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Re:Google Maps has found a better way to navigate India’s ch... by superlopuh on Saturday March 17, 2018 @03:41PM (#16608679)
Given the data Google has, I'm sure they could come up with an efficient encoding scheme that would use far fewer emoji on average by prioritising popular coordinates.
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Re:Google Maps has found a better way to navigate India’s ch... by arbie on Saturday March 17, 2018 @04:54PM (#16609018)
Most people do not know the exact transliterations for many emoji, so aural transmission becomes difficult.
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