Or maybe they should just do what they're supposed to: sell bandwidth as the commodity that it is, and stop fucking around with the bits when other people are using it for commerce.
Oh- I probably am biased. I didn't intentionally switch up accidents with deaths, I'd take either. As myself and others have pointed out- while there are several citations listed, none of them actually show that lowering the speed limit helps. Part of the point here is- just because the limit is low, and heavily enforced doesn't mean the fatality rate would go down. _If_ everyone could be counted on driving attentively and responsibly, and following the speed limit, this whole thing would probably be a moot point, but they won't and you'll still have people causing accidents in work zones.
Presumably the purpose of speed limits is safety- if thats the case, lets see the studies that show that works. Not a bunch of studies that show that when accidents do happen slower is better.
I'll also say that while speed limits are for safety- there is obviously a trade off. Otherwise we'd all just have cars with top speeds of 20mph.
So whats the relevant conclusion? That work zones should have a 20mph speed limit? Of course getting hit by a slower moving car is less likely to kill you. What is less clear is whether artificially low speed limits on freeways/hiways prevent accidents.
I wasn't arguing that the workers aren't in danger- they do a tough, dangerous job, and if they are killed doing it, its a footnote on the back page, not a full front page spread that cops get. I really appreciate the work they do.
Thats certainly a step in the right direction study-wise (a world better than the above AC's 'cite'), but I don't see anything in the study that says speeding vehicles and/or lower limits made things safer. In many semi-permanent construction sites things could be done to make things safer for all, and mixing 45mph traffic with 75mph traffic isn't the first one I'd try. Unless of course, someone has done that kind of study and found that regardless of the chaos it causes it is the best way to go.
The common knee-jerk reaction to problems on the road is- lower the limit 10, 20, 30 mph. Guess what? It rarely works, but it does create a nice revenue stream.
Multiple anecdotes (let alone single ones) aren't data.
The question in your case would be: does lowering the speed limit to 45mph in the construction area actually make things safer? If it then causes a mix of 75 and 45 traffic, the answer is- probably not. The goal here is to make things safer, right? Not enforce arbitrary limits because it makes you feel better. Has the big push for low work zone speed limits mixed with 2-5x fines actually reduced fatalities and serious injuries? If so- thats the cite requested.
So how come I can't run Firefox or seaMonkey on the iPhone?
"Last year, Mozilla claimed it was “too hard” to develop for the iPhone, claiming Apple placed too many restrictions on the user interface. Instead, Mozilla looks set to continue focusing its development effort on rival platforms."
Ah- but if the other 49 'good' cops lie and cover up for the 1 'bad' cop, they're not so good, are they?
If one of my peers lied/stole/fucked people lives over, I sure as hell wouldn't let it slide. The fact that _every_ cop knows a corrupt one and stays silent condemns the group.
One who finds lost property under circumstances which give him knowledge of or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person not entitled thereto, without first making reasonable and just efforts to find the owner and to restore the property to him, is guilty of theft.
Thats not radical or unique to CA- and its common fucking sense.
I can only conclude the the guy that thought Takedowns for Downfall was the same guy who thought "New Coke" was a good idea.
You're right if you mean pure genius! Both are free advertising on top of free advertising. I had never heard of Downfall until they sent their takedown notices, now I've watched this parody _and_ I kind of want to watch the movie.
They were always dumb pipes. They pretended that they had content in order to push out the small ISP's. When people learned what the Internet was about the stopped using the ISP's content. Too bad the small ISP's are no longer here to testify.
Slashdot Mirror
Can you provide an example?
when you start to consider the per-bit costs.
Is it more or less expensive than SMS?
Or maybe they should just do what they're supposed to: sell bandwidth as the commodity that it is, and stop fucking around with the bits when other people are using it for commerce.
I think food is intrinsically uninteresting
I'm assuming you're Dutch...
Yeah because signing up for another public facebook group is the way to show them you don't want to have your information shared with the world...
Oh- I probably am biased. I didn't intentionally switch up accidents with deaths, I'd take either. As myself and others have pointed out- while there are several citations listed, none of them actually show that lowering the speed limit helps. Part of the point here is- just because the limit is low, and heavily enforced doesn't mean the fatality rate would go down. _If_ everyone could be counted on driving attentively and responsibly, and following the speed limit, this whole thing would probably be a moot point, but they won't and you'll still have people causing accidents in work zones.
Presumably the purpose of speed limits is safety- if thats the case, lets see the studies that show that works. Not a bunch of studies that show that when accidents do happen slower is better.
I'll also say that while speed limits are for safety- there is obviously a trade off. Otherwise we'd all just have cars with top speeds of 20mph.
Or, better put... how many of your socks have mod points?
Just enough to mod you to oblivion!!
Seriously though- I barely read or mod slashdot enough to maintain the one account- I certainly wouldn't bother with extras.
Asking for cites is trolling now? No wonder there is so much bullshit here and so little truth.
So whats the relevant conclusion? That work zones should have a 20mph speed limit? Of course getting hit by a slower moving car is less likely to kill you. What is less clear is whether artificially low speed limits on freeways/hiways prevent accidents.
I wasn't arguing that the workers aren't in danger- they do a tough, dangerous job, and if they are killed doing it, its a footnote on the back page, not a full front page spread that cops get. I really appreciate the work they do.
Thats certainly a step in the right direction study-wise (a world better than the above AC's 'cite'), but I don't see anything in the study that says speeding vehicles and/or lower limits made things safer. In many semi-permanent construction sites things could be done to make things safer for all, and mixing 45mph traffic with 75mph traffic isn't the first one I'd try. Unless of course, someone has done that kind of study and found that regardless of the chaos it causes it is the best way to go.
The common knee-jerk reaction to problems on the road is- lower the limit 10, 20, 30 mph. Guess what? It rarely works, but it does create a nice revenue stream.
Multiple anecdotes (let alone single ones) aren't data.
The question in your case would be: does lowering the speed limit to 45mph in the construction area actually make things safer? If it then causes a mix of 75 and 45 traffic, the answer is- probably not. The goal here is to make things safer, right? Not enforce arbitrary limits because it makes you feel better. Has the big push for low work zone speed limits mixed with 2-5x fines actually reduced fatalities and serious injuries? If so- thats the cite requested.
Too many idiots go flying through construction zones putting construction works and other motorists in danger.
Cite?
Specifically that people speeding in construction zones is an actual problem in AZ that causes injuries/deaths.
So how come I can't run Firefox or seaMonkey on the iPhone?
"Last year, Mozilla claimed it was “too hard” to develop for the iPhone, claiming Apple placed too many restrictions on the user interface. Instead, Mozilla looks set to continue focusing its development effort on rival platforms."
From:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/357601/no-firefox-for-iphone-despite-opera-s-success
Det. Matthew Broad is either a borderline illiterate, or he just doesn't give a shit
They don't have to be exclusive...
Ah- but if the other 49 'good' cops lie and cover up for the 1 'bad' cop, they're not so good, are they?
If one of my peers lied/stole/fucked people lives over, I sure as hell wouldn't let it slide. The fact that _every_ cop knows a corrupt one and stays silent condemns the group.
IANAL so I don't know how it'll all shake out, but-
The 'finder' certainly knew one thing about its ownership: it wasn't his.
He sold it for $5000.
Upstream is CA code for found items worth more than $250, and he certainly didn't follow them.
Bottom line- if you don't want to be responsible for what the last guy left sitting on the stool- don't take it!
RTFA- or maybe any of the last dozen or so:
http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/PEN/3/1/13/5/s485
One who finds lost property under circumstances which give him knowledge of or means of inquiry as to the true owner, and who appropriates such property to his own use, or to the use of another person not entitled thereto, without first making reasonable and just efforts to find the owner and to restore the property to him, is guilty of theft.
Thats not radical or unique to CA- and its common fucking sense.
I was actually referring to this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQg8JKo_3ZQ
No real comment :-)
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!
Some extra text so I can shout and still get around the filter...
I can only conclude the the guy that thought Takedowns for Downfall was the same guy who thought "New Coke" was a good idea.
You're right if you mean pure genius! Both are free advertising on top of free advertising. I had never heard of Downfall until they sent their takedown notices, now I've watched this parody _and_ I kind of want to watch the movie.
The people who demanded the passwords were Terry Child's supervisors.
Not if he had already been fired.
When you finish your MBA- it'll all become clear.
They were always dumb pipes. They pretended that they had content in order to push out the small ISP's. When people learned what the Internet was about the stopped using the ISP's content. Too bad the small ISP's are no longer here to testify.
Mod parent up- this is exactly right.
put the pictures in full color on billboards by the highway
With flashing lights so that everyone driving by is looking at them!
The side benefit is you'll have a steady stream of new pictures for your billboard, now if I can just find a way to monetize that.
fully developed mental facilities
Apparently you've never seen the Tyra Banks show?