First Google Maps Hack Takedown

An anonymous reader writes "Despite "users accelerating innovation" with Google Maps the 'hacks' are not immune from Google's legal team, who have taken down "Google Wallpapers for violating the terms of agreement. From a quick skim through the terms it would seem that most sites using the Google Maps data are in violation. Are Chicago Crime and Google Sightseeing next to go?" It may be a shame to shut down Google Maps offshoots, but that has to be the nicest take-down note I've ever seen; it's polite, friendly and reasonable. Update: 06/08 21:22 GMT by T : Below, a few more of the current uses for Google Maps. An anonymous reader submits "The AP is running a story about the multiple uses for Google Maps. Among the uses, Tracking sexual predators in Florida, Guiding travelers to the cheapest gas nationwide, Pinpointing $1,500 studio apartments for rent in Manhattan, and Finding crime in Chicago. It'll be interesting to see if Google allows these sites to remain online or not."

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Chicago, Schmagucko: +1, Patriotic

[Anonymous Coward]

Try White House High Crimes and then write your Congress(wo)man.

Very patriotically yours,
Kilgore Trout, CEO

dishonesty abounds!

[Anonymous Coward]

This is a fraudulent science "experiment"

This demonstration to "prove" the theory of evolution requires the addition of living things to be added to the tank before the experiment to "prove" that life evolved. These animals are hidden, with the intent to bring them out to the appropriate time, with a claim that they "evolved" from inert materials.

http://faraday.physics.uiowa.edu/astro/8A30.90.htm

Gee, if evolution is so "factual" and so directly based on scientific observations, why is it necessary to resort to fraud for demonstration?

Code Number : 8A30.90?

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Condition : Good
Principle : Evolution
Area of Study : Solar Astronomy
Equipment : Aquarium (Large Tank), U.V. Lights, Variac, Light Bulb, Two Carbon Electrodes and Holder, Test tube Holder, Aquarium Accessories, Water (40 Liters), Liquid Nitrogen (2.4 Liters), Carbon (Charcoal - 10 lb.), Sulfur (60 grams), Calcium (120 grams), Ground Chalk, Phosphorus (Phosphoric acid - 13 ml), Trace amounts of elements (Na, Cl, K, I, Fe, Mn, Mo, Si, F, Cu, Zn), Large Stirring Rod, Large Tongs, Sponge Animals.

Procedure : This demo is based on an experiment where amino acids were created using much the same conditions.

Set the fish tank on the table. Fill this with water to a height of 6 1/2 inches above the table and you will have approximately 40 liters. Put the 10 lb. of charcoal into two large plastic beakers with the small sponge animals hidden in amongst the charcoal. The liquid nitrogen is picked up from Biochem Stores ahead of time. The rest of the chemicals can be measured out into their own separate petri dishes. Place the U.V. lights above and/or behind the tank. Have the electrodes all set up and ready to put into the tank when ready. Procedure: The Lecture Demonstration Coordinator helps with this experiment. Pour the charcoal into the tank of water. Now with stirring pour in the liquid nitrogen. A nice rolling fog will develop. Next add the sulfur (60 gr.), calcium (120 gr.), Phosphorus (Phosphoric acid - 13 ml.), and the trace minerals sodium, chlorine, iodine (Iodized Salt), potassium (Salt Substitute), iron, copper, zinc, (Metal filings), manganese (Manganese Oxide - MnO2), Silicon (Sand), Molybdenum and Florine (We usually do without these two). Now we have all the ingredients to make life. Add a little energy in the forms of U.V. radiation (U.V. Lights), and Lightning (Electrodes hooked to variac). The light bulb is put in series with the electrodes so that you can see that current is flowing in the mixture. At the end of lecture the teacher shut off and unplugs the variac and pulls out one of the spon

Re:Intergalactic Search Battle

[hexix]

Deltron. Nice.