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Google Moon Debuts

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-thought-we-faked-the-moon-landing dept.

Ian writes "From the FAQ: 'One small step for Google... On July 20, 1969, man first landed on the Moon. A few decades later, we're pleased to cut you in on the action. Google Moon is an extension of Google Maps and Google Earth that, courtesy of NASA imagery (thanks, guys!), enables you to surf the Moon's surface and check out the exact spots that the Apollo astronauts made their landings.'"

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  1. ass lickers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Lick my ass you dirty bastards!!!!!!

  2. July 20 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We commemorate the the death of Carlo Guiliani, murdered by the fascist Italian state.

  3. Just learned something new about Islam... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Apparently it's considered blasphemy to draw a picture of the false prophet Mohammed. Indians in Kashmir rioted in the streets in response to one such drawing in a 2001 issue of Time magazine. These nuts need to get a grip. Is it any wonder they're still living like the fucking Flintstones in predominantly Muslim countries?

    1. Re:Just learned something new about Islam... by a+whoabot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      " Is it any wonder they're still living like the fucking Flintstones in predominantly Muslim countries?"

      Yeah, Singapore is like the least advanced country of all time!

    2. Re:Just learned something new about Islam... by Dogtanian · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Is it any wonder they're still living like the fucking Flintstones in predominantly Muslim countries?

      Wow; you mean they have pet dinosaurs, birds that play LPs with their beaks and stone-slab news"papers"?

      That's incredible!

      Was "The F*****g Flintstones" an unofficial fan-produced "hentai" spin-off?

      Anyway, your rant is off-topic. Now, if you'd pointed out that people in predominantly Hindu countries resembled "The Jetsons", you might not have got modded down :-P

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    3. Re:Just learned something new about Islam... by 1u3hr · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      " Is it any wonder they're still living like the fucking Flintstones in predominantly Muslim countries?"
      Yeah, Singapore is like the least advanced country of all time!

      Singapore has a Muslim minority, but most are Chinese.

      In 1988 the Ministry of Community Development reported the religious distribution to be 28.3 percent Buddhist, 18.7 percent Christian, 17.6 percent no religion, 16 percent Islam, 13.4 percent Daoist, 9 percent Hindu, and 1.1 percent other religions (Sikhs, Parsis, Jews)
  4. Re:Umm... might be a bad idea... by dangitman · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Lasers + Planes = JAIL Honestly your honor, I was trying to hit the moon.

    This is pretty damn scary, that you would actually go along with such an Orwellian "thought crime" mode. Truly, the terrorists have already won. They don't have to attack America, because people like yourself will happily repress themselves based on the government's over-reaction to "terra" attacks on "freedom."

    No longer do you have to commit a crime to be arrested or be accused of terrorism or mischief. No longer does there actually have to be a law against something for it to be illegal. Seems that things now have to explicitly permitted by law, rather than prohibited. You basically had better not get out of bed this morning unless the Bush administration gives you written legal permission.

    Welcome to the United States of fascism. *Note: large corporations and politicians are exempt from gaining legal permission, or breaking legal prohibitions. It's their duty to do the things you personally aren't allowed to.

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