If this has been done, my apologies.
I thought it might be interesting to see where we all are at a glance. I’d suggest using your member id as the Name and what you do as the Shout Description.
Let me know what you think.
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Neat idea... I'm in.
PaulB
Great idea!
This has been discussed before, but no one had a way to get it done.
It will be interesting to watch how the map fills out.
Whoops, I'm in the wrong spot. Clicked something I shouldn't have.
Any idea how to change?
Jim
Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
I'll remove you and then you can add yourself back in the right spot.Is there a way to make this a Sticky so it's always readily available in the Forum?
Thanks, I entered myself as Jim Carter, then a second time as JTC1.
JTC1 is in the right spot.
I notice I am the only one on the list with "remove me" next to my name.
I'll check back later.
Jim
Sorry I removed JTC1 before I saw your post. I'll remove Jim Carter now. Just put yourself back in where you should be. Sorry again...
i'm now on the map although you may have to zoom out rather a lot to see me
:)
Dang, this has become a lot more popular than I expected...We now have US, Canada and UK. Look at it now. Please not that there are quick zoom links in the upper right corner. With one click you can zoom back to country level. But I thought out of respect we should see the bigger picture.
Awesome!! I love maps.
Interesting -- The satellite images look like the old Microsoft Terraserver, which is nowhere near as good or recent as the Google Earth data. It could also use the ability to move your marker, and edit or delete.
-- J.S.
That's cool. I'm in.
Let's see, we need Doug, BamBam, Intrepidcat, Ed, TXlandlord, Jame DuHammel, and a few more I can't quite remember just now, just to fill in Texas <g>
AR looks lonely without Mooney & Miz, too <g>
Good/interesting idea, I'm in...Buic
Can you edit the markers to make them smaller by any chance? At the rate you're going the whole map will be invisible ;)
Can also add BT Landmarks... Fest sites, good suppliers, bordellos ;)
Man, give an inch...It's very limited what the map will let us do. I may go back to the default view of the US only as it opens.
LOLLLLL... Just trying to be helpful ;)
We should mark the location of the Woodshed though, dontcha think? I nominate Lebanon Kansas, zip code 66952, which Googles as the geographic center of the US.
Added.
Very neat
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Hmm, wonder where the rest of the Fla contingent is?
Still out on the beach in the EST does not seem right.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
This is Wicked Cool! Tks!
DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
"This is Wicked Cool!"
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Andy lives in Roxbury? Man... Taunton must pay well! ;)
Seriously, if you guys mess up and put one where it shouldn't go, just let me know and I'l delete it. This map will cluttered enough soon enough.I'm glad it's so popular though...
Don't know whats happening - went in, name not on list, flag in right spot, added name, name re-appeared on list, still says "remove" next to name.
S-o-r-r-y, I probably broke it!
Thanks for all your efforts on this - cool idea.
Jim
Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light.
Edited 12/13/2005 5:15 pm ET by JTC1
Hey! I got in just before the property values skyrocketed. Literally, if we hadn't bought our lot when we did, in a week we'd have been priced out of town. As it was, we didn't have the scratch left over to build a garage.
There are two sets of people in town, those with money, and our friends....
And fwiw, I don't work for Taunton anymore.Andy
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
I didn't know if it was public knowledge Andy ;)
Best of luck on your new career, and I still hope to meet ya for that beer I owe you someday!
PaulB
Andy
I see that you don't work for Taunton anymore but you must have some idea how many people belong to BT, just curious.
Doug
I'm thinking it's between 5 and 10 thousand.Andy
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
And fwiw, I don't work for Taunton anymore.
Yet, you still rate a gavel behind your name . . . Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
I volunteer.Andy
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
I volunteer.
Wow.
The two scariest words I've ever grown up with (that bad ol' military upbringing, doncha know?<g>)Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
When you live in a small town, volunteering, or ducking, becomes reflexive.Andy
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
I really like the picture Dieselpig posted of himself...
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
You get fired again!!???
Hardcore unemployable you are!!!
:0)
Merry Xmas to you and yours!!
Mr. T.
Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store...
Maybe Christmas means a little bit more...
I'd be interested in hearing why you don't work for Taunton anymore if you're up for discussing it. I won't ask again, just in case you aren't.
A man said to the Universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "the fact has not created in me a sense of obligation." [Stephen Crane]
Not a problem, Boss. I left because I wanted to. While I retain the highest regard for Taunton, working there had run its course. There were several other ventures calling me, so here I am. Mostly, I'm working at home writing a book for Taunton on stairbuilding. There are several magazine articles in the offing, I'm doing some carpentry, and in my spare time, I do home energy assessments.Andy
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Any body have a recent Fest Photo to send to NCBuilder as the "Group" picture?
Just let me know...
I'm in.
the satellite shows me a few blocks from where I really live, but it's still close
I think it's just based on a random location based on your zipcode. Maybe they'll have pinpoint accuracy one day. But it's still pretty cool.
A friend showed me a satellite website that can zoom in on your house- I tried it and saw my van sitting in my backyard, when I was in upper New york state. That was pretty cool.
For this a couple of blocks away doesn't really make any difference- but it sure is getting crowded on the East coast w/ BTers.
> A friend showed me a satellite website that can zoom in on your house-
Sounds like the free Google Earth service. You can download it from Google. Resolution is amazing, much better than the old Microsoft Terraserver. The dataset is no more than a couple years old. I looked at my place, it has it with the Henry's aluminum coating on the flat roof that I did late in '03. And I can recognize my neighbor's van parked on the street.
It does annotations, overlays, Lat/Long, lotsa good stuff. I've found the meteor crater in Arizona, and Auschwitz. Somebody has posted an overlay of a WWII bomber photo there.
-- J.S.
To everybody sent me notes about any problems or with suggestions as to how to make the map better - I DID NOT DEVELOP IT, NOR DO I HAVE ANY CLUE HOW TO CHANGE THE PROGRAMING. I totally agree with all the suggestions, but have no way of making those changes. There has to be an Administrator who hosts the map and that's all I am. So, as much as I'd love to make the changes suggested, I cannot.Here's what I can do:Change the default zoom view (cuurently Country).
Change the group picture (seriously thinking of DieselPig's).
Delete members (hmmm, maybe that would fix things in a a hurry lol)
Create/edit Group Description (currently none)
Add tags for others to find our map, which has to made public to work (which I've opted not do)
Add it to the Frappr Public Directory (not done)
Add a starting zipcode location (which I have not done)
Remove member comments
Remove member pictures (does Dieselpigs offend anyone, seriously?)
Plus a couple of other things dealing with website linksThere, now you know...
that's the one- my wife told me when I asked her, and I just downloaded it tonight.
I don't know how recent the photos are, but the satellite pic doesn't snow, and the ground here's been white for over a week
> don't know how recent the photos are, but the satellite pic doesn't snow, ....
They're mostly within the last couple years, and I think their policy is to use summer data from those areas where it snows. I've looked at Russia, Poland, and Germany, found no snow.
It makes sense. If snow makes the roof white and the street white and the back yard white, a picture from way up in space is going to be a lot less interesting than one without snow.
Real time high resolution coverage of the whole planet isn't available now, not even to the intelligence agencies of the superpowers. It takes years to gather a fairly complete dataset for the whole planet. A lot of the time, you just get clouds.
If something really important is going on, a military buildup, a natural disaster, they can aim the satellites at it on their next pass. Typically, these are low orbits, like 90 minutes or so. If it's super important, they may even adjust the orbit to get closer to overhead. But that uses some of the bird's onboard fuel supply. Often, they'll wait longer for a pass that comes closer.
To get images that look like they're from straight up, the data gets massaged by computers. You can see the effect of this in some cases on tall buildings with long shadows. In this respect, as in all others, the Google Earth data is substantially better than the old Terraserver stuff that Frapper seems to be using.
-- J.S.
I added myself.....but I don't see ANYTHING....like a map
My screen was blank also maddog, I just thought it was reading my mind ;)
Ditto here................what's up?
I Dunno, you have a Mac too ???........."I just thought it was reading my mind ;)"maybe that's why mine is blank......;.>(
nope mine is a Dell, we farmers like them :)
......cute,I want to see a map.......NOW
I'm not sure what to tell you. Try Refreshing? Try getting a faster internet connection? Try whatever else you think will work.Is the computer on? LOL, just kidding.
well ...... I got broadband, .............do you see my Loc.?
do you see my Loc.?
I do, La Port, IN (note, sorting the Members list by name helps a bunch).
http://www.frappr.com/breaktimemembers
Are you using Mozilla and not IE? Mozilla may not let some of the aps run (not on this machine, so I can't test that hypothesis).Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
yeah, IE and broadband...........I don't even see the little red xmaybe cuz it is a beta,,,,maybe it will show up when the bugs are worked out......too bad
maddog....I got a balnk screen using Netscape 7.0 as the browser, I switched sides and tried Microsoft and all went fine. I hate it when Microsoft does better...
......yippee...glad you got it.....there is Snow here, maybe thats why my screen is white.......I saw something at aFrappr page and the folks use Macs, but run the page on Mozilla and IE????this is starting to suck
I see you on there. It takes a long time for map to come up on my computer.
THAT....I haven't tried.......here goes
It takes a long time for map to come up on my computer
Yeah, there's no natural refresh cycle that I can determine, so you have to do it manually.
After signing in, I closed the IE session, and went back to the original url of: http://www.frappr.com/breaktimemembers
Which seemed to work for me (as waiting was not doing me any good <g>).
Besides, it's obvious that the two of your are far too close together, and the 'puter is not coping well with both of you being in La Porte <g>.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
HAHAHAHAHAhahahahahahaha
Hey Doodabug, turn your 'puter OFF......you sucked up all the bandwidth
OK I'm closing now.
this sh!t is too crazy for words..........I see pictures of madmadscientist,coonass,and seeyou......and nothing elseseeyou looks familiar........LOL
Great idea!I've added myself, but I don't see any map.Opera 7 is my browser.I tried the Internet Explorer that is on my computer (version 4.72.3110). It doesn't show up there either (I do get lots of "script error" messages in IE while loading that page).Rich BeckmanAnother day, another tool.
I just sat back and had a cup of coffee. On my screen Maddog covers me up.
Excellent -- I'm in two places -- can I do both?
yep
I'm in but the state of Texas still looks a bit lonely.
Doug
What's up with all the New York area guys? Talk about concentration density!
but the state of Texas still looks a bit lonely
Yeah, especially compared the NE, all crowded up . . . Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
Thanks for setting this up
Welcome to the
Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime.
where ...
Excellence is its own reward!
Let the axe murder spree begin.
http://www.hay98.com/
Wait until brownbagg gets in here, that map will have double the pins!
I've been spreading this site around myself, though specificly through the CRX message boards.
Way kick ####. Way.
Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
Also a CRX fanatic!
Way cool, indeed! Thanks!
Done deal. great idea.
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.
You might try posting the link to this thread over in the Tav, some of those guys never come out of there!
great idea - thanks for doing the legwork
Thanks for the Kudos...Any that are having aproblem with the map showing up, I'm not sure what to say. I'm using Mozilla with Avast! and have no problems at all. I have a feeling since we've had 83 people post since this afternoon that you may just be catching it busy adding data. See if it doesn't work better after this rush.I see that everyone in the Northeast who have friends and family movng to the beautiful NC coast have only one member to refer custom home clients to here........ME!
Thanks for doing this, it is a grreat idea !!!I will keep plugging along...
Maddog, works just fine on my mac...try downloading mozilla, i.e. is the darkside<G> Hey, pocket doors can't come off the track if they're nailed open
You may also want to Bookmark the site at a lower level (ie State or City) if you are more interested in seeing a closer map on a regular basis.
Man, I like the idea and I tried to add me into the map, but first it said my city doesn't exist, then it crashed my IE.
Takes a hellacious while to load on dial-up anyway.
Oh, well, I'm right here where I wuz this mornin'...and it's -15 outside and dropping fast, so I gotta go toss some wood on da fire and then get some shut eye. They're filming a Coors commercial tomorrow at 6am on the mountain, and guess who they want to be there...?
I wonder if they'll git mad if I tell 'em I only drink Guinness, LOL....
Dinosaur
Hold your ground!
I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me....
A day may come when the courage of men fails,when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship...
But it is not this day.
Takes a hellacious while to load on dial-up anyway.
That it does. On the same dial-up POTS connection, Mozilla is about 25% faster, and has fewer graphics "hangs" so far. So, for dial-up, with my computer, on my phone line, Mozilla is more like the boradband connection at work (which lets a person easily click on things like sort by name, or by place, or zoom to state or region . . . )
Funny that it's not recognizing Candian postal code, that (or US Zip codes) are what really 'drive' the map location, not the city name. (City name appears to be a convenience text line attached to the pushpins; you may have had an ascii character mismatch if you used french characters--just a WAG on my part).Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
Funny that it's not recognizing Candian postal code, that (or US Zip codes) are what really 'drive' the map location, not the city name. (City name appears to be a convenience text line attached to the pushpins; you may have had an ascii character mismatch if you used french characters--just a WAG on my part).
Well, it crashed my IE, which doesn't happen too often, and I'm not thrilled about that much. I think I'm gonna file this one with the wouldabin nice's....
Dinosaur
Hold your ground!
I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me....
A day may come when the courage of men fails,when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship...
But it is not this day.
For those who are having difficult getting the map to display at all, or who are getting browser errors:The map is based on Google's mapping program, and is very heavy on modern Miscosoft browser technology, including Active X, Javascript, and a bunch of other stuff. I think you need at least IE 6.0 to see it correctly. Furthermore, if you have XP and whatever IE version comes packaged with it, the default security settings for the Internet Zone (or maybe just my own personal settings for this zone, which are pretty tight) may block some activity that the map needs to display. In the case of Google Maps, I solved my viewing issue by adding Google's map page to my Trusted zone in IE -- something I hate doing, but I didn't have the patience to suss out exactly which restriction(s) was(were) causing the problem.Hope this helps!Rebeccah
"The map is based on Google's mapping program, and is very heavy on modern Miscosoft browser technology, including Active X, Javascript, and a bunch of other stuff. I think you need at least IE 6.0 to see it correctly."Not exactly.Scroll down to the bottom of the page and see;"The Frappr Team Loves Firefox!
See why Firefox is our favorite Browser!
If you love Firefox like us, join the Firefox User's Map!"And there ain't any ACtiveX on this computer.
Firefox rocks!!!!
Well, there may well be code that checks what browser you have, but I *do* have IE, and if I disallow ActiveX, the US map doesn't appear at all. If I allow it (I have it set to prompt), the map appears.*If* you are viewing Google's site using IE, and *If* your IE version is 5.0, you will (or at least you used to, I haven't tried in a while) get a message saying you need a newer browser version.And this map looks very much like Google's, from the US map down to those red raindrop-shaped pushpins.So I will qualify my suggestion for those having trouble viewing the map: *If* you are using IE (and there are some of us out there), try making sure you have a current version, loosening up your security settings, and possibly adding the site to your Trusted Zone.Rebeccah
bump
Doesn't it seem weird that there is no one in SC? I mean you can understand the upper midwest and all, but there's that big hole at the coast.
Who uses IE anymore????
Just put mine in too. Didnt know there was that many from Texas.
Notice:Now that there more of you baboons on the map, it may go into a default view showing only 100 members. This freaked me out at first, but notice just below the map there is a link to Show All Member Markers. Just click that and all is good in the world...at least in the map world.
As you'll notice ALL member pictures will now be fair game for the group picture.LOL...ROTF...LOL
Didnt know there was that many from Texas
Still lack some, too. Intrepidcat is not in, GACCDallas, there's a Rob in the DFW area. I want to remember that Timby, smalltownusa, and Fledge are all Texans, too. May not be correct, but that's what I want to remember.
Cool pic.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
> Who uses IE anymore????
Major corporations.
-- J.S.
Um, like Microsoft...?
after writing Frapper a few times...I don't know if it was them but right after I wrote them the second time I can now get the map again. Weird.The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides, I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.
Who uses IE anymore????
Dinosaurs, who didja think?
Dinosaur
Hold your ground!
I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me....
A day may come when the courage of men fails,when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship...
But it is not this day.
We'll this is pretty cool. There's to many BTers in the New England area. They need to spread out a little. No wonder it cost's so much to live up there.
Birth, school, work, death.....................
http://grantlogan.net/
Great idea, thanks, and sorry to crowd ya<G> Hey, pocket doors can't come off the track if they're nailed open
Where are you Chapel Hill? I worked as a Construction Manager there for 2 years in 2001 to 2003. I built in The Oaks, Springcrest and Wexford.
I live in White Cross, a little west of Carrboro on 54. I worked on Arcadia, right behind Wexford...what took you to Shallotte? Hey, pocket doors can't come off the track if they're nailed open
I used to live just before White Cross in The Trails. Is the little mexican restaurant still open next to the movie rental place? The company I was managing for decided to close there and concentrate on the coast, then (even though I swore i never would again) I went back out on my own last year.
That's too funny, I live across from the 'Lil Bar ( now under new managment as Crossroads 54 still pretty danged 'lil lol) , on Carl Durham, and go up to the Fiesta Grill all the time. Great tostadas! Probably ran you off the road a few times, ha. Video store just went under.Man, you shoulda stayed, you coulda been busy forever fixing rot in The Trails<G> Hey, pocket doors can't come off the track if they're nailed open
I had blanked the Lil Bar out of my memory! Thanks for the reminder lol.Rot is right. We were there for the ice storm a couple of years back. that was a crazy time. We built the first new house on the right on Overland Passage (yellow house) and set a new sale price record when we sold, for something like $75,000 more than anything had ever sold for before. I miss the privacy, but not the dark, pine, rot, water, tree hugging, hippy side of things.And, I LOVED the Fiesta Grill. What, you mean a video store can't be profitable renting 3 videos a week?
Where the heck are the BT's from Wilmington, Raleigh, Durham, Winston Salem, Greensboro, Charlotte, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Outer Banks, etc?Are there only 3 or 4 of us in NC/SC that get FHB??????
Are there only 3 or 4 of us in NC/SC that get FHB??????You get FHB? Hey, pocket doors can't come off the track if they're nailed open
>You get FHB?<I subscribe, but sometimes I don't "really" get it. Been too busy to check. How's those Heels? We got an asswhippin by Indiana last Sat and play Louisville this one. Somebody's gonna get beat by 20 points. Not sure who, though.Birth, school, work, death.....................
http://grantlogan.net/
Im so slow, I don't "get it" til the next issue, and that's if I'm lucky<G>We've got Santa Clara this weekend, don't laugh, they beat us last year. Talk about a butt thumpin', how bout Dook & Texas? Warmed the very cockles of my heart<G> Hey, pocket doors can't come off the track if they're nailed open
What's FHB?
wow, there is a whole cluster of us in the san francisco bay area... nowhere near the density of the east coast though.
james
you callin' us East Coasters dense?
if the boot fits......
on a serious note, I bet there is some fine homebuilding going on out there. Here ( northern cal ) if it is new it is just thrown together, kind of like the tract boom in the 70's - 80's in so cal.
found a nice niche here working on Victorian era homes though.
james
there's both- some good work, and some bad. I guess it's like everywhere else.
I'm into remodeling and repair, so I see all kinds of work. There's been times where I'm amazed that anything is still standing, and times where I've been really impressed with how well everything fit.
I like working on old homes ( 100 yrs. plus). Yeah, they're a challenge. But I've learned a lot working on them.
To those of you who were concerned about pinpointing your location on the map (so the axe murderer will have an easier time finding you). If you are a Frappr member, you're able to pinpoint your location via the member set-up page. You can zoom right in and put it exactly where your cell..er, house is located.I don't think you can modify it if you located yourself prior to setting up a Frappr account. So, if you do a new locate with the new Frappr account, just e-mail me and I'll remove your old one.Why do I have a feeling I'll regret that last offer?
Looks like everyone in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and the Dakotas is out chasing...er, herding sheep.
mrmojo:Dude, your scaring the kids with your picture on the Frappr map! Would it kill ya to smile? And aren't you supposed to be holding some numbers and a date under your picture - LOL.
Montana: Where the men are men and the sheep are nervous.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Jimmy honey...............................I added my special picture just for you.
http://www.hay98.com/
Is it that one of "rez, the lion tamer"? Or the famous skid marked twister game at the Holiday Inn in Maumee?
Or maybe "chubby" the clown?
Your favorite. Rez the lion tamer.
http://www.hay98.com/
snork.
Gunner looks just like I imagined he would.
That photo doesn't do him justice.
Thought he was referring to the west coasters as a "cluster".
"All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone." Pascal
> What's FHB?
Fine Home Building, the magazine that pays for this web site.
-- J.S.
be I am so confused
bwaa! arf! wonka wonka toot toot!
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
I was kidding! Have you noticed how hard it is to do tongue in cheek via written words hurdling down fiber optic lines?
TimKline sure has a big....smile.
PJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
>>>>>>>>
Where the heck are the BT's from Wilmington, Raleigh, Durham, Winston Salem, Greensboro, Charlotte, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Outer Banks, etc?
Are there only 3 or 4 of us in NC/SC that get FHB??????
<<<<<<<<
I don't "get" FHB.
I PAY for it, I just don't get it.
That customer service department must be one busy place.
must be why the country is leaning to the right . . .
<must be why the country is leaning to the right . . .>Dammit, you made me blow beer thru my nose.Birth, school, work, death.....................
http://grantlogan.net/
Nice idea!
Brudoggie
if ya can't find yer member ...
I'm not so sure a map is gonna help U.
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
Man theres a lot of people that live near me...WOW!
The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides, I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.
Cool idea. I'm in there.
Great idea to get this going!
Were up high, but were in! Thanks!
how come the map doesnt show up any more???
The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides, I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.
What are you talking about?
When I hit the link no map comes up anymore. Is there something in the site I need to click on? I click "Home" and still nuttin' happens. Anyone else finding this ?
Maybe I don't live here anymore....wait, lemmie look.....no, I'm still here....
I think....hmmmm
Be looking through the obituaries
andyThe secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides, I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.
Maybe it's too cold and snowy where you are for the map to work?I just clicked the original link and it came up no problem. I've also Bookmarked the map in my Firefox folder and it has come up everytime without a problem.
That pic of you on the bike scared the hell out of everybody and they left.
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
That pic of you on the bike scared the hell out of everybody and they left.>>>>>>>>>>You said WHAT?????????The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides, I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.
I see Golden Wrecked Angle posted his location so he must be monitoring the forum, even if he is not posting.Does that mean that we should watch what we say about him?
I am in too, I think. :)
Whaaaa
I get an "error on page"
can't see the map.
SamT
So, have you been tracking the number so far? (Or does Frappr sent you metrics, maybe?)
I'm wanting to remember that there were about 31 members this time yesterday, and the last Refresh offers up 156--that's pretty phenominal growth (but, then again, we BTers are legion <g>).
Yes, I have been tracking it...157 now. Crazy world!
Make that 160- I just joined. Very cool site, if I do say so.
Bob
I'm in. Very cool idea!
mk
Did it.
How oftern do they refresh or retake the satellite images?
I was thinking I would mow "Hello BT Members" in the pasture on my property.
Members here are telling me that the sat pics are 8 to 10 years old. So you may want to dig into your lawn instead of mowing it in. Or, you could just change out your shingles to spell out on your roof!
> How oftern do they refresh or retake the satellite images?
These look like the old Microsoft Terraserver images from 8-10 years ago. Check out Google Earth for newer and higher resolution images, like within the last couple years.
-- J.S.
I'm there!
Headstong, I'll take on anyone!
I like the addition of the pictures, went to the Post Office today and I think they have many of the same ones on the wall there : )
No joke, maybe should change mine, just added it, pix was in an airport just playing with a newer camera last year, you are right, does look like a P.O. FBI wanted pix.
Cool , Im in .
Bunch of Easterers. <G>
Tim
Nothing like joining the party late.
Crazy how many people are in my neck of the woods
Umm...do I have to grow a beard to stay in Breaktime?
Judgeing from the map with the entrants there , you are centrally located for a fest. <G>
Tim
Beckman already HAD a fest.Well, sort of. He talked Doud into hosting it, but he helped. A little.(-:I tried to host one, but just couldn't generate much interest. You're kinda centrally located. How about YOU try to host a fest one of these years ???
There's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes . . . and dead armadillos. [Jim Hightower]
You're kinda centrally located. How about YOU try to host a fest one of these years ???
LOL
sure if clara will help
Ive already learned ya have to have help. ugh
Tim
All right, there seems to be a little hiccup with the member map. I can't get all the markers to show up. I've e-mailed them but no response. But if you look at the Frappr Blog you'll see that they're constantly updating and working out the bugs. So, I'd say patience is in order, especially since it's free.Another very cool thing. If you do a Frappr account, free, you get a Frappr page to personalize. So, if you click on a member's marker and it brings up their Frappr page, they can customize it to exactly where they live (if you want to visit, or abduct them) and their favorite places (restaurants, clubs, supply stores, Bill W meetings, etc.). So, if you're visiting another state or town where a member lives, you can have ready access to favorite local spots without having to go to Bojangles and the corner gas station for coffee all the time.Too cool...
How come the pins disapear? One time I'll click on KY. and everyones there. And the next time some are missing.
http://www.hay98.com/
Click on 50 more locations. Only shows 50 at first. There is over 268 locations now. I wondered where I was since my little red thingie was missing. Love your pic. What are you wearing now?
Gotcha.
This morning I'm feeling "special" I'm dressed in a feather boa and leotards. It's my favorite outfit for watching Steve McQueen movies.
http://www.hay98.com/
Funny. That's my personal favorite too.
"How come the pins disapear? One time I'll click on KY. and everyones there. And the next time some are missing."revunoors are in the area.
bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter
I've e-mailed with the Frappr team about this. There was a bug, but they fixed it. What should happen now is everytime you click the Add 50 More Markers, it should do just that until it adds all of them. They reduced the load rate for older computers, slow connections and you Dinosaurs still using IE. If you are stil having problems, try clearing your cache and cookies and then reload the page.
Very cool stuff. I've wanted this very capability for something for years, and just didn't want to have to develop it myself. Thank heavens I didn't spend the time trying.
YA think the pins are weird? I get no map any more. One day its there then two weeks its not. Nothin' changed on my end. Must be my karma..someones afraid I'm gonna hop in my van with a dog named fleabait.The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
When we meet, we say, Namaste'..it means..I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides, I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us.
Well, I finally got a new computer and Frappr actually, sorta, kinda works if I use IE.So I'm now on the map.Clearly not a site for slow dial up speeds....Rich BeckmanAnother day, another tool.
Yeah, I can see ya now.
You look like a little dot._______________________________________________________________
my 20 year plan just turned 30
"You look like a little dot"Now you can understand why I consider your renderings of me to be so flattering.Rich BeckmanAnother day, another tool.
Don't forget the internet adds 10 lbs..._______________________________________________________________
my 20 year plan just turned 30
"Don't forget the internet adds 10 lbs..."I can use all the help I can get.Rich BeckmanAnother day, another tool.
Now that I can find you I'll be right over.
"Speedo rising, he's, rising, rising."Jim Morrison 1960ish.
http://www.hay98.com/
" Now that I can find you I'll be right over."Fine by me, but there's no beer on the premises. We do have wine.Horny Merlot, I believe.:)Rich BeckmanLiving in a no speedo zone, but I do have a Roger Millers hits CD and plenty of Joni Mitchell.
Edited 9/4/2006 11:08 pm by RichBeckman
100 proof that you've been there?
"Speedo rising, he's, rising, rising."Jim Morrison 1960ish.
http://www.hay98.com/
" 100 proof that you've been there?"Yeah. Strange though. I think it is only, like, 15 proof???Just a guess.
Rich BeckmanAnother day, another tool.
it is only, like, 15 proof
vino typically 15%, or 30 proof.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
I've got that Roger Miller CD!(just don't go telling anybody but sometimes when no one is around I'll even play some Carpenters music)
seeyou inventd cds
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
Edited 9/5/2006 9:21 am ET by rez
>>I've got that Roger Miller CD
"Dang me. Dang me!
"They outta take a rope and hang me!"
"If I was a fish,
And you were a flower,
What would I do?
I'd wish for the power of
Re- [pause]
Incarnation
Re- [pause]
Incarnation
...."
Fighting Ignorance since 1967
It's taking way longer than we thought
"(just don't go telling anybody but sometimes when no one is around I'll even play some Carpenters music)"It is a rare event, but I've done it, too (but in the case of the Carpenters, their hits are not their best).Rich BeckmanAnother day, another tool.
Yeah, it's much friendlier using Mozilla over all, but particularly on dial-up.
I run both on about every machine, so it's only a small hassle to remember to start the right browser. I have noted that IE runs better if you go to frappr with mozilla (and vice versa).Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)