MadGeek007 - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:And we care because? (Score 3, Insightful) 113

by MadGeek007 on Sunday September 26, 2010 @03:18PM (#33704794) Attached to: Arduino Project Upgrades With 2 New Boards

It's basically a prototyping system for the rest of us (non electrical engineers).

Comment: Where's the stream? (Score 1) 113

by MadGeek007 on Sunday September 26, 2010 @03:05PM (#33704700) Attached to: Arduino Project Upgrades With 2 New Boards

The blog post mentions a stream but does not say where it can be found...

Comment: Re:But... (Score 1) 177

by MadGeek007 on Tuesday September 21, 2010 @01:22PM (#33652620) Attached to: The Real Truth About Oracle's 'New' Kernel

I thought the technology was old hat.

Comment: Re:FOSS (Score 1) 442

by MadGeek007 on Saturday September 18, 2010 @10:11AM (#33619680) Attached to: Swiss Canton Abandons Linux Migration

They should have split the blame on GNU/Linux :P

Comment: Re:Just ignore (Score 1) 68

by MadGeek007 on Saturday September 11, 2010 @11:17PM (#33550088) Attached to: Boeing Hummingbird Drone Crashes In Belize

What. No one likes Star Wars jokes?

Comment: Re:Just ignore (Score 1) 68

by MadGeek007 on Saturday September 11, 2010 @10:24PM (#33549854) Attached to: Boeing Hummingbird Drone Crashes In Belize

but test flights already demonstrate successively greater endurance, higher altitudes, more extensive autonomy, and greater payload.

Don't let the fact that it crashes bother you at all, this is the drone you want!

So this is the droid we're looking for!

Comment: Re:Duh (Score 1) 239

by MadGeek007 on Thursday September 09, 2010 @02:01PM (#33524966) Attached to: Robots Taught to Deceive

OF course machines can do lie because the humans who code them can lie. This just helps the program know *when* to lie.

Comment: Duh (Score 2, Interesting) 239

by MadGeek007 on Thursday September 09, 2010 @01:36PM (#33524588) Attached to: Robots Taught to Deceive

Who ever said our robot overloads would be truthful?

Comment: So... (Score 0, Redundant) 203

by MadGeek007 on Thursday September 09, 2010 @01:22PM (#33524366) Attached to: New Adobe PDF Zero-Day Under Attack

What else is new...

Comment: Huh? (Score 1) 162

by MadGeek007 on Tuesday August 31, 2010 @06:35PM (#33430822) Attached to: New QuickTime Flaw Bypasses ASLR, DEP

What I don't get is how a flaw in a 3rd party app can be used to bypass the protections at the OS level. Clearly the real problem is deeper than QuickTime.

Comment: Heed the words of Michael Crichton (Score 1) 123

by MadGeek007 on Saturday August 28, 2010 @04:12PM (#33405020) Attached to: MIT Unveils Oil-Skimming Robot Swarm Prototype

Ready the electromagnets!

Comment: So THAT'S how they did it! (Score 1) 153

by MadGeek007 on Wednesday August 25, 2010 @04:53PM (#33373706) Attached to: Video Adverts On the Printed Page

The muggles have discovered magic. Cower in fear!

Comment: iPhone 4 (Score 1) 374

by MadGeek007 on Sunday August 08, 2010 @10:26AM (#33180076) Attached to: Chip Guru Papermaster Loses Signal At Apple

It looked good on paper.

Comment: Spceballs! (Score 1) 283

by MadGeek007 on Friday August 06, 2010 @03:27PM (#33166770) Attached to: Gasoline From Thin Air

There goes the planet.

Comment: I'm planning one myself (Score 1) 825

by MadGeek007 on Thursday August 05, 2010 @07:53PM (#33156302) Attached to: Where To Start With DIY Home Security?

I plan on using the PowerMax+
http://www.homesecuritystore.com/p-755-visonic-powermax-powermax-plus-wireless-home-security-system.aspx

And the GSM unit to be able to control the system via touch-tones and SMS. The system is highly scalable and configurable; so you can expand the system as your budget allows.
http://www.homesecuritystore.com/p-755-visonic-powermax-powermax-plus-wireless-home-security-system.aspx