Solar storms spell trouble for GPS

"Peter R." wrote in message
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Larry Dighera wrote:

How was such a clash missed? Because GPS receivers only became common
during a period of low solar activity. By 2011 solar flares will reach
the peak of their cycle and receivers will likely fail. Or so
Alessandro Cerruti of Cornell University, New York, told a meeting of
the Institute of Navigation in Fort Worth, Texas, last week. The only
solution would be to redesign GPS receivers or satellites, which may
not be practical, says Cerruti.

GPS's Y2K, perhaps?


Digging through old files on the hard drive reveals this:

Y2K Sale
FOR SALE - Cheap!
One 55-gallon drum of heating oil
Ten 55-gallon drums of water
10 cases of Poptarts
50 cases of canned fruits and vegetables
40 boxes of tampons
10 cases AAA batteries
One cow
One shotgun (with shells)
One pair night-vision goggles
One seven ton portable concrete bunker (lead-lined)
Will consider trade.