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October 1, 2004 6:00 PM

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So my dad is coming to visit me out here in Texas for the first time ever next week. Strangely enough each time I see him it just tends to be in some place other than Texas. Maybe with this visit I can show him what it is Maarten and I do for a living. It's been nearly a decade now so maybe he'll actually believe it. :)

- X Prize about to be claimed? Dont forget Canada
- St. Helens falls off the wagon, smoking again
- New rollercoaster is tall, Thanks /.
- RIAA still lawsuit crazy

Lastly, it's time to declare SNL has jumped the shark yet again.

Steve Gibson

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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Maddog_Delphi97

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October 1, 2004 6:01 PM

I wish that shackmap thing created by OverBurN had a zoom option, so I can see who's close by on a state level.

http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8675010
- drucifer
  
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  October 1, 2004 6:03 PM
  
  I'm glad that shackmap thing has no zoom. I don't want people peeking in my windows
  - OverBurN
    
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    October 1, 2004 6:07 PM
    
    http://www.overburn.ca/shackmap/index2.php ghetto zoom!
    - stonedonkey
      
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      October 1, 2004 6:08 PM
      
      That flash one in the other thread is cool, but it'll mess up your tags and what not :(
      - OverBurN
        
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        October 1, 2004 6:25 PM
        
        yeah, zoom is overrated anyways :( look at http://www.overburn.ca/shackmap/index2.php the marker dots are 1px zoom in and its still kinda jumbled
        
        plus i know no way of making the coordinate tags dynamic with the zoom, thats way beyond me
        
        Zero|DPX
        
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        October 1, 2004 6:27 PM
        
        Hey OverBurN, how do we get real names & pictures onto that site?
        
        stonedonkey
        
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        October 1, 2004 6:27 PM
        
        As a suggestion, maybe you could cut up the image with PS and make smaller tiles of each section? Not sure what your using to lay down your cordinates, but seems like it would just be a +/- adjustment depending on which tile you clicked on?
        
        sammyl
        
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        October 1, 2004 6:27 PM
        
        Could you perhaps make several different maps, for the different continents? Also keeping the world map, of course.
        
        OverBurN
        
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        October 1, 2004 6:30 PM
        
        from what i can tell that just makes all the coord's messed up. same with cutting up.
        
        Im sure there is a way, i just dont have the skillsets to do it
        
        redfive
        
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        October 1, 2004 7:25 PM
        
        you need numchuck skills
        
        Maddog_Delphi97
        
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        October 1, 2004 7:50 PM
        
        Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills. You know, like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills...
  - byorn
    
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    October 1, 2004 6:54 PM
    
    umm...its just by zip code
- stonedonkey
  
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  October 1, 2004 6:04 PM
  
  He's working on it :)
  
  http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8676150
- TroZ
  
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  October 1, 2004 6:16 PM
  
  yes, that is a very much needed feature
- carrioN luggagE
  
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  October 1, 2004 6:16 PM
  
  Just go to the post that everyone posted the coordinates, and head to http://www.maporama.com/ and look up the coordinates.
  - Maddog_Delphi97
    
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    October 1, 2004 6:25 PM
    
    I can zoom in by street & city name, but is there an option for zooming in by coordinates?
    - carrioN luggagE
      
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      October 1, 2004 6:38 PM
      
      No, I spoke too soon :(
      The amount of zoom is crazy, too.