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People liking this post will probably like this [1] and especially these [2] from the channel. All solved using algorithms and map data.[1]
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> NOTE: this is a genuine human work, didnt use LLM generation.I'm sorry, but I don't believe this. The article reads like LLM text post-edited by an AI prompted to "write like a non-native English speaker, replace you for u, make errors, etc".The other pages on your site are cough, "the smoking gun". For instance, your "Suckless, single binary…
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Super fun! Interestingly, this is how JPL was able to significantly reduce the Mars 2020 landing radius on Mars. Cameras onboard take pictures of the terrain and match that to maps to figure out where the lander is.
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A help with this is the sun is to the left and it seems to be midday, so you could answer the "cardinal direction" question just from the picture with "west ish", which is what it turns out to be.
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I find it highly ironic that his is the second article on the main page right after "avoid building technologies that could be used by a police state".
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