What is going to happen if GPS has a problem, or if the US puts SA back on? Now the only backup for navigation is a sextant.
Steve KD2OM -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Hawkins Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 00:04 To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Loran C sounds Two things: 1. The Solar Dynamics Observatory launched this morning, on a mission to examine the fields and mass ejections that threaten satellites and power grids. They are delighted to be putting instruments in place after a prolonged quiet period so they can watch activity ramp up. The people who shut down non-satellite methods won't be in office at peak activity. 2. Its all about $$$$$$ because they are so easy to count. Decisions based on dollars don't require any technical background. People with empathy lose out to people who are focused on the dollars. (You folks with other currencies can substitute them for declining dollars. The principle is the same.) Should I automate or retain jobs? Let's see, which costs less per year? In dollars, that is, not human misery. Albert J. Bernstein wrote "Dinosaur Brains: Dealing with All Those Impossible People at Work" to explain how the most primitive brain of the three in our skulls sometimes / often gets the upper hand. Fatally attracted to female fatty deposits? Blame your dino brain and try to rein it in. Trying to deal with somebody shouting at you? You're watching a dino brain take over. Don't try to explain, the dino can't hear you unless what you say sounds threatening. Dealing with someone who is playing dominance games? Say hello to an ancient lizard and forget any attempt to reason with the person. Who plays dominance games? Almost any politician you care to name. So, no, don't think anything good is gonna happen. There's a reason why engineers are familiar with not having resources to do it right the first time. Darn, the soap box broke. Bill Hawkins -----Original Message----- From: paul swed Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 9:07 PM Sure they might take a check for $36M or so. As they have said without the yanks, its broke. So they will shut down before Oct. Its all about $$$$$$ _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
