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September 27th 11, 01:49 PM
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Motorway map in the style of the London Underground
"Mizter T" wrote:
"Robin9" wrote: 'Basil Jet Wrote: . . . . this map is ultimately a self-indulgent exercise, in that the reason it exists is not to convert a screen into a map, but to convert its author into a cartographer. You may well be right. I can't think of any other reason for creating something so utterly useless. What a bunch of miserable sods you are! It's just a bit of harmless fun, surely. Yes, it's a bit of harmless fun ... until people start using it to navigate. The fact it exists means that, before long, some people will use it. |
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September 27th 11, 02:27 PM
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Motorway map in the style of the London Underground
"Bruce" wrote: "Mizter T" wrote: "Robin9" wrote: 'Basil Jet Wrote: . . . . this map is ultimately a self-indulgent exercise, in that the reason it exists is not to convert a screen into a map, but to convert its author into a cartographer. You may well be right. I can't think of any other reason for creating something so utterly useless. What a bunch of miserable sods you are! It's just a bit of harmless fun, surely. Yes, it's a bit of harmless fun ... until people start using it to navigate. The fact it exists means that, before long, some people will use it. On second thoughts, you've won me over - it should be banned by the State Censorship Office lest it causes potential harm to the good honest citizenry. |
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September 27th 11, 02:39 PM
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Motorway map in the style of the London Underground
On 2011\09\27 14:27, Mizter T wrote:
"Bruce" wrote: "Mizter T" wrote: "Robin9" wrote: 'Basil Jet Wrote: . . . . this map is ultimately a self-indulgent exercise, in that the reason it exists is not to convert a screen into a map, but to convert its author into a cartographer. You may well be right. I can't think of any other reason for creating something so utterly useless. What a bunch of miserable sods you are! It's just a bit of harmless fun, surely. Yes, it's a bit of harmless fun ... until people start using it to navigate. The fact it exists means that, before long, some people will use it. On second thoughts, you've won me over - it should be banned by the State Censorship Office lest it causes potential harm to the good honest citizenry. I've just been onto the State Censorship Office, and apparently they are not interested in which maps people produce, but they are interested in what criticisms people make of maps... so you can contact them to get Robin9 and me busted. |
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September 27th 11, 05:47 PM
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Motorway map in the style of the London Underground
"Mizter T" wrote:
"Bruce" wrote: "Mizter T" wrote: "Robin9" wrote: 'Basil Jet Wrote: . . . . this map is ultimately a self-indulgent exercise, in that the reason it exists is not to convert a screen into a map, but to convert its author into a cartographer. You may well be right. I can't think of any other reason for creating something so utterly useless. What a bunch of miserable sods you are! It's just a bit of harmless fun, surely. Yes, it's a bit of harmless fun ... until people start using it to navigate. The fact it exists means that, before long, some people will use it. On second thoughts, you've won me over - it should be banned by the State Censorship Office lest it causes potential harm to the good honest citizenry. Can you also get them to ban the use of SatNavs by people who have not been trained in their use? |
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September 27th 11, 06:14 PM
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On 2011\09\27 17:47, Bruce wrote:
"Mizter wrote: On second thoughts, you've won me over - it should be banned by the State Censorship Office lest it causes potential harm to the good honest citizenry. Can you also get them to ban the use of SatNavs by people who have not been trained in their use? Has anyone been trained in their use? That sounds like a fun job, Satnav trainer. |
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September 28th 11, 12:33 PM
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Motorway map in the style of the London Underground
Basil Jet wrote:
On 2011\09\27 17:47, Bruce wrote: "Mizter wrote: On second thoughts, you've won me over - it should be banned by the State Censorship Office lest it causes potential harm to the good honest citizenry. Can you also get them to ban the use of SatNavs by people who have not been trained in their use? Has anyone been trained in their use? That sounds like a fun job, Satnav trainer. Thanks for volunteering! Can you start on Monday? ;-) |
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