yeah. however, on this old mac, those might not render properly. I need to put my new mac mini online.
-eric On Apr 13, 2018, at 5:09 PM, Bill Gallik wrote: > Eric, > > I will gladly take responsibility for the misunderstanding because the Emoji > features here would have made it much more clear that my post was intended as > a joke had I bothered to include one! 🤔 > > **************** > - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin > - “When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same.” > - Contributor Unknown > > > > On Apr 13, 2018, at 10:45 AM, Eric Oyen <[email protected]> wrote: > > unfortunately, given some "features" of my psyche, some kinds of humor are > not comprehended. :( it's part and parcel of being on the spectrum. It's > also probably why it is that I am so good at technology related items. > > anyway, on the technical end of things, the nearest thing I can figure on the > daily (and always inside the same 2 hour window) is that I am seeing a > reflection of signal off an aircraft in the aircraft control corridor that > exists from here to california. in any case, it makes for an interesting math > problem. :) > > -eric > > On Apr 13, 2018, at 8:29 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: > >> That was intended to be a joke! 😯 >> >> **************** >> - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin >> - Dear Optimist, Pessimist, and Realist, While you guys were busy arguing >> about the glass of water, I drank it! >> - Sincerely, The Opportunist >> >> >> On Apr 13, 2018, at 10:19 AM, Eric Oyen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> um, that is not exactly the way that GPS works. In order for this "hand off" >> to occur, there would also have to be interaction from the device to the >> sats and there just isn't the spectrum space or bandwidth to handle several >> tens of millions of devices simultaneously. the gPS units on the ground are >> strictly receivers. >> >> -eric >> >> On Apr 13, 2018, at 7:12 AM, Bill Gallik wrote: >> >>> Given what Eric wrote about his GPS “speed of light” experience, I have to >>> wonder if Eric is not sitting on the cusp of two separate satellites that >>> are continually “handing off” his device to each other. Just a thought. >>> >>> **************** >>> - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin >>> - "A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he >>> resents." >>> - German Aphorist, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799) >>> >>> On Apr 13, 2018, at 4:01 AM, Eric Oyen <[email protected] > wrote: >>> >>> you should see what happens with my phone sometimes. I will have it sitting >>> here on the desk and all of the sudden, it goes into do not disturb mode. >>> >>> So, I opened up one of the gPS apps I have (Navigon in this case) and left >>> it run. when the Do Not Disturb popped up, I grabbed the phone and checked >>> how far it allegedly moved. Here's the real kicker, for 2 minutes, it >>> traveled 1000 feet to the west at 672 mph, then proceeded 2000 feet to the >>> east at 672 mph and went back and forth like that for 3 minutes. Yet, the >>> phone physically didn't move. >>> >>> The two things I noted about this: >>> 1. the direction was always east and west >>> 2. the speed of transit is always that of a jet aircraft at full cruise I >>> think when it happens again, I am going to call up a friend of mine at sky >>> harbor airport ops and find out if there is any air traffic transiting the >>> space above me at 30k feet going either east or west I have already checked >>> with a ham radio sat tracker program I have here, so I know where the GPS >>> sats are in near real time. If what I think is happening really is, then it >>> would be possible to know when something is overflying my place. :) >>> >>> -Eric >>> >>> On Apr 12, 2018, at 11:30 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>> >>>> GPS accuracy is going to be about 15 feet at best and sitting inside does >>>> not give you good signal quality. The GPS signal is very weak, I read an >>>> article once where they compared it with looking at a Christmas light that >>>> is up on a satellite in space. Nowadays the receives are very good and >>>> sensitive, I remember when I first had my retail store 18 years ago and >>>> sold Garmin GPS units you often would not get a signal under heavy tree >>>> cover or if you were in a narrow valley and even nowadays the accuracy can >>>> go way down the tube if you are in a big city with lots of highrise >>>> building around you. GPS is fantastic, but you have to be aware of its >>>> limitations and factor them in. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >>>> Donald Raikes >>>> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 10:07 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: where am I >>>> >>>> Sitting at my desk in my house, siri tells me I am next door so how >>>> reliable is she ;-) >>>> >>>> On 4/12/18, Eric Oyen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> there is an app called "where the hell am I". It's free on the apple >>>>> appstore and it works nicely. >>>>> >>>>> Also, you can always ask the voice agent (Siri on the iPhone) your >>>>> location. >>>>> >>>>> -eric >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 12, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Donald Raikes wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> This may be a "silly" question, but I figured I would ask it since >>>>>> others may not know as well. >>>>>> When I am out taking our grand dog for a walk, I would like my IPhone >>>>>> to help me determine when I am back home. 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