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w3w considers the disambiguity an asset. Almost like a check sum. If you enter an address, and it's in the middle of the Pacific, you know you wrote it down wro
by pkulak 4y ago
w3w considers the disambiguity an asset. Almost like a check sum. If you enter an address, and it's in the middle of the Pacific, you know you wrote it down wrong.
- toolz 4y agothat's an interesting point, but in practice I don't see how it's meaningful. If you write down a plus code and end up in a similar area, you contact the person with the address and figure it out without much issue. If you can't contact that person again, well you're at least most likely to be in the area and can ask around for directions. with w3w if you can't contact the person with the address again, you've no idea where on the planet this place might be.
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- regularfry 4y agoThey claim disambiguity as an asset. It turns out it's not that hard to find ambiguous pairs close enough to be problematic.
- pkulak 4y agoWell, you can find CRC collisions too without much work. Doesn't mean they are useless though. As long as they are guarding against error and not malice.