04-05-2021, 06:56 AM
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Re: Rather a Lot Of Computers Being Bought!
Originally Posted by Bruce
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What is What3words? There are a pommie narrowboat couple I watxh on YouTube and What3ords pops up in each of their videos.What on earth is it?
Here's a bit of blurb on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What3words
04-05-2021, 08:21 AM
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Re: Rather a Lot Of Computers Being Bought!
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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Heavens, this made me think and tot up what we have....I personally have 2 laptops (1 current, 1 old that I use as a back up) 1 tablet (android) 3 phones (2 old ones for music storage, and 1 iphone) 1 Alexa. Mr P has two work laptops and a work computer, with a work tablet coming imminently. That's quite horrific actually, I would never have me down as any kind of techy person! 
Our telly on it's own has more computing power than my first-ever computer!
04-05-2021, 08:33 AM
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Re: Rather a Lot Of Computers Being Bought!
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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Its a location finder app that pinpoints exactly where you are through the use of 3 random words assigned to your little 3 metre square of area. The words are permanent and do not change. All emergency services use it. Its like a postcode/gps location.Here's a bit of blurb on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What3words
04-05-2021, 08:44 AM
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Re: Rather a Lot Of Computers Being Bought!
Originally Posted by Bruce
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Thanks for that. I thought it might be a competition or word game, something along those lines but was way out. Can't quite grasp the point of it, I mean, what was wrong with Latitude and Longitude, a sat nav or just your phone? I will have to look into it more.
04-05-2021, 08:56 AM
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Re: Rather a Lot Of Computers Being Bought!
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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I think its just easier, and straightforward, Bruce....for the general public. I mean, if I was on a hill with a broken ankle, there would be no way I could recall the co-ordinates of Long & Lat, but I could say 3 words (in between crying in pain!) Some of the three words are quite funny and are no way connected to each other (pink, stipend, sew, for example), but there are quite unfortunate ones relating to war memorials, or religious buildings.
04-05-2021, 10:05 AM
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Re: Rather a Lot Of Computers Being Bought!
Originally Posted by Bruce
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I am not surprised, how many computers per household?I use two desktops but one is almost exclusively dedicated to downloading (it is old and slow). Then there are three laptops, this one I use for travelling in Australia, a netbook I used for overseas travel (probably not to be used again) and an old laptop I keep for visitors to use.
Finally I have couple of working 8" tablets that I use for emails, Ebay and the like. To be honest one should be in the bin but I like the 4:3 screen over the newer one's 16:9.
Not to mention my phone!
That is the world we live in, I doubt it is exceptional especially if you are younger and have kids.
The old ones are going somewhere, maybe for trashing.
That raises other thoughts!
04-05-2021, 04:22 PM
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Re: Rather a Lot Of Computers Being Bought!
Originally Posted by Bruce
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But how would you know which three words? If you have your phone to call for help then you have access to your exact location. That's the bit I don't get.
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