[98522] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon GPS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Tue Apr 29 16:19:23 2014
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 20:19:09 +0000
In-Reply-To: <CAMZYS2XjAGSkKHCp=PyDqGtC3dxkE-fGvW46Df25RvCqUyVFHg@mail.gmail.com>
Errors-To: tlhingan-hol-bounces@kli.org
De'vID:
>> Considering that Klingons have a three-point compass, translating
>> four-point compass directions might be slightly difficult.
naHQun:
> If these are simply turn-by-turn directions for a GPS used in a car; we
> won't have to deal with N S E W. [...]
> I've never had my TomTom tell me to turn North.
You could simply use the 360-degree system used by naval and aircraft navigators:
000 due North
090 due East
180 due South
270 due West
For more details, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Course_%28navigation%29
And we have plenty of examples to use as a model:
He pagh-pagh-pagh-DoD-cha' yInab
Plot course zero-zero-zero, mark two. ST5
He pagh-pagh-vagh-jav-pagh-jav yInab
Plot course 0.0.5.6.0.6. (ST5 notes)
He wej pagh Soch DoD cha'
course 3-0-7-mark-2 (st.k 11/21/99)
... not to mention several useful phases for the driver to use:
He chu' yIghoS
Follow a new course! TKD
He chu' ghoS. DIvI' neHmaH.
New course. Federation neutral zone. ST3
DaH Heraj yIchoH
Alter your course now. (ST5 notes)
nImbuS wej maghoS, He yInab!
Plot course for Nimbus III. ST5
'ach TomTom, Hevetlh wIghoSchugh veH tIn wI'el maH'e'!
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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