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Putting On a Show For the Google Streetview Camera

Urban Garlic writes "The community surrounding Samsonia Way in Pittsburgh were ready when the Google StreetView car arrived, and staged a 21st-century public art project. Also celebrated in this Washington Post article, and Kelso's Corner, which also has a collection of public art in StreetView."

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  1. Arts Degree by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Finish Arts degree
    2. Wait for google Street view van
    3. ??
    4. Profit

    1. Re:Arts Degree by Rolgar · · Score: 4, Funny

      3. Work at McDonalds?

  2. Netculture by 51M02 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This does show how much being online is part of everyone culture now. Back in the 90's putting a web page with your pictures and we would have easily called you narcissist and think of you as a jerk.

    But now, euh... no sorry, nevermind.

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  3. Re:very cool - and a bit naughty I guess... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I hate to break this to you; but most children have logged hundreds of hours with partially nude women before they hit kindergarden. Somehow, only a few of them grow up to be serial killers.

  4. Re:Slashdotted by Nrbelex · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's not Slashdotted, but here's a link anyway.

  5. Re:very cool - and a bit naughty I guess... by hansamurai · · Score: 5, Funny

    Geez, don't remind me! My four month old is probably at home at this moment with my topless wife!

  6. Re:very cool - and a bit naughty I guess... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Geez, don't remind me! My four month old is probably at home at this moment with my topless wife!

    That's it. I'm calling child protective services. It's clear that your wife is not fit to be a mother.

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  7. An elaborate prank... by tinkerton · · Score: 4, Funny

    if *everyone* now dresses up their streets as other streets when the google street view car arrives then google will show it all wrong and Washington will look like Moscow and Moscow will look like London and we can all have a laugh and we can go to sleep at night feeling we've done something useful.

  8. Z word? by boris111 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't find any zombies... not interested. This is Pittsburgh after all!

  9. Dumb question by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How do people know when the Google car will be scheduled to assimilate their neighborhood? Is there some web site that shows the schedule?

    1. Re:Dumb question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      The pittsburg people arranged an appointment with the google streetview team, which is why they were able to prepare.

      Originally the google car wasn't even supposed to go through that alleyway.

  10. Re:Slashdotted by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, I know it's huge but it's the only way I know how to do it.

    http://tinyurl.com/


    God help the meta-moderator that comes across this post. : p

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  11. Re:very cool - and a bit naughty I guess... by terjeber · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somehow, only a few of them grow up to be serial killers.

    Pretty sure that if you study the matter, the time spent around partially nude people is inversely proportional to your propensity to shoot up a school-yard later in life.