Anyone who's ever used a London cabby will value the brevity of the journey when you ask for a recommended hotel near a certain landmark/street, or if you're in a rush to get to a meeting in an obscure area and there's a traffic jam on the normal route. It's shocking how little local knowledge can be required elsewhere.
I'm following this with interest. Right now the 5yo can't even turn on the TV because it's controlled from a remote switch hung where he can't reach it, but the prospect of sleeping past 6.30/7am on weekends is most intriguing.
If you're using a Roku, there's no way to stop them switching profiles to watch whatever they want. Or channels.
Also, Amazon/Netflix's definition of things categorized as "suitable for children" is drastically different from mine. Some are too scary, others too violent, and some just teach kids about whining or disrespect.
Remain wasn't undermined by poor results in the north of England. The vast majority of England, with the notable exceptions of London, Oxfordshire (Oxford University) and a few others, voted to leave.
This has been an interesting vote, to say the least. Essentially, as a friend put it, England has finally voted for unity in Ireland and Scottish independence.
How about you just require the cameras in the vehicles with the worst problems: SUVs, minivans and pickups? The blindzone for a regular car is very small, and reliance on a video screen for those cars probably won't help much; SUVs have the highest number of rollover accidents, followed by pickups, vans and finally passenger cars (in last place). The current law seems like a very expensive undertaking for the most part.
they assume they are free to ride on sidewalks, run red lights and stop signs, etc. etc. mostly because there is zero enforcement of these laws, too.
Are you talking about the car drivers too? I see everything except driving on sidewalks on a regular basis. I can't count the number of times - as a pedestrian - I've almost been hit by a car going through a red light, turning right on red and trying to drive through the people crossing the road with their signal, or running a stop sign, all of which seems to happen with zero enforcement of the law. And then when the city wants to put in red light cameras to stop people doing that, people scream about their constitutional rights. (*My* constitutional right to not get hit by the aforementioned idiots seems to go unnoticed.)
Washing hair in a bathroom sink at work? Seriously? And 2 paper towels are usually just enough to dry my hands completely. I already know that paper towels suck mightily at drying hair after being caught in the rain a few times on the way to work.
I hear you about Baen - they're one of the few places I've gotten non-free ebooks. I've "bought" more than 800 Amazon ebooks, most of which were free (promotional) or exceptionally cheap (I think I bought a couple for $1.29). I think that's a pretty good deal. Couple that with library e-lending and I really have no need to buy anything (unless I want to own it badly enough and want it *right now*).
You sure about that? Plenty of people are still buying e-readers because they *gasp* want to read books. I know it's a novel concept.
If you don't want to read books then yes, get a tablet, but for people who read, e-ink gives great battery life in a very light and portable format which is readable in direct sunlight, unlike fairly much every tablet. And they do exactly what you want, without any FB/Twitter/Angry Birds/email distractions.
Most people looking for internet filters for their children *are* concerned with violence as well as boobies. Nudity is one thing, but explicit porn ads are quite something different. It's like the difference between your toddler following you into the bathroom and you inviting your toddler into the bedroom to watch you have sex 6 times. Equally, there's a difference between watching Elmer Fudd and Nightmare on Elm Street. Or many cop/crime shows, for that matter. It's all about reasonable limits. I don't want my 7-year old watching R-rated video clips on You Tube; some things, if seen at all, should be viewed with an adult to answer questions or to put things in context.
I always stop at red lights with a bike. I'm a road user, and the rules of the road still apply to people on two wheels. Cyclists who don't annoy pedestrians, motorists and other cyclists. It's safer for everyone when we all obey the rules (I'm including car drivers who run red lights) not just because you're stopping but because you're *predictable*. Unpredictable moving objects are more likely to be involved in collisions, and as a cyclist I'd prefer not to be colliding with anyone or anything else (particularly as it's likely to do me a lot more damage).
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That's what backups are for. I back up my Kindle to 2 separate locations (redundancy is good), just like anything else with information I value.
My father read "Day of the triffids" to me when I was about 9-10. I've read and re-read his books many times since then. John Christopher's "Tripods" series is great for pre-teens. It was also made into a reasonable TV series, except they lost funding and stopped about 2 episodes before the end:(
Another good one is Heinlein's "Tunnel in the sky". It has only a smidgen of Heinlein politics, but lots of interesting stuff about how society works (or doesn't) and character development, and as it was written for as juvenile fiction it doesn't have graphic sex or violence like some of his later books.
Glad I don't live in California. Stop lights rarely seem to have accurate traffic sensors.
Stop signs work great in the south: whoever gets there first leaves first. If two cars arrive at the same time the one on the right goes first. Simple. If there's more than two cars someone normally takes the initiative and the others then figure it out from the previous rules.
They might know the theory, but no-one down here seems to know how to actually *use* them. (I know of one nearby, and it's not uncommon to see startled drivers pausing while they try to figure out what they're supposed to do.)
How are stop lights more efficient? I've often sat waiting at a red light when the cross-street is completely clear. With a stop sign, you stop, count three and then turn. 4-way stops make it a lot quicker for everyone concerned, not matter which way you're turning.
I've had luck using Firefox's User Agent Switcher add-on. Haven't tried it under another OS, but I haven't had a single site give me "You're faking your browser - STOP NOW" errors.
I read the news online for free. I buy the paper for the coupons, which saves me around $30 per week, and use the rest of it for other purposes. I rarely *read* the actual paper.
Want to trade? Your coupons for my paper?
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Anyone who's ever used a London cabby will value the brevity of the journey when you ask for a recommended hotel near a certain landmark/street, or if you're in a rush to get to a meeting in an obscure area and there's a traffic jam on the normal route. It's shocking how little local knowledge can be required elsewhere.
I'm following this with interest. Right now the 5yo can't even turn on the TV because it's controlled from a remote switch hung where he can't reach it, but the prospect of sleeping past 6.30/7am on weekends is most intriguing.
If you're using a Roku, there's no way to stop them switching profiles to watch whatever they want. Or channels.
Also, Amazon/Netflix's definition of things categorized as "suitable for children" is drastically different from mine. Some are too scary, others too violent, and some just teach kids about whining or disrespect.
Most of the time I find those people never bothered to look, or haven't discovered "new" features like the Scheduling Assistant.
Remain wasn't undermined by poor results in the north of England. The vast majority of England, with the notable exceptions of London, Oxfordshire (Oxford University) and a few others, voted to leave.
This has been an interesting vote, to say the least. Essentially, as a friend put it, England has finally voted for unity in Ireland and Scottish independence.
That's most unfair. Some of the Daily Mail is statistics too.
How about you just require the cameras in the vehicles with the worst problems: SUVs, minivans and pickups? The blindzone for a regular car is very small, and reliance on a video screen for those cars probably won't help much; SUVs have the highest number of rollover accidents, followed by pickups, vans and finally passenger cars (in last place). The current law seems like a very expensive undertaking for the most part.
they assume they are free to ride on sidewalks, run red lights and stop signs, etc. etc. mostly because there is zero enforcement of these laws, too.
Are you talking about the car drivers too? I see everything except driving on sidewalks on a regular basis. I can't count the number of times - as a pedestrian - I've almost been hit by a car going through a red light, turning right on red and trying to drive through the people crossing the road with their signal, or running a stop sign, all of which seems to happen with zero enforcement of the law. And then when the city wants to put in red light cameras to stop people doing that, people scream about their constitutional rights. (*My* constitutional right to not get hit by the aforementioned idiots seems to go unnoticed.)
All my friends at university cycled because it was the cheapest and easiest way to get around, much more practical than a car in a city centre.
Washing hair in a bathroom sink at work? Seriously? And 2 paper towels are usually just enough to dry my hands completely. I already know that paper towels suck mightily at drying hair after being caught in the rain a few times on the way to work.
I hear you about Baen - they're one of the few places I've gotten non-free ebooks. I've "bought" more than 800 Amazon ebooks, most of which were free (promotional) or exceptionally cheap (I think I bought a couple for $1.29). I think that's a pretty good deal. Couple that with library e-lending and I really have no need to buy anything (unless I want to own it badly enough and want it *right now*).
Bars are shitty places to choose to hang out in.
Bars, yes. Pubs, no.
You sure about that? Plenty of people are still buying e-readers because they *gasp* want to read books. I know it's a novel concept. If you don't want to read books then yes, get a tablet, but for people who read, e-ink gives great battery life in a very light and portable format which is readable in direct sunlight, unlike fairly much every tablet. And they do exactly what you want, without any FB/Twitter/Angry Birds/email distractions.
There's a reason I use a secure VPN every time I travel.
Most people looking for internet filters for their children *are* concerned with violence as well as boobies. Nudity is one thing, but explicit porn ads are quite something different. It's like the difference between your toddler following you into the bathroom and you inviting your toddler into the bedroom to watch you have sex 6 times. Equally, there's a difference between watching Elmer Fudd and Nightmare on Elm Street. Or many cop/crime shows, for that matter. It's all about reasonable limits. I don't want my 7-year old watching R-rated video clips on You Tube; some things, if seen at all, should be viewed with an adult to answer questions or to put things in context.
I always stop at red lights with a bike. I'm a road user, and the rules of the road still apply to people on two wheels. Cyclists who don't annoy pedestrians, motorists and other cyclists. It's safer for everyone when we all obey the rules (I'm including car drivers who run red lights) not just because you're stopping but because you're *predictable*. Unpredictable moving objects are more likely to be involved in collisions, and as a cyclist I'd prefer not to be colliding with anyone or anything else (particularly as it's likely to do me a lot more damage).
That's what backups are for. I back up my Kindle to 2 separate locations (redundancy is good), just like anything else with information I value.
Which would be the aforementioned data breach.
My father read "Day of the triffids" to me when I was about 9-10. I've read and re-read his books many times since then. John Christopher's "Tripods" series is great for pre-teens. It was also made into a reasonable TV series, except they lost funding and stopped about 2 episodes before the end :(
Another good one is Heinlein's "Tunnel in the sky". It has only a smidgen of Heinlein politics, but lots of interesting stuff about how society works (or doesn't) and character development, and as it was written for as juvenile fiction it doesn't have graphic sex or violence like some of his later books.
Glad I don't live in California. Stop lights rarely seem to have accurate traffic sensors. Stop signs work great in the south: whoever gets there first leaves first. If two cars arrive at the same time the one on the right goes first. Simple. If there's more than two cars someone normally takes the initiative and the others then figure it out from the previous rules.
Flashing green is not that common.
It does, however, work in London. Possibly Atlanta too, judging by some of the drivers.
They might know the theory, but no-one down here seems to know how to actually *use* them. (I know of one nearby, and it's not uncommon to see startled drivers pausing while they try to figure out what they're supposed to do.)
How are stop lights more efficient? I've often sat waiting at a red light when the cross-street is completely clear. With a stop sign, you stop, count three and then turn. 4-way stops make it a lot quicker for everyone concerned, not matter which way you're turning.
I've had luck using Firefox's User Agent Switcher add-on. Haven't tried it under another OS, but I haven't had a single site give me "You're faking your browser - STOP NOW" errors.
I read the news online for free. I buy the paper for the coupons, which saves me around $30 per week, and use the rest of it for other purposes. I rarely *read* the actual paper. Want to trade? Your coupons for my paper?