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Re: Thought Experiment
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Jun 12, 23:37 -0500
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Jun 12, 23:37 -0500
Really, why is it "sad" that one can buy 10 GPS units for the price of one C&P? It is a very good deal if you are trying to navigate somewhere. You can buy a sextant that will let you find any significant island destination for under $200. You can also spend $5000 for a mechanical wrist watch that keeps time almost as well as a $10 Casio. On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:22:55 -0400, Robert Eno wrote: > You can buy 10 >handheld GPS units for the price of one Cassens and Plath. > >It is sad really but I suppose that one cannot stop "progress". To make >matters worse, I keep hearing scuttlebutt to the effect that the future of >the printed Nautical Almanac is in question. I can't verify t Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a "Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to music."
