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Sam Wormley · Guest

Postings to sci.geo.satellite-nav
(SA was turned of on May of 2000)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994 319 332 227 293 238 363 414 377 376 316
1995 401 364 564 684 855 942 1071 1222 950 697 641 864
1996 1264 1423 1071 1370 1444 1553 1948 1534 1412 1300 1311 1500
1997 2530 2536 2912 2183 2160 2273 2125 1660 1825 1781 1898 2501
1998 2649 1941 2604 2914 2601 3005 2575 2836 3235 2653 3079 2507
1999 3639 3437 2937 3360 2719 2527 2640 4412 3651 2596 3209 3202
2000 3919 3308 3186 2633 8184 4863 5267 4892 4544 4040 3429 4862
2001 5324 3999 4848 4585 4755 4009 3970 4562 3664 4244 3758 3452
2002 4525 3447 4088 4467 4651 3998 4207 3422 3834 3694 3713 3453
2003 4586 4589 4632 3623 3420 3151 3339 3118 2633 2505 2733 2780
2004 3465 3116 2933 2843 2520 2111 2714 2492 1797 1542 1913 2533
2005 2328 1645 1756 1480 1637 1523 1421 1394 1444 1266 1417 1202
2006 1718 943 1408 1545 1136 1614 1222 1001 631 622 602 622
2007 761 476 491 729 725 700 834 735 598 708 589 636
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

I wonder if the lack of postings and participation is a general USENET
phenomenon, a shift in technical use of GPS, or something else. Most people
I know that use computers, don>t even know what USENET it.

-Sam
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/gps_books.html

Nicholas · Guest

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com>
wrote:

[quote]Postings to sci.geo.satellite-nav
(SA was turned of on May of 2000)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994 319 332 227 293 238 363 414 377 376 316
1995 401 364 564 684 855 942 1071 1222 950 697 641 864
1996 1264 1423 1071 1370 1444 1553 1948 1534 1412 1300 1311 1500
1997 2530 2536 2912 2183 2160 2273 2125 1660 1825 1781 1898 2501
1998 2649 1941 2604 2914 2601 3005 2575 2836 3235 2653 3079 2507
1999 3639 3437 2937 3360 2719 2527 2640 4412 3651 2596 3209 3202
2000 3919 3308 3186 2633 8184 4863 5267 4892 4544 4040 3429 4862
2001 5324 3999 4848 4585 4755 4009 3970 4562 3664 4244 3758 3452
2002 4525 3447 4088 4467 4651 3998 4207 3422 3834 3694 3713 3453
2003 4586 4589 4632 3623 3420 3151 3339 3118 2633 2505 2733 2780
2004 3465 3116 2933 2843 2520 2111 2714 2492 1797 1542 1913 2533
2005 2328 1645 1756 1480 1637 1523 1421 1394 1444 1266 1417 1202
2006 1718 943 1408 1545 1136 1614 1222 1001 631 622 602 622
2007 761 476 491 729 725 700 834 735 598 708 589 636
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

I wonder if the lack of postings and participation is a general USENET
phenomenon, a shift in technical use of GPS, or something else. Most people
I know that use computers, don>t even know what USENET it.

-Sam
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/gps_books.html
[/quote]
1) we>ve watched the evolution of the technology since it first became
available for civilian use. It is now so endemic, it has become a
common commodity. How many people are having discussions about their
TV>s going from analog to digital in the US in February of 2009?

2) a lot has been said in this n/g about the workings of the system.
Most of us already know more than we want to know about "How it Works"

3) most of the innovations that were being made have been implemented.
Now the only civilian segment left for integration is the Aviation
Sector. [see postings in today>s NEWS headlines]

4) there were too many flame wars here to make it worth the time.
Beyond that...this group was Garmin-centric, and I have all Magellan
equipment except for one Lowrance and 1 Garmin.

5) everything that needed to be said was said. There came a point of
diminishing returns regarding taking time to post and read.

6) Usenet is dying. I called my ISP (comcast) for some Technical
Support, and they told me they never heard of Usenet. Now Comcast
sends me an email saying they>re discontinuing Usenet on October 25.

Nice to see you>re alive and kicking. I know Jack is still around,
but wonder about Joe. I>ve seen Alan Browne over on some photo
forums.

Regards,

Lawrence Glickman
alias: Nicholas

No Body · Guest

Nicholas wrote:
[quote]On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

6) Usenet is dying. I called my ISP (comcast) for some Technical
Support, and they told me they never heard of Usenet. Now Comcast
sends me an email saying they>re discontinuing Usenet on October 25.
[/quote]
... more like usenet is being killed. most of the major ISPs are
terminating usenet service under the guise of controlling rampant porn
and w4r3z proliferation. at least that>s their excuse. my broadband
provider (time-warner in NC) has also terminated usenet service. luckily
my dial-up service still has usenet.

... i wonder what the stance is globally.

-r

Sam Wormley · Guest

Nicholas wrote:
[quote]On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:

Postings to sci.geo.satellite-nav
(SA was turned of on May of 2000)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994 319 332 227 293 238 363 414 377 376 316
1995 401 364 564 684 855 942 1071 1222 950 697 641 864
1996 1264 1423 1071 1370 1444 1553 1948 1534 1412 1300 1311 1500
1997 2530 2536 2912 2183 2160 2273 2125 1660 1825 1781 1898 2501
1998 2649 1941 2604 2914 2601 3005 2575 2836 3235 2653 3079 2507
1999 3639 3437 2937 3360 2719 2527 2640 4412 3651 2596 3209 3202
2000 3919 3308 3186 2633 8184 4863 5267 4892 4544 4040 3429 4862
2001 5324 3999 4848 4585 4755 4009 3970 4562 3664 4244 3758 3452
2002 4525 3447 4088 4467 4651 3998 4207 3422 3834 3694 3713 3453
2003 4586 4589 4632 3623 3420 3151 3339 3118 2633 2505 2733 2780
2004 3465 3116 2933 2843 2520 2111 2714 2492 1797 1542 1913 2533
2005 2328 1645 1756 1480 1637 1523 1421 1394 1444 1266 1417 1202
2006 1718 943 1408 1545 1136 1614 1222 1001 631 622 602 622
2007 761 476 491 729 725 700 834 735 598 708 589 636
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

I wonder if the lack of postings and participation is a general USENET
phenomenon, a shift in technical use of GPS, or something else. Most people
I know that use computers, don>t even know what USENET it.

-Sam
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/gps_books.html

1) we>ve watched the evolution of the technology since it first became
available for civilian use. It is now so endemic, it has become a
common commodity. How many people are having discussions about their
TV>s going from analog to digital in the US in February of 2009?

2) a lot has been said in this n/g about the workings of the system.
Most of us already know more than we want to know about "How it Works"

3) most of the innovations that were being made have been implemented.
Now the only civilian segment left for integration is the Aviation
Sector. [see postings in today>s NEWS headlines]

4) there were too many flame wars here to make it worth the time.
Beyond that...this group was Garmin-centric, and I have all Magellan
equipment except for one Lowrance and 1 Garmin.

5) everything that needed to be said was said. There came a point of
diminishing returns regarding taking time to post and read.

6) Usenet is dying. I called my ISP (comcast) for some Technical
Support, and they told me they never heard of Usenet. Now Comcast
sends me an email saying they>re discontinuing Usenet on October 25.

Nice to see you>re alive and kicking. I know Jack is still around,
but wonder about Joe. I>ve seen Alan Browne over on some photo
forums.

Regards,

Lawrence Glickman
alias: Nicholas

[/quote]
I>m even more glad to see you are alive and kicking, Larry!
-Sam

Nicholas · Guest

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:38:16 -0400, No Body <no@body.com> wrote:

[quote]Nicholas wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

6) Usenet is dying. I called my ISP (comcast) for some Technical
Support, and they told me they never heard of Usenet. Now Comcast
sends me an email saying they>re discontinuing Usenet on October 25.

.. more like usenet is being killed. most of the major ISPs are
terminating usenet service under the guise of controlling rampant porn
and w4r3z proliferation. at least that>s their excuse. my broadband
provider (time-warner in NC) has also terminated usenet service. luckily
my dial-up service still has usenet.

.. i wonder what the stance is globally.

-r
[/quote]
My gut feeling is that this abandonment of Usenet has something to do
with Global Security. Making it easier for Echelon to intercept
'dangerous transmissions' by eliminating a lot of noise (traffic).
Usenet traffic overloads their systems capabilities.

The irony becomes apparent when one discovers that the NSA in the USA
has been intercepting military and non-military phone transmissions to
and from overseas for a long time.

Whichever answer is the correct answer is moot. Denying access to
Usenet is an abridgement to the First Ammendment of the Constitution
of the United States of America.

Whomever is behind this 'movement' needs to meet Mr. Rope.

Lg

Nicholas · Guest

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:49:05 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com>
wrote:

[quote]Nicholas wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:

Postings to sci.geo.satellite-nav
(SA was turned of on May of 2000)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994 319 332 227 293 238 363 414 377 376 316
1995 401 364 564 684 855 942 1071 1222 950 697 641 864
1996 1264 1423 1071 1370 1444 1553 1948 1534 1412 1300 1311 1500
1997 2530 2536 2912 2183 2160 2273 2125 1660 1825 1781 1898 2501
1998 2649 1941 2604 2914 2601 3005 2575 2836 3235 2653 3079 2507
1999 3639 3437 2937 3360 2719 2527 2640 4412 3651 2596 3209 3202
2000 3919 3308 3186 2633 8184 4863 5267 4892 4544 4040 3429 4862
2001 5324 3999 4848 4585 4755 4009 3970 4562 3664 4244 3758 3452
2002 4525 3447 4088 4467 4651 3998 4207 3422 3834 3694 3713 3453
2003 4586 4589 4632 3623 3420 3151 3339 3118 2633 2505 2733 2780
2004 3465 3116 2933 2843 2520 2111 2714 2492 1797 1542 1913 2533
2005 2328 1645 1756 1480 1637 1523 1421 1394 1444 1266 1417 1202
2006 1718 943 1408 1545 1136 1614 1222 1001 631 622 602 622
2007 761 476 491 729 725 700 834 735 598 708 589 636
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

I wonder if the lack of postings and participation is a general USENET
phenomenon, a shift in technical use of GPS, or something else. Most people
I know that use computers, don>t even know what USENET it.

-Sam
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/gps_books.html

1) we>ve watched the evolution of the technology since it first became
available for civilian use. It is now so endemic, it has become a
common commodity. How many people are having discussions about their
TV>s going from analog to digital in the US in February of 2009?

2) a lot has been said in this n/g about the workings of the system.
Most of us already know more than we want to know about "How it Works"

3) most of the innovations that were being made have been implemented.
Now the only civilian segment left for integration is the Aviation
Sector. [see postings in today>s NEWS headlines]

4) there were too many flame wars here to make it worth the time.
Beyond that...this group was Garmin-centric, and I have all Magellan
equipment except for one Lowrance and 1 Garmin.

5) everything that needed to be said was said. There came a point of
diminishing returns regarding taking time to post and read.

6) Usenet is dying. I called my ISP (comcast) for some Technical
Support, and they told me they never heard of Usenet. Now Comcast
sends me an email saying they>re discontinuing Usenet on October 25.

Nice to see you>re alive and kicking. I know Jack is still around,
but wonder about Joe. I>ve seen Alan Browne over on some photo
forums.

Regards,

Lawrence Glickman
alias: Nicholas

I>m even more glad to see you are alive and kicking, Larry!
-Sam
[/quote]
Thanks Sam ;)

I had a few close calls. Broke my neck (C7), back (L4 compression
fracture) left arm (ulna at wrist snapped in two like a broomstick
handle), and had to have an AICD/PM installed because I have a lethal
heart rhythm. I have sustained Ventrucular Tachycardia.

A lack of blood supply to my brain caused a fall from 2 stories high.
They had me on life support in Trauma and ICU. It took TWO YEARS in
braces and casts and then physical therapy to get back some of my
functions, but I still have severe cervical stenosis and my spinal
cord is getting pinched off in my neck. 1 blow to the head and I am a
quadraplegic, if I survive it at all. I can email you the MRI scan if
you want.

Later, doctors told me I was going to die if I went home for the
weekend before I got the implant. So I have a Medtronic defibrillator
with anti-tachycardia pacing screwed into the bottom of my right
ventricle.

So...I =was= dead twice. Once after the fall, and the 2nd time when
they fibrillated my heart in the OR to see if the AICD worked
properly. For a guy who has been dead twice already, I feel pretty
good ! 8-)

AICD= automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
PM = pacemaker
ICU= intensive care unit
cervical stenosis = spinal cord column too narrow for spinal cord
tissue.
defibrillation= 35 joules directly into the myocardium to stop the
heart, in hopes that when it restarts itself it will do so with
*normal* rhythm.

Note: trans-throacic topical defibrillation requires about 400
joules, but since I>m wired directly into the heart, a lot less energy
is necessary.

Lg
Risen from the Dead

Sam Wormley · Guest

Nicholas wrote:
[quote]On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:49:05 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:

Nicholas wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:

Postings to sci.geo.satellite-nav
(SA was turned of on May of 2000)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994 319 332 227 293 238 363 414 377 376 316
1995 401 364 564 684 855 942 1071 1222 950 697 641 864
1996 1264 1423 1071 1370 1444 1553 1948 1534 1412 1300 1311 1500
1997 2530 2536 2912 2183 2160 2273 2125 1660 1825 1781 1898 2501
1998 2649 1941 2604 2914 2601 3005 2575 2836 3235 2653 3079 2507
1999 3639 3437 2937 3360 2719 2527 2640 4412 3651 2596 3209 3202
2000 3919 3308 3186 2633 8184 4863 5267 4892 4544 4040 3429 4862
2001 5324 3999 4848 4585 4755 4009 3970 4562 3664 4244 3758 3452
2002 4525 3447 4088 4467 4651 3998 4207 3422 3834 3694 3713 3453
2003 4586 4589 4632 3623 3420 3151 3339 3118 2633 2505 2733 2780
2004 3465 3116 2933 2843 2520 2111 2714 2492 1797 1542 1913 2533
2005 2328 1645 1756 1480 1637 1523 1421 1394 1444 1266 1417 1202
2006 1718 943 1408 1545 1136 1614 1222 1001 631 622 602 622
2007 761 476 491 729 725 700 834 735 598 708 589 636
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

I wonder if the lack of postings and participation is a general USENET
phenomenon, a shift in technical use of GPS, or something else. Most people
I know that use computers, don>t even know what USENET it.

-Sam
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/gps_books.html
1) we>ve watched the evolution of the technology since it first became
available for civilian use. It is now so endemic, it has become a
common commodity. How many people are having discussions about their
TV>s going from analog to digital in the US in February of 2009?

2) a lot has been said in this n/g about the workings of the system.
Most of us already know more than we want to know about "How it Works"

3) most of the innovations that were being made have been implemented.
Now the only civilian segment left for integration is the Aviation
Sector. [see postings in today>s NEWS headlines]

4) there were too many flame wars here to make it worth the time.
Beyond that...this group was Garmin-centric, and I have all Magellan
equipment except for one Lowrance and 1 Garmin.

5) everything that needed to be said was said. There came a point of
diminishing returns regarding taking time to post and read.

6) Usenet is dying. I called my ISP (comcast) for some Technical
Support, and they told me they never heard of Usenet. Now Comcast
sends me an email saying they>re discontinuing Usenet on October 25.

Nice to see you>re alive and kicking. I know Jack is still around,
but wonder about Joe. I>ve seen Alan Browne over on some photo
forums.

Regards,

Lawrence Glickman
alias: Nicholas

I>m even more glad to see you are alive and kicking, Larry!
-Sam

Thanks Sam ;)

I had a few close calls. Broke my neck (C7), back (L4 compression
fracture) left arm (ulna at wrist snapped in two like a broomstick
handle), and had to have an AICD/PM installed because I have a lethal
heart rhythm. I have sustained Ventrucular Tachycardia.

A lack of blood supply to my brain caused a fall from 2 stories high.
They had me on life support in Trauma and ICU. It took TWO YEARS in
braces and casts and then physical therapy to get back some of my
functions, but I still have severe cervical stenosis and my spinal
cord is getting pinched off in my neck. 1 blow to the head and I am a
quadraplegic, if I survive it at all. I can email you the MRI scan if
you want.

Later, doctors told me I was going to die if I went home for the
weekend before I got the implant. So I have a Medtronic defibrillator
with anti-tachycardia pacing screwed into the bottom of my right
ventricle.

So...I =was= dead twice. Once after the fall, and the 2nd time when
they fibrillated my heart in the OR to see if the AICD worked
properly. For a guy who has been dead twice already, I feel pretty
good ! 8-)

AICD= automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
PM = pacemaker
ICU= intensive care unit
cervical stenosis = spinal cord column too narrow for spinal cord
tissue.
defibrillation= 35 joules directly into the myocardium to stop the
heart, in hopes that when it restarts itself it will do so with
*normal* rhythm.

Note: trans-throacic topical defibrillation requires about 400
joules, but since I>m wired directly into the heart, a lot less energy
is necessary.

Lg
Risen from the Dead
[/quote]
Your brain function is very good... you are writing well. May your
health continue to improve, Larry!

-Sam

Mike Coon · Guest

Nicholas wrote:
[quote]... I have sustained Ventrucular Tachycardia.
[/quote]
Probably an excess of truculence! ;-)

Back on topic, there are an enoromous number of web-based discussion groups.
But because they don>t derive from a common taxonomy like USENET there>s no
pressure to form relationships between them, nor do they form a unified
searchable database of wisdom or opinion...

Mike.
--
If reply address is invalid, remove spurious "@" and substitute "plus"
where needed.

T Driver · Guest

On Oct 11, 6:28 am, Kristian M Zoerhoff <kristian.zoerh...@gmail.com>
wrote:
[quote]On 2008-10-11, Nicholas <Nicho...@nowhere.net> wrote:

At any rate, Mike, I>m gone as of October 25, 2008, when Comcast
disassociates itself from Giganews. I may or may not be able to find
a replacement.

Motzarella.org and aioe.org both have free servers that will keep you
online for the foreseeable future.

--

Kristian Zoerhoff
kristian.zoerh...@gmail.com
[/quote]
....and I read this forum via googles servers...http://
groups.google.com/group/sci.geo.satellite-nav

Alan White · Guest

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:42:04 -0500, Nicholas <Nicholas@nowhere.net>
wrote:

[quote]1) we>ve watched the evolution of the technology since it first became
available for civilian use. It is now so endemic, it has become a
common commodity. How many people are having discussions about their
TV>s going from analog to digital in the US in February of 2009?

2) a lot has been said in this n/g about the workings of the system.
Most of us already know more than we want to know about "How it Works"

3) most of the innovations that were being made have been implemented.
Now the only civilian segment left for integration is the Aviation
Sector. [see postings in today>s NEWS headlines]

4) there were too many flame wars here to make it worth the time.
Beyond that...this group was Garmin-centric, and I have all Magellan
equipment except for one Lowrance and 1 Garmin.

5) everything that needed to be said was said. There came a point of
diminishing returns regarding taking time to post and read.
[/quote]
Having been here since 1997, I think you>ve hit the nail.

Good to see you back and keep up the struggle.

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather
Walks and Treks:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/walks

Nicholas · Guest

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:37:15 +0100, "Mike Coon" <Mike@@mjcoon.+.com>
wrote:

[quote]Nicholas wrote:
... I have sustained Ventrucular Tachycardia.

Probably an excess of truculence! ;-)
[/quote]
I forgot to mention that I sustained brain damage from bleeding into
the arachnoid area of the skull. As a result, I have difficulty
walking and some of my *motor skills* are not quite right.

My neurosurgeons decided to use drugs to stop the bleeding instead of
opening the cranium and neck, as they told me that their surgical
procedures were likely to put me in a wheel chair for the rest of my
life and they didn>t want to take the chance unless the bleeding
didn>t stop. So they used drugs to stop the bleeding, but
irreversible damage has obviously been done.

For example, the truculent area of my brain seems to be non-functional
at the moment. Perhaps some ability in that area will return in the
future if I am lucky.

Don>t ever let this happen to you. I was in a coma for days and when
I woke up I thought I was in HELL.

[quote]Back on topic, there are an enoromous number of web-based discussion groups.
But because they don>t derive from a common taxonomy like USENET there>s no
pressure to form relationships between them, nor do they form a unified
searchable database of wisdom or opinion...
[/quote]
Same with any research library. There are a lot of sources of
information on =any= subject, but they are scattered about in many
many different books and periodicals. There is no single searchable
database that contains _all_ the information on any subject that is
available, although Medline comes >close<.

And remember that by the time a book makes it to print, it is already
obsolete. At least with the WWW, you can attempt to stay at the
bleeding edge of the learning curve without the expense of
accumulating a vast paper library.

At any rate, Mike, I>m gone as of October 25, 2008, when Comcast
disassociates itself from Giganews. I may or may not be able to find
a replacement.

[quote]Mike.
[/quote]
Best Regards and Happy Trails,

Lg

Kristian M Zoerhoff · Guest

On 2008-10-11, Nicholas <Nicholas@nowhere.net> wrote:
[quote]
At any rate, Mike, I>m gone as of October 25, 2008, when Comcast
disassociates itself from Giganews. I may or may not be able to find
a replacement.
[/quote]
Motzarella.org and aioe.org both have free servers that will keep you
online for the foreseeable future.

--

Kristian Zoerhoff
kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com

A · Guest

On 11/10/08 06:16, Sam Wormley wrote:
[quote]Nicholas wrote:
On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:49:05 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:

Nicholas wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:

Postings to sci.geo.satellite-nav
(SA was turned of on May of 2000)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Nov Dec
1994 319 332 227 293 238 363 414 377
376 316
1995 401 364 564 684 855 942 1071 1222 950 697
641 864
1996 1264 1423 1071 1370 1444 1553 1948 1534 1412 1300
1311 1500
1997 2530 2536 2912 2183 2160 2273 2125 1660 1825 1781
1898 2501
1998 2649 1941 2604 2914 2601 3005 2575 2836 3235 2653
3079 2507
1999 3639 3437 2937 3360 2719 2527 2640 4412 3651 2596
3209 3202
2000 3919 3308 3186 2633 8184 4863 5267 4892 4544 4040
3429 4862
2001 5324 3999 4848 4585 4755 4009 3970 4562 3664 4244
3758 3452
2002 4525 3447 4088 4467 4651 3998 4207 3422 3834 3694
3713 3453
2003 4586 4589 4632 3623 3420 3151 3339 3118 2633 2505
2733 2780
2004 3465 3116 2933 2843 2520 2111 2714 2492 1797 1542
1913 2533
2005 2328 1645 1756 1480 1637 1523 1421 1394 1444 1266
1417 1202
2006 1718 943 1408 1545 1136 1614 1222 1001 631 622
602 622
2007 761 476 491 729 725 700 834 735 598 708
589 636
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

I wonder if the lack of postings and participation is a general USENET
phenomenon, a shift in technical use of GPS, or something else.
Most people
I know that use computers, don>t even know what USENET it.

-Sam
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/gps_books.html
1) we>ve watched the evolution of the technology since it first became
available for civilian use. It is now so endemic, it has become a
common commodity. How many people are having discussions about their
TV>s going from analog to digital in the US in February of 2009?

2) a lot has been said in this n/g about the workings of the system.
Most of us already know more than we want to know about "How it Works"

3) most of the innovations that were being made have been implemented.
Now the only civilian segment left for integration is the Aviation
Sector. [see postings in today>s NEWS headlines]

4) there were too many flame wars here to make it worth the time.
Beyond that...this group was Garmin-centric, and I have all Magellan
equipment except for one Lowrance and 1 Garmin.

5) everything that needed to be said was said. There came a point of
diminishing returns regarding taking time to post and read.

6) Usenet is dying. I called my ISP (comcast) for some Technical
Support, and they told me they never heard of Usenet. Now Comcast
sends me an email saying they>re discontinuing Usenet on October 25.

Nice to see you>re alive and kicking. I know Jack is still around,
but wonder about Joe. I>ve seen Alan Browne over on some photo
forums.

Regards,

Lawrence Glickman
alias: Nicholas

I>m even more glad to see you are alive and kicking, Larry!
-Sam

Thanks Sam ;)

I had a few close calls. Broke my neck (C7), back (L4 compression
fracture) left arm (ulna at wrist snapped in two like a broomstick
handle), and had to have an AICD/PM installed because I have a lethal
heart rhythm. I have sustained Ventrucular Tachycardia.
A lack of blood supply to my brain caused a fall from 2 stories high.
They had me on life support in Trauma and ICU. It took TWO YEARS in
braces and casts and then physical therapy to get back some of my
functions, but I still have severe cervical stenosis and my spinal
cord is getting pinched off in my neck. 1 blow to the head and I am a
quadraplegic, if I survive it at all. I can email you the MRI scan if
you want.

Later, doctors told me I was going to die if I went home for the
weekend before I got the implant. So I have a Medtronic defibrillator
with anti-tachycardia pacing screwed into the bottom of my right
ventricle.

So...I =was= dead twice. Once after the fall, and the 2nd time when
they fibrillated my heart in the OR to see if the AICD worked
properly. For a guy who has been dead twice already, I feel pretty
good ! 8-)

AICD= automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
PM = pacemaker
ICU= intensive care unit
cervical stenosis = spinal cord column too narrow for spinal cord
tissue.
defibrillation= 35 joules directly into the myocardium to stop the
heart, in hopes that when it restarts itself it will do so with
*normal* rhythm.

Note: trans-throacic topical defibrillation requires about 400
joules, but since I>m wired directly into the heart, a lot less energy
is necessary.

Lg
Risen from the Dead

Your brain function is very good... you are writing well. May your
health continue to improve, Larry!

-Sam
[/quote]
Did neither of you ever learn to snip?
Don>t you know your messages cost the net hundreds if not thousands of
dollars to send everywhere?

Nicholas · Guest

On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:00:04 +0100, A <a@nospam.com> wrote:

[quote]On 11/10/08 06:16, Sam Wormley wrote:
Nicholas wrote:
On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:49:05 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:

Nicholas wrote:
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com
wrote:

Postings to sci.geo.satellite-nav
(SA was turned of on May of 2000)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Nov Dec
1994 319 332 227 293 238 363 414 377
376 316
1995 401 364 564 684 855 942 1071 1222 950 697
641 864
1996 1264 1423 1071 1370 1444 1553 1948 1534 1412 1300
1311 1500
1997 2530 2536 2912 2183 2160 2273 2125 1660 1825 1781
1898 2501
1998 2649 1941 2604 2914 2601 3005 2575 2836 3235 2653
3079 2507
1999 3639 3437 2937 3360 2719 2527 2640 4412 3651 2596
3209 3202
2000 3919 3308 3186 2633 8184 4863 5267 4892 4544 4040
3429 4862
2001 5324 3999 4848 4585 4755 4009 3970 4562 3664 4244
3758 3452
2002 4525 3447 4088 4467 4651 3998 4207 3422 3834 3694
3713 3453
2003 4586 4589 4632 3623 3420 3151 3339 3118 2633 2505
2733 2780
2004 3465 3116 2933 2843 2520 2111 2714 2492 1797 1542
1913 2533
2005 2328 1645 1756 1480 1637 1523 1421 1394 1444 1266
1417 1202
2006 1718 943 1408 1545 1136 1614 1222 1001 631 622
602 622
2007 761 476 491 729 725 700 834 735 598 708
589 636
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

I wonder if the lack of postings and participation is a general USENET
phenomenon, a shift in technical use of GPS, or something else.
Most people
I know that use computers, don>t even know what USENET it.

-Sam
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/gps_books.html
1) we>ve watched the evolution of the technology since it first became
available for civilian use. It is now so endemic, it has become a
common commodity. How many people are having discussions about their
TV>s going from analog to digital in the US in February of 2009?

2) a lot has been said in this n/g about the workings of the system.
Most of us already know more than we want to know about "How it Works"

3) most of the innovations that were being made have been implemented.
Now the only civilian segment left for integration is the Aviation
Sector. [see postings in today>s NEWS headlines]

4) there were too many flame wars here to make it worth the time.
Beyond that...this group was Garmin-centric, and I have all Magellan
equipment except for one Lowrance and 1 Garmin.

5) everything that needed to be said was said. There came a point of
diminishing returns regarding taking time to post and read.

6) Usenet is dying. I called my ISP (comcast) for some Technical
Support, and they told me they never heard of Usenet. Now Comcast
sends me an email saying they>re discontinuing Usenet on October 25.

Nice to see you>re alive and kicking. I know Jack is still around,
but wonder about Joe. I>ve seen Alan Browne over on some photo
forums.

Regards,

Lawrence Glickman
alias: Nicholas

I>m even more glad to see you are alive and kicking, Larry!
-Sam

Thanks Sam ;)

I had a few close calls. Broke my neck (C7), back (L4 compression
fracture) left arm (ulna at wrist snapped in two like a broomstick
handle), and had to have an AICD/PM installed because I have a lethal
heart rhythm. I have sustained Ventrucular Tachycardia.
A lack of blood supply to my brain caused a fall from 2 stories high.
They had me on life support in Trauma and ICU. It took TWO YEARS in
braces and casts and then physical therapy to get back some of my
functions, but I still have severe cervical stenosis and my spinal
cord is getting pinched off in my neck. 1 blow to the head and I am a
quadraplegic, if I survive it at all. I can email you the MRI scan if
you want.

Later, doctors told me I was going to die if I went home for the
weekend before I got the implant. So I have a Medtronic defibrillator
with anti-tachycardia pacing screwed into the bottom of my right
ventricle.

So...I =was= dead twice. Once after the fall, and the 2nd time when
they fibrillated my heart in the OR to see if the AICD worked
properly. For a guy who has been dead twice already, I feel pretty
good ! 8-)

AICD= automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
PM = pacemaker
ICU= intensive care unit
cervical stenosis = spinal cord column too narrow for spinal cord
tissue.
defibrillation= 35 joules directly into the myocardium to stop the
heart, in hopes that when it restarts itself it will do so with
*normal* rhythm.

Note: trans-throacic topical defibrillation requires about 400
joules, but since I>m wired directly into the heart, a lot less energy
is necessary.

Lg
Risen from the Dead

Your brain function is very good... you are writing well. May your
health continue to improve, Larry!

-Sam

Did neither of you ever learn to snip?
Don>t you know your messages cost the net hundreds if not thousands of
dollars to send everywhere?
[/quote]
So, if I get this right, you yourself REPOST the entire message,
whilst criticizing us for doing the same. As for costing anybody
anything, I>ve paid my monthly fee for using this service.

Surely, this was meant to be a joke.

Lg

Keith · Guest

On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:13 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com>
wrote:

[quote]Postings to sci.geo.satellite-nav
(SA was turned of on May of 2000)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1994 319 332 227 293 238 363 414 377 376 316
1995 401 364 564 684 855 942 1071 1222 950 697 641 864
1996 1264 1423 1071 1370 1444 1553 1948 1534 1412 1300 1311 1500
1997 2530 2536 2912 2183 2160 2273 2125 1660 1825 1781 1898 2501
1998 2649 1941 2604 2914 2601 3005 2575 2836 3235 2653 3079 2507
1999 3639 3437 2937 3360 2719 2527 2640 4412 3651 2596 3209 3202
2000 3919 3308 3186 2633 8184 4863 5267 4892 4544 4040 3429 4862
2001 5324 3999 4848 4585 4755 4009 3970 4562 3664 4244 3758 3452
2002 4525 3447 4088 4467 4651 3998 4207 3422 3834 3694 3713 3453
2003 4586 4589 4632 3623 3420 3151 3339 3118 2633 2505 2733 2780
2004 3465 3116 2933 2843 2520 2111 2714 2492 1797 1542 1913 2533
2005 2328 1645 1756 1480 1637 1523 1421 1394 1444 1266 1417 1202
2006 1718 943 1408 1545 1136 1614 1222 1001 631 622 602 622
2007 761 476 491 729 725 700 834 735 598 708 589 636
2008 417 432 392 333 276 306 253 229 200 73

I wonder if the lack of postings and participation is a general USENET
phenomenon, a shift in technical use of GPS, or something else. Most people
I know that use computers, don>t even know what USENET it.
[/quote]
I>ve seen a lot of newsgroups go to the rocks over the past 2/3 years,
strange, the people who used to post on Usenet are certainly still
around and Usenet certainly has its "PROs".

[quote]-Sam
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/gps_books.html[/quote]


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