In continuance (see this post for the last rant) of my diatribe on the over-reliance on tech, I saw the following article in The Scottsman: Scots the most misled by satnavs:Misleading satnavs have caused more than £200 million worth of damage to cars in the past 12 months with Scots the most misled by their … Continue reading GPS Hate! Part Deux
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Essays examining how modern technologies shape society, culture, and human behavior.
Another reason why paper maps are superior to GPS
Over the past several years I have developed some fairly strong anachronistic views on the overuse of technology, with GPSes being one in particular. Given, I own hiking and auto GPSes, I find them no substitute for actual navigational and geo-positional savvy (i.e. knowing where you are, where you want to go, and how to … Continue reading Another reason why paper maps are superior to GPS
Why you can’t travel like a road warrior and shave like your grampa
I do a fair amount of travel, and for several years now I have shaved with a safety razor. There are numerous benefits to this: it breaks the shaving consumerism trap, there's something nostalgic about it (my razor is at least 80 years old...), you generate much less waste, and you save a bucketload of … Continue reading Why you can’t travel like a road warrior and shave like your grampa
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