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Re:Kugelblitz – Mac-Native Google Earth Alternative by jttnr on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:06AM (#50390421)
Context: Kugelblitz is by one of the guys who made the original Terravision, which Google copied to make Google Earth.

Sadly, Kugelblitz is only available for Mac and is closed-source for now. And, of course, it's vibe-coded. He talks a little bit about his reasoning on his podcast (in German): https://logbuch-netzpolitik.de/lnp563-des-kaisers-neue-kleid...

Re:Kugelblitz – Mac-Native Google Earth Alternative by a3w on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:31AM (#50390610)
One out of two guys. Also, I listened to his podcasts for ten years, and he always had high standards. But 1. this gets really annoying, fast 2. Right now, he talks about a lot of stuff he does not know about as if he would know everything in the world.

Really can't stand him any more.

And yes, project is not even F/LOSS. 3D mouse recommended, this guy is aloft from the rest of human civilization.

Re:Kugelblitz – Mac-Native Google Earth Alternative by unkeen on Friday November 06, 2026 @05:40AM (#50390683)
Exactly my thoughts. In the end, he's just a pretty regular guy who exchanged his once high standards for the "enabling" factor of AI, striving for mediocrity now. Really sad and disappointing.
Re:Kugelblitz – Mac-Native Google Earth Alternative by jttnr on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:21AM (#50391507)
I partially agree. There was a time when Tim was hardly bearable, especially toward the end of CRE, but in my opinion, things have improved in recent years.
Re:Kugelblitz – Mac-Native Google Earth Alternative by avhception on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:28AM (#50392040)
Was there an official "end" of CRE? I was still hoping for new episodes some day.
Re:Kugelblitz – Mac-Native Google Earth Alternative by jttnr on Friday November 06, 2026 @08:54AM (#50392317)
Not sure, there is no indication on the website. Maybe its just an extra long pause.
Re:Kugelblitz – Mac-Native Google Earth Alternative by rented_mule on Friday November 06, 2026 @06:48AM (#50391218)
Are you saying Keyhole copied Terravision when they created EarthViewer? Google Earth was a rebranding, with continued development, of Keyhole EarthViewer after Google bought Keyhole.
Re:Kugelblitz – Mac-Native Google Earth Alternative by manol74 on Friday November 06, 2026 @07:13AM (#50391453)
Terravision started much earlier than Keyhole, however the lawsuit agains Google wasn't successful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terravision#History

There is also a Netflix Mini-series inspired by the case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Billion_Dollar_Code