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How GPS Is Killing Lighthouses

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-lightbulbs-killed-candles dept.

sakshale writes "Spiegel Online has an article about the impact of GPS systems on Lighthouses. They claim that the popularity of the satellite-based global positioning system has led to the closure of lighthouses along the German coast." As the article says, "critics question whether the new system is reliable and safe enough to warrant the closure of these historical beacons of safety."

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  1. Just be glad they aren't white. by copponex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What are a few thousand families under the rubble? Collateral! They aren't white so the press doesn't care. Funny thing, here in the states -- same damn thing for two hundred years running.

    I nearly fell out of my chair in hysterics when GW called the anti-abortion people and thanked them for "celebrating a culture of life." Ha! He celebrates his culture of life with tanks and M-16s. Sweet lord.

    GW! Bringing you liberty and death, since 2001.

    1. Re:Just be glad they aren't white. by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      GW! Bringing you liberty and death, since 2001.

      Amazing that there were no wars anywhere in the world until Bush came on the scene in 2001.

  2. Yes, Jesus Would Us GPS by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes. Jesus was well aware of "high technology" like GPS. While quite a few early modern societies like the Romans and Egyptians didn't fully understand who the "Gods" where, they did understand that they where extraterrestrial, and today we call these non-Earthlings, aliens. Jesus knew this because he is the Son of God. So, yes, he would us GPS, and in fact, does so everyday.

    --
    "Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
  3. Re:Old news by mboverload · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Get a better boat.

    My linux powered Knoppix is the strongest boat in the world. It can withstand even the most ruthless assault by the evil hacker rocks.