GORDO Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 So the thing is pretty accurate, it's quite amazing, and scary. if you don't know what i'm talking about google maps now has this show my location button, and it works with desktop systems without the aid of any gps/cell tower information. I don't understand. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide GORDO's signature Hide all signatures ZOMG! Lazerz pew pew pew!!!!11!!1!!!!1!oneone!shift+one!~!!! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 we should use this so our member map isn't full of gaytards that live in yemen and easter island Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide dr lopez's signature Hide all signatures On 11/24/2015 at 12:29 PM, Salvatorin said: I feel there is a baobab tree growing out of my head, its leaves stretch up to the heavens Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 for me it just got vague vicinity, actually. in fact it just centered on the city i lived in, zoomed way out. not even sure if it pinned me down there, or if it just was trying to say "southeast wisconsin." not impressed! Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 explained here http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=142065&hl=en Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 i don't see it? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rabid Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 It's above the zoom control. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 ah, thanks...good way to test that my vpn is working properly, according to google i'm in kansas city lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) it got mine to within about 10 feet. that's kinda scary. Edited January 8, 2011 by kaini Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide kaini's signature Hide all signatures On 5/7/2013 at 11:06 PM, ambermonk said: I know IDM can be extreme On 6/3/2017 at 11:50 PM, ladalaika said: this sounds like an airplane landing on a minefield Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) it doesn't work for me from my desktop (which is plugged into my router by ethernet), however it works just fine for my Nexus S that is connected by WiFi to the exact same router (GPS and A-GPS turned off) Edited January 8, 2011 by oscillik Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide oscillik's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenton Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Accurate to a few meters! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide fenton's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkWwIShuoX4 Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 off by two houses. fucking useless. lol Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 On 1/8/2011 at 11:08 AM, Coalbucket PI said: explained here http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=142065&hl=en yeah i read that before i posted but I still don't get how it can use my neighbor's wi-fi routers/modems to pin point a location. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide GORDO's signature Hide all signatures ZOMG! Lazerz pew pew pew!!!!11!!1!!!!1!oneone!shift+one!~!!! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 On 1/8/2011 at 8:56 PM, GORDO said: On 1/8/2011 at 11:08 AM, Coalbucket PI said: explained here http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=142065&hl=en yeah i read that before i posted but I still don't get how it can use my neighbor's wi-fi routers/modems to pin point a location. because both Google and Skyhook Wireless have driven around pretty much everywhere in the western world and have logged the MAC addresses and SSIDs of routers that publicly broadcast that information (please note, this is not illegal to do) and have noted the lat/long coordinates for those details. this information, in certain circumstances can be better than GPS for a location fix, especially in heavily built-up areas with tall skyscrapers due to the fact that GPS signal has diffculty getting a lock Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide oscillik's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) here's a layman's explamanation: http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/loader_howitworks.swf LINK the fact that it is a self healing network is pretty cool. i don't how they really implemented it, but it shouldn't be too hard to programatically guesstimate the distance to a router by signal strength and/or ping time. now if you see two or more routers, you can start calculating your position relative to them by using basic trigonometry. so i wonder how Chrome's thing works, it doesn't have direct access to the OS's information about WIFI networks seen by it, or does it? I reckon it has to use the operating system's location framework. Edited January 8, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1491749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexagon son Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 not even close, 15kms away from my location. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide hexagon son's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/62792-that-new-blue-dot-on-google-maps/#findComment-1492020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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