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  1. Comment on GPS uses ten bits to store the week. That means it runs out... oh heck – April 6, 2019 in ~tech

    stingraycharles
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    GPS was already deployed long before then, it's just that the US military authorized access to civilian applications during the 90s. First GPS satellite was deployed in 1974, civilian use started...

    GPS was already deployed long before then, it's just that the US military authorized access to civilian applications during the 90s.

    First GPS satellite was deployed in 1974, civilian use started in 1985: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2000276/a-brief-history-of-gps.html

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  2. Comment on Why are so many websites (and CDNs) IPv4 only? in ~comp

    stingraycharles
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    Keep in mind that these are all very technical minded sites / organizations, who you would expect to appreciate the benefits that IPv6 support brings. I'm looking at you, AWS.

    Keep in mind that these are all very technical minded sites / organizations, who you would expect to appreciate the benefits that IPv6 support brings. I'm looking at you, AWS.

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