tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post3673493504860212143..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: portrait, lonely, digitizerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-5637859527473626392009-09-09T17:27:47.634+01:002009-09-09T17:27:47.634+01:00Ah...those would be the Thomasans, of the Tankus e...Ah...those would be the Thomasans, of the Tankus engineii sub-species, I think.<br /><br />However, I could be very wrong on that score.<br /><br />:)The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-26784453834235756632009-09-09T17:19:44.906+01:002009-09-09T17:19:44.906+01:00Crow: I have had another look at the lost planet, ...Crow: I have had another look at the lost planet, which now resides behind the railings of a nearby house. I can tell you that its inhabitants look rather like toy locomotives with smiling faces at the end of their boilers.<br /><br />BB: What I wonder about is how Google manages to keep up to date, but that is naive of me. The whole operation is so enormous and space defyingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-77280448052057495982009-09-09T11:15:40.408+01:002009-09-09T11:15:40.408+01:00And about 98% of it was printed in the 20th - 21st...And about 98% of it was printed in the 20th - 21st century. It sounds a huge project and yet there are suggestions it will only take five years. Google is secretive about the technology (although tireless surfers have tracked down the patent) but, <em>pro tem</em> the copyright issue appears to have been resolved following payment of £125m, peanuts for the web giant.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-32843714422381741792009-09-08T18:43:56.017+01:002009-09-08T18:43:56.017+01:00Enjoying the visual your description of the ball &...Enjoying the visual your description of the ball 'planet' conjures for me. <br /><br />What is the name of the people on this planet?<br /><br />:)The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.com