TechCrunch just posted a story about a hidden feature of Google Earth: a flight simulator. To get there on a PC, just hit Ctrl-Alt-A and on a Mac, it’s Command-Option-A (capital A). You can choose between flying an F16 or an SR22 prop plane. The F16 is fast but the controls are a little pickier, [...]
Archive for 31 August 2007
Google Flight Sim
Posted: 31 August 2007 in UncategorizedTags: flight simulators, google, new york, niftiness
1
Whenever we make up our bed and put all the decorative pillows on it, Willow loves it. After a night of visitors, we came into our bedroom to find Willow passed out beneath a minor avalanche. This picture was taken with my new cell phone on the highest quality level (1600×1200). The image was too [...]
Supergeek to the rescue!
Posted: 31 August 2007 in UncategorizedTags: bill gates, charity, developing nations, harvard, large hadron collider, microsoft, philanthropy, yellow journalism
Clive Thompson has an interesting article in Wired a short while back that explains why we can all rest easy: there are geeks like Bill Gates in the world who can have compassion on more than eight people at once. Phew. I can finally get some sleep. I was seriously worrying what’s going to happen [...]
