time2lose to interestingasfuck · 2 days agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionimagemessage-square208linkfedilinkarrow-up1636arrow-down127cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1609arrow-down1imageThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectiontime2lose to interestingasfuck · 2 days agomessage-square208linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaremobyduck648linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoTraditional navigation is so cool, I had to learn the basics of it a few years ago as part of a course I was on. I suspect it’ll feel rather less ceremonial in the future if GPS jamming and spoofing continue to become more common.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 hours agoDid you know intercontinental missiles navigate with the stars? :o
minus-squaremobyduck648linkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 hours agoThey navigate by the stars, and then briefly turn into one.
Traditional navigation is so cool, I had to learn the basics of it a few years ago as part of a course I was on. I suspect it’ll feel rather less ceremonial in the future if GPS jamming and spoofing continue to become more common.
Did you know intercontinental missiles navigate with the stars? :o
They navigate by the stars, and then briefly turn into one.