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Submission + - Was Ham radio the first true social network? (londoncalling.co)

Submitted by L4wNd4rt on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @06:32PM

L4wNd4rt writes: I found an interesting post on London Calling, a social media blog. That asserts that Amateur (Ham) Radio was actually the first social network long before the Facebook or even the internet ever existed. Being a ham myself I think that's it's both insightful, cool and true!

Submission + - Galileo To Be Europe's Answer To US GPS (eweekeurope.co.uk)

Submitted by

judgecorp

on Tuesday October 18, 2011 @04:48PM

judgecorp writes: "Two Galileo satellites that will signify the start of the European Union’s answer to the American Global Positioning System (GPS) will be launched into orbit on Thursday aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. It's using Soyuz as it is cheaper than the French Ariane — and the satellite system is supposed to free Europe from dependence on a US-controlled positioning system."

Comment Last Post (Score 1) 1613

by nothajan on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @08:04PM (#37619546) Attached to: Steve Jobs Dead At 56

... RIP. Not a fanboi, but a great contribution.

Comment 3 DST (Score 1) 359

by nothajan on Friday September 09, 2011 @01:06AM (#37348484) Attached to: Regarding timezones: I would rather live ...

I don't know why everyone seems to hate DST. I love it. It's awesome. I get light until 9pm in summer (Sydney, AU), and this means lots of time for awesome outdoorsy stuff. I wish we had year-round DST. I can't stand winter, when it gets dark at 4:53pm.

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