Emotional benefits of technology

[flexagon]

Riding the Zillian shuttle "home" to the corporate apartments last night, I remembered how confusing the route has always seemed to me, how I have no idea how close we are to the destination until suddenly we're there.

Last night I called up the map on my Android phone, and just watched the GPS the entire time I was on the shuttle. It was quite comforting to never feel lost, and always remain sure we were going in the right direction, despite the weird alternation of big roads and little roads.

So here's a big hug to all the inventors of GPS everywhere, who probably never thought of a lonely engineer on unfamilar roads but who helped me anyway.

Comments

[apfelsingail.livejournal.com]

I've clearly been on FB too much recently- I looked for the like button. :-)

[flexagon]

Aww, LJ is so hard... you have to find WORDS.

In a shuttle car to the airport now and still loving this new GPS trick. :-)

[kaigex.livejournal.com]

I bet at least one of the inventors at least once thought it'd be cool if GPS one day saved a geeky chick wandering the wilds.