Google Maps: Mosul City Dam in Iraq.
Submitted on October 30th, 2007 by admin
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The little tip is at the bottom of the post. For the most part this is just something cool to see.
The Iraqi dam pictured below is at risk of collapse. It was built on water-soluble gypsum and started leaking almost immediately after it was built. If it fails, it is predicted that as many as 500,000 people could be killed.
I don’t care about the politics. I just think it is amazingly cool that I can see a picture of this using google map. Heck, I can even embed it here for you guys. Once again, my hat is off to the google boys…
As world attention focuses on the daily slaughter in Iraq, a devastating disaster is impending in the north of the country, where the wall of a dam holding back the Tigris river north of Mosul city is in danger of imminent collapse. “It could go at any minute,” says a senior aid worker who has knowledge of the struggle by US and Iraqi engineers to save the dam. “The potential for disaster is very great.” If the dam does fail, a wall of water will sweep into Mosul, Iraq’s third largest city with a population of 1.7 million, 20 miles to the south. Experts say the flood waters could destroy 70 per cent of Mosul and inflict heavy damage 190 miles downstream along the Tigris.
URL Parts…
http://maps.google.com/maps?
q=http:%2F%2Fbbs.keyhole.com%2Fubb%2Fdownload.php
%3FNumber%3D969827&t=k&om=1&ie=UTF8&z=13
Okay, one quick tip. The links provided above from the official google bbs.keyhole site are zoomed in way too far. The google embedded maps always use the original url. To get the correct zoom area as shown above, I had to change the zoom level directly on the url.
By setting the &z= number within the url, you can set the zoom. I changed it from 19 (which is too close to see anything) to 13.
OS X 10.5 Leopard Stacks
Submitted on October 24th, 2007 by admin
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Tech-Recipes has been slowly leaking out Leopard Tutorials over the last couple of weeks. Tons of screenshots and step-by-step directions as usual.
One of the most visually pleasing features is the ability to use folders in the dock as stacks. Instead of a simple pop up list, the new dock folders can display as a grid or as a fan.
(all images used are from here at tipmonkies or tech-recipes…)
Tiger Example
Leopard Stacks - Fan
Leopard Stacks - Grid
Transfer AIM to Your Cell Phone
Submitted on October 20th, 2007 by admin
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Everybody text messages now. Text messaging is the natural, mobile extension of instant messaging. A link or hybrid between text and instant messaging would seem ideal. We are getting closer…
AIM now allows users to forward IMs to cellular phones.
When forwarding is enabled, your IMs will be transferred to your phone during the following circumstances:
- When the AIM server sees you offline
- When you manually select “Forward to Mobile” in your Away menu
- When the AIM server detects that you are idle
After you are on the service, you can also control forwarding through text messaging the AIM server via your cell phone.
By sending your AIM screen name and password to 265023, you will be sent directions on enabling and disabling the forwaring service.
Facebook Friends Photo Collage Easter Egg
Submitted on October 18th, 2007 by admin
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Labnol discovered an interesting Facebook easter egg.
Step 1: Login into your Facebook account and click the Friends tab
Step 2: Select the drop-down box and click the list separator (–) in
that drop down…
By following these directions, you get a great photo montage from your facebook friends.
Check out all the labnol facebook photo collage directions and screenshots.
Tags: facebook, easter egg, photo, montage
