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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 2:52 pm
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Originally Posted by rar indeed
With a new enhancement from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), users can now receive transatlantic driving directions!
That's a left-over from April 1st:

19. Turn right at Central St 0.1 mi
20. Turn right at Long Wharf 0.1 mi
21. Swim across the Atlantic Ocean 3,462 mi 29 days 0 hours
22. Slight right at E05 0.5 mi 2 mins
23. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto E05/Pont Vauban 0.1

But, as JAaronT pointed out, they also did issue something new today, the "My Maps". Too bad Google Maps are inherently flawed. They combine geo data with web data, and sometimes old cached web data trumps geo data. (i.e. when you google map my address, it sends you 35 miles away to a my old location; I once googled someone who had been reported in the local police blotter, it put her address at the local newspaper office that reported the story... etc...)
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