Such is the cost of more complicated technology. Although, I will admit, this problem seems awfully widespread for Toyota to have not caught this at some point in their QC/QA process.
I'm reminded of the "recall" speech in Fight Club...
As long as the sources are cited in the article, why wouldn't you consider it a viable source to cite on an Internet Forum?
If a Wikipedia article is filled with [citation needed], then yes it is a bad source...but as long as sources are cited, what's the difference if you find the info through Wikipedia or not?
Not really, I think it is a valid comparison. The shit-eating grin on the author's face in the URL I linked to is proof enough of that...he gets paid to relay far more knowledge than he actually has, just like Pat Goss. That doesn't mean they are idiots, it just means there are people out there with far more knowledge who would better represent their respective industries than those two ballsacks.
No, but then again my phone is never plugged into my computer for any purpose other than charging...if I download an app for it on my PC, I just plug the miniSD card into an adapter and transfer the.cab file directly over. I don't use it to sync with Outlook, or anything else for that matter.
I will say that I'm quite suprised that someone would use Linux exclusively as an operating system, but would still buy a WinMo phone...
The unskinned WinMo 6.1 installed on my HTC Ozone is super-smooth...I absolutely love this phone, I can have a TON of apps going at the same time (IE, Netflix, ceTwit, Facebook, Outlook) and everything is still nice and responsive. I wish it had a slightly larger screen, but the kick ass keyboard more than makes up for the lack of screen realestate.
Pretty much the only thing that sucks about it is the camera, which is nearly useless.
There is a very distinct point I reach with alcohol where if I have one more shot I will go from being drunk and happy to sloppy and sick. I never ever drink past this limit, no matter how much I may want to.
Also, I have a fool-proof system that I follow to help avoid hangovers. Every three shots or three beers, I drink a small glass of water. I also do my best to drink a glass of water before going to sleep. This keeps me sufficiently hydrated, and really helps keep hangovers at bay.
Perhaps I'm confused, but how are Windows phones locked down? I can download any Windows Mobile application and install it on my phone...there is a little warning that pops up if it is "unsigned", but all you have to do is hit ok or yes and it installs...there is nothing preventing you from installing whatever you want on there.
I'll admit that Hicks (and subsequently Tool) played a large part in my teenage development, insofar as my state of mind was concerned. But those days are long gone...guess it's time to book a trip to Arizona Bay:-)
For myself, I found pure MDMA to be a little too much...cut with a very small amount of DXM dropped the intensity down just enough. I also noticed the comedown was a lot slower and the blues didn't seem to hit as hard.
Acetaminophen is one of the active ingredients in NyQuil. In order to ingest enough DXM through NyQuil in order to robotrip, you would ingest FAR more acetaminophen than what would generally be considered "safe". Death is a very real possibility from ingesting too much acetaminophen (this usually occurs when people ingest multiple bottles/boxes of medicine that has acetaminophen in it), and it wreaks absolute havok on your liver in even moderate doses. NyQuil also contains doxylamine as an active ingredient, which just pushes your liver to work even harder than it already would be from the acetaminophen and DXM. If you plan on robotripping, the three safest ways are Robitussin Max (only active ingredient is DXM), Robitussin gelcaps (again, DXM is the only active ingredient, although the gelcaps cause some people to vomit), or DXM powder loaded in gel-caps (DXM in powdered form is considered a controlled substance however, and requires a federal license to purchase...so that isn't a realistic option.) I would recommend any robotripper stay away from any and all other options other than the three I just outlined.
That being said, DXM in general is harmful to your liver. The same enzyme that breaks down dextromethorphan is also the same enzyme that breaks down alcohol...that's one of the reasons why mixing robo with booze is so dangerous. You can overload your liver really easily, and if you don't give yourself enough of a break between robo trips you can cause serious and permanent damage to your liver (one-two weeks per "plateau" achieved is the commonly followed rule.)
Alcohol is dangerous if you drink and drive, but it's legal above a certain age, certainly once they realize that trying to ban it was causing more harm than the substance itself. Contrast to marijuana...
Agreed. When the laws surrounding a substance are more harmful than the substance itself (marijuana being the current best example), there is a serious problem.
I couldn't. MDMA was always super-effective in me, and double stacks were more than enough for my needs. I very likely could have handled more than that with no problem, but I just didn't see a reason to try it since I was already getting what I wanted out of the experience.
There is a very good reason I never once had a bad drug experience despite extensive experimentation as a teen, and that is because I knew and never exceeded my personal limits:-) Even now that the only "drug" I take is alcohol, I still have never had a hangover or puked from drinking. Ever.
I have, and they aren't 100% comprised of squishy gelatin.
If someone gave me an oblong-shaped bit of gelatin and told me it was X, I wouldn't take it even if it was free. X is a slippery slope enough as it is, even with pill testers you never truly know what is in there. I sure as hell know I wouldn't touch anything that looked like gelatin and pushed as X unless it was just a gel cap filled with crushed powder (and even then I likely wouldn't, since it would be harder to test.)
Never went past the doubles because I didn't see a reason to. I wanted to still be concious enough to remember the experience and not make an ass of myself.
Nights spent staring up at the stars with friends, contemplating our purpose and place in the universe. The night I robo'd with a few other people and we watched every movie John Hughes ever made in a long marathon. The time myself and a few friends took some shrooms, laid in the back yard with our heads together, and felt the life force of everyone in the group shifting back and forth through each others heads.
Those kinds of memories. Hippie drug-induced gibberish to some, life changing experiences that help you deal with anything you encounter in real life for others.
I experimented with a rather wide range through my late teens. Never got arrested, never freaked out, never had a bad trip, never lost a job, and aside from the good memories I have from the experiences, no long term side effects.
I made sure to research ANY substance before taking it...what I shouldn't mix it with (i.e. will drinking orange juice and taking this pill kill me), what kind of environment I should be in, potential side effects, how to deal with them, etc. erowid.org was responsable for me having safe and very enjoyable late teen years.
Remember, drug use and drug abuse are two different things.
Yeah...because Mike & Ikes look just like illicit drugs. Completely ignoring the privacy aspect of this story, a school official mistaking freakin' Mike & Ikes for drugs is beyond comprehension.
I DO include doctors that prescribe specific medication or treatments because they get kickbacks from those companies, but in general no I don't include doctors, nurses, and EMTs in my statement.
Working to make a living is not the same thing as profiteering.
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Such is the cost of more complicated technology. Although, I will admit, this problem seems awfully widespread for Toyota to have not caught this at some point in their QC/QA process.
I'm reminded of the "recall" speech in Fight Club...
As long as the sources are cited in the article, why wouldn't you consider it a viable source to cite on an Internet Forum?
If a Wikipedia article is filled with [citation needed], then yes it is a bad source...but as long as sources are cited, what's the difference if you find the info through Wikipedia or not?
Why not just go Symbian? Or does that have similar problems as well?
Not really, I think it is a valid comparison. The shit-eating grin on the author's face in the URL I linked to is proof enough of that...he gets paid to relay far more knowledge than he actually has, just like Pat Goss. That doesn't mean they are idiots, it just means there are people out there with far more knowledge who would better represent their respective industries than those two ballsacks.
No, but then again my phone is never plugged into my computer for any purpose other than charging...if I download an app for it on my PC, I just plug the miniSD card into an adapter and transfer the .cab file directly over. I don't use it to sync with Outlook, or anything else for that matter.
I will say that I'm quite suprised that someone would use Linux exclusively as an operating system, but would still buy a WinMo phone...
The unskinned WinMo 6.1 installed on my HTC Ozone is super-smooth...I absolutely love this phone, I can have a TON of apps going at the same time (IE, Netflix, ceTwit, Facebook, Outlook) and everything is still nice and responsive. I wish it had a slightly larger screen, but the kick ass keyboard more than makes up for the lack of screen realestate.
Pretty much the only thing that sucks about it is the camera, which is nearly useless.
There is a very distinct point I reach with alcohol where if I have one more shot I will go from being drunk and happy to sloppy and sick. I never ever drink past this limit, no matter how much I may want to.
Also, I have a fool-proof system that I follow to help avoid hangovers. Every three shots or three beers, I drink a small glass of water. I also do my best to drink a glass of water before going to sleep. This keeps me sufficiently hydrated, and really helps keep hangovers at bay.
Perhaps I'm confused, but how are Windows phones locked down? I can download any Windows Mobile application and install it on my phone...there is a little warning that pops up if it is "unsigned", but all you have to do is hit ok or yes and it installs...there is nothing preventing you from installing whatever you want on there.
Are you just referring to Windows Phone 7...?
Here is some background on the article author: http://www.zangogroup.com/galen.html
Anyone else get the feeling that he is the Pat Goss of the computer world? I.e. getting paid to pretend he knows what he is doing?
Is it even legally possible to bring up criminal charges, considering the URL was completely unsecured?
...it will eventually become clear that software patents are only an artificial entry barrier.
Like they already aren't?
I'll admit that Hicks (and subsequently Tool) played a large part in my teenage development, insofar as my state of mind was concerned. But those days are long gone...guess it's time to book a trip to Arizona Bay :-)
For myself, I found pure MDMA to be a little too much...cut with a very small amount of DXM dropped the intensity down just enough. I also noticed the comedown was a lot slower and the blues didn't seem to hit as hard.
For my own needs, it worked.
Acetaminophen is one of the active ingredients in NyQuil. In order to ingest enough DXM through NyQuil in order to robotrip, you would ingest FAR more acetaminophen than what would generally be considered "safe". Death is a very real possibility from ingesting too much acetaminophen (this usually occurs when people ingest multiple bottles/boxes of medicine that has acetaminophen in it), and it wreaks absolute havok on your liver in even moderate doses. NyQuil also contains doxylamine as an active ingredient, which just pushes your liver to work even harder than it already would be from the acetaminophen and DXM. If you plan on robotripping, the three safest ways are Robitussin Max (only active ingredient is DXM), Robitussin gelcaps (again, DXM is the only active ingredient, although the gelcaps cause some people to vomit), or DXM powder loaded in gel-caps (DXM in powdered form is considered a controlled substance however, and requires a federal license to purchase...so that isn't a realistic option.) I would recommend any robotripper stay away from any and all other options other than the three I just outlined.
That being said, DXM in general is harmful to your liver. The same enzyme that breaks down dextromethorphan is also the same enzyme that breaks down alcohol...that's one of the reasons why mixing robo with booze is so dangerous. You can overload your liver really easily, and if you don't give yourself enough of a break between robo trips you can cause serious and permanent damage to your liver (one-two weeks per "plateau" achieved is the commonly followed rule.)
More info here: http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/dxm/dxm.shtml
Remember, people: know your drug before it knows you. Stay happy, and trip safe.
Alcohol is dangerous if you drink and drive, but it's legal above a certain age, certainly once they realize that trying to ban it was causing more harm than the substance itself. Contrast to marijuana...
Agreed. When the laws surrounding a substance are more harmful than the substance itself (marijuana being the current best example), there is a serious problem.
I couldn't. MDMA was always super-effective in me, and double stacks were more than enough for my needs. I very likely could have handled more than that with no problem, but I just didn't see a reason to try it since I was already getting what I wanted out of the experience.
There is a very good reason I never once had a bad drug experience despite extensive experimentation as a teen, and that is because I knew and never exceeded my personal limits :-) Even now that the only "drug" I take is alcohol, I still have never had a hangover or puked from drinking. Ever.
I have, and they aren't 100% comprised of squishy gelatin.
If someone gave me an oblong-shaped bit of gelatin and told me it was X, I wouldn't take it even if it was free. X is a slippery slope enough as it is, even with pill testers you never truly know what is in there. I sure as hell know I wouldn't touch anything that looked like gelatin and pushed as X unless it was just a gel cap filled with crushed powder (and even then I likely wouldn't, since it would be harder to test.)
Never went past the doubles because I didn't see a reason to. I wanted to still be concious enough to remember the experience and not make an ass of myself.
Nights spent staring up at the stars with friends, contemplating our purpose and place in the universe. The night I robo'd with a few other people and we watched every movie John Hughes ever made in a long marathon. The time myself and a few friends took some shrooms, laid in the back yard with our heads together, and felt the life force of everyone in the group shifting back and forth through each others heads.
Those kinds of memories. Hippie drug-induced gibberish to some, life changing experiences that help you deal with anything you encounter in real life for others.
For myself, these memories are the latter.
Speaking from personal experience, you've heard wrong. Or at least, there was no taste with pills that were mostly MDMA cut with small amounts of DXM.
Home testing kits and ecstasydata.org are essential for safe experimentation.
I experimented with a rather wide range through my late teens. Never got arrested, never freaked out, never had a bad trip, never lost a job, and aside from the good memories I have from the experiences, no long term side effects.
I made sure to research ANY substance before taking it...what I shouldn't mix it with (i.e. will drinking orange juice and taking this pill kill me), what kind of environment I should be in, potential side effects, how to deal with them, etc. erowid.org was responsable for me having safe and very enjoyable late teen years.
Remember, drug use and drug abuse are two different things.
Nasty, never heard of using Day/Nyquil to robotrip. I see no way that could end well, what with all the other crap in there.
I have no problems with kids experimenting with drugs (illegal or otherwise)...but they should at least educate themselves on how to stay safe.
Yeah...because Mike & Ikes look just like illicit drugs. Completely ignoring the privacy aspect of this story, a school official mistaking freakin' Mike & Ikes for drugs is beyond comprehension.
http://www.illinoisnut.com/products/mainLarge_1028200752854pm.jpg
That looks quite unlike any drug I've ever heard of or seen.
http://livingwithanerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/TerroristsHateFreedom.gif
That is all.
I DO include doctors that prescribe specific medication or treatments because they get kickbacks from those companies, but in general no I don't include doctors, nurses, and EMTs in my statement.
Working to make a living is not the same thing as profiteering.