Yeah, I'm not sure what algo-slo-rithm Google uses for elapsed travel time...rarely accurate. But, useful when arguing with a retail customer who insists that his refrigerator delivery will only take a few minutes...and it's a 76-mile round trip.
There's reality, and then... Mike >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Mike Copeland >> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:03 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NF] awfully quiet.... something to talk about >> >> I'm sure there is a limit, but I haven't run into it yet. All I did > when >> developing this routine was to look at the Chrome URL string that was >> built by the Google Maps website. Essentially they just build a string >> that is combined with "to:" >> > <snip excellent code example> > > I just learned something - thanks! > > That "to:" addition could come in real handy, and a dooder at my meeting > the other night could make good use of that idea - thanks again... > > Just now playing with this I plotted a couple points curious about the > distance I had to drive high speed in my last days in law enforcement... > > It calc'd it at 24.7 miles and 37 minutes... > > I drove it (at night) in 11 minutes, or 134 MPH... > > Good times man.... good times... > > > Thanks, > > Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst > IT Department > McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center > 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: > 541-744-6145 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is > Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It > is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named > in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this > message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the > material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy > this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in > reliance on the information it contains. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
