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Re:What3words divides the world into squares, each with a un... by Piskvorrr on Friday August 16, 2019 @04:45AM (#20713285)
Sure, network effect and all that. OTOH, I distinctly recall being told of a new search engine I've never heard of, I think it was called "Google". Everything was new and unknown once ;)
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Re:What3words divides the world into squares, each with a un... by Piskvorrr on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:17AM (#20713437)
@IshKebab: Okay, I went ahead and tried. GMaps gives you both the GPS coordinates and the Open Location Code. That's significantly better than complaint above "it's popular because it's popular". Fair point.
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