Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar Land Rover, Ford, Lamborghini, and Lotus also use w3w. //

What3words divides the planet into 3×3m squares and assigns each one a randomly generated three-word address. //

What3words is a mapping company that looks at navigation differently. It divides the planet into a grid of squares, each measuring 3×3 m. Each one of those squares gets its own identifier made up of three random words—hence the company's name.

So, 1 World Trade Center, Ars Technica's corporate HQ (as opposed to the orbiting one), includes the "squares" cycles.rugs.lucky, feels.thigh.bigger, and gifts.spray.ties.

The fact that this large building with a single street address (285 Fulton St.) can have multiple what3words addresses highlights the utility of this approach, which is magnified in the case of something like a stadium or industrial park. And since what3words' grid is independent of street addresses, it means you can also use it for parks, hiking trails, or literally any other location on the planet.

Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.substack.com
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If the libs are mad about Elon buying Twitter they should just make their own Twitter. It is a private company, after all.
8:22 AM · Apr 14, 2022 //

I don’t like that the exercise of the First Amendment is now at the mercy of billionaires, but this is the world we currently live in. Because so many on the right don’t have the stomach to stop corporatism (usually in league with the government) from crushing free speech, the only current move is to play the game. Musk is playing the game, and we should all be rooting for him to succeed.