It's odd, but I find myself quite intrigued with what you can discover in Google Earth. There's always something new to spot and entertain you it seems, especially when you add in community input.Does anyone else have this same kind of opinion?
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, Sep 14 2007 12:28 AM
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Posted 14 September 2007 - 01:59 AM
I think google earth is one of the best programs I've ever seen. You can travel to any part of the world without leaving your house.
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Posted 05 January 2009 - 09:23 AM
It's too strong, my computer can't stand when i gone to it
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Posted 16 January 2009 - 06:35 AM
Yeah, I have installed it for something else, now I can't get off of it, and when I do, there is some site out there that I visit that brings me back (things that are hidden somewhere, like a plane in the scan, or something like that FireFox cropcircle thing), always something fun
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Posted 16 January 2009 - 08:00 AM
google earth is a cool program but i dont see myself getting addicted to it lol
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Posted 16 January 2009 - 11:42 AM
I use Google Earth at work to log some fly time in the Flight Simulator it has 
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Posted 22 January 2009 - 03:36 AM
There is alot of cool easter eggs in google earth put in place by devs and also nature accurences.
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Posted 30 January 2009 - 04:36 AM
I love looking at my house.That's about it.
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 07:10 PM
I used it a few times, looked at my house in Ireland, looked for the apartments in the HK where my aunt/cousins live then further into some other parts.I can't see myself getting addicted to it though, I got bored of it after an hour or two 
. My Geog teacher uses it though, but it's kinda hard to pay attention to him, he's just... So boring... :/
. My Geog teacher uses it though, but it's kinda hard to pay attention to him, he's just... So boring... :/
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Posted 07 February 2009 - 05:46 AM
Just like many of the people abov me, I've looked at my house a few times, and I've also used it for geography lessons or when simply when i'm bored and have nothing to do. I don't think I can get addicted to it though.
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Posted 07 February 2009 - 07:18 AM
The maps arn't really updated for my area, so it's not very cool when you see that you're house is still under construction when it's already built. =[
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Posted 07 February 2009 - 10:25 PM
Guilty as accused. I tend to explore around areas I want to go and visit with the Google Street feature (I guess that's what they call it?), and it's a big, big curse. I wasted a bit of time on it for the last exams 
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Posted 08 February 2009 - 09:27 AM
Instead of looking at your house you guys should open the Flight Simulator and try CRASHING into your house, and then imagine the plane putting a hole in your roof and it landing in front of you .... I do that only crashing into the building I work at lol it fun 
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Posted 21 February 2009 - 05:38 PM
dont u need a Flight Simulator control to do that?
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Posted 22 February 2009 - 10:16 AM
You mean the Joystick ... nope, you just use the arrow keys and a few other keys to control flaps, gears up or down, s or d to steady the plane on the current course you have, etc.
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Posted 25 February 2009 - 04:38 AM
I like using Google Earth. It's a lot easier to see my house with Google Earth than Google maps.
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Posted 13 March 2009 - 11:16 PM
For me Google Earth is kind of like a game. A vitrual game. Where you travel all around the world, maybe even plan 2 trips or so. Yeah, I do prefer using Google Earth, rather than using Google Maps. Heck, it's alot fun(ner)!
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Posted 20 March 2009 - 05:25 AM
other than that its not updated that often, its a neat program
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 11:08 PM
i love it too when im in the airplane simulator for it (press ctr+alt+a)It's odd, but I find myself quite intrigued with what you can discover in Google Earth. There's always something new to spot and entertain you it seems, especially when you add in community input.Does anyone else have this same kind of opinion?
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 08:23 AM
It has been a long time since I have last used Google Earth, but I have to admit it is one of my favorite programs ever. I love everything that is Google, and Google Earth is clearly a quality product.
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Posted 27 May 2009 - 08:26 AM
have you ever just scrolled in just close enough to Italy just to see if the resemblence to a boot is uncanny? i Have, and yes, i am also strangly addicted to google earth.It's odd, but I find myself quite intrigued with what you can discover in Google Earth. There's always something new to spot and entertain you it seems, especially when you add in community input.Does anyone else have this same kind of opinion?
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Posted 29 May 2009 - 07:47 AM
I've used it before but I don't understand how it could be so addicting. When I used it I couldn't get any closer to my house or any other object than I did when I was on Yahoo maps lol!
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Posted 29 May 2009 - 06:44 PM
For like a solid two days its all I did. I honestly was looking for UFOs... Hey they're out there.But seriously, it can get real addicting, and its easily the lamest thing to do, but not really.
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Posted 24 August 2009 - 05:49 AM
I sometimes would "travel" in Google Earth for hours straight when it first came out. Freaking addicting!But sadly the images from our region are now almost ten years old, so there's not much new to see there anymore.
