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State Bans Texting While Driving

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the safr-4-u dept.

netbuzz writes "The state of Washington yesterday became the first in the nation to ban text-messaging while driving. The law could use sharper teeth, but it's a natural and necessary progression of the movement to clamp down on those who find the need to constantly communicate more important than the safety of their fellow travelers."

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  1. UBUNTU STUDIO FINALLY RELEASED!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First edition of UBUNTU STUDIO - multimedia derivate of Ubuntu Linux has been released! No story on slashdot yet! Why???

    The long-awaited Ubuntu Studio 7.04, a variant of Ubuntu aimed at the GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast, has arrived: "The Ubuntu Studio team is proud to announce its first release: 7.04 for Intel i386-compatible processors. With this release, which you can download for DVD in little over 860 MB, we offer a feature that is somewhat reminiscent of Ubuntu Server: on installation, you can choose between the Audio, Graphics or Video tasks; and choose also to install a number of plugins, which for this release is mainly aimed at audio production. We have endeavoured to keep as many of our packages in the standard Ubuntu repositories as possible." Read the rest of the release announcement and visit the project's home page to learn more about Ubuntu Studio.

  2. ATTN: SWITCHEURS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you don't know what Cmd-Shift-1 and Cmd-Shift-2 are for, GTFO.
    If you think Firefox is a decent Mac application, GTFO.
    If you're still looking for the "maximize" button, GTFO.
    If the name "Clarus" means nothing to you, GTFO.

    Bandwagon jumpers are not welcome among real Mac users. Keep your filthy, beige PC fingers to yourself.

  3. Re:Whatever happened to common sense? by Noginbump · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was out having a smoke in front of my local bar

    Please don't tell us that you live somewhere where a person can't smoke in a bar.

    If so, your location has greater problems than bad drivers: bad voters.
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    He who questions training, only trains himself at asking questions. -- The Sphinx, Mystery Men
  4. Re:Whatever happened to common sense? by belg4mit · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So a factory owner should be allowed to run a shop that's not in compliance with OSHA
    regulations as long as it's his intention do so, and all of his employees "agree" to it?
    Brilliant!

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    Were that I say, pancakes?