The UK's annual MOT test (compulsory for all vehicles over 3 years old) states that a speedometer is permitted to read up to +10%/-0% of actual speed.
ie. 66mph when you're actually doing 60, but not 60 when you're doing 61.
"Cameras on poles aren't able to accurately judge a vehicle's speed"
They can in the UK, where they're networked together and know how far apart they are.
If you show up at camera #2 before camera #1 told it you'd be there, that's a ticket.
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So asking for a https link gets your access blocked? Banking systems & webstores are going to LOVE that!
Film at eleven...
Whoosh!
Messrs Pot, Pot, Pot, Pot, Pot, Pot, Pot, & Pot - Meet Agent Black.
Well said, sir. I wish I had some mod points for you.
His name is spelt "Simon Cowell". It's just pronounced ARSE.
The UK's annual MOT test (compulsory for all vehicles over 3 years old) states that a speedometer is permitted to read up to +10%/-0% of actual speed. ie. 66mph when you're actually doing 60, but not 60 when you're doing 61.
So, what is the antonym of Astroturf?
"You can bet that the MAFIAA cartel had something to do with this"
FTFY. (MAFIAA - Music And Film Industry Associations of America)
"Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer" - pronounced "Scapegoat".
"Will this never-ending series of PLEASURABLE EVENTS never cease?"
"Cameras on poles aren't able to accurately judge a vehicle's speed"
They can in the UK, where they're networked together and know how far apart they are.
If you show up at camera #2 before camera #1 told it you'd be there, that's a ticket.
I prefer Spike Milligan's "I told you I was ill."
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Has gone UP to 70!
Now down to 63.
It's Gnome who use odd numbers for testing & even for release, not Linus.
Correct, they used a hammer.
Both parties lose due to prior claims.
Gaymer's (http://www.gaymers.co.uk/) has been a UK cider producer since 1770 AD.
That's why most violent revolutions end up in dictatorships.
1776?
Looks like a red flower, maybe a poppy. Is it some local or national thing? Can any slashdotter not working on decoding enlighten, please?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_poppy
To summarize the summary of the summary of the summary: Pork.
Plusnet are owned by BT - which is why I left them.
Obligatory ID4 quote:-
Julius Levinson: "You don't actually think they spend $20,000 on a hammer, $30,000 on a toilet seat, do you? "
This week's NCIS: LA.