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Posted on April 5th, 2007 by ElectroGeek
My knowledge of astronomy is…well, it’s absolutely pitiful. But I have a vested interest in the news this week that solar flares could cripple GPS systems here on planet earth.
You see, my sense of direction is also pitiful. So the mere idea of having to live without my Mazda3’s GPS navigation is a tad alarming. (Yes, I did manage to survive for the first 39 years of my life without GPS–and no, I can’t figure out how I managed to do so.)
Full Story Via PC World
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