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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. No problem by __aagujc9792 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The "critics" should simply buy the charming lighthouses and operate them as a hobby. Oh? They want their neighbors to pay for their hobby? Hahahahaha! See? I *told* you socialism rots the brain!

  2. Free for all by computechnica · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's too bad that foreign governments bad mouth the US but then freely enjoy a service intended for the US military 8^0

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