Actually, they almost certainly do, as part of normal espionage practice. I'm not saying they're monitoring every time a diplomat takes a shit, but they will be keeping half an eye on their actions w.r.t. international relations.
This was spying on a few diplomats within Brazil's borders, not massive wire-tapping on a global scale. So it's not so much pot meet kettle, it's pot meet country music star Dollie Parton.
It's already covered by dangerous/careless driving laws. The specific mobile phone ban is 5% law, 95% public education, as the use of phones while driving is far more prevalent than other similarly dangerous actions.
Taking one hand off the wheel to operate a car's other controls (esp. lights, wipers, and gear lever) is considered normal usage, and is allowed implicitly. However, when not operating those controls (90%+ of driving time), both hands should be on the wheel. Therefore, the GP's point is perfectly valid.
Except it isn't. The (UK) law states that it is illegal to *use* a phone while driving, unless it is connected to a suitable hands-free kit.
wonkey_monkey mistakenly assumed the law was against holding it, as usually people are pulled over if the police see the phone held up to the ear, or in another manner that strongly implies usage. It's perfectly OK to hold it by, say, moving it from a seat to a cubby hole. In fact, that example holding wouldn't be visible outside the car anyway.
What happens when a person designs and builds a series of parts that are separately useful as something other than a "gun", but when combined in the right way does build a functioning "gun"?
You can make a 'gun' using a ballpoint pen barrel and an elastic band.
*awaits GMP declaring Rymans (a stationer) a 'terrorist organisation'*
The former was a fault with the SRBs, which uses a mixture a lot like thermite. So no molecular hydrogen there. The latter was a build-up of heat entirely caused by friction.
The Hindenburg really gave it a bad rap, but that was due as much or more to the coating on the envelope as to the hydrogen.
That must be why they changed the coating and not the gas, then.
The Hindenburg was originally designed to use helium, but a US export embargo at the time meant Germany couldn't get enough helium to fill it. Had that embargo not existed, the Hindenburg would have never burned.
The biggest concern I have is it's going to take a console, which should be a device for playing games in a simple manner and turn it into a computer which will be cluttered with all sorts of irrelevant shit.
It's nothing new - the Mega CD was the first console (IIRC) that could do something other than play games, in this case play music CDs. It can even be used as a (sort of) karaoke machine, thanks to CD+G support.
I drive an EV because it's better for the environment
Apart from the huge amount of pollution created by making the batteries your EV runs on. The pollution break-even point is something on the order of a decade or two.
The only way A&A could protect you from GCHQ is by running their own copper/fibre all over the country, which would be ridiculously expensive for a small ISP. Even then, as soon as the data leaves their copper/fibre, they can offer no protection whatsoever.
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Actually, they almost certainly do, as part of normal espionage practice. I'm not saying they're monitoring every time a diplomat takes a shit, but they will be keeping half an eye on their actions w.r.t. international relations.
Given the resources of the NSA, how many countries would be doing the exact same thing?
The more appropriate question is 'Given the resources of the NSA, how many countries should be doing the exact same thing?'
This was spying on a few diplomats within Brazil's borders, not massive wire-tapping on a global scale. So it's not so much pot meet kettle, it's pot meet country music star Dollie Parton.
Same thing the police do with the turban w.r.t. wearing a helmet when riding a motorbike. That is, it's a well-defined exception to the rule/law.
It was both.
It's already covered by dangerous/careless driving laws. The specific mobile phone ban is 5% law, 95% public education, as the use of phones while driving is far more prevalent than other similarly dangerous actions.
Taking one hand off the wheel to operate a car's other controls (esp. lights, wipers, and gear lever) is considered normal usage, and is allowed implicitly. However, when not operating those controls (90%+ of driving time), both hands should be on the wheel. Therefore, the GP's point is perfectly valid.
The only reason why it is illegal to hold it
Except it isn't. The (UK) law states that it is illegal to *use* a phone while driving, unless it is connected to a suitable hands-free kit.
wonkey_monkey mistakenly assumed the law was against holding it, as usually people are pulled over if the police see the phone held up to the ear, or in another manner that strongly implies usage. It's perfectly OK to hold it by, say, moving it from a seat to a cubby hole. In fact, that example holding wouldn't be visible outside the car anyway.
Dip clutch, shift to neutral.
I can't believe I had to tell you that.
Depends - did the hydrogen catch first or the skin?
Shh... don't mention Agincourt...
Blank ammo doesn't have the same kick as live ammo (no bullet). You would know if it was you or not unless it was very small calibre.
Only if you know what the live-round kick feels like for that particular gun/ammo combo.
What happens when a person designs and builds a series of parts that are separately useful as something other than a "gun", but when combined in the right way does build a functioning "gun"?
You can make a 'gun' using a ballpoint pen barrel and an elastic band.
*awaits GMP declaring Rymans (a stationer) a 'terrorist organisation'*
Just run Windows ME and then you never have to worry about NSA.
True - it'll never run long enough to be hacked :)
Motorbikes are four times as dangerous (fatalities per km) in the UK than bicycles.
But how many of those fatalities involved another vehicle? That's the comparison that should be made here.
And I still like the win7 start menu search widget for typing based "quick launch"
Which exists in Win8, as part of the Start Screen - you just start typing ;)
The former was a fault with the SRBs, which uses a mixture a lot like thermite. So no molecular hydrogen there. The latter was a build-up of heat entirely caused by friction.
That must be why they changed the coating and not the gas, then.
The Hindenburg was originally designed to use helium, but a US export embargo at the time meant Germany couldn't get enough helium to fill it. Had that embargo not existed, the Hindenburg would have never burned.
The biggest concern I have is it's going to take a console, which should be a device for playing games in a simple manner and turn it into a computer which will be cluttered with all sorts of irrelevant shit.
It's nothing new - the Mega CD was the first console (IIRC) that could do something other than play games, in this case play music CDs. It can even be used as a (sort of) karaoke machine, thanks to CD+G support.
I drive an EV because it's better for the environment
Apart from the huge amount of pollution created by making the batteries your EV runs on. The pollution break-even point is something on the order of a decade or two.
The only way A&A could protect you from GCHQ is by running their own copper/fibre all over the country, which would be ridiculously expensive for a small ISP. Even then, as soon as the data leaves their copper/fibre, they can offer no protection whatsoever.
Microsoft invented the concept of proprietary code.
I think Bell Labs (and others) got there first...
The hindenburg comes to mind
You can thank the US refusing to export helium to Germany for that.
And a bit of aluminium oxide, if I have my thermite chemistry the right way round ;)
most of the cars today are plastics anyway
Only bumpers, mirrors and trim pieces. The main body panels (80%+ of the bodywork) of mainstream cars are still made from steel.