lazynooblet@lazysoci.al to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoBefore satnav we'd need to use an A-Z, we would learn the route and eventually not need the A-Z. With satnav I can drive to the same place 5 times and I don't know the route. This is AI today.message-squaremessage-square85linkfedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down126
arrow-up1118arrow-down1message-squareBefore satnav we'd need to use an A-Z, we would learn the route and eventually not need the A-Z. With satnav I can drive to the same place 5 times and I don't know the route. This is AI today.lazynooblet@lazysoci.al to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square85linkfedilink
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoAnd in Tasmania do they hold the maps South Up? Sigma Octantis is nowhere near as bright as Polaris…
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoMy original comment was a joke. But you can’t see Polaris at all from Tasmania, so even if there’s no good South pole star, it’s better than one blocked by the Earth.
minus-squareMangoCats@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoMine is a joke too, but a serious question: are there significant numbers of people who draw and hold their maps “South Up”? Are they just afraid of getting cold feet?
And in Tasmania do they hold the maps South Up? Sigma Octantis is nowhere near as bright as Polaris…
My original comment was a joke. But you can’t see Polaris at all from Tasmania, so even if there’s no good South pole star, it’s better than one blocked by the Earth.
Mine is a joke too, but a serious question: are there significant numbers of people who draw and hold their maps “South Up”?
Are they just afraid of getting cold feet?