Jackie quoted >"It has become one of the staples of modern, hi-tech life: using >satellite navigation tools built into your car or mobile phone to find >your way from A to B. But experts have warned that the system may be >close to breakdown. G'day, Thanks for that heads up Jackie, Often wondered about the dangers of over reliance on technology - it would be tragic to see this and other infrastructures fall into disrepair. To what extent is the world economy contributing to this problem? Or is it simply that the larger systems become the more prone thay are to error and failure. Thank heaven's I've got my trusty kamal! All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 19 2009 - 15:25:45 PDT
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