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Submission + - How to protect data and not be a doofus.

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cellurl
cellurl writes: "I run wikispeedia, a database of speed limit signs. People approach us to Mirror our data, but I am quite certain it will become a one-way street. So my question is: How can I give consumers peace of mind in using our data and not give up the ship? We want to be the clearing house for this information, at the same time following our charter of providing Safety. Some thoughts that come to mind are creating a "Service Level Agreement" which they will no doubt reject, or Mysql-clustering or rsync. Any thoughts, technically, logistically, legally appreciated."

Submission + - Speed aware cruise control (android.com)

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cellurl
cellurl writes: "WikiSPEEDia is slowly shipping the first ever speed-aware cruise control that actually slows your car down in speed zones. It's not Big Brother, just an improved cruise control. At least onStar isn't involved..."

Submission + - I know where Android lovers live.

Submitted by
cellurl
cellurl writes: "We wrote an app for the ADC-2 which bombed with a cute side affect. We know where Android testers / users live. Our app was suppose to make the roads safer and yell at you if you speed. The user can log a speed limit sign. Many logged signs, and then ditched the app I guess. One hit wonders. We only log what they push, no more, trust me, but we know where you live, let the bombing begin... It appears that they live mostly in Europe and none in China. See here http://www.wikispeedia.org/l/maps.html"
Games

Submission + - WTF, no Israel on monopolycitystreets

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cellurl
cellurl writes: "Last week monopoly city streets went AWOL due to a server crash. All my awesome properties went bye bye. Now I just noticed the game is back up "fresh", so I wanted to get in early and buy some primo property worldwide. Wandering around Bulgaria (don't ask) I noticed that Israel is whited-out in the game. I guess they don't want to play. Can I white out the nude beach I have in my backyard?"
The Military

Submission + - Tips to win a Federal Contract (gpscruise.com) 1

Submitted by
cellurl
cellurl writes: "I recently bid on my first federal contract, to fix a broken circuit board worth $1800. It was a one time only bid, no follow on work, just for experience. The board could be fixed or deemed too expensive to fix. First, I had to meet with 3 men from Dcma who roadtripped 400 miles for our first meeting. They asked me when my oscilloscope was last calibrated. They asked what certifications I had. I said I have repaired scopes for Tektronix, have an MSEE, formed two startup companies, build and sold products at gpscruise, and have five patents. They denied me, said I couldn't do it. I then spoke with 5 other people including an ACO, and two PRA's whatever they are. Anyone have any experience with this? Do I first need to learn the names of my congressmans' kids?"
Announcements

Submission + - Road Rage suppressor announced at SEMA. (gpscruise.com)

Submitted by
cellurl
cellurl writes: "While common gear-head products include red-light-camera locators like Speedchetah, and cop location sharing gizmos like Trapster, one Memphis company is hoping to cash in on just obeying the law. Announced at SEMA this week is the Speederaser, a simple device to mark where all the speed limit signs are located. Its linked to the open source speed limit database Wikispeedia. Once setup, your cruise will adjust to the speed limit of all things. For the dangerous minded, there is a speed-tolerance setting which goes to 11."

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