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     I don't mean anything by this; it's just an observation, that's all.

> Basically, it's that she works great if you don't use her as a substitute
> for knowing roughly where you're going. You can't follow her instructions
> mindlessly but she sure helps me get around, even on semi- familiar turf.
> I'm learning the names of local streets I only vaguely knew and every so
> often, even when I know how to get where I'm going, I ask her to plot a
> route and it's sometimes a clever suggestion.
>

“news from me: Heeding Henrietta [1]”

This reminds me of an incident that happened over a year ago [2] (obliquely
referenced as “Gregory started to drive, but wasn't feeling all that well, so
I took over for him”) dealing with a GPS (Global Positioning System) (and
Gregory and I have been over this incident many a time before, and I doubt
we'll change our respective minds on the situation) but yes, I can agree that
GPS works best if you don't slavishly follow its directions.

Then again, I can say the same thing about using computers too.

[1] http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_06_30.html#013655
[2] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2006/05/28.1

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