Old Farts and Technology: The GPS

[etienne]

I work by maps myself.  I have a GPS but I seldom use it.  It confuses my sense of direction.

A buddy of mine, about 10 years ago, couldn't help but notice, that within a very short span of time, various vehicles systematically began appearing out of nowhere onto his front lawn.  That's another reason why I HATE GPS.

[SGOS]

I work by maps myself.  I have a GPS but I seldom use it.  It confuses my sense of direction.

Yes, they confuse my sense of direction too.  I also find it disconcerting.  But that's a throwback to the pre GPS era, when you needed a sense of direction.

One thing that helps me if I start feeling disconcerted because I don't know which direction I'm headed, is switch the GPS to the "North Up" orientation.  When I do that I can see which direction I'm going, followed shortly by the realization of, "Why the fuck did I think I needed to know my direction?"  And then I switch back to the "Map Forward" orientation.

[Cavebear]

Yes, they confuse my sense of direction too.  I also find it disconcerting.  But that's a throwback to the pre GPS era, when you needed a sense of direction.

One thing that helps me if I start feeling disconcerted because I don't know which direction I'm headed, is switch the GPS to the "North Up" orientation.  When I do that I can see which direction I'm going, followed shortly by the realization of, "Why the fuck did I think I needed to know my direction?"  And then I switch back to the "Map Forward" orientation.

LOL!  I'm one of those people who know what direction I am going even in the subway.  No moss on trees, maybe magnetite in my head?

[etienne]

Yes, they confuse my sense of direction too.  I also find it disconcerting.  But that's a throwback to the pre GPS era, when you needed a sense of direction.

One thing that helps me if I start feeling disconcerted because I don't know which direction I'm headed, is switch the GPS to the "North Up" orientation.  When I do that I can see which direction I'm going, followed shortly by the realization of, "Why the fuck did I think I needed to know my direction?"  And then I switch back to the "Map Forward" orientation.

Some people can't even drive anymore w/o that fing GPS on yappin at them every 3 seconds.  Maybe they are lonely, so I try and come up with some jokes.  They make me very nervous as they are usually nervous.  I usually make them shut it off as per safety concerns and while we are sitting in the cow pasture that they didn't happen to notice nor rebel against that which the GPS sent us to.

[Cavebear]

Some people can't even drive anymore w/o that fing GPS on yappin at them every 3 seconds.  Maybe they are lonely, so I try and come up with some jokes.  They make me very nervous as they are usually nervous.  I usually make them shut it off as per safety concerns and while we are sitting in the cow pasture that they didn't happen to notice nor rebel against that which the GPS sent us to.

Actually, I think the best job as a passenger is to be the navigator.  I'll bet you are good at that like I am.

[etienne]

Actually, I think the best job as a passenger is to be the navigator.  I'll bet you are good at that like I am.

Thats what the fing GPS is supposed to do!  I gotta get paid if I am doing its jawb!

[Cavebear]

Thats what the fing GPS is supposed to do!  I gotta get paid if I am doing its jawb!

Well, I get bored as a passenger.  I want SOMETHING to do.

[etienne]

Well, I get bored as a passenger.  I want SOMETHING to do.

Plant a garden!  Count seeds!

[Cavebear]

Plant a garden!  Count seeds!

In a CAR?!

[etienne]

In a CAR?!

How else you going to feed the starving masses ever present under capitalism, when you get compassion and become a socialist?



Chop some wood while you are at it too:

[Baruch]

LOL!  I'm one of those people who know what direction I am going even in the subway.  No moss on trees, maybe magnetite in my head?

Not magnetite, you non-pigeon ... secret decoder ring ;-)

[Baruch]

Some people can't even drive anymore w/o that fing GPS on yappin at them every 3 seconds.  Maybe they are lonely, so I try and come up with some jokes.  They make me very nervous as they are usually nervous.  I usually make them shut it off as per safety concerns and while we are sitting in the cow pasture that they didn't happen to notice nor rebel against that which the GPS sent us to.

This is why autonomous vehicles, particularly semis operating as a phalanx, are going to be so swell.

[etienne]

This is why autonomous vehicles, particularly semis operating as a phalanx, are going to be so swell.

Keep dreamin dreamer.  People that dont "drive truck" say this kind of rubbish.

[Baruch]

Keep dreamin dreamer.  People that dont "drive truck" say this kind of rubbish.

Like fracking ... they will lose money on each unit produced, but make it up with government supported creative finance ... see Volt.

[etienne]

Like fracking ... they will lose money on each unit produced, but make it up with government supported creative finance ... see Volt.

Yeah, I had this techy robot nerd swear on 2 Bibles 10 years ago that "robot carpenters" were right around the corner.  Still looking.  Techy nerds are generally clueless about the real material world outside their labs.  That robot dog they spent millions on at MIT is a useless pc of junk. "oh look, it can barely get over some cinder blocks!":


Sell it as scrap metal.