I was skeptical with parent-like satnavs when they were first introduced back then; I still am skeptical today. What's inadequate about "Read map*, pay attention to the road, use brain"?
Deryck
*I'm a big fan of using the automatic route-planning features of map systems like Google Maps or even TomTom to help me plan routes. It's just that the assumption that a machine is correct about the real world is simply wrong.
On 29 May 2012 12:32, Richard Symonds richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Ha, makes for a good read. Thanks for sharing, David!
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On 29 May 2012 12:28, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
TomTom press release: http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/licensing/newsletter/201205/didyouknow/
OpenStreetMap volunteer response: http://www.systemed.net/blog/index.php?post=23 Flags TomTom quote-mining.
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