Post AUzIESHyfLH4fCVvay by m0rpk@mastodon.radio
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(DIR) Post #AUzHCpZd1ULMLXQou8 by neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
2023-04-24T18:49:29Z
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Was the old map really so badly wrong that not having a map was the better option?!
(DIR) Post #AUzHCqAUoPpmBsgGMy by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
2023-04-24T19:55:57Z
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@neil Maybe the old one was destroyed.
(DIR) Post #AUzHOFiIAzxGbQvjhg by m0rpk@mastodon.radio
2023-04-24T18:59:32Z
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@neil Could be. I was once utterly thrown by a map outside a tube station on which North was down. I wasted half an hour walking a mile in the wrong direction and back.
(DIR) Post #AUzHOGdMknbnSRdJfE by neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
2023-04-24T19:04:08Z
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@m0rpk Oof.
(DIR) Post #AUzHOHN60mBjkH1pwW by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
2023-04-24T19:58:00Z
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@neil @m0rpk Maps are sometimes oriented such that up corresponds to the direction ahead when facing them. Makes it easier when you don't know which way north is.
(DIR) Post #AUzHXFBHWd6TYdmFii by neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
2023-04-24T19:59:37Z
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@mansr @m0rpk Still annoying to walk 2 miles unnecessarily!
(DIR) Post #AUzI4G3xGeXBqh5nzk by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
2023-04-24T20:05:36Z
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@neil @m0rpk That's why it's good practice to always check the orientation of maps. You never know how they've been mounted.
(DIR) Post #AUzIESHyfLH4fCVvay by m0rpk@mastodon.radio
2023-04-24T20:07:23Z
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@mansr @neil Yes, definitely my fault for being a stupid user in a hurry, and not poor UX design given the convention that North is usually up on maps.
(DIR) Post #AUzIeLfBvEVRdyid6m by mansr@society.oftrolls.com
2023-04-24T20:12:07Z
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@m0rpk @neil In some countries, up=ahead is by far the most common for public maps. Elsewhere, up=north dominates. Obviously, the map you encountered should have been more clearly marked.