A bit of an old post but one I think should be distributed to all; Fred Dupont just reminded me about it on twitter. It is basically from an article from GENI (Global Environment for Network Innovations ) and if correct, a 200 miles square collects sufficient solar energy to power ALL human activity. More...
Just noticed the 3D icon on Streetview this morning whist looking something up and thought it might be for that area but after checking out Happydude’s own appearance on streetview seems that the guys at Google have applied 3D to all their data. 
This video is to promote a new season from the BBC called “Superpower” which launches on 8 March, in the video “the people of the internet” are portrayed as extraterrestrial figure sending messages to the people of Earth, showing how important the internet has become to civilisation and its impact on how we live.
