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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by rapnie on Monday April 12, 2021 @09:08AM (#26778963)
A sextant (1731) vs. GPS (1973, fully operational 1993). Most large ships still have sextants as backup.
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Re:Technologies I thought my son would never use by greedo on Monday April 12, 2021 @09:28AM (#26779161)
And the US Navy, after a hiatus has started training officers and crew on how to use a sextant since modern warfare will probably result in GPS being either jammed to oblivion or shot down.
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