[extropy-chat] UFO on satellite photo.

[Mike Lorrey]

--- BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/7/05, Amara Graps wrote:
> > Spike wrote:
> > >  http://earth.google.com/
> > >
> > >  download the software and check out the coolest
> > >  free application to come along in some time.
> > 
> > which unfortunately is running on an uncool platform. Does anyone
> > know if a Mac OSX or Linux version is underway ?
> > 
> 
> They've got it already. They just want you to pay real money for it.
> <http://earth.google.com/earth_fusion.html>
> Google Earth Fusion
> 
> It's a political decision. 
> Google Earth is a free version provided for rich WinXP users in the
> hope that some of them will pay up for the Plus and Pro and
> Enterprise
> versions.
> 
> Obviously, there's no point in providing a free version for the
> cheapskate Linux users. ;)
> But if you are a company running Linux, you can afford to buy the
> Fusion version.
> 

I'm surprised nobody has commented on the choice of name for this app,
which is the same name for a similar app described by Stephenson in
Snow Crash, produced by the CIC. The only difference being the CIC
Earth was real time and VR. It was also supposed to be very expensive.

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
Founder, Constitution Park Foundation:
http://constitutionpark.blogspot.com
Personal/political blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com


		
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