Paul Mison’s random stuff that doesn’t go elsewhere. Is it microblogging, or microactivity? (Previously known as ‘tumblr is my sock drawer’, for reasons that are somewhat unclear.)Tumblr (3.0; @blech)http://notes.husk.org/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4lmlp46gG1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/6996849398/" title="Navstar">Navstar</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/">San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives</a> on Flickr:</p> <blockquote> <p>Providing continuous global coverage in all weather, the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System will give suitably equipped users three-dimensional positioning and velocity information and a precise timing reference in real time. Besides routine navigation, possible applications include search-and-rescue operations, land and aerial rendezvous, and geodetic surveys.</p> </blockquote> <p>This Rockwell International promotional image presumably predates the launch of the first NAVSTAR satellite in 1978.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/23755724786http://notes.husk.org/post/23755724786Fri, 25 May 2012 23:09:07 +0100imageflickrspacesatellitegpsglobal positioning systemthe commonssan diego air and space museumnavstar1970s