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Re: [OM] Locationally unchallenged

Subject: Re: [OM] Locationally unchallenged
From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 06:15:25 +0200
No fear Chris, it is just the lawn-mower :-)

Amities

Philippe



> Le 29 avr. 2019 à 23:39, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> 
>     Whoa!  You're not thinking of having a computer access GPS and use it for 
> navigation for a driverless car, are you?  Let's see how well that has worked.
> 
>     Boeing is looking at a dark tunnel at the end of the light after having 
> the flight computer in two Max-8's take over the pitch control, killing about 
> 350 people.
> 
>     Toyota was in deep brown stuff years ago due to their computer taking 
> control of the brakes.
> 
>     Radars in cars connect to the computer which connects to the brakes, 
> relieving the driver of developing the ability and skill to use the mirrors 
> that the rest of us have used for over a century.
> 
>     Having a computer control anything except a fuel injector does not make 
> me comfortable.  I even prefer the old Volkswagen hydro-pneumatic fuel 
> injector over these computerised ones.  It just didn't work well inverted.
> 
>> 
>> Thanks Chris yet not accurate enough for my purposes I’m afraid.
>> 
>> 3 metres means you hit and ran over that pedestrian ….
>> 
>> I’ll wait for the russians to allow me access to their system …
>> 
>> Or the EU’s?
>> 
>> What do you think?
>> 
> 
> 
> Chris
> 
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
>     - Hunter S. Thompson
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Apr 29, 2019 12:21 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Locationally unchallenged
> 
>> 
>> Amities
>> 
>> Philippe
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Le 29 avr. 2019 à 16:37, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>>> 
>>>    On my phone I can get down to 5 metres.  The Garmin 72 can occasionally 
>>> get down to 3 metres.
>>> 
>>>    BTW: My phone can use GPS, Glonass, and Gslilleo.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Looking for one, but need it to be extremely accurate. What’s the 
>>>> margin of error one these, in inches, feet, or even metric if you 
>>>> would care to let me know.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro 
>>>    - Hunter S. Thompson
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