Welcome to Mongolia's New Postal System: An Atlas of Random Words (npr.org) 4 points by wainstead 10y ago ↗ HN
[–] yuningalexliu 10y ago ↗ Very cool idea! Just wondering if it's feasible to do something similar with two words? [–] andyjdavis 10y ago ↗ Sure but the area covered by each pair would be much larger due to the drastically smaller number of combinations available.
[–] andyjdavis 10y ago ↗ Sure but the area covered by each pair would be much larger due to the drastically smaller number of combinations available.
[–] 04rob 10y ago ↗ It seems like a major drawback to this approach is that the address for nearby locations have nothing in common. That makes it harder to get a sense of where something is based on the address alone.
[–] rakoo 10y ago ↗ Previous discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11894368I'll repeat my opinion: this is a really dangerous move for Mongolia, and one I hope will not be emulated by other states.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 14.5 ms ] threadI'll repeat my opinion: this is a really dangerous move for Mongolia, and one I hope will not be emulated by other states.