"At first, I thought they were glitches, or errors in the algorithm, but looking closer, I realized the situation was actually more interesting — these images are not glitches. They are the absolute logical result of the system. They are an edge condition—an anomaly within the system, a nonstandard, an outlier, even, but not an error. These jarring moments expose how Google Earth works, focusing our attention on the software. They are seams which reveal a new model of seeing and of representing our world - as dynamic, ever-changing data from a myriad of different sources – endlessly combined, constantly updated, creating a seamless illusion."
Quote taken from The Universal Texture by Clement Valla, courtesy of Rhizome.
And on a similar note, here's the greatest video game of all time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMnMOEB1zmE
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