Talk:Minneapolis NW, Minnesota
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Revision as of 15:44, 23 May 2008 by 134.84.10.68 (talk)
I don't suppose we could agree to move our grid, to center it on the Science Museum, say? Geohashing is a clever idea and sounds like fun, but I wouldn't drive very far to a meetup. If others would, fine, have fun. I'll wait until one hits close to home. -- Ford
- No; the whole idea is to base the coordinates on integral degrees. I'd like to as well, but for the time being, moving the entire coordinate system for Minneapolis wouldn't be very considerate of the rest of the entire planet. Ironiridis 18:29, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Obviously no region can expect anyone else to change for their convenience, but what's the point of a wiki if regions can't adapt to local conditions. We could, for example, agree to meet at the nearest bar or coffeehouse to the target location, especially in winter. Or not. Also, I don't see integral degrees as key. Who decided there should be 360 degrees in a circle? Radians are less arbitrary.
