Well, it's a GPS and it's pretty easy to disable, the system requires 4 sattelites to operate (3 for a 3d position and 1 for clock error) and of course there are many places where this wouldn't work (parking garage, tunnels, driving in the mountains) so it couldn't just disable the car for not operating. All that needs to be done is place something over the receiver to stop the gps from getting a signal and "bingo-bango, sugar in the gas tank, the ex-husband strikes again" no more speed limiting, end of story. It wouldn't require much, possibly lead paint would do the job, wonder where you could find that on a car?
"The only thing as goat-rendering awful as flying has to be the progression of open source code."
I'm a pilot who happens to like flying as well as open source so screw him!
You wouldn't believe how useful econ 101 is. For example recently on a call in radio show talking about how farmers are under economic strain one caller suggested that farmers just raise their prices. That is a person that doesn't understand ANYTHING about economics. If i had my way econ 101 would be a requirement in high school.
You know, i completely agree with the parent. I am a pilot and have to know everything about the equipment i have (avionics, abilities of the plane, etc) and you wouldn't believe how little of that i use 90% of the time, but in the off chance the situation comes up, I NEED to know how to use it well.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, it's a GPS and it's pretty easy to disable, the system requires 4 sattelites to operate (3 for a 3d position and 1 for clock error) and of course there are many places where this wouldn't work (parking garage, tunnels, driving in the mountains) so it couldn't just disable the car for not operating. All that needs to be done is place something over the receiver to stop the gps from getting a signal and "bingo-bango, sugar in the gas tank, the ex-husband strikes again" no more speed limiting, end of story. It wouldn't require much, possibly lead paint would do the job, wonder where you could find that on a car?
"The only thing as goat-rendering awful as flying has to be the progression of open source code." I'm a pilot who happens to like flying as well as open source so screw him!
Does that have anything to do with talking dirty to anyone online in a private chat room on monday?
You wouldn't believe how useful econ 101 is. For example recently on a call in radio show talking about how farmers are under economic strain one caller suggested that farmers just raise their prices. That is a person that doesn't understand ANYTHING about economics. If i had my way econ 101 would be a requirement in high school.
You know, i completely agree with the parent. I am a pilot and have to know everything about the equipment i have (avionics, abilities of the plane, etc) and you wouldn't believe how little of that i use 90% of the time, but in the off chance the situation comes up, I NEED to know how to use it well.