Another brilliant idea

nikimcbee · 10-23-13, 01:14 PM

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/2375812...autical-charts

Great idea, until the GPS dies and you need to manually navigate.

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Nowadays, most people instead use the on-demand maps printed by private shops, which are more up-to-date and accurate, Smith said.

..so private shops do it better?

You may want to tell your boss that about healthcare.

AVGWarhawk · 10-23-13, 02:21 PM

Hard to use your GPS when Dr. No takes out a satellite or two.

1 million dollars.

Ducimus · 10-23-13, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/2375812...autical-charts

Great idea, until the GPS dies and you need to manually navigate.

..so private shops do it better?

You may want to tell your boss that about healthcare.

Someone had a visit from the Good Idea Fairy.

Jimbuna · 10-23-13, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Great idea, until the GPS dies and you need to manually navigate..

Reminds me of the time the GPS went down on my fathers boat but luckily we were in sight of the harbour...funny how you become dependant on technology.

10-23-13, 04:22 PM

GPS

Get Prepared to Speed!
Houston,Texas 2008!

Skybird · 10-23-13, 04:44 PM

I know that there are teachers advocating that handwriting should be skipped from school lessons, since everybody is typing on a keyboard. Some even are insane enough not wanting to teach maths anymore, but the handling of an electronic calculator only.

GPS and computer assistances are all nice and well, for everyday duties an routines, I'm all for it. But you should nevertheless fulfill two conditions, always:

You should be qualified to use the manual procedure, the analogue mechanical device nevertheless, you should have learned it as the fundament on which digital/electronic modern toys base on, and you should be able to use it in case of emergency.

You should have analogue/non-electronic backups. Stored deep in a box, maybe, but it should be there in case you depend on needing to find it.

If needing to plan for an expedition and in isolated grounds, if needed to chose, I would always prefer map, compass and sextant over a tablet with GPS or something like that. ALWAYS. I learned all about compass navigation just for curiosity, and later I really could made good use of it, in North Africa especially. For pure curiosity, and although I never needed it, I learned how to use a sextant. If an empty nut like me could learn that for curiosity, then everybody can. Not to mention handwriting and head-calculating basic maths.

I would not dare to join a yacht heading for the blue ocean that only has the latest GPS and computers with three levels of redundancy aboard, but no printed maps, magnetic compass and sextant. I could win a free world journey with it, and still would refuse to accept it.

Dread Knot · 10-23-13, 05:01 PM

"Daddy? What's this big musty book with all the funny colored shapes on the pages?"

"Why it's called an Atlas, pumpkin."

"What's an Atlas, Daddy?

"Google it kid. I'm busy."

Platapus · 10-23-13, 05:38 PM

Does the military still teach map reading (orienteering)? Or is everything GPS?

Jimbuna · 10-24-13, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by privateer

GPS

Get Prepared to Speed!
Houston,Texas 2008!

Oh the memories

10-23-13, 02:21 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hard to use your GPS when Dr. No takes out a satellite or two. 1 million dollars. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-23-13, 04:44 PM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I know that there are teachers advocating that handwriting should be skipped from school lessons, since everybody is typing on a keyboard. Some even are insane enough not wanting to teach maths anymore, but the handling of an electronic calculator only. GPS and computer assistances are all nice and well, for everyday duties an routines, I'm all for it. But you should nevertheless fulfill two conditions, always: You should be qualified to use the manual procedure, the analogue mechanical device nevertheless, you should have learned it as the fundament on which digital/electronic modern toys base on, and you should be able to use it in case of emergency. You should have analogue/non-electronic backups. Stored deep in a box, maybe, but it should be there in case you depend on needing to find it. If needing to plan for an expedition and in isolated grounds, if needed to chose, I would always prefer map, compass and sextant over a tablet with GPS or something like that. ALWAYS. I learned all about compass navigation just for curiosity, and later I really could made good use of it, in North Africa especially. For pure curiosity, and although I never needed it, I learned how to use a sextant. If an empty nut like me could learn that for curiosity, then everybody can. Not to mention handwriting and head-calculating basic maths. I would not dare to join a yacht heading for the blue ocean that only has the latest GPS and computers with three levels of redundancy aboard, but no printed maps, magnetic compass and sextant. I could win a free world journey with it, and still would refuse to accept it. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Does the military still teach map reading (orienteering)? Or is everything GPS? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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10-23-13, 05:01 PM	#7
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	"Daddy? What's this big musty book with all the funny colored shapes on the pages?" "Why it's called an Atlas, pumpkin." "What's an Atlas, Daddy? "Google it kid. I'm busy."