Welcome / open talk

This week we're recognizing, Mahoney!

Mahoney has been a member of POI Factory for over 16 years!

I've estimated that, last week alone, Mahoney made over 2500 changes to multiple POI files.

Thanks for all you do for our community, Mahoney!

~Angela

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

Most of us are aware of atomic clocks that get a signal from WWVB on 60 kHz. Many of us are also aware of clocks that get NTP (Network Time Protocol) to display current, accurate time.

Does anybody here have any clocks that get the GPS signals to display the current time? If so, which one(s) do you have?

https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-bill-would-allow-re...

Thoughts?

I see lots of things wrong with a digital license.

* App will have various permissions when installed. What's to say it won't be reporting other things back to the mothership

I always remark to my wife when TD Banks' parking lots are full--what are people doing inside?

This week we're recognizing, Jflynch!

Jflynch has been a member of POI Factory for nearly 16 years and we're recognizing him this week for GE 7.16.3.0 (New Version)

Thanks for all your contributions to our community, Jflynch!

~Angela

Pretty amazing story.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/a-man-stranded-in-the-s...

"A man stranded in the snow without cell service attached his phone to a drone and flew it until he got reception and could send a message for help."

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

Well we’ve had a thread about cars loosing the 12 volt accessory socket, now cars are loosing the AM radio. See https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/the-2024-ford-mustang-i....

In New York City alone, hundreds of building fires have been caused by E-bike lithium ion batteries. Here is the latest one:

https://youtu.be/JNjnAHUdoVY

'It literally explodes': E-bike's battery blamed for fire that destroyed building

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/03/06/bronx-fire-lithium-...

This week we're recognizing, Jgermann!

Jgermann has been a member of POI Factory for over 13 years!

This week several of his FAQ's and Reference pages were mentioned in the discussion forum, so we figured it was about time we recognized him for all his longstanding contributions.

Thanks for all you continue to do for our community, Jgermann!

~Angela

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

Perhaps you can post on a new book you're reading, a new hobby you're taking up or about random finds as you finally get around to cleaning out the..., or your most recent adventure?

Anything to keep your windmill alive.

Please keep comments polite.

This thread will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

This is the official POI Factory Joke thread.

Please read all the forum rules before posting, and keep in mind...

"POI Factory is not a forum for politically charged debate.
Let's avoid topics that already have a long list of Democrat or Republican talking points or that name specific politicians."

This thread will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.

I'm not afraid since this year we have $1500, $50 deductible, and 100% or 0% copayment.

Went to dentist who fixed a chip, took maybe 30 minutes. Was done by polishing a "ledge" where the enamel meets the dentin.

When I got to the receptionist I was ready to pay $50 for today, knowing anything going forward is free up to $1500.

This week we're recognizing, Bob.Sedona!

Bob.Sedona has been a member of POI Factory for over thirteen and a half years!

This week we're recognizing him for his updates as a file maintainer!

Thanks for your contributions to our POI Factory community, Bob.Sedona!

~Angela

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

This week we're recognizing, CraigW AND Alandb!

CraigW has been a member of POI Factory for nearly 15 years!

Alandb has been a member for 14 years!

Last week they both helped the community by recommending people thoughtfully pare down text when using the "quote reply" option in the discussion forum and utilizing "preview" before posting replies.

To recognize member's loyalty to Poi Factory

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela