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photos sci-tech

Go Wide…photo-geek talk ahead

Photojournalists love wide-angle lenses and I missed having one on my little PowerShot camera so I found a company that makes a wide adapter for my camera. This little lens is held on by a magnetic ring that is stuck on the front of the lens. The one thing you have to watch is the […]

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gps sci-tech

I can see clearly now

Wow! Google Earth recently updated their sat map database and images of Kona are much clearer. Now you can make out our building. My car might even be in the parking lot but it’s hard to tell which white car is mine.

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gps sci-tech

Al-Zarqawi Safe House via Google Earth?

So this is a still frame from the Defense Dept video of the bomb strike on Al-Zarqawi. Here’s a zip file of the KMZ Google Earth reference that appears to be the location though I’m not certain of it. Here’s the area as I’m guesstimating on Google Earth. Do we have winner?