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      I managed to wangle a Fire Eagle invitation this morning, so over lunch I
      grabbed the Python API Kit and threw it at the sample Gypsy client.
    </p>
    <pre>$ ./gypsy-fireeagle.py 00:0B:0D:88:A4:A3
got 51.861145 0.156275
Updated FireEagle</pre>
    <p>
      The first line is me running my script (this one is 64 lines, but it is
      half whitespace), telling it where my GPS is.  The second line is the
      current position that my rather cheap and nasty GPS determined.  The third
      line tells me that Fire Eagle has been updated with those coordinates.
    </p>
    <p>
      Suffice to say I'm very impressed with Yahoo's geocoding software.  My GPS
      never settles to an accurate reading and will happily jitter around a 20
      metre wide circle for hours, but the location Fire Eagle is reporting me
      at is <em>two doors away</em>.  I'm not exaggerating: it says number 9 on
      my street when it should be number 5.  That is some incredibly accurate
      mapping they have.
    </p>
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