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  1. Re:Opportunity is Knocking on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 1

    And then your battery's dead, negating the texting issue.

  2. Re:With this line of reasoning... on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 2

    Passengers. Trains. Subway.

  3. Re:Sue the wireless provider on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 1

    And I can't have the phone buzz in my pocket telling me I have something to attend to when I arrive at my destination?

  4. Re:Bulletin boards on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 1

    You can look away from those. But throw the book at people who operate their full color video screens in "day mode" brightness settings all night long. They have that brightness setting to be visible in sunlight - not to become the sun at night.

  5. Re:Asynchronous ? on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 1

    Only if he also has the expectation that the employee not pull off the road to read/respond.

  6. Re:have you ever been on a jury? on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 1

    In theory, it's possible for the ground wire being severed and the lights still work - if the ground was connected to the trailer body and strong enough contact was made at the hitch with the truck pulling it. The truck's frame is already connected to ground.

  7. Re:Realistically... on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 1

    And they could also have just expected the driver to pull over, so I suppose even that's not 100% clear.

  8. Re:Realistically... on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 1

    And that wouldn't be because the dispatcher texted the driver, but because Verizon had a formal policy that required breaking the law.

  9. So you can't call and leave a voicemail for later? Can't send a text you expect them to read when they get to a safe place to do so? No, making other people responsible for your own stupidity is not common sense.

  10. Two words: asynchronous communication.

    I don't have to wait to send you a message for you to read later. I can send it now for you to read later.

  11. Re:Idiocracy on NJ Court: Sending a Text Message To a Driver Could Make You Liable For Crash · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They could just as easily read the text later. It's asynchronous communication.

  12. Peanut allergy is not an apt comparison - unless compulsive texting is now a medical condition outside the control of the text recipient.

    The driver ALWAYS has a choice. Responsibility ultimately must rest on them.

  13. Re:This story has mutual masturbatory overtones on UW Researchers Demonstrate First Direct Communication Between Human Brains · · Score: 1

    Without translating sight or touch, that could be really painful. If they can transfer touch sensations, well then - this is even more useful.

  14. Re:Next step on UW Researchers Demonstrate First Direct Communication Between Human Brains · · Score: 1

    Or how about physical sensation? There's money in that.

  15. Re:Non Profits on Ask Slashdot: How To Get Open Source Projects To Take Our Money? · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Girl Scout Cookies I bought disagree with you. Yes, I know those are goods and not services, but a car wash fundraiser would fit. The question of whether you are non-profit has everything to do with what happens to surplus proceeds.

  16. Re:an HTPC on Google Breaks ChromeCast's Ability To Play Local Content · · Score: 1

    Also, that just moves the space heater into another room.

    You can run Plex decently on devices all the way down to 40 watts or so (look at a low-power Ivy Bridge i3 setup, e.g.). Not what I'd call a space heater unless you live in a 2'x2' cube. They're not all that expensive to build. A lot of us on Slashdot already have some form of NAS set up for storage/backup. The perk is that this one device can serve to many devices - including multiple Rokus, smart phones and desktop/laptops.

    You could get an android device with an MHL port and a large SD card. Use FTP to transfer files in and out.

  17. Re:an HTPC on Google Breaks ChromeCast's Ability To Play Local Content · · Score: 1

    Have you tried installing Plex Server to use with Roku's Plex app? It will transcode the video on its way to your Roku. Works pretty well - even use it to play my MythTV recordings on one of my TV's.

  18. What I meant was - it's not for public broadcast.

  19. Re:I get to bust this one out again. on San Francisco Fire Chief Bans Helmet-Mounted Cameras For Firefighters · · Score: 1

    Exactly. The only screw up is that someone made this public. They should be focusing on that!

  20. Re:Hah on San Francisco Fire Chief Bans Helmet-Mounted Cameras For Firefighters · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Since when is having a camera for private recording a privacy issue? It's the stupid act of sharing those images publicly that they should be worried about.

  21. Re:Obvious question: Is it 4k UHD ready? on PS4 Launch Date: November 15th · · Score: 1

    With Vsync disabled? Nope - won't be doing that.

  22. Re:Hmmmm ... on PS4 Launch Date: November 15th · · Score: 1

    Well-put. I was trying to post something like that, but you said it better.

  23. Re:Correction to: Are you using Bizzaro craigslist on Company Using Proxy To Evade Craigslist Block Violated CFAA · · Score: 1

    You must be reading what you wrote differently than I am. I don't see the word court in either of our posts. I thought by "Nobody did that" you were referring to "an individual can "hire" Craigslist to police your copyrighted ad for you"

  24. Re:NHTSA pushed a 5 star rating on NHTSA Gives the Model S Best Safety Rating of Any Car In History · · Score: 1

    Why would the engine fan have to keep running? It would be submerged in a giant heatsink.

  25. Re:NHTSA pushed a 5 star rating on NHTSA Gives the Model S Best Safety Rating of Any Car In History · · Score: 1

    Not if they suddenly hit cold water and crack the engine block.