Wikipedia rabbit hole - Svalbard

"smobgirl" (smobgirl) 11/16/2018 at 21:03 • Filed to: None

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Longyearbyen looks like a cute town.

Might be a bit chilly though.

But wait - what is that I see?

ENHANCE:

MY PEOPLE!!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > smobgirl 11/16/2018 at 21:26

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Nope.

Wobbles the Mind > smobgirl 11/16/2018 at 21:27

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It looks as if it suffers severe flooding with the way everything is built and colored. I smell trouble...  

DipodomysDeserti > Wobbles the Mind 11/16/2018 at 21:39

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They  face flooding as a result of permafrost not being quite permanent anymore.

DipodomysDeserti > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 11/16/2018 at 21:40

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Those pesky polar bears will be extinct soon enough. Although they’ll probably start preying on people as a last ditch effort.

DipodomysDeserti > smobgirl 11/16/2018 at 21:41

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The Global Seed Vault is there!

SHARPSPEED > smobgirl 11/16/2018 at 21:47

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Do not combine these kinds of searches with Google Earth. It’s downright fatal to your time.

smobgirl > SHARPSPEED 11/16/2018 at 21:51

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I found it because I was playing with Google Earth! It’s the easiest way to waste time at work and still look like I’m working. That and National Register of Historic Places applications.

Chuckles > smobgirl 11/16/2018 at 21:56

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I’ve gone down that very same rabbit hole. It’s a fun one.

SHARPSPEED > smobgirl 11/16/2018 at 22:07

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You have made a terrible mistake. Hope you have as few regrets as I do when I make it. 

smobgirl > Chuckles 11/16/2018 at 22:10

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That was pretty fascinating! It’s crazy that the 1918  flu managed to spread there.

smobgirl > SHARPSPEED 11/16/2018 at 22:12

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I got sucked into a Project Iceworm spiral that lasted longer than it should have, if I’m honest.

Chuckles > smobgirl 11/16/2018 at 22:20

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If you feel like going down a YouTube hole instead of wikipedia, that channel and his other channel Wendover Pr oductions are pretty good.

Svalbard got me on a kick about isolated places, and I ended up learning a bunch about St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha.

smobgirl > Chuckles 11/16/2018 at 22:27

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I like this idea. YouTube is tracked at work but I don’t log in to the company WiFi on my phone! 

  > smobgirl 11/23/2018 at 22:56

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Longyearbyen even has street view! Some surprises among the snowmobiles

smobgirl >   11/23/2018 at 23:21

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I feel like some of those are much better choices than others.