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It's best to be pessimistic in these endeavors.

trykeon Would You Trust Your Life To Your Code?

Techincally, yes, but I imagine it's very simple code. Most skydiving rigs these days have an Automatic Activation Device (such as the CYPRES: http://www.cypres-2.com/). You're not supposed to rely on it, but can save your life if you're knocked unconscious during freefall.

The thing is run by a small microcontroller. It compares your altitude and velocity. If your altitude is less than 750 feet and you're still in freefall, it pulls the chute for you.

Now, would I trust my life to code running on a desktop OS? Hell no! I've seen too many CVEs for that to happen.

trykeon See where your friends are with Google Latitude

Google bought YouTube instead?

trykeon Ask YC: Hacker Groups (please help me fill out)

I have visited HacDC a few times. Since I don't actually live in DC, I tend to just go when they have events. The people I've met there have always been friendly, and all of their events are open to the public.

They just started getting off the ground last summer, so it's not nearly as fancy as CCC or NYCResistor. Still, they put together some pretty cool stuff. Last time I went, I got to meet Mitch Altman.

trykeon Android Diary I

There's a pretty good write-up of installing a Debian userland on the G1, but the link seems dead today. Maybe this will work later: http://www.saurik.com/id/10

In the meantime, here's the Google Cache version: http://74.125.45.132/search?q=cache:qTYLZQyrPnQJ:www.saurik....

trykeon Amnesia

I read this article last night, then promptly took his "stop listening to me" advice. Unsubscribed from his RSS feed. See ya, Joel!