Subj : Re: ASCII world map
To   : fusion
From : TheNerd
Date : Mon Jun 03 2024 13:30:03

 fu> i had a friend who was quite amazed by the paper city maps i have in my
 fu> car.. for example the little index for looking up street names with the

I've long since abandoned paper but I grew up with it as well.  I remember going on family road trips and getting in trouble for stealing the map book because I was pouring over it.  My kid looks at me like an idiot when I talk about paper maps.  All they know is GPS.. 

I have maps on my walls. Thats how much I love maps.  I almost missed a plane in St Louis last year because I got staring at a state map on the wall.  It had a huge legend... OMG. legends...  remember legends...  you don't really see them on Google Maps..  they just kinda assume you know or they just label it on mouse over..  but the little itch it would scratch in your head to see a line that you didn't know, you look at the legend and poof you knew.  Not quicker.. just satisfying.  


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