Re:Galileo satellites experiencing multiple clock failures
by TeMPOraL on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @12:01PM
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> nobody sabotages all of humanity's major triumphs this way
It may be "humanity's triumph" for you and me, but there are people who couldn't care less about that - people, for whom the only relevant thing is its impact on their political and economical standing. Such people are the ones who tend to find their way to positions of power.
Re:Galileo satellites experiencing multiple clock failures
by logicallee on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @12:08PM
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I said ”this way”. To me it is paranoid, yes. In my opinion nobody does this. (Don’t give them any ideas, either.) These are multiply redundant time sources aboard satellites in a multibillion euro program. Nobody is sabotaging them (in my judgment†), and we don't need to even bring the idea of this into the discussion. I won't reply to any more replies about this.
† Again as a disclaimer: I don't have a horse in this race and I subscribe to a ton of conspiracy theories (way more than you). This is just not one of them.
Re:Galileo satellites experiencing multiple clock failures
by ben_bai on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @04:31PM
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GPS is a military project controlled by the US. With just a switch of a button the civilian receivers will be practical worthless for navigation. They can't do that on Galileo or GLONASS. I imagine Russia can dial down GLONASS precision for civil use cases, too.
At least Galileo is a competitor, and the political/military discourse about it is still ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(satellite_navigation)...
I say this as someone who likely subscribes to at least 20x as many conspiracy theories (defined as the existence of one or more people conspiring) as you do.