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Overheal · 2011-03-07 18:54:05

http://gizmodo.com/#!5778545/gps-chaos-how-a-30-box-can-jam-your-life the story behind a bizarre 2-hour incident that occured in january 2007, disrupting ATMs, Air and Sea Traffic, Phones and Pagers, etc. Very interesting read. The whole incident was caused by a navy exercise with signal jamming. They unintentionally…

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http://gizmodo.com/#!5778545/gps-chaos-how-a-30-box-can-jam-your-life

the story behind a bizarre 2-hour incident that occured in january 2007, disrupting ATMs, Air and Sea Traffic, Phones and Pagers, etc.

Very interesting read. The whole incident was caused by a navy exercise with signal jamming. They unintentionally disrupted GPS signals, which as the article will highlight for you, is not just a fancy thing fancy people have in their cars anymore: it's integral to modern technology at this point. Making the retirement of the current GPS system in a few years a bit of a concern really.

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#2 06-08-2011 10:45pm
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Let's wait for 2038 to see the real mess...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

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