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nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:02 am
by Geeheeb
Dudes,

My friends are planning on visiting every brewery here in Michigan. I have a spreadsheet with the address of each place listed. Is there any software for planning multiple stops? There are almost 80 waypoints, so it would be great if I could just import them some way.

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:21 am
by Necrometer

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:03 am
by Toxicarius
Whatever happened to taking a roadmap (one of those folding paper things your great-great-great grandfather used to use), marking your intended stops with a pencil (one of those writing implements cavemen used to use), and figuring out (with a brain, what aliens on other planets use) the best route to hit them all within the shortest travel time type waiz?

Damn kids and their modern inconveniences these daiz... :(

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:45 am
by Geeheeb
Two guys are already doing that Toxie. I just wondered if there was a COMPUTER WAY to do it!?

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:27 am
by neckbeard
that's a p=np problem, bro

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:28 am
by Necrometer
rip p-nip

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:29 am
by neckbeard

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:32 am
by Teufel
SPOILERSPOILER_SHOW
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Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:57 am
by death by snoo snoo
steal some giant wall maps of the state highways from your work

put a thumb tack in each destination

trace your route with kite string

snap a pic of it with your iphone

hit the road

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:04 pm
by milkmandan
Google maps allows you to choose multiple destinations, although you would have to add each destination one at a time.

Re: nerds please help!

Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:23 pm
by neckbeard
Use your brewing skill to find your way.

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/30/sl ... ineer.html