Hawaii Mosaics

October 23, 2004 1:33 PM

The big picture. (more)
posted by Pretty_Generic (20 comments total)

That's a big picture alright. Are you trying to kill my PC.
posted by seanyboy at 1:48 PM on October 23, 2004

I found Waldo.
posted by seanyboy at 1:49 PM on October 23, 2004

Note: If you're using Internet Explorer and you have auto-resize left on, You Are A Nob.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 1:51 PM on October 23, 2004

seannyboy: That was the first thing I thought midscroll.
posted by RubiX^3 at 2:24 PM on October 23, 2004

The tile with the mountaintop on it doesn't align perfectly. Worst post ever.
posted by Krrrlson at 2:26 PM on October 23, 2004

For what's it worth, almost every other one at that site is better than the one in the post. Not as big, but better photos.
posted by smackfu at 2:44 PM on October 23, 2004

Yes, that's true.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 2:47 PM on October 23, 2004

For those on a dialup, here's a thumbnail version:

___/\_

posted by gwint at 3:09 PM on October 23, 2004

Note: If you're using Internet Explorer and you have auto-resize left on, You Are A Nob.

No, I'm using FF 1.0PR and it was loading like molasses for me too. So, P_G, YOU are the nob.
posted by billsaysthis at 3:25 PM on October 23, 2004

P_G is the Anti-Nob.
posted by quonsar at 3:43 PM on October 23, 2004

MetaFilter: the Anti-Nob
posted by NationalKato at 3:59 PM on October 23, 2004

P_G is a vagina?
posted by Blue Stone at 4:00 PM on October 23, 2004

I'm just downloading the bitch. Thanks for the link. None of my homemade mosaics from the isles turned out as nice (well, maybe a couple, but I never made it to Oahu)
posted by Busithoth at 4:47 PM on October 23, 2004

What nice beaches. And what a pretty ocean. Let's put up a whole bunch of ugly little houses, or giant hotels or skyscrapers, all over the place and live here amid the sprawl.
posted by LeLiLo at 5:10 PM on October 23, 2004

ive got a map of the united states, actual size

1 mile = 1 mile

last summer i folded it
posted by Satapher at 5:50 PM on October 23, 2004

Wow..........

A giant picture, really. Sorry I couldn't view it. Gave it minutes to load. I am also on FF.
posted by xammerboy at 11:24 PM on October 23, 2004

holy bandwidth batman
posted by Cool Alex at 1:18 AM on October 24, 2004

Pretty_Generic, excellent post - I would have just made the "more" link as THE link instead of directly linking to that massive image. I loved the mosaics - the "thumbnails" (well, Shrek-sized thumbs) were big enough to enjoy without killing my browser. You can find very clever photo-stitching software here.
posted by SpaceCadet at 2:50 AM on October 24, 2004

a warning about the sheer size of the file and just how slowly it downloads would have been appropriate, considerate and polite
posted by quarsan at 3:18 AM on October 24, 2004

IMO it wasn't that big a picture. Opera handles stuff like that with aplomb.

Looks to me that the Eagles describe it pretty much perfectly:

Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody caught 'em
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes, and Jesus,
people bought them
And they called it paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea

posted by five fresh fish at 7:39 PM on October 24, 2004