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thanks for that, some really really nice stuff there. I know what I'm doing all of tomorrow morning. 

I know what I'm doing all of tomorrow morning.

What, using that inspiration to start some bad ass mapping?? 

I think he means 'Masturbate furiously over them all' seeming as nitin doesn't map. 

ArtServe: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/

This site has tons of high-resolution images. For example:

10,000+ pictures of Cairo: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/egypt/index1.html

50,000+ pictures of Japan: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/japan/index1.html

60,000+ pictures of Italy: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/italy/index1.html

You could spend the rest of your life downloading all of these. 

http://www.hyperfinch.de/gallery/ssas/
http://www.charlescowles.com/burtynsky/shipbreaking.html

i had a third link but i can't find it. oh well... 

do you do any map making at work or do you just dig out reference sites from the net all day? :) 

You joke, but that is an important part of the mapping process, especially if you're doing it professionally.

Anyway, i found the last few links on metafilter or memepool. (browsing those is what i REALLY do all day!) 

but if that is what Metlslime does with his time, we are all the better for it. I've been looking at nautical themes lately too, and these links are a welcomed addition. 

http://www.ping.de/sites/systemcoder/necro/antifaq/antifaq.htm

A well written piece of fictitious history for the fictitious, yet infamous, book. 

http://www.beksinski.pl/ 

err, I just noticed my obvious spelling error in Necronomicon -- 'nom' name not 'mon' one, ouch. 

I was wondering when you were going to post that link to Beksinski. 

The slow loading times, self-indulgent interface and annoying music are very impressive. Nice pictures though. 

it looks like it costs someone a fortune ;-) 

http://www.hrgiger.com/ 

http://www.byui.edu/Ricks/employee/DAVISR/HumPix/

There are some interesting shots in there. 

http://www.byui.edu/Ricks/employee/DAVISR/HumPix/Islam,%20Petra%20Khazne.JPG 

...by the government of that country because it didn't relate to their religion?

I remember seeing some big statues built into rocks exploding. I think it was 2002 or so. 

That was in Afghanistan, where the Taleban blew up the faces on two giant buddha statues (53 meters and 38 meters tall) which were carved into a cliff face.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1214384.stm 

Well known movie with well known pornstar Fox Mulder and well known nubian chick Dana Scully has got some cool architecture in extraterrestial base, pretty scary. 

scully is NOT nubian. 

If Gillian is Nubian that would make Iman Hybernian. It would be interesting to see though the world is yet to turn upside down. 

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