This morning I have to go over to North Sydney again to do a quick reprogramming job. I should be in and out in an hour I hope. It will be a simple job. It is slightly tedious but thankfully there is not much to be done. I would guess I will be home before noon. We will see. In this world, at the moment, it seems that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

For instance I have two versions of my code – one is tailored for a specific client. Yesterday I needed to program some units, and I got them mixed up. No harm done, apart from needing an extra 15 minutes to fix things up. Cest La Vie.

My neck is still a bit sore, in need of a backrub I think, but it is getting better. I just need to make sure I do not hurt it any further, which I dont think I will.

GPS Tollways

There is an Article on the SMH Web Site detailing how the government is looking at using GPS to charge trucks tolls on the highway from Newcastle to Brisbane. Given the route being used this might actually work, since there are not many roads that follow right next to the route, which is one of the problems they are having in Germany. GPS can be inaccurate, and there are reports of trucks being charged tolls if they drive on a road next to an AutoBahn.

It will be interesting to see the proposed implementation of the system, as it is so open to being abused. The GPS receivers can be switched off, deactivated, not installed, you name it. It needs to be policed. Time will tell if it is.

DVD’s

I watched some of the special features on the original ‘The Italian Job’ last night, and it was really interesting explaining some of the basis for the story, and talking to the people who made the movie. Over the next few days I will watch the movie – although I was disappointed to find that the movie was shot in Turin, and not Rome. I have not been to Turin, so the movie does not have quite the same buzz. I think buzz is the correct word to use there.