Maybe this will bring up the good old a la carte debate again. I, personally, resent having to pay $50+ a month when my entire family watches about 10 cable channels total. I looked into 4DTV a couple years ago but it didn't seem viable (limited DVR capabilities, lack of HD, still have to point to multiple satellites, etc.)

Do other Slashdotters have an a la carte TV solution that doesn't entail torrents, watching on the web/computer or illegal downloads?

I don't think GPS is the way to go. If they were to use accelerometers it would provide the same information with the following advantages:

Lower cost
Would not be dependant on a GPS signal
Greatly minimizes the privacy issue

As an Oregon resident, privacy is the biggest concern for me. Also, how long until they decide to start using this to trap speeders? With accelerometers it virtually eliminates the privacy issue because they would never know where you are, just how fast you were going.

Sorry, but this bugged me. Less is a mass noun, the tag should read "onefewerexcuse" or, even more appropriately, "oneexcusefewer." Now back to your regularly scheduled postings

It is partially in jest, but LOGO was created to teach kids how to program. Real world wise, though, I would say C or PHP. They are both currently used, relatively easy to learn and require no cost to get started.

WESTSIDE!!!

Maybe he is an invader from the Crab Nebula

Yes, it is not good that there is malware targeting Firefox, but it shows that Firefox is on it's way to be a market leader/dominator. Much like the recommendation of using antivirus on Macs, this shows that there is enough of a market penetration for Firefox that it has garnered the attention of malware writers.