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EU and US Agree on Galileo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the be-a-shame-if-something-happened-to-your-satellites dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The EU and USA have reached an agreement over the Galileo satellite positioning system, ending several years of negotiations." We had some good Galileo information in a story last month.

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  1. Galileo Anniversary by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 4, Funny

    My Despair, Inc. calendar indicates that today is an auspicious anniversary date for Galileo:

    "Galileo recants absurd theory about the Earth revolving around the sun. (June 22, 1633)"

    I guess the Vatican used it influence to get Galileo to revolve around the Earth!

  2. Re:More reasons by penguinoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    And remember that tin foil makes you more easily detectible by radar. To be really safe, you should use a tin foil hat that has sharp angles instead of a smooth curve.

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  3. Re:Its about time by pbox · · Score: 3, Funny
    "Under the terms of the agreement, the two sides agreed on key points including:
    • a common signal structure for so-called "open" services, and a suitable signal structure for the Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS).
    • a process allowing improvements, either jointly or individually, of the baseline signal structures in order to further improve performances.
    • confirmation of inter-operable time and standards to facilitate the joint use of GPS and Galileo."

    Now I am 100% sure that the above in plain Engrish just says: US is happy announce that they already have the technology to effectively suppress and/or interfere with the Galileo signals, so now these Franch bastard can proceed.
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