Posted on 07/24/2014 1:18:00 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
It is either the funniest thing on the internet, or the creepiest, but one thing is for certain: a guy called Owen Mundy knows where your cat lives.
No matter where you are in the world, if you have posted a photo of your feline friend on social media, chances are Professor Mundy’s supercomputer has captured it, collated it, and pinpointed your location.
Professor Mundy combines art, design and computer programming in his addictive site – simply titled iknowwhereyourcatlives.com - highlighting our obsession with cats and the trends of the internet.
On his website, Mundy reveals that there are 15 million photos tagged with the word ‘cat’ on the internet – and thousands more are being added around the world every day.
He swept popular photo-sharing sites, searching the word ‘cat’ (which is why some photos are of people, or pictures of cats, or cat tattoos etc), and captured around one million pictures.
Using latitude and longitude coordinates embedded in pictures’ metadata, Mundy used a supercomputer at Florida State University to present them in clusters on a map of the world.
Before you start calling the police, he has not included postcodes or addresses, just a simple general area – and, of course, the photo you uploaded.
The result is: a decent way to waste about two hours of your life.
We can’t think of any real practical use for the site, although it would have been handy for James Bond when he was searching for that elusive underground lair.
(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...
ZirconEncrustedTweezers That's hysterical!
Thanks for the ping. He hasn’t found my cat either even though my cat and his antics are somewhat ubiquitous on the Instagram and the Facebook (thanks to my wife). In her professional circle, the cat is a local sensation.
You’re quite welcome.
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