I think about this every time I see a petrol tanker. If the threat of terrorism is so great why aren't these things exploding all over the western world. Let's face it putting a bomb on one wouldn't be hard at all.
On a darker note. Seven years ago a friends 13yo daughter was hit by a 4WD(SUV in US) and killed. The driver pled not guilty for a few years then changed his plea.
His punishment was a $100AU fine and loss of license for six months. I exceeded the speed limit by 6kmh the other week and was fined $220.
Just emphasised this so as to show why I have a very very low opinion/tolerance of dangerous people not able to operate their vehicles on the roads. As you probably guessed I have an even lower opinion of the justice system.
And in a completely unrelated coincidence the driver's private connections to high ranking South Australian police had nothing to do with their failure to take a blood test for later analysis.
If it wasn't over such a serious matter it would be nearly laughable.
Or alternatively, as Bucky Fuller and others have suggested, we could use such technologies to build a world that is abundant and secure for all. "
Having a some sense of decency I feel I must tell you that I have reported you to the Dept. of Homeland Security. I have also requested that Bucky (and his balls) be taken to Guantanamo for a summer holiday.
Sounds nice but I would bet that after a thousand or so years you would be depressed, pissed off, and wondering how the fsck you were going to collect on that dumb bet you made.
I'll keep a sliver of my car's bodywork visible in the mirror as a reference, thanks.
Yep, great indicator of mirror alignment. Probably doesn't work for all vehicles but it works for me and sounds like it does for you. Still though nothing beats the glance over the shoulder before a lane change. When I drive I tend to watch other people in cars as well as their cars and the glance over the shoulder is a habit that shouldn't be becoming extinct. Unfortunately, it appears to be going the way of the Dodo.
I glance over my shoulders when necessary to do so. It is a method that has never failed me. The view is adequate, no depth distortion of any sort, and it just feels better if you view something directly(that may be just me but I am sure others may agree).
stop operating a vehicle until you learn to use it properly.
That's really all anyone needs to say to someone who cannot operate their high beams. IMHO if you can't operate the high beams without a manual(is one even needed for this?) then you shouldn't ever be in the driver's seat. I hope to whatever that you are never ever near any of my friends or loved ones on the roads (oh and me too).
That said, turning your high beams on is an incredibly simple matter. It varies from car to car but it's always one of 3 things. Push the stick that controls the lights forward. Pull the stick that controls the lights back. Turn on a switch next to the steering column.
Not forgetting the classic of taking off your sunglasses
Maybe I'm getting old too, but it seems like oncoming headlights have gotten way too bright when I'm driving.
The thing I seem to be seeing as I get older is that oncoming drivers no longer dip their high beams before coming round the corner or cresting the hill. They wait till you get it in the face for at least a second before dipping. I guess it's reasonable as my oncoming lights may just be swamp gas. And (maybe this is an Aussie thing), oncoming drivers very rarely flash you to indicate the presence of radar/traffic cops these days. You used to be warned by around 40% of drivers now it is lucky to be 5% and only if they are in a good mood.
and here I was thinking that the person i replied to couldn't tell the difference between a benefit and an insurance payout. If you want to be my foe you have to use your handle every now and then or are you frightened for your Karma? Plus try to reply in the right spot - chipmunk pooh
It's so handy having the proof to crimes and bullshit we have known have been going on for years. There is absolutely nothing in any of the leaks so far that has surprised me at all. Even the fact that Israel appears to be getting a free pass surprises me not at all. The fact that the US closes a bunch of domains for piracy and copyright violations but doesn't pull the same trick on WL when it is hosted at Amazon and pointed to by everyDNS just shows how inept they are and not how in cahoots they are.
The fact that JA is still on the loose with claims in the mass media that they aren't sure where he is or they would have him by now is just proof of his hacker invincibility. The fact he got a slap on the wrist for his 1991 hack-joke when anyone else would have got at least a decade in a federal pen and then subsequently becomes the most hunted/hated public enemy on the planet is just more proof of his hacker invincibility.
His handle 'Mendax', likely derived from the Latin term 'Splendide Mendax' means essentially to lie or be untruthful in a noble cause and is just more proof of his elite hacker reputation and that he is just such a misunderstood noble invincible hacker. Of course, his connections with The Economist and the Rockefellers(you can now discount everything I say because I said Rockefeller and that is proof of an unhinged mind) should also just be proof of his credibility and hack-worship-worthiness.
This is all very deep and extensive rabbit hole, planned for a long time, to perform a necessary function as the old systems fail/fade away and new ones are born in their wake. New wonderful systems, midwifed by WL, and unfortunately presided over by the same bastards that presided over the old ones. He even boasted that the world will change to a better and more hopeful place because of his humble, selfless, and mendacious self. What I don't understand is how smart people fall for the same old shit as before just because it is on such a massive scale. I can practically here Goebbels giggling like a silly school girl in his grave.
and how many men were offended by this? I hazard a guess that the answer would most likely be zero. On the other hand what about if it had been a saggy breast joke?
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I think about this every time I see a petrol tanker. If the threat of terrorism is so great why aren't these things exploding all over the western world. Let's face it putting a bomb on one wouldn't be hard at all.
Right so you have really bought into the whole 'lets roll' fantasy? That's just sad.
AFAIK gays cannot marry in Australia. Marrying your dog is absolutely no wuckers mate.
ooooohhhhHHH! Christmas items just came out in Farmville!!! BRB.
Jebus! Really? WTF am I doing on /. then
#logoff
On a darker note. Seven years ago a friends 13yo daughter was hit by a 4WD(SUV in US) and killed. The driver pled not guilty for a few years then changed his plea.
His punishment was a $100AU fine and loss of license for six months. I exceeded the speed limit by 6kmh the other week and was fined $220.
Just emphasised this so as to show why I have a very very low opinion/tolerance of dangerous people not able to operate their vehicles on the roads. As you probably guessed I have an even lower opinion of the justice system.
And in a completely unrelated coincidence the driver's private connections to high ranking South Australian police had nothing to do with their failure to take a blood test for later analysis.
If it wasn't over such a serious matter it would be nearly laughable.
Ending the web's dependence on Flash is a lot like ending dependence on foreign energy.
You mean it'll never happen?
The most deadly words for an engineer. 'I have an idea.
The most depressing words for a programmer. "It's just a minor modification and can you make it blue?"
See even Pvt First Class Accounts Clerks have fun in the army
How do you know AC hasn't met him?
Tell us how you really feel. I think he sounds cute
Or alternatively, as Bucky Fuller and others have suggested, we could use such technologies to build a world that is abundant and secure for all. "
Having a some sense of decency I feel I must tell you that I have reported you to the Dept. of Homeland Security. I have also requested that Bucky (and his balls) be taken to Guantanamo for a summer holiday.
What is any amount of Earthly reassurance, in the face of the threat of infinite torture? (take that, Pascal!)
It's very reassuring if you have no idea what's going on(take that, Cobol!)
Sign me up for immortality treatment please.
Sounds nice but I would bet that after a thousand or so years you would be depressed, pissed off, and wondering how the fsck you were going to collect on that dumb bet you made.
I'll keep a sliver of my car's bodywork visible in the mirror as a reference, thanks.
Yep, great indicator of mirror alignment. Probably doesn't work for all vehicles but it works for me and sounds like it does for you. Still though nothing beats the glance over the shoulder before a lane change. When I drive I tend to watch other people in cars as well as their cars and the glance over the shoulder is a habit that shouldn't be becoming extinct. Unfortunately, it appears to be going the way of the Dodo.
I glance over my shoulders when necessary to do so. It is a method that has never failed me. The view is adequate, no depth distortion of any sort, and it just feels better if you view something directly(that may be just me but I am sure others may agree).
stop operating a vehicle until you learn to use it properly.
That's really all anyone needs to say to someone who cannot operate their high beams. IMHO if you can't operate the high beams without a manual(is one even needed for this?) then you shouldn't ever be in the driver's seat. I hope to whatever that you are never ever near any of my friends or loved ones on the roads (oh and me too).
That said, turning your high beams on is an incredibly simple matter. It varies from car to car but it's always one of 3 things. Push the stick that controls the lights forward. Pull the stick that controls the lights back. Turn on a switch next to the steering column.
Not forgetting the classic of taking off your sunglasses
Maybe I'm getting old too, but it seems like oncoming headlights have gotten way too bright when I'm driving.
The thing I seem to be seeing as I get older is that oncoming drivers no longer dip their high beams before coming round the corner or cresting the hill. They wait till you get it in the face for at least a second before dipping. I guess it's reasonable as my oncoming lights may just be swamp gas. And (maybe this is an Aussie thing), oncoming drivers very rarely flash you to indicate the presence of radar/traffic cops these days. You used to be warned by around 40% of drivers now it is lucky to be 5% and only if they are in a good mood.
and here I was thinking that the person i replied to couldn't tell the difference between a benefit and an insurance payout. If you want to be my foe you have to use your handle every now and then or are you frightened for your Karma? Plus try to reply in the right spot - chipmunk pooh
Here's the proof!
It's so handy having the proof to crimes and bullshit we have known have been going on for years. There is absolutely nothing in any of the leaks so far that has surprised me at all. Even the fact that Israel appears to be getting a free pass surprises me not at all. The fact that the US closes a bunch of domains for piracy and copyright violations but doesn't pull the same trick on WL when it is hosted at Amazon and pointed to by everyDNS just shows how inept they are and not how in cahoots they are.
The fact that JA is still on the loose with claims in the mass media that they aren't sure where he is or they would have him by now is just proof of his hacker invincibility. The fact he got a slap on the wrist for his 1991 hack-joke when anyone else would have got at least a decade in a federal pen and then subsequently becomes the most hunted/hated public enemy on the planet is just more proof of his hacker invincibility.
His handle 'Mendax', likely derived from the Latin term 'Splendide Mendax' means essentially to lie or be untruthful in a noble cause and is just more proof of his elite hacker reputation and that he is just such a misunderstood noble invincible hacker. Of course, his connections with The Economist and the Rockefellers(you can now discount everything I say because I said Rockefeller and that is proof of an unhinged mind) should also just be proof of his credibility and hack-worship-worthiness.
This is all very deep and extensive rabbit hole, planned for a long time, to perform a necessary function as the old systems fail/fade away and new ones are born in their wake. New wonderful systems, midwifed by WL, and unfortunately presided over by the same bastards that presided over the old ones. He even boasted that the world will change to a better and more hopeful place because of his humble, selfless, and mendacious self. What I don't understand is how smart people fall for the same old shit as before just because it is on such a massive scale. I can practically here Goebbels giggling like a silly school girl in his grave.
In the US, unemployment benefits are based on what you used to earn???
They are in most of the world.
No citation for a statement that even to a mentally challenged chipmunk is obvious BS and it gets modded +5 Insightful. What a surprise.
Kinda makes you feel like the mods are compensating for something, doesn't it? Maybe you hit too close to home...
Is this a joke about small penises? I hope the girls aren't offended too much.
I'm not advocating a community so afraid of offending, that nothing gets said.
But, that is what your you will get
and how many men were offended by this? I hazard a guess that the answer would most likely be zero. On the other hand what about if it had been a saggy breast joke?
WTF?