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Re:There’s no homunculus in our brain who guides us by swiley on Saturday February 22, 2020 @03:31PM (#22393152)
Wait, why not just look at the sun (or more accurately, the shadows it casts) during the day and memorize the direction landmarks/geographic features face?

This is what I do and it almost always works unless I go to a new place at night.

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Re:There’s no homunculus in our brain who guides us by hansthehorse on Sunday February 23, 2020 @11:20AM (#22397616)
I use Direct TV dishes as they are aligned generally south, assuming I can find them while travelling.
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Re:There’s no homunculus in our brain who guides us by swiley on Sunday February 23, 2020 @07:37PM (#22400630)
That’s a very good trick, I’m disappointed I didn’t think to do that.
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