If someone says, "I shot off a few rounds with my automatic", or "I took my automatic to the range", it is safe to assume they are referring to a semi-automatic handgun.
When it comes to guns it is NEVER safe to assume anything other then to assume the gun is loaded.
Saying "I am taking my automatic to shoot a few rounds" when your gun is a semi-automatic is wrong. While the historical terminology may have been correct the usage is different today. Automatic is referred to the type of weapon that when you hold the trigger it shoots more then one round, while semi-auto refers to a weapon that requires multiple pulls of the trigger to fire more then one round. To give you a different example - the swastika is known all off the world as a sign of hate, evil, oppression and Nazi Germany. Before that it was a symbol buddhists would use and it meant "good". Here is a link in case you are interested http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swastikahistory.htm
Symbols change over time, so do words. Remember the word "gay" used to mean happy, and now it refers to homosexuals. This change wasn't too long ago. The original Flintstones cartoons were "We'll have a gay old time", and eventually (somewhere in the 80's i believe) got changed to "We'll have a good old time"
If I generate a sequence of random numbers, write it to disk, and it happens to be, say, a copyrighted song when fed into an audio player, am I breaking the law? Who gets to determine if it's the same as the song?
If you randomly generate a series of 1's and 0's which exactly portrays a copyrighted song then you need to go back to church and account for your sins cause god just set you up. The chances of that happening are so freaking small it's not even worth giving any form of consideration. Also, any judge/jury that buys this story should replace the face on this picture with their own.
What blatently illegal things did the **AA do? Where is the proof, the lawsuit, and the millions/billions of dollars that would most assuredly be awarded, to the victims, if the **AA did do these illegal things?
Really? dude - judges are prone to dumb ass mistakes and assinine rulings just as much as legislatures prone to dumb ass mistakes and assinine laws. Judges may also not have the benefit of time like legislatures do and may not have as many people giving input. Remember a judge makes a sole decision, while your congressmen needs to get a consensus. That is why the legislative branch is the most powerful branch (by design) and the executive branch is the weakest branch (by design). Our founders didn't want a king making all the rules. Judges are the referee's. Yes reality muddles things a bit - but for the most part it's a fairly good model. So yea I did agree with the parent post and I am not one of those people who fell into the "probably have never ever read a Supreme..."
1) There is such as a thing as the spirit/intent of the law - which works both ways (sometimes for the person being prosecuted sometimes for the person doing the prosecution)
2) Providing someone the ability to comit an illegal act CAN make the provider a criminal. Now someone above mentioned "what about the computer manufacturer who supplied the computer". The judge would then ask "well did the computer manufacturer give/sell the person a computer with the intent to help him download the copyrighted material? Or did he give/sell the person the computer to perform other tasks that are not illegal - like write a book report, play a video game, yank off to free pr0n?" Intent makes a difference. What is the purpose of someone having a.torrent file on their computer of a copyrighted material while providing that.torrent to others to use? The person housing the.torrent files and providing them to other people is enabling them to do one thing - download torrents of copyrighted material - which is illegal. Now if the defendent can prove there is another use they can get out of trouble - but having a.torrent file of the latest Hollywood movie really doesn't give other options (it might but I doubt it).
Another example. If I have the floor plans to a bank and give them to someone who will rob the bank - am I complicit in the crime? If my intention was to help them comit the crime sure. Now if I was duped by the criminals into believing they were construction workers upgrading the security of the bank then no. Intent matters. So does the spirit of the law.
sue the pants off all the hapless Facebook users who fell for it."
1) Very few people out there are clueless to copying, without permission, copyrighted material. Anyone whose watched a movie from video store rental, or service like on-demand, bought a DVD, or bought a cd has seen the labels has seen the copyright warnings (which have been around for at least two decades). Then there is the news. If you have a torrent client I would wager you are aware of the laws. There may be a few people out there, but really let's get serious about "hapless". I'm not buying the "i didn't know", neither does the law.
2) The RIAA said they are not sueing downloaders anymore, they are going to work with ISPs to warn and then punish people by disconnecting their ISP service. BTW, I've seen these letters (downloaded tv shows) and they are accurate. They know exactly when, what tv show, what episode, where it was from and my IP number. It came from my ISP provider.
So cut the villainy crap for once. I just love biased news. Slashdot = Fox news for liberals (btw i am a liberal, but i can't stand stupidity). Fair and balanced should be SLashdots new tag line.
Anecdotal evidence at best.
Did you do an accurate test? This means same weather/road conditions, same acceleration/deceleration. This stuff can really only be done properly on a dynomometer.
Actual reliable and verifiable studies show that people driving at 65MPH get better fuel economy then those at 75MPH. Besides going an extra 10 miles per hour won't save you that much time - only a few minutes if you are doing a traditional work commute (about 30 miles each way).
So you think this is the "smart way"? Where and when did you get your PhD? Personally, I'll run my own life. So far the government seems to be doing an excellent job of screwing up everything else, and I'm not a lemming.
Except when you running your life infringes on the life of others then you are wrong. People are notorious for doing what they want irrespective of the consequences to others. They only scream foul once shit affects them negatively.
Think of it this way. If you save 5% on gasoline per year (which is still significant) then multiply that by the millions of drivers out there - won't that be a bigger deal? Don't think of this on the micro level, think about it on the macro level which is what governments have to do.
My old VW's climate control system was my windows. How's that gonna work harder in a black car?
All cars, even ones without an AC, still have internal cooling systems (radiator). If your car is a darker color it has to work harder to keep the engine cool. Otherwise your engine *WILL* overheat.
Besides this legislation will only affect new cars being produced, which all come standard with AC.
They did a small study in philadelphia a couple of years ago. They took two similar residential city blocks (row homes) that were in the same zip code, but a few blocks from each other. They painted one block with white roof-tops, and painted another with black roof-tops. The white ones had lower electricity bills in the summer, and the average STREET temperature was about 1-2 degrees different. Again - individually it seems small, but it adds up.
Exhaust systems, which provided they are after the catalytic converter, also have fuck-all to do with emissions
A lot actually. Exhaust systems (muffler portion since you are talking after the catalytic converter) are a final filter for emissions. They also make sure the exhaust is carried to a uniform place (back of cars, top of trucks, etc) - or do you like getting a blast of exhaust fumes in your face if each vehicle is completely different. Also by carrying it away you are ensuring the fumes are not entering a car. A car without a muffler is more likely to have exhaust fumes enter the cabin. This *IS* fatal.
After-market exhausts, especially for those who love to tweak their cars have to meet certain noise standards. A lot of car tweakers love the loud mufflers and this is an issue in residential/commercial areas where "your right to express yourself" disturbes the ability for people to have some peace and quiet. Not to forget to mention after-market mufflers aren't always compliant with state/federal regulations - especially if you get them from a foreign country that just plain old doesn't care about emissions.
Meanwhile, Obama opened up the door for per-state emissions instead of setting better federal standards and telling the states to fuck off.
I don't understand your statement - maybe i read it wrong....emissions/inspections *ARE* controlled on a state level and have been as far as I can remember (and i am talking about the early 80's). Typically, again state dependent, most states require inspections but emissions are only required near major cities (which i think is a load of crock it should be everywhere). Federal regulations mandate the emission standards on vehicle productions but states can make these more strict. CA has always been more strict on their emissions requirements. This is because places like LA have more smog which is caused by the mountainous regions preventing polution to leave properly.
It's a really annoying feature in America's southwestern deserts: in the summer, jump on the accelerator and you catch a blast of heat in the face for your trouble.
What car do you drive that increases the fan speed of your AC system when you hit the accelerator? I've driven many cars in my life (my dad used to own a garage so i got the opportunity to drive a lot of different cars) and never experienced this.
On an individual level a person will say "yea big deal"...but when we are talking millions of cars that becomes a big deal. Many countries, that have warmer climates, do not really offer black cars - yes you can get them, but it's rare. Israel - most cars are lighter in color with white being the most popular. They don't do it for the environment necessarily, just makes it a lot easier to get into your car and your car doesn't have to work as hard to keep itself (and you) cool. It's not just the AC unit, it's the cars INTERNAL cooling system. I would wager a lighter colored car has a longer life-span then a darker colored car because the lighter one doesn't have to work as much.
There is ALWAYS a way something can pass legislation. This isn't totally without merit - black cars do get hotter - substantially hotter. I live in Philadelphia and it gets so bad in the summer that I roll my windows down before I get into the car (remote controlled). So this sounds outlandish, and people are saying "but my freedoms"...just remember your freedoms are yours until they start negatively impacting other people's freedoms/health/environment then it get's sticky.
If we can save some gas, carbon emissions, global warming, etc by doing as something as simple as this then so be it. It won't kill you. Besides, silver is the color of choice these days. Champagne if your a 40+ year old mother.;)
Good to know. I have vista 32 home and vista 64 premium. I am probably not eligible since I got it in september and october (respectively).
As for the mods - I got modded down also. Considering I make a ton of +5 posts I could care less - just silly people don't realize what mod points should be applied to.
From the look of it I was thinking either Lexas or BMW. The back makes me think Toyota, but the wheels and the proximity of the wheels to the car body makes me think BMW.
Get a CS degree. Use your work experience that you had, plus your CS degree to be a project manager. You will make a ton of money and not have to work as hard as the programmers.
So I have 32 bit laptop (vista 32) and 64 bit desktop (vista 64). Do I have to buy two upgrades or will one work?
Also, why did the parent post get marked redundant when he is first post?
Actually that's not irony. Irony would be a couple of celebrities getting 500 lbs of explosives and using it in a terrorist activity, while average joe can't get 50 lbs of enriched manure to take care of the lawn for the public childrens rec center.
As for the reasons why this happens? The show pays for experts (including a retired FBI agent), the show probably has a license (assuming they need one since explosive experts can provide that), the show pays the local police/fire department to come and watch them doing this stuff. Average Joe - doesn't do any of that and 50 lbs of enriched manure can still go boom-boom.
You are right there are stupid people who will do stupid things like try and copy-cat an explosion. And you say "big deal"...three problems 1) idiot may hurt friends/family/neighbors by accident, 2) idiot may take the information to blow someone/thing up on purpose, 3) idiot may hurt self and then sue mythbusters - and in our society will probably win.
Oh a forth reason - they may be required to do so.
Many reasons: Irregular sized object (it's not like they are trying it on the same object each time), terrain not blocking the sound/vibrations enough, climate/temperature hampering the chem composition of the explosive, improperly mixed explosive or contaminents. Last but not least - accidents happen. In all the years they have been doing explosives this is their first noteworthy accident. As for "this one in particular"...don't people always say that "why this one in particular...why me....why at that time...etc" -- eventually it had to happen somewhere - this is the spot.
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If someone says, "I shot off a few rounds with my automatic", or "I took my automatic to the range", it is safe to assume they are referring to a semi-automatic handgun.
When it comes to guns it is NEVER safe to assume anything other then to assume the gun is loaded.
Saying "I am taking my automatic to shoot a few rounds" when your gun is a semi-automatic is wrong. While the historical terminology may have been correct the usage is different today. Automatic is referred to the type of weapon that when you hold the trigger it shoots more then one round, while semi-auto refers to a weapon that requires multiple pulls of the trigger to fire more then one round. To give you a different example - the swastika is known all off the world as a sign of hate, evil, oppression and Nazi Germany. Before that it was a symbol buddhists would use and it meant "good". Here is a link in case you are interested http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swastikahistory.htm
Symbols change over time, so do words. Remember the word "gay" used to mean happy, and now it refers to homosexuals. This change wasn't too long ago. The original Flintstones cartoons were "We'll have a gay old time", and eventually (somewhere in the 80's i believe) got changed to "We'll have a good old time"
If I generate a sequence of random numbers, write it to disk, and it happens to be, say, a copyrighted song when fed into an audio player, am I breaking the law? Who gets to determine if it's the same as the song?
If you randomly generate a series of 1's and 0's which exactly portrays a copyrighted song then you need to go back to church and account for your sins cause god just set you up. The chances of that happening are so freaking small it's not even worth giving any form of consideration. Also, any judge/jury that buys this story should replace the face on this picture with their own.
What blatently illegal things did the **AA do? Where is the proof, the lawsuit, and the millions/billions of dollars that would most assuredly be awarded, to the victims, if the **AA did do these illegal things?
Really? dude - judges are prone to dumb ass mistakes and assinine rulings just as much as legislatures prone to dumb ass mistakes and assinine laws. Judges may also not have the benefit of time like legislatures do and may not have as many people giving input. Remember a judge makes a sole decision, while your congressmen needs to get a consensus. That is why the legislative branch is the most powerful branch (by design) and the executive branch is the weakest branch (by design). Our founders didn't want a king making all the rules. Judges are the referee's. Yes reality muddles things a bit - but for the most part it's a fairly good model. So yea I did agree with the parent post and I am not one of those people who fell into the "probably have never ever read a Supreme..."
1) There is such as a thing as the spirit/intent of the law - which works both ways (sometimes for the person being prosecuted sometimes for the person doing the prosecution) .torrent file on their computer of a copyrighted material while providing that .torrent to others to use? The person housing the .torrent files and providing them to other people is enabling them to do one thing - download torrents of copyrighted material - which is illegal. Now if the defendent can prove there is another use they can get out of trouble - but having a .torrent file of the latest Hollywood movie really doesn't give other options (it might but I doubt it).
2) Providing someone the ability to comit an illegal act CAN make the provider a criminal. Now someone above mentioned "what about the computer manufacturer who supplied the computer". The judge would then ask "well did the computer manufacturer give/sell the person a computer with the intent to help him download the copyrighted material? Or did he give/sell the person the computer to perform other tasks that are not illegal - like write a book report, play a video game, yank off to free pr0n?" Intent makes a difference. What is the purpose of someone having a
Another example. If I have the floor plans to a bank and give them to someone who will rob the bank - am I complicit in the crime? If my intention was to help them comit the crime sure. Now if I was duped by the criminals into believing they were construction workers upgrading the security of the bank then no. Intent matters. So does the spirit of the law.
sue the pants off all the hapless Facebook users who fell for it."
1) Very few people out there are clueless to copying, without permission, copyrighted material. Anyone whose watched a movie from video store rental, or service like on-demand, bought a DVD, or bought a cd has seen the labels has seen the copyright warnings (which have been around for at least two decades). Then there is the news. If you have a torrent client I would wager you are aware of the laws. There may be a few people out there, but really let's get serious about "hapless". I'm not buying the "i didn't know", neither does the law.
2) The RIAA said they are not sueing downloaders anymore, they are going to work with ISPs to warn and then punish people by disconnecting their ISP service. BTW, I've seen these letters (downloaded tv shows) and they are accurate. They know exactly when, what tv show, what episode, where it was from and my IP number. It came from my ISP provider.
So cut the villainy crap for once. I just love biased news. Slashdot = Fox news for liberals (btw i am a liberal, but i can't stand stupidity). Fair and balanced should be SLashdots new tag line.
Anecdotal evidence at best.
Did you do an accurate test? This means same weather/road conditions, same acceleration/deceleration. This stuff can really only be done properly on a dynomometer.
Actual reliable and verifiable studies show that people driving at 65MPH get better fuel economy then those at 75MPH. Besides going an extra 10 miles per hour won't save you that much time - only a few minutes if you are doing a traditional work commute (about 30 miles each way).
So you think this is the "smart way"? Where and when did you get your PhD? Personally, I'll run my own life. So far the government seems to be doing an excellent job of screwing up everything else, and I'm not a lemming.
Except when you running your life infringes on the life of others then you are wrong. People are notorious for doing what they want irrespective of the consequences to others. They only scream foul once shit affects them negatively.
Think of it this way. If you save 5% on gasoline per year (which is still significant) then multiply that by the millions of drivers out there - won't that be a bigger deal? Don't think of this on the micro level, think about it on the macro level which is what governments have to do.
My old VW's climate control system was my windows. How's that gonna work harder in a black car?
All cars, even ones without an AC, still have internal cooling systems (radiator). If your car is a darker color it has to work harder to keep the engine cool. Otherwise your engine *WILL* overheat.
Besides this legislation will only affect new cars being produced, which all come standard with AC.
They did a small study in philadelphia a couple of years ago. They took two similar residential city blocks (row homes) that were in the same zip code, but a few blocks from each other. They painted one block with white roof-tops, and painted another with black roof-tops. The white ones had lower electricity bills in the summer, and the average STREET temperature was about 1-2 degrees different. Again - individually it seems small, but it adds up.
Exhaust systems, which provided they are after the catalytic converter, also have fuck-all to do with emissions
A lot actually. Exhaust systems (muffler portion since you are talking after the catalytic converter) are a final filter for emissions. They also make sure the exhaust is carried to a uniform place (back of cars, top of trucks, etc) - or do you like getting a blast of exhaust fumes in your face if each vehicle is completely different. Also by carrying it away you are ensuring the fumes are not entering a car. A car without a muffler is more likely to have exhaust fumes enter the cabin. This *IS* fatal.
After-market exhausts, especially for those who love to tweak their cars have to meet certain noise standards. A lot of car tweakers love the loud mufflers and this is an issue in residential/commercial areas where "your right to express yourself" disturbes the ability for people to have some peace and quiet. Not to forget to mention after-market mufflers aren't always compliant with state/federal regulations - especially if you get them from a foreign country that just plain old doesn't care about emissions.
Meanwhile, Obama opened up the door for per-state emissions instead of setting better federal standards and telling the states to fuck off.
I don't understand your statement - maybe i read it wrong....emissions/inspections *ARE* controlled on a state level and have been as far as I can remember (and i am talking about the early 80's). Typically, again state dependent, most states require inspections but emissions are only required near major cities (which i think is a load of crock it should be everywhere). Federal regulations mandate the emission standards on vehicle productions but states can make these more strict. CA has always been more strict on their emissions requirements. This is because places like LA have more smog which is caused by the mountainous regions preventing polution to leave properly.
It's a really annoying feature in America's southwestern deserts: in the summer, jump on the accelerator and you catch a blast of heat in the face for your trouble.
What car do you drive that increases the fan speed of your AC system when you hit the accelerator? I've driven many cars in my life (my dad used to own a garage so i got the opportunity to drive a lot of different cars) and never experienced this.
On an individual level a person will say "yea big deal"...but when we are talking millions of cars that becomes a big deal. Many countries, that have warmer climates, do not really offer black cars - yes you can get them, but it's rare. Israel - most cars are lighter in color with white being the most popular. They don't do it for the environment necessarily, just makes it a lot easier to get into your car and your car doesn't have to work as hard to keep itself (and you) cool. It's not just the AC unit, it's the cars INTERNAL cooling system. I would wager a lighter colored car has a longer life-span then a darker colored car because the lighter one doesn't have to work as much.
There is no way this can pass legislation.
There is ALWAYS a way something can pass legislation. This isn't totally without merit - black cars do get hotter - substantially hotter. I live in Philadelphia and it gets so bad in the summer that I roll my windows down before I get into the car (remote controlled). So this sounds outlandish, and people are saying "but my freedoms"...just remember your freedoms are yours until they start negatively impacting other people's freedoms/health/environment then it get's sticky.
;)
If we can save some gas, carbon emissions, global warming, etc by doing as something as simple as this then so be it. It won't kill you. Besides, silver is the color of choice these days. Champagne if your a 40+ year old mother.
Good to know. I have vista 32 home and vista 64 premium. I am probably not eligible since I got it in september and october (respectively).
As for the mods - I got modded down also. Considering I make a ton of +5 posts I could care less - just silly people don't realize what mod points should be applied to.
Thanks for the link!
From the look of it I was thinking either Lexas or BMW. The back makes me think Toyota, but the wheels and the proximity of the wheels to the car body makes me think BMW.
Get a CS degree. Use your work experience that you had, plus your CS degree to be a project manager. You will make a ton of money and not have to work as hard as the programmers.
So I have 32 bit laptop (vista 32) and 64 bit desktop (vista 64). Do I have to buy two upgrades or will one work?
Also, why did the parent post get marked redundant when he is first post?
Usually the ones that cost about $35k/terrabyte as opposed to the ones that cost $99/terrabyte at newegg.
Actually that's not irony. Irony would be a couple of celebrities getting 500 lbs of explosives and using it in a terrorist activity, while average joe can't get 50 lbs of enriched manure to take care of the lawn for the public childrens rec center.
As for the reasons why this happens? The show pays for experts (including a retired FBI agent), the show probably has a license (assuming they need one since explosive experts can provide that), the show pays the local police/fire department to come and watch them doing this stuff. Average Joe - doesn't do any of that and 50 lbs of enriched manure can still go boom-boom.
Kari looks awesome. I'm just happy what's his face got his teeth fixed. That was painful to watch.
You are right there are stupid people who will do stupid things like try and copy-cat an explosion. And you say "big deal"...three problems 1) idiot may hurt friends/family/neighbors by accident, 2) idiot may take the information to blow someone/thing up on purpose, 3) idiot may hurt self and then sue mythbusters - and in our society will probably win.
Oh a forth reason - they may be required to do so.
Many reasons: Irregular sized object (it's not like they are trying it on the same object each time), terrain not blocking the sound/vibrations enough, climate/temperature hampering the chem composition of the explosive, improperly mixed explosive or contaminents. Last but not least - accidents happen. In all the years they have been doing explosives this is their first noteworthy accident. As for "this one in particular"...don't people always say that "why this one in particular...why me....why at that time...etc" -- eventually it had to happen somewhere - this is the spot.
Just one - the Warrant list.