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Re:Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Ov... by 10x_contrarian on Sunday February 05, 2023 @12:47PM (#34666924)
> had the Garmin technology been less intuitive for an unfamiliar boater in a stressful situation — this story could’ve ended so much differently

This line made me look at the URL and realize I was reading an advertisement.

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Re:Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Ov... by iso1631 on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:25PM (#34668093)
> The boat had a Garmin GPS marine system, and while Andrew said he hadn’t been familiar with Garmin units prior to that, it was easy to use, allowing him to figure it out quickly.

Got me

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Re:Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Ov... by jacurtis on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:18PM (#34668838)
The article ended with:

> Andrew Sherman has since upgraded his tech on his own boat.

> “I bought a Garmin unit because I was so impressed with Sascha’s,” he said.

Definitely written to remind us all that Garmin GPS are easy to use. Oh yeah, someone's life was saved, but don't lose track on the shiny touchscreen GPS haha.

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Re:Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Ov... by ec109685 on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:45PM (#34668381)
The laid it on too thick.
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Re:Ghost Boat with Garmin GPS Leads Father-Son Duo to Man Ov... by userbinator on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:50PM (#34669206)
I saw the URL before reading the article, and was basically expecting the product placement as a punchline.
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