[quote]Aggv wrote:
Being a man, and not being able to read a map is about the equivalent of being a “lifter” and not doing squats and deads… [/quote]
Why?
I would say getting from point A to point B is more important than how.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]Aggv wrote:
Being a man, and not being able to read a map is about the equivalent of being a “lifter” and not doing squats and deads… [/quote]
Why?
I would say getting from point A to point B is more important than how. [/quote]
I drove a new chrysler oldsmobile as a rental last week. the GPS in that thing is a beast. You simply can’t get lost if you have one.
I am all for teaching a kid how to read a map…but I am also for not getting left behind as the human race jumps forward.
Imagine how insane people from 200 years ago would think our driving speeds are…or how they would laugh at us for using machines to help build a house.
I personally like that I had a house built in a month. I won’t be writing any letters demanding they stop using electricity during the project.
[quote]Aggv wrote:
Being a man, and not being able to read a map is about the equivalent of being a “lifter” and not doing squats and deads… [/quote]
I’m sure a century or two ago there was a similar attitude toward being able to navigate by the stars but I don’t know anyone who can now. It’s all just progress I guess.
[quote]Aggv wrote:
Being a man, and not being able to read a map is about the equivalent of being a “lifter” and not doing squats and deads… [/quote]
So, it’s completely possible to be one without being capable of the other? That’s quite the analogy to describe something so obvious as the non-relation between map reading and manhood.
<— Owns an Astra IIIB sextant and can navigate by stars (and other celestial bodies)…
Now you know someone who can.
I’m all about technology and I use the GPS on my phone sometimes. BUT, when you cant get a signal, the battery dies, or god forbid when the shit hits the fan like it did in DC on 9/11/01 when NO ONE could make a call on a cell phone and there was wide spread panic - then having an “analog” option could be the difference between living and dying. I’m not saying that one should never use GPS or cell phones, all I’m saying is learning how to be proficient in “low tech” alternatives is a skill set worth having. Depending on modern conveniences is all well and good WHILE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU. In today’s era where the US is hated by like half of the world population and we have thousands of groups/individuals that would actively try to disrupt our way of life, I think it’s foolish to take conveniences like GPS, clean water, accessible food and unlimited electricity for granted.
[quote]otar wrote:
[quote]Aggv wrote:
Being a man, and not being able to read a map is about the equivalent of being a “lifter” and not doing squats and deads… [/quote]
I’m sure a century or two ago there was a similar attitude toward being able to navigate by the stars but I don’t know anyone who can now. It’s all just progress I guess.[/quote]
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
<— Owns an Astra IIIB sextant and can navigate by stars (and other celestial bodies)…
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Damn.
That is a tad to old school for me, but good for you Sir.
[quote]orion wrote:
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
<— Owns an Astra IIIB sextant and can navigate by stars (and other celestial bodies)…
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Damn.
That is a tad to old school for me, but good for you Sir. [/quote]
My Uncle John was a Merchant Marine for 40 years so there’s a strong nautical tradition in my family. I learned how to sail at an early age and according to my “salty old uncle”, celestial navigation was a vital skill to have. I’ve probably mentioned on here several times over the years that I raced sailboats when I lived up there and I own a few boats up near Annapolis, MD.
Kind of a bump I guess but you motherfuckers are responsible for video games and the ensuing pussification of kids no longer roaming the neighborhoods on bike looking for pick up football games, building tree houses, shooting bb guns, finding actual use for pocket knives, mowing lawns for surprisingly good money considering age… homosexuality too. You dickweeds set the ball rolling for Broke Back Mountain to happen.
Your women had hairy muffs. You created the fast food monster, highly processed food in general, Care Bears, Jerry Springer, ruined Mtv, created the Taliban, fingerless gloves, aids, hairspray, not learning from the savings and loan crisis and then repeating yourselves…
Like, gag on a spoon.
Lol I hereby turn in my man card
[quote]Chushin wrote:
Always thought Morris Code should be taught in the schools.
Eh, maybe not, but it seems like a really great skill to have.[/quote]
What the hell is Morris code?
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]maverick88 wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
Always thought Morris Code should be taught in the schools.
Eh, maybe not, but it seems like a really great skill to have.[/quote]
What the hell is Morris code?[/quote]
He he he.
At least I hope you’re joking…[/quote]
I think he was pointing out it’s Morse Code.
When I took Drivers Ed in New York State as a teenager, the instructor told us that we were supposed to slow down for a stale green light. Seriously. (Not that I think that most people actually do it, but I have done it myself sometimes.)
Not sure, but I think the yellow light duration might be shorter in New York State than in Massachusetts.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
Always thought Morris Code should be taught in the schools.
Eh, maybe not, but it seems like a really great skill to have.[/quote]
My neighbor teaches Morse Code and Latin to her kids. Talk about messing with your teachers, the teachers have no clue what their kids are saying and have no idea when the kids are passing notes because they are just taping on the desk.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Brother Chris wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
Always thought Morris Code should be taught in the schools.
Eh, maybe not, but it seems like a really great skill to have.[/quote]
My neighbor teaches Morse Code and Latin to her kids. Talk about messing with your teachers, the teachers have no clue what their kids are saying and have no idea when the kids are passing notes because they are just taping on the desk.[/quote]
See, now those are two skills – dead languages, one could say – that would really come in handy.
Good for your neighbor.[/quote]
By kids, I mean the 20 kids in her classroom. Not her actual kids.
[quote]doogie wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]maverick88 wrote:
[quote]Chushin wrote:
Always thought Morris Code should be taught in the schools.
Eh, maybe not, but it seems like a really great skill to have.[/quote]
What the hell is Morris code?[/quote]
He he he.
At least I hope you’re joking…[/quote]
I think he was pointing out it’s Morse Code.
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is this what you meant?
