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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Maps Shows You the Way to Your Swine Flu Vaccine
    Well, Flu season has barely started. Fortunately, h1n1 is still no more severe than normal flu. But infection rates are unprecedented. Just take a look at the graph here: [www.cdc.gov]
    We are 25% higher than the peak of last season, and we are still in the 200940's. the peak will likely happen between 200950 and 201010 on the x-axis.
    I and all my family (including my 7 month old) have gotten the h1n1 shot. No ill effects whatsoever.
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Maps Shows You the Way to Your Swine Flu Vaccine
    When should we prepare for the avian fl- oh wait, the scare of bird flu already passed. Years ago. Just like swine flu will. #swineflu
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/10/09

    @dragon: ONE: the difference is that avian flu never went pandemic. It still does not easily pass human-to-human. One mutation could make it so. Then we have a real problem on our hands - because all evidence indicates avian flu is significantly more fatal than even the 1918 A strain. #swineflu
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    Image of Thomas Thorne Thomas Thorne
    11/10/09

    @chauncy that billups: But will such a freaky mutation occur sending this into pandemic territory? SPOILER: No. But the media will talk spooky talk about it 24/7 for years anyway. #swineflu
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/10/09

    @Thomas Thorne: not really freaky, but really mundane. H5n1 (avian flu) doesn't infect humans well because it doesn't bind to mucus membranes in the front of the nasal cavity like human flus (h1n1, h3n1) do. If it reassorts with, say, h1n1 in the body of some unlucky human or bird, it could very easily become highly infectious. That type of thing happens with influenza. Not often, fortunately. But definitely possible. #swineflu
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Maps Shows You the Way to Your Swine Flu Vaccine
    Jesus, you're link says that the death was unrelated to the vaccine. #swineflu
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Maps Shows You the Way to Your Swine Flu Vaccine
    I got my H1N1 and seasonal shot within a day of each other. Couldn't use my arm for a week. #swineflu
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/10/09

    In reply to Google Maps Shows You the Way to Your Swine Flu Vaccine
    How about re-linking the new infection map...

    [flutracker.rhizalabs.com] #swineflu
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/01/09

    In reply to New York 'Map Cuts' Aren't for Traveling, But Sure Are Purdy
    Symmetry: Art for We, the overly organized. #maps
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    Image of aek8 aek8
    10/31/09

    In reply to New York 'Map Cuts' Aren't for Traveling, But Sure Are Purdy
    What I really like to see is one of these from a city here in Europe. There is no method to the madness here. #maps
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    Image of Chris Jacob Chris Jacob
    10/31/09


    @aek8: There's one of Paris here: [thejailbreak.com] #maps
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    10/31/09

    @Chris Jacob: Like he said, no method to the madness. #maps
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    10/31/09

    @Chris Jacob: Paris' map looks like it was done by a drunk spider. #maps
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    Image of Serpentor X Serpentor X
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Google Maps Nav is great, but not the answer for everyone. There is still going to be people who cannot rely on always being in a coverage area for their nav to work.

    The first time I relied on this type of solution, I ended up in an area with no coverage and had to rely on my clients to find our way out. #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Garmin and Tom-tom should be out of business now! They have been charging us a lot of money for their apps. Now, it will be no more! #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of crackel crackel
    10/28/09

    @hcho3: it costs a lot of money to develop apps like these - Google does it free because it can and because it needs to. If Garmin and Tom Tom didn't charge THEN they'd be out of business. #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    @crackel: Of course... U think I would not know that. I am not an idiot. As a consumer, am I suppose to care about how Garmin and Tom Tom at all? No.
    As a customer, I only care about which company can give me a better value for cheaper price. That's how it's done in United States, or in the world. So, thanks for your explanation. But, I hope tom tom and Garmin take some actions for this. I am already move away from my iphone. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of crackel crackel
    10/28/09

    @hcho3: I do believe you understand that, what I was replying to was the word "lot". #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of Graymalkin56 Graymalkin56
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    A standalone GPS unit might still be a good idea in areas where cell reception is spotty or nonexistent. Just sayin'. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Edited by Graymalkin56 at 10/28/09 2:34 PM Graymalkin56 was starred Graymalkin56 was unstarred
    Image of Wibble Wibble
    10/28/09

    @Graymalkin56: Well, I would hope that they have the good sense to cache n minutes' worth of maps along the route you're following, just in case, or possibly even the whole route if you're not driving from coast to coast.

    Time will tell, however. #googlemapsnavigation
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    I still don't see why map info cannot be transmitted via satellite when there is no phone reception. I hope they give the option to load the maps onto whichever phones end up getting supported #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of FalconFour FalconFour
    10/28/09

    @ALT: ... You really have no idea how GPS works, do you? GPS cannot transmit data. GPS is merely a collection of satellites that a GPS receiver uses to triangulate its position with. That is - the receiver itself is what figures out its own position. The GPS satellites don't even know... they just broadcast a certain frequency and some other static data, and it's up to the receivers to figure it out from there. To say that the satellites should send map data is like saying a TV should make you breakfast, or something.
    (Unless, of course, you mean to say that it should work with any device capable of GPS even without a cell siganl, by loading maps onto a storage device via a PC. In which case, I'd definitely agree.)
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    Brian Lam promoted this comment Edited by FalconFour at 10/28/09 3:05 PM FalconFour was starred FalconFour was unstarred
    Image of Helo Helo
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    so google knows:
    what we search for
    what we talk about
    where we go and when we go there

    me scared. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    10/28/09

    @Helo: That is why I now ride a horse back and forth to work and make all of my appliances out of wood cut from the finest timber. No Google is going to find me, I'm off the grid. Oh and Amish. #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of MosesMonster MosesMonster
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Can I have his shirt? #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of frigg frigg
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    iPhone. iPhone iPhone IPHONE!!! #googlemapsnavigation
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    Image of fallenturtle fallenturtle
    10/28/09

    In reply to Google Maps Navigation: A Free, Ass-Kicking, Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
    Can the Android based GPS apps still use GPS outside of your providers network like stand alone GPS devices will? #googlemapsnavigation
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    tande04 promoted this comment fallenturtle was starred fallenturtle was unstarred
    Image of tande04 tande04
    10/28/09

    @fallenturtle: Yes and no.

    Its got GPS in it. Its not just relying on AGPS to get a best guess on where you are.

    The problem is that you still need phone service to load the map. The G1 will tell you where you are if you don't have cell service, its just you're somewhere on a checkered grid. #googlemapsnavigation
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