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[Solved] Anyone know what this is? They are embedded in the sidewalks around the city(programming.dev)

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Any ideas?

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wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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It controls where true north is, and if you remove it that will really mess with geographers and surveyors

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Empricorn@feddit.nl
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Please don’t, people! I don’t want to have to re-learn geography with different orientations…

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Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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You shouldn’t be afraid of different orientations. Embrace difference!

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Empricorn@feddit.nl
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Sorry, DEI is banned in my state.

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