Comment Re:Why else would I be on Slashdot? (Score 1) 180
Same, its been a long time since I was last here.
Comment Re: CHDK (Score 1) 115
Myself as well. I've been checking every month or so. It seems close.
Comment Re:Are they (Score 1) 218
As your answer sounds like you know a bit about DGPS, I'll take this opportunity to ask a quick question. Is there a minimum distance between the two receivers required to calculate the error correction? Could this work on smaller systems, such as a car, i.e. one receiver on the front and back?
Comment Legoland California (Score -1, Offtopic) 193
I'll be at Legoland California in a week or so, for my honeymoon. Does anyone know of anything that can't be missed? Are there any models or kits exclusive to the park?
Comment Re:FFS (Score 1) 501
Hmmm, nice bat.
Life sucks, bad shit happens, and the best you can do is try to survive. If you don't learn your lessons, shit keeps on raining down. I think our society will be none the better for nannying.
Don't get me wrong. I hope this help some people think more about backups. However I'm sure we all know someone who totals car after car with out changing their habits.
Comment Re:Arduino + GPS Shield (Score 1) 208
+1, The Arduino is blowing up. It's very usable.
Comment Re:Saccharomyces boulardii (Score 1) 193
About a year ago I was on a strong antibiotic and some probiotic pills helped me out alot!
Submission + - Fraudulent Netflix Ratings
Nom du Keyboard writes: For not the first time I notice a new film that hasn't yet even reached the theaters with hundreds of positive votes and/or reviews recorded on Netflix. This time the move is Inkheart. For a movie that doesn't even hit the theaters until January 23 it already has 428 votes and a rating of 4.3 (out of five) on Netflix. Seems more than a bit fraudulent to me. Also it has a review that doesn't even review the movie, but instead says the books are great therefore the movie should be too. Does the word "shills" come to mind? With millions spent just to promote a movie are a few hundred of that going to phony voters, or have that many people actually seen the film and just can't wait to rush home and log onto Netflix to vote? Just what is the responsibility here to provide honest ratings?
Journal Journal: Book review: Cory Doctorow's Little Brother 6
You're probably going to revoke my nerd license for admitting this, but I hadn't read any of Cory Doctorow's books before. I don't remember what it was, but I'd read a short something or other he'd written at Wired or somewhere that rubbed me the wrong way, and I simply refused to read any more. That was years ago; I don't even remember what I read or where I read it.
