kelpfoot The GPS signal comes FROM space. Your phone just receives it. The reason it takes so ridiculously long is that the signal is only broadcast at something like 50 bits per second.
> I know people that would get INCREDIBLY pissed by
> his assertion that cell phone signals go into space.
I was. For a good few minutes after I heard this the first time, I did nothing but stroke my beard with righteous fury.
dreamvigile You're sitting in a chair. IN THE SKY.
dr_rock If that doesn't just about sum it all up...
wtf japan Believe me, when I fly, I never forget this fact.
KnowFuture I actually DO tend to go OMIGOD!!! WOW!!!! a lot on airplanes...people have moved away from me at times. It's a combination of the freakiness of hurtling at impossible speeds through the sky, combined with the awesomeness of hurtling at impossible speeds through the sky.
KnowFuture And the OMIGOD!!! WOW!!! experience usually doesn't subside until the lady with the drinks shows up.
Cena_mark He's so right. Everybody nowadays has a childish sense of entitlement. Another great thing about those times was that people didn't depend on the government for help.
Sick Man Nowadays as compared to those golden oldendays when everyone was a rugged individual or just fell over and died.
Except for the New Deal.
But yeah you're right people took care of each other and the streets were safe at night and niggers knew their place blah blah blah.
Xenocide A childish sense of entitlement is nothing new in this country. And it's certainly not even close to being exclusive to this generation.
People bitching about the internet? Big whoop. WE USED TO OWN SLAVES.
KnowFuture And the capitalism cena_mark regularly fags off to have blocked this from being shown. Good job picking your sides you fucking idiot.
tamago Fucking shit I actually agreed with something Cena_mark said.
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