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Hmmm, I guess you could use them for that too!!

 
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tomslusher
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:27 pm    Post subject: Hmmm, I guess you could use them for that too!! Reply with quote
Story in the December 14th edition of the StarTribune.


http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5136092.html

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tomslusher
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here is another story of interest


http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2004121521290001739682&dt=20041215212900&w=APO&coview=


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Marsha and Silent Bob
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
While SA has had the possibility of being disabled in certain areas (hence the name) I find it more interesting is the United States' insistence on being able to selectively disable the EU's GPS system w/o their permission as well.
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Marsha and Silent Bob
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
See Slashdot coverage of this topic here: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/16/1324209&tid=126&tid=103
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Pear Head
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 2004 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This topic came up on the Oklahoma Geocacher's email list as well. I'll just cut and paste my email from there as I think it applies here too:

In a previous email I wrote:

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:17:21 -0000, Mike <team_madog@yahoo.com> wrote:

> If this happens, we have a lot more important things to worry about
> than finding a cache.
>
> BOTTOM LINE, IMO, it won't ever happen, even if the WH has the power.
> There are too many commercial uses.

I think you're exactly right. It's used in many applications in
commericial industry now and removing it would cripple things.
Aircraft now use it and I believe can use it for approaches. A large
majority of the trucking industry now tracks their trucks with it.
Shipping has used it for a long time.

It's probably good that they have a plan for shutting it down (never
hurts to have a plan) although it's highly unlikely that it would be
shut down.

- Pear Head
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