Post #4286672
2026-07-31 18:30 UTC
It has now been over two and a half years since Google has updated their aerial imagery of -- *checks notes* -- the sleepy seaside town of San Francisco. Still no QR for you.
I guess they've redirected that drone budget into feeding books into the plagiarism woodchipper.
https://jwz.org/b/yk-B
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@archagon@mastodon.social 2026-07-31 22:57
@jwz@mastodon.social Fun fact I learned recently for anyone wanting to take a look: SF does their own aerial flyovers of the city every year or so, with multiple photos and angles of most city addresses. Here’s DNA Lounge: https://gis.sf.gov/ipa/?lat=37.7711&lon=-122.41263
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@jef@mastodon.social 2026-08-01 00:38
@jwz@mastodon.social At long last we have created the book wood-chipper from Vernor Vinge's classic sci-fi novel Don't Create the Book Wood-Chipper