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Welcome to the age of google. Try not to hurt yourself. http://www.google.ca/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=dropbox

The really scary bit is the 137 citations that Google Scholar reports for this paper. (Link to the Canadianized version of Google Scholar)

Hydrogen seems to be the "red herring" of clean energy.
http://www.google.ca/search?q=transporting+hydrogen

According to a better article Apple applied for the patent in 2006 but has yet to actually build any products that use the idea. Conveniently others have done the work and build products (google news search). This looks like some patent trolling from Apple.

Can you expand on this concept, please? I googled "dark archives" and nothing of use came up.

Well, they're hard to find because they're dark :D

Othe terms include hidden archives, or escrow archives, but see this google search for some pointers.

Also, both women are associated in some way with wikileaks. Leykis 101 says a guy should NEVER fuck any woman he works with. In fact, he should avoid talking to them if possible. This is the only sure way to avoid any bullshit from them; especially important if you will be seeing them every day at work.

That's not what terrorism is.

Actually, that's exactly what terrorism is - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

Or in simpler terms, they make you do what they want, because you're afraid of what will happen if you don't.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=%22spring+dynamic+modules%22

Very first result (of 646,000) is: http://www.springsource.org/osgi

is it this book published in 1979?

http://books.google.ca/books?id=XmsPL2O8MoUC&dq=FingerMath&source=bl&ots=1GEFfXSkmU&sig=4sb--ONBKXetF2yFx3koLnyfUgE&hl=en&ei=ch_oTObBN4jenQeBm6SQDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCA

or is it this book?

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Fingermath-Accurate-Scientific/dp/0070376808

Well, sure. He's being harsh. But it is a bit ridiculous how the situation is presented to us. It's as if someone brings in a piece of yellowish-looking, shiny rock to a geologist and is disappointed and unwilling to accept that it is pyrite rather than gold. A) gold is pretty darn rare, B) gold is easy to distinguish from pyrite (hardness is the easiest way, and all that takes is a knife or other steel point), and C) if your response to a geologist helping you is to characterize them as "laughing you out of their office" when they disagree with you but wish you luck, then you aren't really interested in help. As a scientist (or any kind of scientific investigator) you have to be willing to consider and potentially accept the mundane explanations. In fact, you're supposed to consider and eliminate those before the exotic ones. Why isn't this depression a sinkhole? Negate that possibility and then you can consider others, such as a volcanic crater or a old quarry pit. There are a great many ways to make a pit on the surface of the Earth. Eventually you might be left with an impact crater possibility.

As for the rocks, an iron-nickel meteorite is fairly easy to recognize. It's strongly attracted to a magnet. It is hard but somewhat malleable metal. It rusts on the surface in a moist environment (i.e. if not in a desert setting or very fresh). This will eliminate a lot of ordinary terrestrial rocks. It's a trickier test, but if you cut and polish a surface and then etch it with nitric acid you'll see a distinctive crystal structure. Immersing it in dishwashing soap and generating some kind of reaction is ... almost meaningless, and soap is a base not an acid. Reacting vigorously with acid doesn't make any sense either for most metals, including meteorites -- therefore the rocks probably aren't metal. Most likely they are carbonates (e.g., limestone) if they react with acids. Vinegar (acetic acid) will make limestone fizz, for example. Sinkholes are very typical of areas with limestone bedrock.

All of this means he hasn't attempted the most basic of investigations into how to recognize a meteorite. Which is on par with not knowing how to use Google to find such information, because there is ample information available. As a search for scientific understanding this is therefore a rather weak attempt. But a weak investigation isn't cause for much cynicism either. You have to start somewhere. There's nothing wrong with that.

I'm cynical because he's left out very important facts: he's obfuscated the location in the Google Earth image. I could have told him in 5 minutes if the local bedrock geology was consistent with formation of a sinkhole, and surficial geology maps often mark known sinkholes on them. Maybe this is a known example? Instead of being open about all he knows, he's keeping it a secret. That sacrifices a lot of potential help. It leaves me wondering if he really want help from people here or is he interested in touting the potential discovery on slashdot for the sake of attention. Is the science a secondary issue?

When someone comes into my office asking me what I think about a rock, I don't laugh at them, I take a look. That's part of a geologist's job. But if they do the equivalent of saying "I have this rock that I think is a meteorite, but I won't let you see it or tell you where it's from", then, yeah, I'll laugh and say "Fine. Good luck figuring it out on your own." That's a politer way of saying "Why are you wasting my time telling me your conclusion if you aren't going to share the evidence I need in order to evaluate it for myself?", which sums up my attitude about this submission.

So, full credit for the enthusiasm, but zero credit for implementation.

Yeah, I know this is a bit offtopic, but so is this entire thread.

CAD is in fact still weaker than USD. It's almost tied, but not quite.

For a shiny graph demonstrating this see:
http://www.google.ca/finance?q=CADUSD

The very important issue here is that while female astronauts are fit & clever, they're rarely hot. Most of them are in their late 30s / early 40s as they've spent 20+ years getting incredible credentials. The ones who have come from the military are somewhat butch, the civilians tend to be somewhat geeky. To wit -

http://www.google.ca/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1424&bih=719&q=female+astronauts

Long live Corn subsidies.

http://www.google.ca/images?hl=en&biw=1088&bih=713&gbv=2&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=fat+americans

If you use a case or in a high cell tower density area, then of course you have no problems. Then again, I was in a cell store touching the weak spot (not even cupping or holding, it was on the display stand) a couple months ago and it lost 3 bars and even gave a no-signal. You couldn't possibly be trying to confuse the issue, just like the official press release (unless, of course, you BELIEVED the press release and nothing else).

For those who want to choose not to use a case (I use a sleeve that came with my phone, cause I don't like the extra bulges associated with a case, and also it interferes - albeit only slightly - with docks), well... I guess they're just screwed.

As for the white models, I guess a $50 billion dollar company can't afford to do what all these other phones are doing.. Besides, what's a few months compared to the 4 years it took (along with background services, and HOLYCOW A SECOND WALLPAPER!???!?) The entire face of the phone is made out of the same material and there's a lot fewer irregularities (the BB, for example, has more buttons, etc)?

When asked about the motorcycle's registration, J.J. told Deputy Duesler that he had purchased it from a guy he knew only as Skye for $200 three or four days before. J.J. did not have the pink slip. He was also unable to provide Deputy Duesler with a phone number or address for Skye. An inspection of the motorcycle showed that it had been modified to operate without a key. Deputy Duesler arrested J.J. after he determined that the motorcycle was stolen.

How, in the story as he told it, did he meet Skye to buy the motorcycle? He doesn't say. Because he didn't testify. He didn't go to trial, he plead out in exchange for (stricter) probation. All he said on the matter is that it was a person named Skye, and he doesn't know where Skye lives or how to contact him. In case you still doubt, but don't feel like reading the whole decision:

There is nothing in the undisputed record to suggest J.J. used instant messaging or social networking sites to obtain the stolen motorcycle or drugs. Thus, the probation condition suffers from the same defect as Holm, Stevens and the ban on J.J. using the Internet for non- school-related purposes.

What about blanketing large tracts of land in solar-cells? Is that still okay?

Well... there is a critical shortage of raw materials. You see, we are not just reaching peak oil, but peak everything.

Mind you, I am not a pessimist about the energy situation. There is a lot of investment in finding alternatives, and this type of thing looks really good (energy producing roads), not least because the engineers are thinking about the materials to build the roads with.

However, one sad fact remains. Exponential growth cannot continue forever -- at some point something will break. It is just a question of what or when.

voters are stupid and must be told how to vote. At least I think that's what they believe

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society.

Edward Bernays
Propaganda (1928), p. 37

http://www.google.ca/search?q=arrested+stealing+unsecured+wifi First page has articles about people in Michigan, Florida and over in England. The Singapore example was just the first one I found.

We already decided as a nation, over 200 years ago.
No we didn't.

http://books.google.ca/books?id=lmXIMZiU8yQC&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=latent+ambiguities+lessig&source=bl&ots=wR-XRpD40t&sig=uFZTqE_jsB4FiJ5EKJclyZuaNto&hl=en&ei=AoOqTMnfDYuosQPu2p3aAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=latent%20ambiguities%20lessig&f=false

Well I can't argue with you on the technical claims you make regarding the redesign depth. But I do take umbrage with you saying it isn't the kind of thing you want to push out in a service pack. MS has done major kernel changes that they have pushed out over XP's life. In fact the whole idea of Dx was to handle the different API's so you can and that includes replacing an API completely. I really don't see this to be much different.

My nvidia card only needed it's driver updated for 3D I certainly don't need dx10 just to obtain 3D. The 3D is working fine on my card as far as I see, although I've done nothing more than test function after installing it. I never even mentioned 3d in relation to dx10 and in fact didn't know dx10 was for 3d at all. I seem to remember as far as PC's were concerned it had more todo with new realistic texturing methods. I don't own an xbox so could care less about the problems there with 3D.

Dx10 is nothing different than going from dx8 to 9 in my mind. I'd like a far better explanation than it was 'hand in glove with the drivers'. Isn't that exactly what x10 is supposed to do just like dx9 was meant to do. An interface standard between the drivers.
In fact this is all wiki says about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

"""Direct3D 9Ex, Direct3D 10 and Direct3D 11 are only available for Windows Vista and Windows 7 because each of these new versions were built to depend upon the new Windows Display Driver Model that was introduced for Windows Vista. The new Vista/WDDM graphics architecture includes a new video memory manager that supports virtualizing graphics hardware to multiple applications and services such as the Desktop Window Manager.""""

MS=one more item to simply try to force an upgrade. Nothing to do with a technical challenge that made it impossible. In fact there have been some dx10 emulators for XP
http://www.google.ca/search?q=umbridge+definition&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&expIds=25657,26714,26781&xhr=t&q=dx10+for+xp&cp=5&pf=p&sclient=psy&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=dx10+definition&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=45594ad3fad1e662
I can't quote on how well they work but it certainly seems to demonstrate that dx10 was nothing more than a marketing ploy. Nothing more.

Sorry Chaos but I'm not buying into it. But that's my opinion.

Alternately, there's always Dildo...

-AC

That's a lot safer than this one

I forgot my gmail password

and here was my hint.

(how I forgot "goatse" as a password is beyond me.)

Yes
:)
-AC

You have to use the google.com domain for your search. First you need to turn off country redirection though by visiting http://www.google.ca/ncr. Assuming Google thinks your connection is good enough, then you can try it out.

Citations please? Someone has been watching too much Fidel Castro or something.

Really? You're not going to spend like thirty seconds on Google and consider your lack of familiarity with common knowledge to be a valid debating point? Your choice.

Food insecurity:

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/101/1/e3
http://www.frac.org/html/hunger_in_the_us/hunger_index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/opinion/18wed2.html
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/129/2/510S

Medical coverage:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States
(Just follow the damned links.)

Education:

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnces.ed.gov%2Fpubs2005%2F2005021.pdf&rct=j&q=comparison%20of%20education%20in%20the%20united%20states%20to%20other%20countries&ei=9d-KTIjRBISdlgeC7KmsCQ&usg=AFQjCNHg2XP3uyuKjnED6uGl91FHXaS17g&cad=rja

I should also mention that the U.S. has the highest rate of incarceration per capita on the planet, but I'll let you look that one up yourself.

-FL

C'mon now - if there's a guy with a Maple Leafs jersey on and he's holding a Molson - you've got pretty good odds there.

Oh, those guys are anything but boring. They're friggin' hilarious. Almost as strange as the ones from Saskatchewan wearing watermelon helmets.

I wasn't aware they had updated the policy. I just opted back out of the web history and deleted any existing history that was there. This is exactly the sort of thing I don't want to participate in.

If anyone else is curious, you can find out how here:

http://www.google.ca/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54052

This is the privacy policy I see for Google.

http://www.google.ca/intl/en/privacypolicy.html

The quotes you provided are NOT in it. And it says things that weasel around those quotes if you ask me. Please clarify.

My concern is one day they may start linking my Google accounts to my searches such as my iGoogle account.

Its called "Personalized Search" or "Web History" its been around for years. Not too long ago they expanded it to make it an opt-out service, instead of opt-in... you probably already 'use it'. Ooops.

http://searchengineland.com/google-now-personalizes-everyones-search-results-31195

Enjoy.

Don't forget that Spread Eagle, NL is just a short distance away from Dildo. http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Dildo,+Newfoundland+and+Labrador&daddr=Spread+Eagle,+Newfoundland+and+Labrador&hl=en&geocode=FeHa1QIdO8nO_Cm9Qul3PzdzSzEswa0Jrcg1BA%3BFbRh1QIdD-3N_Cn5uQNImjBzSzGvV9k2goSAmA&mra=ls&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=25.440881,56.513672&ie=UTF8&z=12 (It seems there's also a Spread Eagle, WI and a Dildo Key, FL.)

hardly, you are probably too young to remeber ASCII graphics - http://www.google.ca/images?q=ascii+art&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=xXCBTI-PFsufnAft2ZB_&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDYQsAQwAw but there was porn in the text based interwebz

Only the USA and 2 other countries still use imperial measurements
http://www.google.ca/search?q=non-metric+countries

Irony: The USA had a revolution over imperialism but they still use their measurement system.

http://www.google.ca/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=coding+robots+memoires+torrent

TPB is known to be the largest (pirated) tracker in the world. He was curious to see if his program was listed. As a software developer myself, I've done searches on popular trackers too for my software.

>A fine is different from 5 years in jail when you have a family to support.

My mom and all her friends did that in Poland in the early 1980's. She was eventually kidnapped from in front of our house, interrogated, beaten black and blue and sent to a special prison in Goldap Poland http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Goldap+Poland+prison&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Actually my aunt, my moms sister who was also arrested around the same time got the worst of the beatings with full fists of heir missing from her head.

My mom also took me to this riot http://www.lubin82.pl/index_eng.html

She did what she had to do to stop tyranny and oppression.

Eventually the gov realized it would be much easier to just let all political activists emigrate where ever they wanted to. We came to Canada while her other friends ended up in the places like the USA and South Africa.

Probably was referring to the story of the internet kill switch that China has and Lieberman supporting the same for America.
http://www.google.ca/search?q="right+now+china"+internet+kill+switch

Exactly, so someone made a crawler to get publicly available information. This is not news at all anymore than its news that someone could do a google search and use web scrapers to make a profile of any /. user.

To demonstrate (and with apologies to parent), the torrented information is little more than this.

Stock splits are accounted for in any respectable system that generates stock graphs and such. Otherwise it would be impossible to produce meaningful comparisons, like this.

Don't roll your own authentication. Just don't. Find a library that's been reviewed and tested, read the documentation carefully, and follow the directions. Crypto is Hard, leave it to people who have nothing better to do than make sure their library can't be broken.

. I question the validity of any site that thinks gallons and liters are interchangable

Well, liters and gallons are interchangable. I think you mean they aren't directly comparable because one is almost 4x the other. But it's not an order of magnitude (x10) difference, so I think they can be partially forgiven.

For their partial punishment, they will have to pay the $/gallon price for their liters of gasoline. :-)

Well, the Financial times also has quoted an unnamed senior law enforcement officer as saying "Every bad guy known to man [is on] ICQ". The ft.com article (requires free registration): Link. And at least for me, if you click on the link from Google, it doesn't seem to need any registration (it's the first listed link): Link.

Seems that the ft.com link needed free registration when I click the link. Doesn't seem to want me to register when I click the Google link (which is the first one listed), so if you don't want to register on ft.com try going from Google...

Pakistan must IMMEDIATELY block these sacrilegious pictures!
Please, upon pain of death, do NOT click on the above link!

Ummm..Do I get a reward for finding these?

While most of the post I can accept as it is at least well thought it, it's when you claim things like "iPhone still outsells Android, all Android products, by a huge margin" that make me question your answer. As is mentioned today, from an article as far back as May, Android is outselling iPhones. It doesn't take a huge report to point it out that it's a mistake notion. But a simple Google search can at least make sure to yourself that what you said might be mistaken. (The links second choice would be a good, as the others are just guesswork.)

I'm working in a skyscrapper next to the central station in Montreal. http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.501956,-73.561277&spn=0.018709,0.032487&t=h&z=15&iwloc=lyrftr:h,0x4cc91a5b0ef0a83f:0x242867c96dfae622,45.501926,-73.563337 My boss asked his neighbor to stop shaking his leg, it was shaking its desk... Besides that, most of us thought it was a loud truck passing by. Nothing serious to report. And unfortunately, no oh-nice-premature-end-of-work-day-everybody-panic-now!

I don't think that word means what you think it means

I don't think that word means what you think it means

So..you suspect exaggeration, do you?

Well:

Courtright line. Runs east-west just south of Inwood:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=inwood+ontario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=25.940006,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Inwood,+Lambton+County,+Ontario&ll=42.805626,-81.982405&spn=0.003597,0.010568&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.80563,-81.982196&panoid=5eA9yjZd-xLJQCzE-oqPjw&cbp=12,83.29,,0,5

Petrolia Line. Runs east-west through Petrolia:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6544+petrolia+line&sll=42.805626,-81.982201&sspn=0.003629,0.010568&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=6544+Petrolia+Line,+Brooke-Alvinston,+Lambton+County,+Ontario+N0N+1K0&ll=42.879093,-81.982298&spn=0.007186,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.879091,-81.982178&panoid=J1boEWzIiyGeKuVRn1E02g&cbp=12,88.56,,0,5.55

Nauvoo Road. Runs north-south through Alvinston. Might need to go fullscreen to see this one, as the sign is a little further away:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3000+Nauvoo+Road,+Ontario&sll=42.879093,-81.982169&sspn=0.007249,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3000+Nauvoo+Rd,+Brooke-Alvinston,+Lambton+County,+Ontario+N0N+1A0&ll=42.805556,-81.869752&spn=0.007194,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.805938,-81.869748&panoid=0PbyjNlJ6ESz5OlXiCY4Pw&cbp=12,195.39,,0,3.26

Glendon Drive. Heads east out of Glencoe, eventually reaching London:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3986+Glendon+Drive,+Ontario&sll=42.805933,-81.869752&sspn=0.007257,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3986+Glendon+Dr,+Southwest+Middlesex,+Middlesex+County,+Ontario+N0L+1M0&ll=42.75853,-81.702383&spn=0.0072,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.758668,-81.702192&panoid=Wus3PZtNFatzgf1OpaokkQ&cbp=12,79.71,,0,5.27

Shaw Road. East of London, runs north-south between highway 2 and the Thames River:

So..you suspect exaggeration, do you?

Well:

Courtright line. Runs east-west just south of Inwood:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=inwood+ontario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=25.940006,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Inwood,+Lambton+County,+Ontario&ll=42.805626,-81.982405&spn=0.003597,0.010568&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.80563,-81.982196&panoid=5eA9yjZd-xLJQCzE-oqPjw&cbp=12,83.29,,0,5

Petrolia Line. Runs east-west through Petrolia:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6544+petrolia+line&sll=42.805626,-81.982201&sspn=0.003629,0.010568&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=6544+Petrolia+Line,+Brooke-Alvinston,+Lambton+County,+Ontario+N0N+1K0&ll=42.879093,-81.982298&spn=0.007186,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.879091,-81.982178&panoid=J1boEWzIiyGeKuVRn1E02g&cbp=12,88.56,,0,5.55

Nauvoo Road. Runs north-south through Alvinston. Might need to go fullscreen to see this one, as the sign is a little further away:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3000+Nauvoo+Road,+Ontario&sll=42.879093,-81.982169&sspn=0.007249,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3000+Nauvoo+Rd,+Brooke-Alvinston,+Lambton+County,+Ontario+N0N+1A0&ll=42.805556,-81.869752&spn=0.007194,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.805938,-81.869748&panoid=0PbyjNlJ6ESz5OlXiCY4Pw&cbp=12,195.39,,0,3.26

Glendon Drive. Heads east out of Glencoe, eventually reaching London:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3986+Glendon+Drive,+Ontario&sll=42.805933,-81.869752&sspn=0.007257,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3986+Glendon+Dr,+Southwest+Middlesex,+Middlesex+County,+Ontario+N0L+1M0&ll=42.75853,-81.702383&spn=0.0072,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.758668,-81.702192&panoid=Wus3PZtNFatzgf1OpaokkQ&cbp=12,79.71,,0,5.27

Shaw Road. East of London, runs north-south between highway 2 and the Thames River:

So..you suspect exaggeration, do you?

Well:

Courtright line. Runs east-west just south of Inwood:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=inwood+ontario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=25.940006,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Inwood,+Lambton+County,+Ontario&ll=42.805626,-81.982405&spn=0.003597,0.010568&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.80563,-81.982196&panoid=5eA9yjZd-xLJQCzE-oqPjw&cbp=12,83.29,,0,5

Petrolia Line. Runs east-west through Petrolia:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6544+petrolia+line&sll=42.805626,-81.982201&sspn=0.003629,0.010568&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=6544+Petrolia+Line,+Brooke-Alvinston,+Lambton+County,+Ontario+N0N+1K0&ll=42.879093,-81.982298&spn=0.007186,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.879091,-81.982178&panoid=J1boEWzIiyGeKuVRn1E02g&cbp=12,88.56,,0,5.55

Nauvoo Road. Runs north-south through Alvinston. Might need to go fullscreen to see this one, as the sign is a little further away:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3000+Nauvoo+Road,+Ontario&sll=42.879093,-81.982169&sspn=0.007249,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3000+Nauvoo+Rd,+Brooke-Alvinston,+Lambton+County,+Ontario+N0N+1A0&ll=42.805556,-81.869752&spn=0.007194,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.805938,-81.869748&panoid=0PbyjNlJ6ESz5OlXiCY4Pw&cbp=12,195.39,,0,3.26

Glendon Drive. Heads east out of Glencoe, eventually reaching London:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3986+Glendon+Drive,+Ontario&sll=42.805933,-81.869752&sspn=0.007257,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3986+Glendon+Dr,+Southwest+Middlesex,+Middlesex+County,+Ontario+N0L+1M0&ll=42.75853,-81.702383&spn=0.0072,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.758668,-81.702192&panoid=Wus3PZtNFatzgf1OpaokkQ&cbp=12,79.71,,0,5.27

Shaw Road. East of London, runs north-south between highway 2 and the Thames River:

So..you suspect exaggeration, do you?

Well:

Courtright line. Runs east-west just south of Inwood:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=inwood+ontario&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=25.940006,86.572266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Inwood,+Lambton+County,+Ontario&ll=42.805626,-81.982405&spn=0.003597,0.010568&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.80563,-81.982196&panoid=5eA9yjZd-xLJQCzE-oqPjw&cbp=12,83.29,,0,5

Petrolia Line. Runs east-west through Petrolia:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6544+petrolia+line&sll=42.805626,-81.982201&sspn=0.003629,0.010568&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=6544+Petrolia+Line,+Brooke-Alvinston,+Lambton+County,+Ontario+N0N+1K0&ll=42.879093,-81.982298&spn=0.007186,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.879091,-81.982178&panoid=J1boEWzIiyGeKuVRn1E02g&cbp=12,88.56,,0,5.55

Nauvoo Road. Runs north-south through Alvinston. Might need to go fullscreen to see this one, as the sign is a little further away:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3000+Nauvoo+Road,+Ontario&sll=42.879093,-81.982169&sspn=0.007249,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3000+Nauvoo+Rd,+Brooke-Alvinston,+Lambton+County,+Ontario+N0N+1A0&ll=42.805556,-81.869752&spn=0.007194,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.805938,-81.869748&panoid=0PbyjNlJ6ESz5OlXiCY4Pw&cbp=12,195.39,,0,3.26

Glendon Drive. Heads east out of Glencoe, eventually reaching London:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3986+Glendon+Drive,+Ontario&sll=42.805933,-81.869752&sspn=0.007257,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3986+Glendon+Dr,+Southwest+Middlesex,+Middlesex+County,+Ontario+N0L+1M0&ll=42.75853,-81.702383&spn=0.0072,0.021136&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.758668,-81.702192&panoid=Wus3PZtNFatzgf1OpaokkQ&cbp=12,79.71,,0,5.27

Shaw Road. East of London, runs north-south between highway 2 and the Thames River: