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Get public transit directions for selected cities with Google Maps
But here's the catch, directions are still only available for a limited number of cities, including San Francisco, San Diego, Tampa, Dallas, Austin, Seattle, Pittsburgh, and Portland. If you happen to be in cities known for their public transportation systems, like say, Washington DC, Chicago, or New York, you still only get driving directions.
For the cities that are covered, the interface is pretty nice. Just select the "Get directions" tab and enter your starting point and destination. Google Maps will pull up driving directions, or you can click "Take Public Transit" to find out how to get there without your car. The original Google Transit page is still live in case you like going to a dedicated site. You can also see the list of covered cities there.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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robotrock said 12:43AM on 10-04-2007
DC and NYC should have been first
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