Three Word Address
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When you call the cops (that's a 911 call) from a landline, they have your address before they even pick up the phone. When you call from a cell phone, they have your GPS coordinates in seconds. In no case do you need to give the cops your address. People do to verify that the GPS info is correct or just out of habit, but it is completely unnecessary. Pick up the phone, dial 911, let them pick up, then hang up. Trust me, the cops will show up.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
In those parts of the world, it's even more critical to have GPS, because, as mentioned.. there are not streets for which to give an address on.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
Then you send your GPS coordinated by SMS. That's how people communicate in those parts of the world. How do you not understand that if you have a phone, you have GPS coordinates and the ability to send them.
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@dashrender said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
In those parts of the world, it's even more critical to have GPS, because, as mentioned.. there are not streets for which to give an address on.
More critical for the police to have GPS. As a person who lives there, you simply need to know YOUR location.
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@dashrender said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
In those parts of the world, it's even more critical to have GPS, because, as mentioned.. there are not streets for which to give an address on.
How? The the three words just get converted to GPS. So if GPS isn't the answer, 3 words doesn't even work.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@dashrender said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
In those parts of the world, it's even more critical to have GPS, because, as mentioned.. there are not streets for which to give an address on.
More critical for the police to have GPS. As a person who lives there, you simply need to know YOUR location.
That's theoretically useful in the case where you are sending a message in a bottle and somehow know your three word address and memorized it and you wont' move for years and hopefully someone gets that bottle and finds your note and sends the police. But for anyone with a phone, this is just silly.
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@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
Then you send your GPS coordinated by SMS. That's how people communicate in those parts of the world. How do you not understand that if you have a phone, you have GPS coordinates and the ability to send them.
Who the hell honestly knows how to go into their phone (SMS and voice only) and send their GPS coordinates or to even present them on the phone during an emergency.
You're making up some excuse where people just know everything about their device and can at an instance notice provide this information.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
Wait what? Your phone is registered and your info comes up on a screen. They ask you the current location just to confirm and to make sure they know who they are talking to. Even with cell phones they get the info the line is currently registered to and the GPS coordinates of the device or nearest cell phone tower.
This is the reason dialing 911 and leaving the phone off hook in the event of a break in or domestic issues is so important because it gets them to you with out you having to say anything.
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@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@dashrender said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
In those parts of the world, it's even more critical to have GPS, because, as mentioned.. there are not streets for which to give an address on.
More critical for the police to have GPS. As a person who lives there, you simply need to know YOUR location.
That's theoretically useful in the case where you are sending a message in a bottle and somehow know your three word address and memorized it and you wont' move for years and hopefully someone gets that bottle and finds your note and sends the police. But for anyone with a phone, this is just silly.
You're being close minded and not seeing how people actually operate. In the ted talk he clearly talks about how emergency responders can't accurately get to where help is because of a lack of human readable addresses in many parts of the world.
Lat and Longitude are not "human readable" they may be Scott readable, but there aren't many Scott's out there.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
Who the hell honestly knows how to go into their phone (SMS and voice only) and send their GPS coordinates or to even present them on the phone during an emergency.
No one, because it is unnecessary, because they get the GPS automatically at emergency services. If you needed it, though, it's pretty trivial to do.
Remember, you are talking about parts of the world where people do digital banking via SMS on their flip phones. They know how to use them, even if you don't.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
You're making up some excuse where people just know everything about their device and can at an instance notice provide this information.
Um, yeah.
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@coliver said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
Wait what? Your phone is registered and your info comes up on a screen. They ask you the current location just to confirm and to make sure they know who they are talking to. Even with cell phones they get the info the line is currently registered to and the GPS coordinates of the device or nearest cell phone tower.
This is the reason dialing 911 and leaving the phone off hook in the event of a break in or domestic issues is so important because it gets them to you with out you having to say anything.
That's my point, scott flat out argued me that they don't ask for your current location.
Phones can be off by a lot in terms of GPS positioning. This is down to a 3 meter square.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@dashrender said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
In those parts of the world, it's even more critical to have GPS, because, as mentioned.. there are not streets for which to give an address on.
More critical for the police to have GPS. As a person who lives there, you simply need to know YOUR location.
That's theoretically useful in the case where you are sending a message in a bottle and somehow know your three word address and memorized it and you wont' move for years and hopefully someone gets that bottle and finds your note and sends the police. But for anyone with a phone, this is just silly.
You're being close minded and not seeing how people actually operate. In the ted talk he clearly talks about how emergency responders can't accurately get to where help is because of a lack of human readable addresses in many parts of the world.
Lat and Longitude are not "human readable" they may be Scott readable, but there aren't many Scott's out there.
Actually, I'm basing this off of the fact that I do consulting work around this exact kind of stuff in exactly these kinds of regions.
I think you are being suckered by a commercial and don't realize how much they are trying to sell you something without giving you a reason to want to buy it.
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@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@dashrender said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
In those parts of the world, it's even more critical to have GPS, because, as mentioned.. there are not streets for which to give an address on.
More critical for the police to have GPS. As a person who lives there, you simply need to know YOUR location.
That's theoretically useful in the case where you are sending a message in a bottle and somehow know your three word address and memorized it and you wont' move for years and hopefully someone gets that bottle and finds your note and sends the police. But for anyone with a phone, this is just silly.
You're being close minded and not seeing how people actually operate. In the ted talk he clearly talks about how emergency responders can't accurately get to where help is because of a lack of human readable addresses in many parts of the world.
Lat and Longitude are not "human readable" they may be Scott readable, but there aren't many Scott's out there.
Actually, I'm basing this off of the fact that I do consulting work around this exact kind of stuff in exactly these kinds of regions.
I think you are being suckered by a commercial and don't realize how much they are trying to sell you something without giving you a reason to want to buy it.
I'm not in a need to buy into such a system. I'm arguing the points made by the presenter.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@coliver said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
Wait what? Your phone is registered and your info comes up on a screen. They ask you the current location just to confirm and to make sure they know who they are talking to. Even with cell phones they get the info the line is currently registered to and the GPS coordinates of the device or nearest cell phone tower.
This is the reason dialing 911 and leaving the phone off hook in the event of a break in or domestic issues is so important because it gets them to you with out you having to say anything.
That's my point, scott flat out argued me that they don't ask for your current location.
Phones can be off by a lot in terms of GPS positioning. This is down to a 3 meter square.
They will ask but they don't need it. It's not something that's really important in the call and is never recorded outside of audio recordings.
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@coliver said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
Wait what? Your phone is registered and your info comes up on a screen. They ask you the current location just to confirm and to make sure they know who they are talking to. Even with cell phones they get the info the line is currently registered to and the GPS coordinates of the device or nearest cell phone tower.
This is the reason dialing 911 and leaving the phone off hook in the event of a break in or domestic issues is so important because it gets them to you with out you having to say anything.
That's my point, scott flat out argued me that they don't ask for your current location.
Phones can be off by a lot in terms of GPS positioning. This is down to a 3 meter square.
Yes, but how do you know that wasn't off? It was derived from a phone in the first place.
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@scottalanmiller really you work in many gutter cities around the world?
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@coliver said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@coliver said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller said in Three Word Address:
@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
When you call the cops you give them the address you're at right?
Not in the real world, no. That's a television thing.
BAHAHAH you're insane.
You absolutely give them your address. Just because the police in developed areas can quickly pull your location doesn't mean that they are equipped to do so in the parts of the world where this would be critical.
Wait what? Your phone is registered and your info comes up on a screen. They ask you the current location just to confirm and to make sure they know who they are talking to. Even with cell phones they get the info the line is currently registered to and the GPS coordinates of the device or nearest cell phone tower.
This is the reason dialing 911 and leaving the phone off hook in the event of a break in or domestic issues is so important because it gets them to you with out you having to say anything.
That's my point, scott flat out argued me that they don't ask for your current location.
Phones can be off by a lot in terms of GPS positioning. This is down to a 3 meter square.
They will ask but they don't need it. It's not something that's really important in the call and is never recorded outside of audio recordings.
It's really just a placebo to make people who don't understand technology more comfortable and a double check that systems are working as expected. In many cases they need a room or suite or floor that GPS (and ergo three words) can't supply.
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@scottalanmiller how is it you were amazed at Potty Plotter, but this is somehow not useful?
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@dustinb3403 said in Three Word Address:
@scottalanmiller really you work in many gutter cities around the world?
C'mon, you know that I do.
