G P S Readings

[GTR-N1]

I'm wondering why in the past few weeks that the GPSs in my possession are out of synch when giving instructions.

Has anyone found this?

Either my iGo, Navman or BMW SatNav tell me to turn earlier than I should by about 10m or they recalibrate their positions after I've turned the corner. Strange.

[zebra]

No current Solar warnings that I can see, quite odd.

[MBS206]

It's ASIO at work...

[GTR-N1]

Oh!

[533 RYC]

Earthquakes large enough have the ability to slighly alter the earths orbit, happened last year. Don't worry Terry, they'll realign the satellites soon.

[GTR-N1]

So adjusting a satellite is more important than correcting earth's orbit!

I'm comforted

But...

It makes sense

[oweban]

This would make some sense - had nothing but trouble with the GPS in an 86 last Friday.

Having said that, used my phone and it was fine.

[FordyR31]

Don't you see it people? Major League Baseball!

[GTR-N1]

Gavin has stipulated that no Armageddon is imminent.

Can Gavin be trusted?

[533 RYC]

LOL, if everyone says no, then please dont tell my wife!

Sorry, should have said 'axis' (not 'axis of evil') instead of 'orbit'.

Significant quakes shift the axis alittle each year.

Geophysics has been a hobby of mine for the last 10 years, especially the Pacific Rim.

Anyone can check this stuff out at either:

http://www.usgs.gov/ or http://www.ga.gov.au/

[MBS206]

LOL, if everyone says no, then please dont tell my wife!

Sorry, should have said 'axis' (not 'axis of evil') instead of 'orbit'.

Significant quakes shift the axis alittle each year.

Geophysics has been a hobby of mine for the last 10 years, especially the Pacific Rim.

Anyone can check this stuff out at either:

http://www.usgs.gov/ or http://www.ga.gov.au/

So technically then it should also shuffle climate slightly? Make winter colder, summer hotter, or the opposite depending on which way it tilts more. And also "move" the Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer yeah? (From memory, and geography is definitely not a strong point, but they're calculated based on the "tilt" of the Earth from memory.)

[GTR-N1]

GPS iGO was still lacking accuracy on the cruise to Bowral on Sunday

[niZmO_Man]

My phone is fine. Friends' sat-navs weren't so good on Sunday. HTC One ftw

[Calsonic14U]

Might need to start carrying a compass and align the car according to the sun terry lol.

[GTR-N1]

Aww that's a bit harsh Luke

But we trust technology too much!

For instance, there was this time when I sent a letter off to the Civil Aviation Authority asking them to consider two suggestions I had after watching Air Crash Investigations...

1) Cockpits should have a plumb bob to confirm that the ADI readings are in fact accurate or not; in case the plane has gone belly up in the clouds with no horizontal reference and...

2) All aircraft should have a big enough parachute to support itself in case it loses its engines

> Reply suggested that I should be "certified"

> I was stoked; telling all my friends that the CAA felt that I should be "certified" as an engineer but...

> an engineer friend finally took me aside and suggested that the word "certified" was actually in reference to my insanity!

jk

[FordyR31]

In my experience I must have missed the term "certified" while people are being Scheduled.

[GTR-N1]

Hmm,might have to watch "Conspiracy Theory" again to see if I'm missing something

hehe...