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Linux Hits the Road

An anonymous reader writes "Vicroads does regular surveys of the roads in Victoria, Australia, to determine where they need to be patched or otherwise repaired. It used to be done in a vehicle travelling at 20 kph: slow, tedious, and hazardous to the traffic around it. Now, thanks to Linux, it's being done at speeds of 80 to 100 kph. The Melbourne Age has the details. Short version: the cost has fallen from $1.2 million Australian to $850,000. Not bad..."

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  1. Re:Before Linux hits the road... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant



    WTF is that?

  2. Re:Before Linux hits the road... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It's some type of tracking thing. Write a script to extract the link you see (which is different from the one I see) and put it in every story as a comment. We'll all click on each other's links and that should fuck 'em ! No sneaking in goatse's.