Greg M. Johnson wrote:
> http://www.n2yo.com/index.php?k=20
> 
> This URL has a google map in it. The map has a little house icon which I
> assume is supposed to be me.  When I figured out it wasn't my house, I
> assumed it was probably my cable company's home office.  It looks as far as
> I can surmise from the satellite to be someone else's home 15 minutes from
> my house. 
> 
> Is the same true for any one else (dunno if this'd work outside the states).
> 
> I wonder if this could ever cause problems.  I gripe on a web page about a
> product or service, and someone figures to drive to my house and give me a
> shout. They go to the wrong house.
> 
> 
If I go to that page it gives a place here in Zaanstad. I don't think 
you are living here, nor do I think that my coordinates are encoded in 
my IP packets. So I can only assume that the place they indicate is some 
sort of approximation of the server or gateway site. It seems to be 
rounded to fit in 5 characters, so look within a mile from the indicated 
point.

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