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ungeheuer

#183720
June 18, 2016, 04:22:17 AM Last Edit: June 18, 2016, 04:26:43 AM by ungeheuer
It could be worse, you could be studying the minutiae of the fascinating world of insurance until 04:30.

Now there's 'yawn'.
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ducpainter

#183721
June 18, 2016, 04:27:56 AM
Quote from: ungeheuer on June 18, 2016, 04:22:17 AM
It could be worse, you could be studying the minutiae of the fascinating world of insurance.
No worries about that happening. ;D

On another note...

why does GPS distort the 'moving' times when steep grades are involved?

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 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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ungeheuer

#183722
June 18, 2016, 04:32:31 AM
Because you move more slowly or more fastly, depending on the upness or downheit of the inclination of the grade.

Of that, I have no doubt.
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ducpainter

#183723
June 18, 2016, 04:43:00 AM
I understand we move slower on steep grades...of that there is no doubt.

What criteria for 'moving' does GPS use?

On yesterday's hike it had us stationary for almost 3 hours. I can assure you that was not the case.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Howie

#183724
June 18, 2016, 04:43:50 AM
Good morning  [coffee]

Quote from: ungeheuer on June 18, 2016, 04:32:31 AM
Because you move more slowly or more fastly, depending on the upness or downheit of the inclination of the grade.

Of that, I have no doubt.

Particularly if you roll down hill  :P

ungeheuer

#183725
June 18, 2016, 04:50:52 AM
You hiking under forest canopy? 

My Spot Tracker 'loses' me when I'm out riding the DR under substantial tree coverage... finds me again when I re-emerge... and then 'fills in the gaps'...
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lethe

#183726
June 18, 2016, 04:55:53 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 18, 2016, 04:43:00 AM
I understand we move slower on steep grades...of that there is no doubt.

What criteria for 'moving' does GPS use?

On yesterday's hike it had us stationary for almost 3 hours. I can assure you that was not the case.
based on your movement it has calculated your age and assumes you to be dead so therefore immobile
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ducpainter

#183727
June 18, 2016, 04:57:43 AM
Yeah...the canopy is kinda dense.

I figured since it was registering the whole time it could see us.

Maybe that isn't the case.

I'll check it in open ground to see if it's better.

Quote from: lethe on June 18, 2016, 04:55:53 AM
based on your movement it has calculated your age and assumes you to be dead so therefore immobile
I was afraid of that.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


lethe

#183728
June 18, 2016, 05:01:09 AM
or you could go with any number of popular conspiracy theory to explain it away  [laugh]
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ducpainter

#183729
June 18, 2016, 05:03:03 AM
Quote from: howie on June 18, 2016, 04:43:50 AM
Good morning  [coffee]

Particularly if you roll down hill  :P

Rolling down this...
IMAG0139 by nh_painter, on Flickr

would hurt.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


ungeheuer

#183730
June 18, 2016, 05:16:05 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 18, 2016, 04:57:43 AM
Yeah...the canopy is kinda dense.
... GPS's satellites can't see you.  So the calculation is that you were at your last reported location (for 3 hours).

Until you magically appear once again.

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ungeheuer

#183731
June 18, 2016, 05:22:56 AM
Agent Orange will fix the issue.
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ducpainter

#183732
June 18, 2016, 05:26:41 AM
Quote from: ungeheuer on June 18, 2016, 05:16:05 AM
... GPS's satellites can't see you.  So the calculation is that you were at your last reported location (for 3 hours).

Until you magically appear once again.


How does it map the route in real time if it can't see us? It's not like we're on highways.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


DarkMonster620

#183733
June 18, 2016, 05:32:40 AM
morning . . .

nice fresh carefe full of kotowa geisha coffee . . .
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ungeheuer

#183734
June 18, 2016, 05:34:56 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 18, 2016, 05:26:41 AM
How does it map the route in real time if it can't see us? It's not like we're on highways.
Not sure.... but I think it maybe it downloads the map of your intended route prior to commencement of the trip....  but calculates your 'real time' progress from the actual reported position of your GPS.... and then makes point-to-point assumptions based on the only actual data received.

Quote from: DarkMonster620 on June 18, 2016, 05:32:40 AM
morning . . .

nice fresh carefe full of kotowa geisha coffee . . .
Coz the Japanese are famous for coffee  [thumbsup]



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