multiple questions here, A) why does it contain a what 3 words thing? come on... B) why does the what 3 words thing begin with suffer on a AED? (there was almost certainly was a different one to choose)
one honk maybe more
clarfonthey@toot.cat
replied 20 Nov 2025 16:57 +0000
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@benjojo I believe that it's based on a hash, so, they don't actually choose the words but, it's still a pretty horrible system. three words isn't actually enough to meaningfully exclude words like "suffer" and sound-alikes
benjojo
replied 20 Nov 2025 17:01 +0000
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@clarfonthey Yeah but there are enough surrounding "word" hashes that they could have functionally picked something else
benjojo
replied 20 Nov 2025 17:02 +0000
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@clarfonthey Yeah right next to it is rising.pest.arts https://what3words.com/rising.pest.arts , and that is more correct from actually being at that location!
chewie@mammut.gogree..
replied 20 Nov 2025 17:01 +0000
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benjojo
replied 20 Nov 2025 17:03 +0000
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penguin42@mastodon.o..
replied 20 Nov 2025 17:03 +0000
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benjojo
replied 20 Nov 2025 17:06 +0000
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@penguin42 I mean, sure, none of the others in the area has these, and they could have just put the "footbridge south" there... idk, I think the intention is to push people into trying to use w3w in emergency situations, which is one of those things the sounds great on paper but is actually probably disastrous
litchralee_v6@ipv6.s..
replied 20 Nov 2025 17:20 +0000
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@benjojo Is it necessary to first call 999/112 in order to unlock an outdoor defibrillator? From my USA perspective, we don't tend to have freestanding defibrillators in public, but we often have them mounted outside of buildings, similar to fire extinguishers. Both are (supposed to be) regularly inspected, but are otherwise readily available in case they're needed. It seems like the UK approach adds a dependency that 999 and the phone network will be available during an emergency?
benjojo
replied 20 Nov 2025 17:22 +0000
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@litchralee_v6 I think it depends on the location, I've seen quite a few that were relatively accessible to the average Joe, but I think the ones out in the public like this are generally speaking code unlock only, I'm pretty sure it's to eliminate any risk of vandalism