This inspired similarly annoyed responses last time it was posted too. It genuinely surprises me to see that on HN. The whole thing can be summarized as "You might think of 'start facing East and go in a straight line' as being the same as 'maintain an Eastern heading', but latitude lines are only straight in the Cartesian abstraction we're used to, and not in reality."
I hadn't thought about it before. It's interesting. It's not some kind of cheap or stupid trick intended to embarrass you. The negativity is truly baffling.
I hadn't thought about it before. It's interesting. It's not some kind of cheap or stupid trick intended to embarrass you. The negativity is truly baffling.