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Re:Nigeria has become the seventh country to adopt what3word... by lxmorj on Sunday October 29, 2017 @03:31PM (#15580923)
It's easy for humans to memorize, though I don't know exactly what that's worth...
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Re:Nigeria has become the seventh country to adopt what3word... by buttcoinslol on Sunday October 29, 2017 @03:33PM (#15580936)
When all you need now is '123 Fake St, 12345' to get a map of a location and directions to it on your phone, not much. You can locate '123 Fake St, 12345' without a phone, so it wins.
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Re:Nigeria has become the seventh country to adopt what3word... by xtreme on Sunday October 29, 2017 @04:24PM (#15581216)
As others have pointed out, lots of places in underdeveloped countries don't have street names and numbers.
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Re:Nigeria has become the seventh country to adopt what3word... by buttcoinslol on Sunday October 29, 2017 @05:26PM (#15581496)
As others have pointed out, and I quote, "a proprietary system from a for-profit company should not be used as the basis for addressing in any country."
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