the studied carelessness

REDMOND, Wash. (CBS Seattle) – Microsoft has been granted a patent for its “avoid ghetto” feature for GPS devices.

A GPS device is used to find shortcuts and avoid traffic, but Microsoft’s patent states that a route can be plotted for pedestrians to avoid an “unsafe neighborhood or being in an open area that is subject to harsh temperatures.”

Created for mobile phones, the technology uses the latest crime statistics and weather data and includes them when calculating a route.

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3. suckonthedickimashark reblogged this from jlteezy and added:

   It probably makes you follow along the rim of Baltimore City and then hop on the expressway

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5. jlteezy reblogged this from suckonthedickimashark and added:

   So what happens when somebody wants to go from Towson to downtown Baltimore? Does this thing give up and just suggest...

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7. suckonthedickimashark reblogged this from l7one and added:

   So it’s not called the “Avoid Ghetto” feature, though. These niggas tryna get Microsoft in trouble.

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11. blackstanlee reblogged this from chomskiii and added:

    No reason to get offended now People have been doing this for years Now it’ll just be easier

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    …………….

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