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[Tucky]

You will love it- my now 30 year old daughter and I will have to plan for the now 4 grandson- wonder what his equivalent to the Hard Rock Cafe will be.

[floating dutchman]

" what other technologies will disappear into the "normal" landscape of stuff we have in our pockets? "

[Innocent Bystander]

" what other technologies will disappear into the "normal" landscape of stuff we have in our pockets? "

Add in a food app and you can forget that growing, harvesting, butchering bit as well.

[Speng]

Some time ago...last year? year before? I read a magazine article about a very different plan for marine DC power systems.

Basically, the system consisted of 2 heavy gauge wires running around the boat, appropriately channeled & loomed & mounted of course, one 12VDC positive and one ground. Everything that used 12VDC power tapped off these two with a digitally controlled switch. IIRC the data was carried by a 3rd wire but it may have been a multi.

I'm looking for some references to this kind of system; better yet does anybody have a boat wired like this?

Thanks in advance and

FB- Doug

IIRC it was multi part article by Nigel Calder in one of the many rags he writes for. it was for his new boat and it was an NMEA distributed electrical system. So if Old Nige has a webpage that's where I'd go.

[kdh]

"Got to get a picture of you guys in front of H1 for my CA cronies."



Fun at 00*00'00" longitude.

KDH,

Great that you're doing this, Adele will love it.

[kimbottles]

Ahhhh, brings back happy memories!!

[Beau.Vrolyk]

Ahhhh, brings back happy memories!!

Yes! Someplace, hidden on some USB drive, there is a picture of my two kids standing with one foot on either side of the Zero Meridian. I agree with Kimb - Great memories!

[Jose Carumba]

I will never forget standing there thinking it would be cool to do it at midnight new years eve.

[bert s]

In the useless but interesting catagory, I'm waiting for someone to combine a gps with a watch that adjusts time to apparent noon wherever you go. Cheap time travel (or travel time, as it would be).

[Ishmael]

In the useless but interesting catagory, I'm waiting for someone to combine a gps with a watch that adjusts time to apparent noon wherever you go. Cheap time travel (or travel time, as it would be).

I have a watch like that. I set it to noon here and it reads noon anywhere in the world. I have to remember to not wind it for it to work right.

[Salazar]

In the useless but interesting catagory, I'm waiting for someone to combine a gps with a watch that adjusts time to apparent noon wherever you go. Cheap time travel (or travel time, as it would be).

I have a watch like that. I set it to noon here and it reads noon anywhere in the world. I have to remember to not wind it for it to work right.

It is correct, twice a day.