Dust off those old sextants and tables...
Recruits to the [U.S. Naval] academy in Annapolis, Maryland, have this autumn seen study of the stars return to their curriculum for the first time since it was dropped in 2006...
"Knowledge of celestial navigation in the GPS era provides a solid backup form of navigation in the event GPS becomes unreliable for whatever reason," said Captain Timothy Tisch, of the US Merchant Marine Academy...
And we'll live to regret the shutting down of the LORAN chains.
The words "I told you so" have become the banner proclamation of 'conservatives.'
/fl