time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 14 days agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square213linkfedilinkarrow-up1640arrow-down129cross-posted to: southafrica@piefed.social
arrow-up1611arrow-down1imageThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldtime2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square213linkfedilinkcross-posted to: southafrica@piefed.social
minus-squaremobyduck648@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 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-up3·12 days agoDid you know intercontinental missiles navigate with the stars? :o
minus-squaremobyduck648@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days 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.