quantity of bugs.
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#59 2006-01-08 10:57 pm
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Re: Google Earth, eh?
Why would they make Mac version of their app that no one would use?
They may be rolling in cash, but they'd like to stay that way.
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#60 2006-01-08 11:23 pm
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Google is more or less making anything they conceive of in their labs available to the public to try and play with. Since this is the case, it is only legit that they would also make it for mac. Like I say, just to play with.
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