What Are You Doing Right Now
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@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@brianlittlejohn said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said
You should get one of those Google Cars and let them do the driving for you!
Make sure to put it on super aggressive driving mode, otherwise wherever you're headed to will take an extra 12 hours...
I'm concerned about using a Google Car given what Google GPS does. Routinely it takes us on things that aren't roads, into dangerous situations and on roads that take twice as long as the normal route you'd just pick by looking at a map.
I've never had Google send me down something that isn't a road... but it has definitely gotten lost in the town square, lol.
I've had google try to send me over an unpaved mountain pass before, luckily I check the routes I drive before I drive them.
If a turn looks funky, I simply won't take it. If I'm not expecting a dirt road, or it looks like it will take a 4x4 to get through, I simply ignore it when it tells me to turn that way and eventually it rights itself.
I'm the same way.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Might I suggest you make a recommendation regarding the Google Maps conditions here.
https://www.google.com/mapmaker
Enter the country / city and the details you know are wrong.
It's everywhere, it's the decision making of their GPS that is primarily what is wrong.
That's hard to do in the dark, it's not like I can look at the map, my wife has to navigate and she can't read maps so she doesn't tell me when Google has gone nuts. I'm to the point that I won't let her turn it on because she tends to think that the GPS might be useful and it's worse than not having it at this point.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Might I suggest you make a recommendation regarding the Google Maps conditions here.
https://www.google.com/mapmaker
Enter the country / city and the details you know are wrong.
It's everywhere, it's the decision making of their GPS that is primarily what is wrong.
That's hard to do in the dark, it's not like I can look at the map, my wife has to navigate and she can't read maps so she doesn't tell me when Google has gone nuts. I'm to the point that I won't let her turn it on because she tends to think that the GPS might be useful and it's worse than not having it at this point.
You should be teaching your wife (and kids) how to read maps! Lol.
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@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Might I suggest you make a recommendation regarding the Google Maps conditions here.
https://www.google.com/mapmaker
Enter the country / city and the details you know are wrong.
It's everywhere, it's the decision making of their GPS that is primarily what is wrong.
That's hard to do in the dark, it's not like I can look at the map, my wife has to navigate and she can't read maps so she doesn't tell me when Google has gone nuts. I'm to the point that I won't let her turn it on because she tends to think that the GPS might be useful and it's worse than not having it at this point.
You should be teaching your wife (and kids) how to read maps! Lol.
Good luck. My wife can't tell right from left (I'm serious, she will tell you) and even if she could read the map (never going to happen, she just can't see it) she can't relay directions as she can't handle right/left or NSEW directions.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Might I suggest you make a recommendation regarding the Google Maps conditions here.
https://www.google.com/mapmaker
Enter the country / city and the details you know are wrong.
It's everywhere, it's the decision making of their GPS that is primarily what is wrong.
That's hard to do in the dark, it's not like I can look at the map, my wife has to navigate and she can't read maps so she doesn't tell me when Google has gone nuts. I'm to the point that I won't let her turn it on because she tends to think that the GPS might be useful and it's worse than not having it at this point.
You should be teaching your wife (and kids) how to read maps! Lol.
Good luck. My wife can't tell right from left (I'm serious, she will tell you) and even if she could read the map (never going to happen, she just can't see it) she can't relay directions as she can't handle right/left or NSEW directions.
In that case, she can ride in the back seat while one of your kids rides in the front and tells you where to go, lol.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Might I suggest you make a recommendation regarding the Google Maps conditions here.
https://www.google.com/mapmaker
Enter the country / city and the details you know are wrong.
It's everywhere, it's the decision making of their GPS that is primarily what is wrong.
That's hard to do in the dark, it's not like I can look at the map, my wife has to navigate and she can't read maps so she doesn't tell me when Google has gone nuts. I'm to the point that I won't let her turn it on because she tends to think that the GPS might be useful and it's worse than not having it at this point.
You should be teaching your wife (and kids) how to read maps! Lol.
Good luck. My wife can't tell right from left (I'm serious, she will tell you) and even if she could read the map (never going to happen, she just can't see it) she can't relay directions as she can't handle right/left or NSEW directions.
I have this issue too... I can generally find my way around a town/city that I've been in a few times before. But reading a map is damn near impossible.
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@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Might I suggest you make a recommendation regarding the Google Maps conditions here.
https://www.google.com/mapmaker
Enter the country / city and the details you know are wrong.
It's everywhere, it's the decision making of their GPS that is primarily what is wrong.
That's hard to do in the dark, it's not like I can look at the map, my wife has to navigate and she can't read maps so she doesn't tell me when Google has gone nuts. I'm to the point that I won't let her turn it on because she tends to think that the GPS might be useful and it's worse than not having it at this point.
You should be teaching your wife (and kids) how to read maps! Lol.
Good luck. My wife can't tell right from left (I'm serious, she will tell you) and even if she could read the map (never going to happen, she just can't see it) she can't relay directions as she can't handle right/left or NSEW directions.
In that case, she can ride in the back seat while one of your kids rides in the front and tells you where to go, lol.
Motion sickness. I can't win.
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@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Might I suggest you make a recommendation regarding the Google Maps conditions here.
https://www.google.com/mapmaker
Enter the country / city and the details you know are wrong.
It's everywhere, it's the decision making of their GPS that is primarily what is wrong.
That's hard to do in the dark, it's not like I can look at the map, my wife has to navigate and she can't read maps so she doesn't tell me when Google has gone nuts. I'm to the point that I won't let her turn it on because she tends to think that the GPS might be useful and it's worse than not having it at this point.
You should be teaching your wife (and kids) how to read maps! Lol.
Good luck. My wife can't tell right from left (I'm serious, she will tell you) and even if she could read the map (never going to happen, she just can't see it) she can't relay directions as she can't handle right/left or NSEW directions.
I have this issue too... I can generally find my way around a town/city that I've been in a few times before. But reading a map is damn near impossible.
I'm TRYING to train my wife to keep useful information up on the screen and show it to me quickly when at intersections or whatever. I can normally read a map and memorize what I need in a second or two, literally. But Google Maps refuses to show scale which makes gauging distances very hard. but other than that, two seconds looking at a map is more useful that GPS or her trying to tell me what it says.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Might I suggest you make a recommendation regarding the Google Maps conditions here.
https://www.google.com/mapmaker
Enter the country / city and the details you know are wrong.
It's everywhere, it's the decision making of their GPS that is primarily what is wrong.
That's hard to do in the dark, it's not like I can look at the map, my wife has to navigate and she can't read maps so she doesn't tell me when Google has gone nuts. I'm to the point that I won't let her turn it on because she tends to think that the GPS might be useful and it's worse than not having it at this point.
You should be teaching your wife (and kids) how to read maps! Lol.
Good luck. My wife can't tell right from left (I'm serious, she will tell you) and even if she could read the map (never going to happen, she just can't see it) she can't relay directions as she can't handle right/left or NSEW directions.
In that case, she can ride in the back seat while one of your kids rides in the front and tells you where to go, lol.
Motion sickness. I can't win.
Just give up and pre-order you a Google Flymaster 3000. It will fly you anywhere you want to go, by itself, and stop you at random business that pay Google for "Ad Time"
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OMG, speaking of Google Ads.... we've been to five Islamic countries recently and our targetted ads are now offering services for converting to Islam.
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This might be my best post of all time...
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I'm pretty sure that I just wrote the plot of a new Dr. Who episode.
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And the other guy is sitting there going... wat? (Unless they are also a Dr. Who fan, lol)
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm pretty sure that I just wrote the plot of a new Dr. Who episode.
So many theremins.
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@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm pretty sure that I just wrote the plot of a new Dr. Who episode.
So many theremins.
Is that a Dr Who reference or a Galaxy Quest one?
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@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm pretty sure that I just wrote the plot of a new Dr. Who episode.
So many theremins.
Is that a Dr Who reference or a Galaxy Quest one?
Galaxy Quest is an amazing movie. RIP Alan Rickman
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@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm pretty sure that I just wrote the plot of a new Dr. Who episode.
So many theremins.
Is that a Dr Who reference or a Galaxy Quest one?
Mostly A...
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Running Serverbear against the HC2150.
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50 min gym session over lunch, then shower and wolfing down food...and I'm back at my desk...more xerox printer issues.
Did I ever mention I hate Xerox..?
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@NattNatt said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
50 min gym session over lunch, then shower and wolfing down food...and I'm back at my desk...more xerox printer issues.
Did I ever mention I hate Xerox..?
We all do. I had them order Canon's and have finally convinced them of their value. Thank god.
