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Actually, the clues are probably too obvious but how cool is this...
Did you ever look at Google's digital Earth model and notice something missing? Like 70% of Earth's topography, for instance? The seafloor shown there is a kind of "shadow topography". It's satellite derived.

I wish James Wood wouldn't write about religion.

I like the James Wood article simply for the smackdown his ridiculous arguments receive in the comments section. It would seem that he has never really taken the time to read or view anything by any of the authors he attacks.