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2015-03-27 -Short Attention Span Theater-

DARPA is working on something way better than GPS

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Posted by gorb 2015-03-27 16:03|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 It'll not only tell you where you are but also who you are and your life's meaning.

(If you get six above the horizon)

Posted by Shipman 2015-03-27 17:00|| 2015-03-27 17:00|| Front Page Top

#2 "The need to be able to operate effectively in areas where GPS is inaccessible, unreliable or potentially denied by adversaries has created a demand for alternative precision timing and navigation capabilities."

Well, that's solved.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-27 18:21|| 2015-03-27 18:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Downside: it requires them to tattoo your Social Security number in barcode on your forehead...

Posted by ed in texas 2015-03-27 18:45|| 2015-03-27 18:45|| Front Page Top

#4 if your smart watch of the future knows where you start, and you move 350 meters north-west
Silly watch.
Could be 10m away but 340m up.

Posted by Skidmark 2015-03-27 19:00|| 2015-03-27 19:00|| Front Page Top

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