When you can't reproduce the problem, you have to start brainstorming. "Hey, one time my mat got rolled up at the front. Maybe that happened here, and blocked the pedal?" "Well, the pedals sometimes tighten up when the hinge is worn. Maybe it gets really bad some time?
Of course, after some point it becomes "OK, try a software cutoff - maybe that'll shut 'em up." Of course, announcing each mod as THE fix can come back to bite you, but what could Toyota have done? "We have no idea what's happening but maybe this will help?"
"Seems" is the word. As one of the articles correctly notes, VW's have a lockout system that drops the engine to idle if the brake is depressed. I have two of these cars, I've tried it and can confirm it works very well indeed.
If people keep reporting something that cannot have happened, you refer the matter to a psychologist rather than an engineer.
I have actually stopped using and discarded products that were advertised in an obnoxious manner. Remember when every single person on the planet saw a BSR X-10 Remote ad every 5 minutes? I used to have them all over the house. Eventually I couldn't stand the sight of them and literally threw them away.
Right out of the gate, they lose about 8-10% of their audience with 3D. That's the percentage of the population with eye conditions that keep them from seeing the effect. I'm one of them; last 3D film I went to was 90 minutes of holding a hand over one eye, a dim, blurry screen, and a headache.
At least compared to the made-for-TV siffy channel version. While not accurate to the book, the visual design was quite impressive, as were the 1980's vintage special effects.
We need a way to fund a program - reliably - past one administration. What about the billions already spent on Constellation? Or the VentureStar, or heaven knows how many programs cancelled before they were even tried? No program is perfect, and some of them might even have failed. But if we kill them in progress, we guarantee they're expensive failures.
I compromised a bit. Back in the day, my first stop Friday after I got paid was the record store; I'd buy a couple of albums every single week. Now, I haven't bought a new release in years; only used CD's, so I'm off the radar. Doesn't hurt that my musical tastes kinda froze in the 70's, either.
I think not. I, and I alone, will decide when and if it's safe/appropriate/desirable for me to render assistance. I have helped at accident scenes, but would no longer do so because of the legal complications we've all heard of.
A law like this would ensure one thing - that bystanders would immediately exit the scene, rather than watching to see if it was safe to help.
I work in schools doing computer tech support. I see teachers already laboring under existing rules covering in-person behaviour; no hugs for kindergartners, no "inappropriate" conversations, etc. The message is, kids are bad news, dangerous to everyone. I'd sooner cut my own throat than try to help a lost child in a public place. Is this REALLY what we want?
Since we no longer manufacture much of anything here in the States, and advertising has grown to the point where it all essentially cancels itself out, all we have left is suing each other to generate income. This kind of malicious "copyright enforcement" is just an industry smart enough to have the government do it's suing for it.
Some years back, before the manufacturers "invented" half-full starter cartridges, I saw a presentation by a Lexar rep to a major school district. The guy was a newbie; he used a cost analysis showing the district would be MUCH better off buying a huge quantity of their loss-leader printers and discarding them when empty, than ordering cartridges for them.
Oddly enough, I never say that particular Lexar rep on the circuit again...
On at least some cars, it does something similar. My Volkswagen (with drive-by-wire throttle) severely limits the RPM the engine can run at if the brake is pressed.
And again, nothing was ever found to be wrong with the cars. Seems most of the drivers were used to American cars, and the Audi had both brake and accelerator a little to the right of the more typical position. They were pressing the accelerator instead of the brake.
Fact is, in almost all commonly available cars, if you stand on the brake and on the accelerator simultaneously, the car will go nowhere. For events to have happened as described, you'd need the simultaneous failure of two unrelated systems, which both healed themselves miraculously after the event.
Additionally, same as last time, there are a few unfortunate cases followed by a deluge of similar claims. I wonder why...
Well, so much for Firefox. I had Office 2007 installed for almost a full day before I pulled it an put the box on the shelf; with this, I'll at least know not to even try.
NO RIBBON. PLEASE.
Tell you the truth, if they promise to film the movies using a TRIPOD and a few more lights I might go see it. I watched about an episode and a half of the new TV show before I quit from seasickness.
The famous Franklin Institute in Philadelphia briefly renamed themselves "The Franklin" recently, so I suppose it IS the work of a single, rogue consultant. To me, a rename is either a presage to a major shift in business plan, or an attempt to run away from past sins. Neither wants to make me shop there.
I use an Apple Extended Keyboard II (ADB) with a Griffin iMate adapter. Terrific keyboard; it should be, costing $169.00 originally. Funny thing is, the power key, removed from current Apple keyboards, still works on the latest Macs.
The slashdot post says twice the altitude of geosynchronous satellites. Maybe, but only if it was 32,000 miles, not kilometers. Geosynchronous orbit is 32,000 miles; this object will be at about 40,000 miles as correctly stated in the original article.
Should be amended to remove geosynchronous, or to "just beyond geosynchronous orbit."
This is fun. In my mind, instead of the value of titles with TTS enabled going UP, the value of those with it disabled went DOWN. Is this what the Writer's guild wanted? Lost sales?
(Not that I was going to buy anything that can only be read on one device, from one manufacturer anyway, but still).
Actually, you CAN get that many channels and more for under $25/month from any cable provider; the feds require it. But they don't require the cable operator to tell you, you have to ask. Oh, and you don't get to pick the channels any more than anyone else does. It's a "basic tier".
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When you can't reproduce the problem, you have to start brainstorming. "Hey, one time my mat got rolled up at the front. Maybe that happened here, and blocked the pedal?" "Well, the pedals sometimes tighten up when the hinge is worn. Maybe it gets really bad some time? Of course, after some point it becomes "OK, try a software cutoff - maybe that'll shut 'em up." Of course, announcing each mod as THE fix can come back to bite you, but what could Toyota have done? "We have no idea what's happening but maybe this will help?"
"Seems" is the word. As one of the articles correctly notes, VW's have a lockout system that drops the engine to idle if the brake is depressed. I have two of these cars, I've tried it and can confirm it works very well indeed. If people keep reporting something that cannot have happened, you refer the matter to a psychologist rather than an engineer.
This would be a lot funnier if it wasn't posted verbatim, in forum after forum, month after month. Think up a new joke!
I have actually stopped using and discarded products that were advertised in an obnoxious manner. Remember when every single person on the planet saw a BSR X-10 Remote ad every 5 minutes? I used to have them all over the house. Eventually I couldn't stand the sight of them and literally threw them away.
Right out of the gate, they lose about 8-10% of their audience with 3D. That's the percentage of the population with eye conditions that keep them from seeing the effect. I'm one of them; last 3D film I went to was 90 minutes of holding a hand over one eye, a dim, blurry screen, and a headache.
At least compared to the made-for-TV siffy channel version. While not accurate to the book, the visual design was quite impressive, as were the 1980's vintage special effects.
We need a way to fund a program - reliably - past one administration. What about the billions already spent on Constellation? Or the VentureStar, or heaven knows how many programs cancelled before they were even tried? No program is perfect, and some of them might even have failed. But if we kill them in progress, we guarantee they're expensive failures.
I compromised a bit. Back in the day, my first stop Friday after I got paid was the record store; I'd buy a couple of albums every single week. Now, I haven't bought a new release in years; only used CD's, so I'm off the radar. Doesn't hurt that my musical tastes kinda froze in the 70's, either.
Could be, but one who isn't going to tangle with the legal system over what can ONLY be a personal, moral choice.
I think not. I, and I alone, will decide when and if it's safe/appropriate/desirable for me to render assistance. I have helped at accident scenes, but would no longer do so because of the legal complications we've all heard of. A law like this would ensure one thing - that bystanders would immediately exit the scene, rather than watching to see if it was safe to help.
Interesting. I have an eye condition that prevents me from viewing 3-D movies. Hope this isn't a trend...
I work in schools doing computer tech support. I see teachers already laboring under existing rules covering in-person behaviour; no hugs for kindergartners, no "inappropriate" conversations, etc. The message is, kids are bad news, dangerous to everyone. I'd sooner cut my own throat than try to help a lost child in a public place. Is this REALLY what we want?
Since we no longer manufacture much of anything here in the States, and advertising has grown to the point where it all essentially cancels itself out, all we have left is suing each other to generate income. This kind of malicious "copyright enforcement" is just an industry smart enough to have the government do it's suing for it.
Some years back, before the manufacturers "invented" half-full starter cartridges, I saw a presentation by a Lexar rep to a major school district. The guy was a newbie; he used a cost analysis showing the district would be MUCH better off buying a huge quantity of their loss-leader printers and discarding them when empty, than ordering cartridges for them. Oddly enough, I never say that particular Lexar rep on the circuit again...
On at least some cars, it does something similar. My Volkswagen (with drive-by-wire throttle) severely limits the RPM the engine can run at if the brake is pressed.
And again, nothing was ever found to be wrong with the cars. Seems most of the drivers were used to American cars, and the Audi had both brake and accelerator a little to the right of the more typical position. They were pressing the accelerator instead of the brake. Fact is, in almost all commonly available cars, if you stand on the brake and on the accelerator simultaneously, the car will go nowhere. For events to have happened as described, you'd need the simultaneous failure of two unrelated systems, which both healed themselves miraculously after the event. Additionally, same as last time, there are a few unfortunate cases followed by a deluge of similar claims. I wonder why...
Well, so much for Firefox. I had Office 2007 installed for almost a full day before I pulled it an put the box on the shelf; with this, I'll at least know not to even try. NO RIBBON. PLEASE.
If only there was some sort of token people could use to activate the meters... But it would have to be something almost everyone carries. Hmmm...
Tell you the truth, if they promise to film the movies using a TRIPOD and a few more lights I might go see it. I watched about an episode and a half of the new TV show before I quit from seasickness.
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The famous Franklin Institute in Philadelphia briefly renamed themselves "The Franklin" recently, so I suppose it IS the work of a single, rogue consultant. To me, a rename is either a presage to a major shift in business plan, or an attempt to run away from past sins. Neither wants to make me shop there.
I use an Apple Extended Keyboard II (ADB) with a Griffin iMate adapter. Terrific keyboard; it should be, costing $169.00 originally. Funny thing is, the power key, removed from current Apple keyboards, still works on the latest Macs.
The slashdot post says twice the altitude of geosynchronous satellites. Maybe, but only if it was 32,000 miles, not kilometers. Geosynchronous orbit is 32,000 miles; this object will be at about 40,000 miles as correctly stated in the original article. Should be amended to remove geosynchronous, or to "just beyond geosynchronous orbit."
This is fun. In my mind, instead of the value of titles with TTS enabled going UP, the value of those with it disabled went DOWN. Is this what the Writer's guild wanted? Lost sales? (Not that I was going to buy anything that can only be read on one device, from one manufacturer anyway, but still).
Actually, you CAN get that many channels and more for under $25/month from any cable provider; the feds require it. But they don't require the cable operator to tell you, you have to ask. Oh, and you don't get to pick the channels any more than anyone else does. It's a "basic tier".