blog minus author https://silliest.website:3/blog emily's blog about google maps, programming, geography and whatever else en-gb the three (and half) ways google hides streetview https://silliest.website:3/blog/google-maps-hidden/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0100 not all the imagery on google streetview is easy to access. here is how you can find some of the rarer, and more hidden, stuff. https://silliest.website:3/blog/google-maps-hidden/ you cost geoguessr $0, and you had no idea https://silliest.website:3/blog/you-dont-cost-geoguessr-any-money/ Thu, 15 May 2025 18:00:00 +0200 if you have adblocker on, you are essentially free for geoguessr. this is why it happens, and why it matters. (updated post-ewc cancellation) https://silliest.website:3/blog/you-dont-cost-geoguessr-any-money/ consistent zoom levels in deck.gl https://silliest.website:3/blog/deckgl-zoom/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200 how i ensure that scrollwheel zooming behaves consistently across all devices in deck.gl - something the library isn't built to do. https://silliest.website:3/blog/deckgl-zoom/ getting google maps to leak data https://silliest.website:3/blog/google-maps-dates/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0200 how i got google maps to leak the exact dates for their panoramas - something they really don't want to share. works surprisingly well! https://silliest.website:3/blog/google-maps-dates/