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Build Your Own LCD Bus Schedule

Posted by michael on from the mass-transit dept.

MikeLRoy writes "An engineering student in Winnipeg, tired of missing his bus to school (and waiting in the cold) created an LCD bus stop. It displays the next bus times for several stops and routes, all from the heated comfort of his kitchen. And yes, there are pics and code on the site."

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  1. Re:Buses? by smithmc · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Waddaya mean, "be a grad student my hole life"? He's an undergraduate freshman. And if you want to skip school and jump into the job market as a tester, that's all fine and good, but if you did it for the money (as your post indicates) it wasn't such a good move. Ten years from now, this guy's probably going to be making at least twice your salary.

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  2. Re:with the money and time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    that he put into the LCD and everything else in the project, he could have worked and bought a car. Sure, there's the geeky challenge of it all, but just as you don't win friends with salad, you don't get chicks by riding the bus.

    quite, possibly, like my self, he has a car but chooses to take the bus becasue:

    • buses are more environmently friendly
    • buses don't need to park
    • buses cost less to ride
    • ect

    sure i don't get chicks while riding the bus, but who wants a chick that is that shallow?

    remember, one person can't fix the world alone, but one can ruin it for all

  3. Re:I am not an electrician! by ceejayoz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Voltage doesn't matter, it's amperage that'll kill you... there's upwards of 10,000 volts in static electricity.

    Same reason a 50,000 volt taser won't kill you, but a 110 volt outlet can.