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This is the way. I use printed maps when on vacation. Then I laugh at tourists who are hysterical because their smartphones ran out of power. I print my boardi

This is the way. I use printed maps when on vacation. Then I laugh at tourists who are hysterical because their smartphones ran out of power. I print my boarding cards and then I laugh at hysterical people who's smartphonse do not work. When I walk around on town, I do not take my phone with me, so anyone looking for me has to leave a message on my answering machine or send me an email, and I'll get back to them when I feel like it. Have I ever, for many decades, missed anything important because someone just had to get hold of me this second? Never. Magically, everything always sorted itself out. The idea that we must be available 24/7 is a mind virus that needs to be eradicated.

pbmonster 5mo ago
> This is the way. I use printed maps when on vacation. Come on, then you know their limits. Get to your destination city? Better hope your road atlas comes with a city map, and the road you're going to is large enough to have its name printed. Otherwise, you're shopping at the next gas station. Have the city map? Better hope the outer borrows are on it, too. Found your destination on the map? Better hope you have a competent navigator riding shotgun, because otherwise you'll have to stop and park 15 times to consult your map while navigating an unfamiliar jungle of a city. I think much of the software written over the last 20 years is very close to worthless. A significant fraction has negative worth. But geospatial software is amazing.