Interesting implications, perhaps the global positioning system is not as infallible as we thought

  • whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    as someone who grew up playing DnD and video games, and also does navigation in the outdoors for work …

    these are two entirely different skill sets be fucking for real lmao

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      5 months ago

      I don’t think they’re that disparate, and my background isn’t ant different than yours. I work in ArcGIS every day and have played video games and ttrpg for 30 years now.

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        5 months ago

        Do you go outside and use the maps? And navigate in the field with a compass? I am sorry but yes, obviously using a computer program is going to be somewhat similar to playing a video game.

        Making maps and using maps are not the same skills.

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            5 months ago

            Do you? ArcGIS and navigating in the field are not the same thing. I assume you don’t, or else you wouldn’t have brought up a tangentially related skill?

            You’re just saying my mind is made up because you don’t have anything to contribute to the discussion lol