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    Did Sicko Phillip Garrido Follow a Google Vehicle?

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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    09/01/09

    In reply to Did Sicko Phillip Garrido Follow a Google Vehicle?
    If you look at the overhead view you can see that the van is parked in Garrido's driveway.
    [maps.google.com]
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    09/01/09

    In reply to Did Sicko Phillip Garrido Follow a Google Vehicle?
    I sometimes read the Bad Date Sheet that's prepared for the local prostitutes. It's ALWAYS an older-model white van with rust.
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    08/31/09

    In reply to Did Sicko Phillip Garrido Follow a Google Vehicle?
    BBC News has photos of the now-infamous backyard.
    [news.bbc.co.uk]

    But Jaycee worked with him and interacted with the public. That seems a little incongruent, no?
    [news.bbc.co.uk]
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    Image of Feminist Whore Feminist Whore
    09/01/09

    @Claire Buoyant: Incongruent with what?
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    09/01/09

    @Claire Buoyant: Is it just me or is the BBC covering this whole thing so much more closely than the US news? I guess those Brits love them these scandals.
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    09/01/09

    @♥♥♥: Incongruous with hiding her in a secret backyard. The backyard hideout makes me think he would want to keep her out of the public's sight, much as with that Fritzl dude in Austria, but what do I know.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    08/31/09

    In reply to Did Sicko Phillip Garrido Follow a Google Vehicle?
    [georgecarlin.tv]

    @ 1: 06
    "When the van first came out, creeps must have been like 'ok!'..." -- Demitri Martin
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    08/31/09

    In reply to Did Sicko Phillip Garrido Follow a Google Vehicle?

    wow... we used to have one of those.. when they were new .. in 19-fucking-78. It was the Dodge MaxiVan complete with orange carpet on the ceiling, 8-track playa, and a "wet bar" where you had to pump water with a little handle.. but I was 3.. and there were 5 people in our family, long before molestors got word this was THE party van...
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    Image of pepelicious pepelicious
    08/31/09

    In reply to Did Sicko Phillip Garrido Follow a Google Vehicle?
    Sorry. Just about every house in Antioch has that van.
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    Image of Lucky Lucky
    08/31/09

    @pepelicious: Not really. Minivans are much more prevalent in Antioch. How else to cart the brats to soccer/baseball practice? Has to be the minivan, or even better, a Hummer.
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    Image of RandomLunatic RandomLunatic
    08/31/09

    @Lucky: I was going to chime in and say those vans are pretty much ubiquitous in any municipality named Antioch. I'm from Antioch, TN and you could spit out my front door and hit 3 serial killer specials like that clunker.
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    Image of Lucky Lucky
    08/31/09

    @RandomLunatic: The owners of those vans in Antioch, CA are usually just around the edges of town, like Garrido was. Areas I imagine are much more like the Antioch, TN that you describe than the rest of Antioch.
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    Image of econdave econdave
    08/14/09

    In reply to Google Cameras Probing You More Deeply, Thanks to Adorable Tricycles
    Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here!
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    Image of Astroblack Astroblack
    08/14/09

    In reply to Google Cameras Probing You More Deeply, Thanks to Adorable Tricycles

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    Edited by Astroblack at 08/14/09 3:19 PM Astroblack was starred Astroblack was unstarred
    Image of Astroblack Astroblack
    08/14/09

    @Astroblack: Dammit, I wanted to post another version without the letters cutoff but there's not an option to delete. Note to self: stick to pithy comments and leave the pics alone.
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    Image of Magister Magister
    08/14/09

    In reply to Google Cameras Probing You More Deeply, Thanks to Adorable Tricycles
    While I guess the whole pedestrian/bike-friendly thing might be well and good, you'd think they could put a little more work into their address algorithm.

    I mean, StreetView has been around a while in 'net years, but I've yet to punch an address into the system and have it land on the right house.

    For instance, my former house is for sale, but if you pull the address up on Google Maps, it shows a house about a quarter mile down and just this morning, I pulled-up an address from a picture in the paper (in another city, another state) and once again, the Google missed by several clicks.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    08/14/09

    @Magister:

    They just do that to make us think they don't have accurate data. As if they don't have it geocoded to one foot resolution (didn't that sound techy?).

    At this point you should be able to use their data in a video game and be able to send missiles through keyholes.
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    Image of Magister Magister
    08/14/09

    @Uncle_Billy_Slumming:
    Yeah, I'd hate to wakeup to a missle attack...

    Though, I've actually been using adwords to help supplement my realtor's efforts and would've gladly run the ad on Maps, if it showed the right house.
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    Edited by Magister at 08/14/09 9:28 PM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of PikaDar Brisetout PikaDar Brisetout
    08/14/09

    In reply to Google Cameras Probing You More Deeply, Thanks to Adorable Tricycles
    To think I was upset about barcodes back in the day.
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    naugahydeinplainsight promoted this comment PikaDar Brisetout was starred PikaDar Brisetout was unstarred
    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    08/14/09

    @PikaDar Brisetout: I got used to mine, too, though it does make my neck itch sometimes.
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    Image of Weegee's bored Weegee's bored
    08/14/09

    In reply to Google Cameras Probing You More Deeply, Thanks to Adorable Tricycles
    It's an OBAMA DEATH CYCLE!
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/14/09

    In reply to Google Cameras Probing You More Deeply, Thanks to Adorable Tricycles
    Please, Google, you're not helping. I am already working overtime to defend the intrinsic coolness of America over here, and you're now actively sabotaging me.
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    Image of Sarcastro Sarcastro
    08/14/09

    In reply to Google Cameras Probing You More Deeply, Thanks to Adorable Tricycles
    My dog and I can be seen at 1264 Monterey St., Pittsburgh. I'm usually not that blurry.
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    Image of Pesti-Esti Pesti-Esti
    08/14/09

    @Sarcastro: Your fly is down.
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    Image of Jory Jory
    05/26/09

    In reply to Judgement Day: The Fast and Spurious Google Street View Car Finally Arrives In New York
    This car was parked on my block in Hell's Kitchen a couple months back. Didn't realize it was a big deal.
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    Image of Fishnets and Cigarettes Fishnets and Cigarettes
    05/24/09

    In reply to Judgement Day: The Fast and Spurious Google Street View Car Finally Arrives In New York
    Is Brooklyn not New York?? I saw the damned thing months ago on Atlantic Avenue. it's not exactly discreet
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