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Reply to comment by ElectroFlannelGore in TIL: The British Ministry of Pensions distributed Invacars free to disabled people from 1948 until the 1970s. The Invacar was that vehicle. by buzz_uk
Well, you'll have to lodge a complaint then with the Ministry of Redundancy, Excess Overages Agency, Department of Surplus Words and Phrases.
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Reply to Huge crowds march across France, raising pressure against Macron's pension reform by hockeyfan33333
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Oldenlame t1_j6i99mn wrote
You know how to tell nothing is going to be done about something? Congress investigates it.
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Reply to Bilbo Baggins wouldnt have just dropped the ring of power and walked away to Rivendell ... by H4rryC0sti
Bilbo didn't just drop the Ring and walk off to Rivendell. Gandalf had a role in separating The Ring from Bilbo and putting it under the control of the Council. The Ring had its own plans too.
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Reply to comment by bigwangbowski in TIL of the US Librarian of Congress. Appointed by the President and serving a term of ten years, they are the head of the Library of Congress with a broad range of responsibilities. Incumbent Carla Hayden appointed in 2016, is both the first African American and woman to hold the office. by Guiano
David Mao was acting Librarian of Congress filling in after the retirement of James H. Billington until a new Librarian could be appointed. Securing the historic works of the library is an important task that cannot wait on bureaucracy. Contained within the library are many documents from the founding of the nation. Protecting them is as much a calling as a job.
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Reply to comment by Dragon_Fisting in Ground-based alternative to GPS achieves 10 cm accuracy by Vailhem
Yes, in the experiment they are adding an additional layer to the system while Google does the same thing with already available resources. Also Google through Android uses more than the tower and access point you are using, it uses any in range as well as gps. It's a evolving technology called SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping). As an added benefit Google then uses phone location data of Android users to map traffic patterns in real time. Early GPS and older LORAN systems did kind of the same thing by listening for airport beacons and time signal radio transmitters as their signal contained their identity and their location was precise and publicly available. Makes me wonder if it would be worth it to have a receiver for airport beacons and maritime radio buoys to boost localization.
Oldenlame t1_j0gfrwf wrote
Google has been using cell tower locations and wifi hotspot data to improve positioning for years.
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Reply to Stories with humanized animals are cute. Stories with animalized humans are terrifying. by NoNo_Cilantro
Humanized animals seems all fun and cute until you break the law and are punished back to the house of pain.