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Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more 4 December 2019 Where were we? Some weeks ago (16 November), Feedback introduced readers to an online community of savvy travellers content to get their thrills by using the what3words mapping service. Some of you have been motivated to join…

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more
4 December 2019
Where were we?
Some weeks ago (16 November), Feedback introduced readers to an online community of savvy travellers content to get their thrills by using the what3words mapping service. Some of you have been motivated to join them, but not all have been satisfied.
Tim Rowe writes: “I was not surprised that ‘use.homeopathic.remedies’ got me nowhere at all. I am more concerned that ‘read.new.scientist’ and ‘subscribe.new.scientist’ didn’t get me anywhere either. I’m beginning to wonder how reliable a guide that website is.”
Stuart Ardern has managed to glean some useful information from the site, however: he points out that …

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