by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Friday April 16, 2021 @04:29PM (#61282076)
Here's someone using tech, to potentially save someone's life, but no, you have to go on about how the guy was stupid to not have GEO tagging on (yet also, saying people are stupid for HAVING it on, because of privacy reasons).
Why are you all so bitter that you have to find negativity in everything? Are you that insecure about your own lives?
GPS is a considerable drain on battery life. It's well possible he sent the message first, then tried to get a coordinate and wasn't able to before the battery ran out.
It's hard to get coordinates from Android without extra tools, and he likely had limited connectivity.
It's hard to get coordinates from Android without extra tools, and he likely had limited connectivity.
Maybe hard to figure out, but unless you consider Google Maps a extra tool, you don't need any. Open Google Maps, wait for it to locate (under 10 seconds), long press the screen and select "share". I'm sure other mapping tools are just as simple. I never thought this information could save lives. I recently had to send a bunch of people a location that didn't have an address (gate in a rural area). I was surprised how many people refused to believe their GPS software would except coordinates (lat,lon).
People do that on the Internet, and it sucks. The only social media I am still part of is/., because at least here we expect people to be pedantic jerks- its part of the job.
My "oh god, what is the problem now?" issue was when I made an automatic feeder for my rabbits, and posted some pics to Reddit. (My rabbits live outside, free range in a fairly big yard)
The comments were nearly all about how I was wasting water (possibly a pint per day) and how I would need to wash the bowl out weekly, or algea would
Think about the people posting here.... Now you get it?
Also, America has a gave positivism problem. Everything that isn't almost batshit insane (fake) happiness is called "negativism". How about... you know... *realism*?
And the comments aren't even really "negative". They're just reasonable points + online message board infuriation exaggeration.
The cost of living is going up, and the chance of living is going down.
Christ people (Score:5, Insightful)
Why are you all so bitter that you have to find negativity in everything? Are you that insecure about your own lives?
Re: Christ people (Score:2)
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GPS is a considerable drain on battery life. It's well possible he sent the message first, then tried to get a coordinate and wasn't able to before the battery ran out.
It's hard to get coordinates from Android without extra tools, and he likely had limited connectivity.
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It's hard to get coordinates from Android without extra tools, and he likely had limited connectivity.
Maybe hard to figure out, but unless you consider Google Maps a extra tool, you don't need any. Open Google Maps, wait for it to locate (under 10 seconds), long press the screen and select "share". I'm sure other mapping tools are just as simple. I never thought this information could save lives. I recently had to send a bunch of people a location that didn't have an address (gate in a rural area). I was surprised how many people refused to believe their GPS software would except coordinates (lat,lon).
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People do that on the Internet, and it sucks. The only social media I am still part of is /., because at least here we expect people to be pedantic jerks- its part of the job.
My "oh god, what is the problem now?" issue was when I made an automatic feeder for my rabbits, and posted some pics to Reddit. (My rabbits live outside, free range in a fairly big yard)
The comments were nearly all about how I was wasting water (possibly a pint per day) and how I would need to wash the bowl out weekly, or algea would
Christ A/C (Score:0)
A human analyzing photos isn't really 'tech'. If the location could be automatically determined by the image - then yeah.
When you're going by yourself on a hike in a fairly remote area (at least with service) with a smart phone - yeah that's stupid.
Nobody's saying that in this instance.
Because the rescue operation was an unnecessary wa
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Because we're ... on Slashdot? ;)
Seriously, are you new here?
Think about the people posting here. ... Now you get it?
Also, America has a gave positivism problem. ... you know ... *realism*?
Everything that isn't almost batshit insane (fake) happiness is called "negativism".
How about
And the comments aren't even really "negative". They're just reasonable points + online message board infuriation exaggeration.