[nylug-talk] OT - city wide GPS question???

[sixtyfourbeets]

I would much rather have spent the time familiarizing myself with the
local geography
and metro public transportation system.  There is a multifold benefit
with learning the local
surroundings of the destination your going to.
One is it is a great opportunity to learn some local history, another
is you have an idea of
where you are in case you feel like you are in a threatening
neighborhood.  Good excerize for the brain
is another reason.  I used to travel to different part of this part of
the northeast using nothing but
public transportation and amtrak maps.
Computers are fun but they can't provide a 'rich' experience no matter
how talented the programmer may be.

Steve M

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I took a look at MetrO last night.   Pretty spiffy, but it knows
connectivity, not schedules, and it doesn't know at all about the NYC
bus routes.   I asked it how to get from Penn Station to the
Metropolitan Museum and instead of sending me to the M4 bus at 32nd St.
that drops you off at 83rd and Madison, it sent me via subway, with 2
changes of train, to 86th and Lexington, a bit more of a walk from the
museum entrance on 5th Ave.   I was impressed that it knew the Long
Island Railroad stations, but again, without it knowing the schedule,
it's advice for getting to Westbury from Penn Station is strictly to
take the train to Westbury.   There are twice as many trains to
Hicksville, and often the right choice, if you are in a hurry, depending
on the time of day is to take the train to Hicksville, the next station
along the line, after Westbury, and then double-back on the bus from
Hicksville station back into Westbury.   I guess I was setting my hopes
too high for what MetrO would "know" for me.