Take a virtual gander at the seat of D.C. government.

The Howard Theatre, for example.

The District of Columbia and 38 states entered a $7 million settlement agreement today with Google over a case stemming from the online giant’s collection of private data.

I suppose we can file this under “this has nothing to do with D.C., but is still a massively fun way to waste time at work, which is very important to D.C. office workers.” Friend of DCist Laura Olin passed along a link to Globe Genie, which appears to be a product of one Joe McMichael, and is hosted under an MIT web address. The site allows its users to jump randomly to one Google Street View around the world — you can select any combination of continents (including Antarctica!), hit “Teleport” and see where you end up.

View Larger Map Finally. We’ve been talking about it for over a year, but Google has just launched the Street View feature for D.C. and some surrounding areas (We Love DC had this earlier). The feature, part of Google Maps, lets users see 360 degrees along streets — that means buildings, people, parks, and sometimes shenanigans (at least in other cities). Nearly every D.C. street is captured, with the exception of Pennsylvania Avenue and E…

If you’re anything like us, you’ve been experiencing major geek covetousness ever since Google Maps launched its Street View functionality late last month. The feature (which may seem similar to past users of Amazon’s A9.com) shows street-level photos of locations. Users can move smoothly from spot to spot, rotating their view and taking in the sights. Unfortunately, Google Maps’ coverage of D.C. doesn’t feature any of the blue outlines that signify Street View-equipped roads. But…