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Contributors Of The Week 2017-07-31
This week we’re recognizing, Mahoney!
Of the top 10 popular file downloads last week, Mahoney maintains 5. The most popular and labor intensive being, Rest Areas Combined-USA
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Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of August 07, 2017
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
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The Places in America Where Seniors are Most--and Least--Likely to Take Their Blood Pressure Meds
Your ZIP code can signal a lot about your health — including how consistent you are in taking your pills.
STAT wanted to know: Where in America are people most likely to take their prescription drugs? And where are they least likely?
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The scientific reason you don’t like LED bulbs — and the simple way to fix them
There’s a handy trick for reading station signs that otherwise fly past in a blur as you travel in a high-speed train. Look at one side of the window and then immediately at the other side of the window. When you change your gaze, your eyes will automatically make a rapid jerking movement, known as a saccade.
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Bipartisan Group Proposes IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act
HAHAHAH... HAHAHAHA... HAHAHAHA... this is too rich... HAHAHA... The blind leading the blind... HAHAHAHA...
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Newb here, help needed
Hello there,
New to this forum but have visited many times for advice on things..
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Keeping The Windmill Alive - Your Last Trip? – August 2017
In danger of losing your windmill?
Maybe you can share the last place your GPS took you and if you encountered any problems, or if you used it to seek out special places to go (like Thai Food, ice cream shoppes, etc.).
Anything to keep your windmill alive.
This thread will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.
~Angela
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14 years
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Factory Joke Thread – August 2017
This is the official POI Factory Joke thread.
It will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.
Please read the forum rules before posting.
"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."
~Angela
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Google’s new program to track shoppers sparks a federal privacy complaint
This will likely piss many off
A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program that ties consumers’ online behavior to their purchases in brick-and-mortar stores.
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Contributors Of The Week 2017-07-24
This week we’re recognizing, Bdhsfz6!
Bdhsfz6 (Rick), has been a member of POI Factory for nine years.
This week we’re recognizing him for his recent update to his Bike Trails PA. D&L Canal Trail file.
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15 years
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FDA Plans to Regulate Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The agency hopes to bring the substance down to “nonaddictive” levels, but there’s no consensus on what those are
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14 years
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Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of July 31, 2017
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
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15 years
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Microsoft Announces Windows Bounty Program
Microsoft announced a new Windows Bounty Program that will pay researchers up to $250,000 for finding and disclosing security vulnerabilities.
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2597
Why won't Map Source connect to Garmin 2597 or 55 thanks in advance.
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Google's DeepMind creates an AI with 'imagination'
The AI firm is developing algorithms that simulate the human ability to construct plans
Google's DeepMind is developing an AI capable of 'imagination', enabling machines to see the consequences of their actions before they make them.
In two new research papers, the British AI firm, which was acquired by Google in 2014, describes new developments for "imagination-based planning" to AI.
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Watch a Test of Anti-Drone Weapons, From Shotguns to Superdrones
If drones could eat other drones, the SparrowHawk would sit somewhere near the top of the flying-robot foodchain.
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Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Preview Build 16251
Another week, another build for Fast ring members of the Windows Insider Program. This one's been given the oh-so-charming moniker of Windows 10 Preview Build 16251, and its standout feature is the ability to connect your phone and your PC to enable cross-device web browsing.
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The 50+ best features in iOS 11
With new apps like Files, a desktop-like Dock and countless smaller tweaks and advances, Apple's new mobile OS offers plenty of enhancements.
Since this is a fourm about GPS's here's the section about MAPS
Mightier Maps
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To Funny: WiFi Company Buries Toilet Cleaning in Service TOS
Hoping to highlight the silliness of lengthy terms of service, one UK WiFi hotspot operator by the name of Purple recently did something amusing: it inserted a "Community Service Clause" into its terms of service requiring that users of its hotspots must perform 1,000 hours of menial labor in exchange for this connectivity.
Stop Flying
Army issues order to the troops to stop flying DJI drones, wonder why?...
I try to limit my Chinese consumption to Wonton soup and fried rice and occasional egg roll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qRyVQpd8xc&t=22s
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