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Google, you are amazing

11 Jun 05:50am

Filed under: Google, Internet, Maps, Technology

So the other night a friend and I were trying to suss out some directions using Google. My aim was to get from my home, in Erskineville, in Sydney, to Orange, NSW.

So I typed in From: Erskineville. To: Orange.

It's just a hop, skip and a jump

Seems Google thought I meant directions to Orange, California.

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PeteY says:

12:14am | 26/01/10

What are you thinking??? Why the hell does somebody in Erskineville what to travel to bloody Orange NSW for anyway? They’ve got dogs there as well, there’s no escaping. Read more »
Sarah says:

08:56am | 14/01/10

The kayak thing is a deliberate a joke. I saw a presentation from a Google employee once, they showed it as an example of how they managed the limits of certain algorithms. It’s their “culture of fun,” geddit? Coz they are so wild and wacky and whatever. Read more »