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  1. Re:Well, gee whiz..thank god for GPS Cell Phones! by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 2 · on Samsung Releases GPS Phone

    Ah well, I'll answer for you: you can't.

    To find longitude and latitude, you need 1) an accurate clock, 2) a sextant, 3) a book of astronomical tables, and 4) a calculator (or more tables). Given that you need to carry all that, I think carrying the GPS is a little easier.

    Apparently someone didn't watch the movie "Longitude". Pretty good movie, actually. :)

  2. a nit with the "major point of contention" by Kwantus · · Score: 1 · on The Hacker Ethic

    Your quote of Himanen didn't say creativity was absent... he said it was not prominent; not forbidden but discouraged. The relative scarcity of the Franklin-type would seem to bear that out. So would our fascination with how creatives "beat the system" in their way, evinced by the success of things like Biography. If he's guilty of anything, it's confounding cause with correlation...

  3. twice adapted to television by Lumpish+Scholar · · Score: 3 · on Longitude

    The book (or at least its subject) has been made into a 1998 episode of NOVA (here is the Internet Movie Database entry; there's also a transcript on the PBS Web site), and a made-for-TV movie (starring Jeremey Irons) by A&E.

    (Sorry for my previous erroneous post. There have been books made from NOVA episodes; I believe Simon Singh, author of The Code Book, adapted the 1997 episode on Fermat's Theorem into a 1998 book.)

  4. Re:See the video -- it's pretty good by fleener · · Score: 1 · on Longitude

    Here's a better link about A&E's movie. Interviews, timeline and behind-the-scenes clips.

  5. A&E by b1nd0x · · Score: 2 · on Longitude
    Just giving the obligatory reference to the A&E documentary based on this story and, i presume, this book. You can get the movie (VHS&DVD) at A&E. Most notably, from the A&E store, we have this:

    The Illustated Version of Longitude

    "enriched with 178 lavish illustrations--including portraits, maps and scientific illustrations--complete with expansive, elegant captions that illuminate and expand upon the captivating story." Also available for a tad cheaper at amazon, i.e. shop around.

    So basically, if we weren't so focused on cross promotion with thinkgeek, the one major criticism is moot ey?

    arrrtttttttthhuuuuuuurrrrr

  6. Re:As seen on TV by scotay · · Score: 1 · on Longitude

    Haven't read the book but the NOVA episode was cool: NOVA . The A&E mini series was on of the best things I saw on TV last year. Watch it when you get the chance: A&E

  7. See the video -- it's pretty good by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 3 · on Longitude

    A&E did a big production of the book that was pretty good. You can order VHS or DVD direct from A&E's web site.

    It showed a lot of the old mechanisms that were very cool. The early models were huge, which big ol' stabilization systems. You don't realize how hard the problem was until you see him go through all the early trials of trying to keep a clock accurate on a ship that is bobbing up and down and weaving all over the place.


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