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Re: OT

From "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject Re: OT
Date 2026-08-25 11:00 +0100
Organization 255 software
Message-ID <116jp3u$3khih$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (11 earlier) <11653nv.12s4.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <1165h0d$33bfm$1@dont-email.me> <neo3cpF63aeU1@mid.individual.net> <116797m$3knv9$1@dont-email.me> <116jhd3$3ht74$1@dont-email.me>

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On 2026/8/25 8:48:52, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:15:50 +0100, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
> 
>> ... the satellites that make GPS work ... only transmit very
>> accurate time signals ...
> 
> Also their accurate position data.
> 
> They can’t actually figure out what this is: they get periodic uploads
> of their own orbital elements from a central control on Earth.

Yes; I meant, they don't even give map data, they certainly don't have
traffic info, roadworks, etcetera. The map data has to be in the
receiving device, and traffic data and the like, if it displays that,
must come from some other source, such as cellular or RDS if any
stations still send it via that.
-- 
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"Knowledge isnt elitist - that's rubbish! Why are we embarrassed by the
idea that people know things? It's not a conspiracy against the
ignorant. Knowing things is good!" - Jeremy Paxman, RT 14-20 Aug. 2010

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Re: OT Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-19 18:30 +0000
  Re: OT "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-08-19 22:19 +0100
    Re: OT Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-20 15:41 +0000
      Re: OT "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-08-20 17:05 +0100
        Re: OT Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-20 17:57 +0000
        Re: OT "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-08-20 18:59 +0100
          Re: OT Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-20 18:48 +0000
            Re: OT Oz roads /satnavs "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-08-20 21:23 +0100
              Re: OT Oz roads /satnavs Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-08-21 07:40 +0000
            Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-20 20:50 +0000
          Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-20 20:32 +0000
        Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-20 20:26 +0000
          Re: OT Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-20 22:44 +0000
            Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-21 03:36 +0000
          Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-21 13:43 +0100
            Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-21 18:08 +0000
              Re: OT chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2026-08-21 16:03 -0500
                Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-22 03:50 +0000
                Re: OT c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-22 05:21 -0400
                Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-22 19:16 +0000
                Re: OT chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2026-08-22 10:34 -0500
                Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-22 19:40 +0000
                Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-22 23:42 +0100
              Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-22 00:09 +0100
        Re: OT "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-21 19:43 +0200
          Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-22 00:06 +0100
            Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-22 04:11 +0000
              Re: OT c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-22 03:20 -0400
                Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-22 19:28 +0000
                Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-22 23:41 +0100
                Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-23 01:07 +0000
                Re: OT "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-23 13:08 +0200
                Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 13:05 +0100
                Re: OT Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-23 16:53 +0000
                Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-23 19:57 +0100
                Re: OT Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-23 23:20 +0000
          Re: OT "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-08-22 13:42 +0100
            Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-22 19:33 +0000
      Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-20 20:05 +0000
        Re: OT Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-20 20:26 +0000
          Re: OT Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-20 21:18 +0000
            Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-21 03:54 +0000
            Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-21 13:45 +0100
              Re: OT Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-21 19:07 +0000
                Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-22 00:23 +0100
          Re: OT rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-20 22:12 +0000
  Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-20 01:16 +0100
    Re: OT "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-20 12:31 +0200
      Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-20 11:59 +0100
        Re: OT "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-20 15:23 +0200
          Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-21 13:39 +0100
            Re: OT "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-21 19:52 +0200
      Re: OT "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-08-20 17:15 +0100
        Re: OT Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-25 07:48 +0000
          Re: OT "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-08-25 11:00 +0100
            Re: OT The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-25 12:40 +0100
      Re: OT Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-21 02:49 +0000

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