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*Why you should listen*

It's a fundamental logistical problem: not everyone, or everywhere, has
a traditional address, and GPS coordinates can be tough to use. While
working in the music industry, Chris Sheldrick noticed that bands and
equipment kept getting lost on the way to gigs, and he took up the
mission to create a better addressing system for the world. He worked
with a mathematician friend to devise the what3words algorithm that has
named every 3-metre square in the world. Started in 2013, the system is
being used by eight national postal services, and has a range of
integration partners across the world in fields as varied as
humanitarian aid, logistics, and in-car navigation.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_shel...place_on_earth

Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

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On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 22:50:29 +0000, David
wrote:


*Why you should listen*

It's a fundamental logistical problem: not everyone, or everywhere, has
a traditional address, and GPS coordinates can be tough to use. While
working in the music industry, Chris Sheldrick noticed that bands and
equipment kept getting lost on the way to gigs, and he took up the
mission to create a better addressing system for the world. He worked
with a mathematician friend to devise the what3words algorithm that has
named every 3-metre square in the world. Started in 2013, the system is
being used by eight national postal services, and has a range of
integration partners across the world in fields as varied as
humanitarian aid, logistics, and in-car navigation.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_shel...place_on_earth

Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

How do you tile a sphere in squares?

--


Eric Stevens

There are two classes of people. Those who divide people into
two classes and those who don't. I belong to the second class.

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In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

How do you tile a sphere in squares?

go learn something about map projections.

or just look at a mirrored ball :)

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On 22/11/2019 23:31, Eric Stevens wrote:

How do you tile a sphere in squares?

Make it out of Lego.

--
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Eric Stevens wrote:
On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 22:50:29 +0000, David
wrote:


*Why you should listen*

It's a fundamental logistical problem: not everyone, or everywhere, has
a traditional address, and GPS coordinates can be tough to use. While
working in the music industry, Chris Sheldrick noticed that bands and
equipment kept getting lost on the way to gigs, and he took up the
mission to create a better addressing system for the world. He worked
with a mathematician friend to devise the what3words algorithm that has
named every 3-metre square in the world. Started in 2013, the system is
being used by eight national postal services, and has a range of
integration partners across the world in fields as varied as
humanitarian aid, logistics, and in-car navigation.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_shel...place_on_earth

Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

How do you tile a sphere in squares?


Dude. The world is flat. This proves it.

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On 22/11/2019 23:44, Chris wrote:
Eric Stevens wrote:
On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 22:50:29 +0000, David
wrote:


*Why you should listen*

It's a fundamental logistical problem: not everyone, or everywhere, has
a traditional address, and GPS coordinates can be tough to use. While
working in the music industry, Chris Sheldrick noticed that bands and
equipment kept getting lost on the way to gigs, and he took up the
mission to create a better addressing system for the world. He worked
with a mathematician friend to devise the what3words algorithm that has
named every 3-metre square in the world. Started in 2013, the system is
being used by eight national postal services, and has a range of
integration partners across the world in fields as varied as
humanitarian aid, logistics, and in-car navigation.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_shel...place_on_earth

Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

How do you tile a sphere in squares?


Dude. The world is flat. This proves it.


It's a Clifford torus!

--
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On 22/11/2019 23:50, David wrote:

*Why you should listen*

It's a fundamental logistical problem: not everyone, or everywhere, has
a traditional address, and GPS coordinates can be tough to use. While
working in the music industry, Chris Sheldrick noticed that bands and
equipment kept getting lost on the way to gigs, and he took up the
mission to create a better addressing system for the world. He worked
with a mathematician friend to devise the what3words algorithm that has
named every 3-metre square in the world. Started in 2013, the system is
being used by eight national postal services, and has a range of
integration partners across the world in fields as varied as
humanitarian aid, logistics, and in-car navigation.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_shel...place_on_earth


Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

Sounds like a brilliant idea...until you stop to think about it for two
seconds. In fact it is a stupid idea.

My home, when split into 3x3meter squares, would have around 10
'addresses', some of which fall partially outside of my property.

When you examine the ten 3-word 'addresses' for the property, you would
have NO clue they belong to the same physical property.

Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet. Now would you like to order an Uber?

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On 23/11/2019 13:34, occam wrote:
On 22/11/2019 23:50, David wrote:

*Why you should listen*

It's a fundamental logistical problem: not everyone, or everywhere, has
a traditional address, and GPS coordinates can be tough to use. While
working in the music industry, Chris Sheldrick noticed that bands and
equipment kept getting lost on the way to gigs, and he took up the
mission to create a better addressing system for the world. He worked
with a mathematician friend to devise the what3words algorithm that has
named every 3-metre square in the world. Started in 2013, the system is
being used by eight national postal services, and has a range of
integration partners across the world in fields as varied as
humanitarian aid, logistics, and in-car navigation.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_shel...place_on_earth


Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

Sounds like a brilliant idea...until you stop to think about it for two
seconds. In fact it is a stupid idea.

My home, when split into 3x3meter squares, would have around 10
'addresses', some of which fall partially outside of my property.

When you examine the ten 3-word 'addresses' for the property, you would
have NO clue they belong to the same physical property.

Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet. Now would you like to order an Uber?

Let me check from here.

Give me just ONE set of three words for your property and I'll see if I
can find you.

















































































--
(A test to see if folk think I'm being serious!)

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In article , occam
wrote:

Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

Sounds like a brilliant idea...until you stop to think about it for two
seconds. In fact it is a stupid idea.

My home, when split into 3x3meter squares, would have around 10
'addresses', some of which fall partially outside of my property.

When you examine the ten 3-word 'addresses' for the property, you would
have NO clue they belong to the same physical property.

so what?

the goal is to make it easier to find a specific location, not to
survey a property.

the only 'address' you need to provide is the 3x3m square for your
front door or possibly your driveway.

Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet. Now would you like to order an Uber?

that can't happen.

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David wrote:

occam wrote:

My home, when split into 3x3meter squares, would have around 10
'addresses', some of which fall partially outside of my property.
When you examine the ten 3-word 'addresses' for the property, you would
have NO clue they belong to the same physical property.
Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet.Â* Now would you like to order an Uber?

Let me check from here.
Give me just ONE set of three words for your property and I'll ...

.... stalk you forever

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On 23 Nov 2019, David wrote
(in article ):

On 23/11/2019 13:34, occam wrote:
On 22/11/2019 23:50, David wrote:

*Why you should listen*

It's a fundamental logistical problem: not everyone, or everywhere, has
a traditional address, and GPS coordinates can be tough to use. While
working in the music industry, Chris Sheldrick noticed that bands and
equipment kept getting lost on the way to gigs, and he took up the
mission to create a better addressing system for the world. He worked
with a mathematician friend to devise the what3words algorithm that has
named every 3-metre square in the world. Started in 2013, the system is
being used by eight national postal services, and has a range of
integration partners across the world in fields as varied as
humanitarian aid, logistics, and in-car navigation.

https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_shel...d_address_for_
every_place_on_earth


Chris Sheldrick is providing a precise and simple way to talk about
location, by dividing the world into a grid of three-meter by
three-meter squares and assigning each one a unique three-word address.

Sounds like a brilliant idea...until you stop to think about it for two
seconds. In fact it is a stupid idea.

My home, when split into 3x3meter squares, would have around 10
'addresses', some of which fall partially outside of my property.

When you examine the ten 3-word 'addresses' for the property, you would
have NO clue they belong to the same physical property.

Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet. Now would you like to order an Uber?

Let me check from here.

Give me just ONE set of three words for your property and I'll see if I
can find you.

Achtung!! Hatari! Stalker at six o’clock low! (he’s David Brooks, they
don’t come any lower! and the little back-stabbing filicide just loves to
attack from the rear!) Action stations! Make ready for slime attack!

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On 23/11/2019 13:34, occam wrote:

Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet.

Do you really think they chose book, look, boot and loot as four of the
words?

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On 23/11/2019 14:08, Andy Burns wrote:
David wrote:

occam wrote:

My home, when split into 3x3meter squares, would have around 10
'addresses', some of which fall partially outside of my property.
When you examine the ten 3-word 'addresses' for the property, you would
have NO clue they belong to the same physical property.
Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet.Â* Now would you like to order an Uber?

Let me check from here.
Give me just ONE set of three words for your property and I'll ...

... stalk you forever

Did you scroll down, Andy Burns?!!!

Dopey! :-P

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On 23 Nov 2019, David wrote
(in article ):

On 23/11/2019 14:08, Andy Burns wrote:
David wrote:

occam wrote:

My home, when split into 3x3meter squares, would have around 10
'addresses', some of which fall partially outside of my property.
When you examine the ten 3-word 'addresses' for the property, you would
have NO clue they belong to the same physical property.
Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet. Now would you like to order an Uber?

Let me check from here.
Give me just ONE set of three words for your property and I'll ...

... stalk you forever

Did you scroll down, Andy Burns?!!!

No need, we all know what you do. Apart from being a filicide.


Dopey! :-P

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On 23/11/2019 14:42, Wolffan wrote:
On 23 Nov 2019, David wrote
(in article ):

On 23/11/2019 14:08, Andy Burns wrote:
David wrote:

occam wrote:

My home, when split into 3x3meter squares, would have around 10
'addresses', some of which fall partially outside of my property.
When you examine the ten 3-word 'addresses' for the property, you would
have NO clue they belong to the same physical property.
Get one letter wrong in any of the words, and your GPS might take you to
the other side of the planet. Now would you like to order an Uber?

Let me check from here.
Give me just ONE set of three words for your property and I'll ...

... stalk you forever

Did you scroll down, Andy Burns?!!!

No need.


Yes, there was.
--
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