There was a time when finding your way required more than a signal. In the early years of my military service, I used a PLGR, a Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver. The name suggested something more refined than the device itself. It was large, deliberate, and slow to orient. Acquiring a signal could take time, and … Continue reading The Machines That Verify Us
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GPS Hate! Part Deux
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
