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polaco
·3 года назад·discuss
There's also the Berlin Tree Register[1] mapping which looks like every public tree in the city.

And while we're at it, the city's official Geoportal Berlin[2] is a treasure trove of open geo data.

[1] https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=05c3f9d7dea6422b86e...

[2] https://fbinter.stadt-berlin.de/fb/index.jsp
polaco
·4 года назад·discuss
Herzog's famous take on nature, recorded on the set of Fitzcarrado in the Peruvian jungle, is just beautiful. I keep coming back to it. https://youtu.be/3xQyQnXrLb0

"Kinski says [the jungle] is full of erotic elements. It’s not so much erotic, but full of obscenity. Nature here is vile and base. I wouldn’t see anything erotic here. I see fornication and asphyxiation and choking, fighting for survival and growing and just rotting away. Of course there’s a lot of misery, but it’s the same misery that’s all around us. The trees are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing; they just screech in pain. Taking a close look at what’s around us, there is some sort of harmony. It’s the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder. But when I say this, I say this all full of admiration for the jungle. It’s not that I hate it. I love it. I love it very much. But I love it against my better judgment.”
polaco
·4 года назад·discuss
Incidentally, Apple just launched Apple Maps Look Around in Germany this summer. It has very good coverage, but you need an Apple device to access it (ugh).

Interestingly, I haven't seen any public discussion on it.

Apple also allows you to demand blurring of your house, but they do this globally.
polaco
·4 года назад·discuss
First paragraph: "we are forced to increase the prices of many of our products by approximately 10%"