[OT] machines that think for you (was: OpenStreetMap compatible GPS?)

2010-04-28 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
Seth Cohn sethc...@gnuhampshire.org writes: On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio k...@jots.org wrote: On Wed, April 28, 2010 12:07 pm, Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: It is the same thing as learning how to add, subtract, multiply and divide before you start using a calculator.

Re: [OT] machines that think for you (was: OpenStreetMap compatible GPS?)

2010-04-28 Thread roger . levasseur
Speaking of sliderules http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/712349-196/then-seniors-at-alvirne-recounthow-record-slide-rule.html -roger (an Alvirne sophomore at the time) - Original Message - From: Joshua Judson Rosen roz...@geekspace.com To: Seth Cohn sethc...@gnuhampshire.org,

Re: [OT] machines that think for you (was: OpenStreetMap compatible GPS?)

2010-04-28 Thread Ken D'Ambrosio
On Wed, April 28, 2010 4:49 pm, roger.levass...@comcast.net wrote: Speaking of sliderules And more speaking of same -- for those who want to (re-)live the past: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/be12/ That being said, they're to be found a-plenty on Ebay. I just wish I could remember

Re: [OT] machines that think for you (was: OpenStreetMap compatible GPS?)

2010-04-28 Thread Joseph Smith
On 04/28/2010 06:06 PM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: On Wed, April 28, 2010 4:49 pm, roger.levass...@comcast.net wrote: Speaking of sliderules And more speaking of same -- for those who want to (re-)live the past: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/be12/ That being said, they're to be