Mapped your run? Found the nearest Starbucks? Thank the British Empire and the Cold War.

GPS is a great example of how our day-to-day lives are changed by military spending for national security. It’s a tale of high seas adventure, precision time-keeping, lemming-like driving, and traveling on Mars … read the whole story here

https://sticksandstones.substack.com/p/gps-mapped-your-run

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