I haven't been running an ad blocker for a bit - I think I'm going to now. Ad blockers are a choice, not foisted upon us. Kind of the opposite of ads themselves. Also, as was stated earlier here; since when are ads content? Ads are the stuff we sift through to find content.
My opinion on software licensing has always been that it should be the choice of the developer whether they want to use an open license or not. Stallman's is that all software should be open, regardless of the desires of the developer, because only when the license is open is the consumer free to do whatever.
The thing is, as a consumer, you have the ability to choose which software you use (whether it be licensed closed or open) - If you don't like closed licenses, don't use them, but taking the rights of the developer *and* consumer away seems unacceptable.
The reason projects like LibreOffice exist is because people wanted open alternatives to closed projects, which is great - I'm a fan of LibreOffice; however, that doesn't mean that anyone else should be forced to accept the same license as LibreOffice. People are welcomed to use either application, and the interchangeability of file formats available means that it doesn't matter which one you're using, you get access to the file. What people like Stallman (and his zealots) don't seem to get is that lots of consumers will simply choose whichever works best because they give exactly zero cares for the source. They can't code, they don't want to learn to, they often don't even care if they hit a bug, they just want the software.
Freedom is the ability to choose. Optimal freedom comes from having the ability to choose whether a developer wants to use one license or another AND for a consumer to choose whether to use between software packages, which likely have different licenses. Trying to force your vision of freedom on someone else is not freedom.
Certainly not everyone does, but I know a number of individuals who have similar or further commutes than myself. The South Bay is full of commutes of similar length.
Even with just the light rail and a commute half the length, the numbers work out similar proportionally. The cars are near the same cost (often less), the bike much less to drive, there's a time saving with driving yourself, the vehicle is more convenient, and provides a greater level of personal freedom. The downside is that sometimes there's traffic. I'm fine if others want to start taking autonomous taxis everywhere, or run around on public transit, but I don't see myself joining that. I actually enjoy driving (even in traffic) too much to give up the sensation and the freedom it offers.
The argument here was against the point that people don't want to take public transit because it's icky. I think certainly it's a factor, but it's not the primary one for most people I know - it's time inefficiency.
I'd also add that with my car, I can take lunch breaks further away, find a route to anywhere along my route quickly, change my plans without having to figure out schedules for transit, and can even head home well after midnight on a Friday night... Public transit simply does not provide the level of freedom a personal vehicle does.
It's not public transit that I want to avoid. It's the decrease in personal time you experience from public transit. My daily commute is 30/45 minutes (motorcycle/car). It requires 7 turns. It costs me 1.3/2.3 gallons of fuel (motorcycle/car), which comes out to $4.81-$8.51 Oil and tires end up pretty close to the same whether it's the motorcycle or the sports car, about $1.75 and $1.80. The grand total is about $12/day for the car and $8.35/day for the motorcycle - a healthy 3/2 mix of those means about $10/day. My commute is 26 miles each way.
My commute via public transit involves a walk, a light rail, a train, and a bus, and another walk. If I miss any one of these, my commute increases by 15-20 minutes. If one breaks down, my commute increases by at least 15-20 minutes. The total time taken for this additional inconvenience is nearly 2 hours (each way), and it costs $9.25 each direction - $8.50 per day more than my car, and $10.15 more than my motorcycle. (Granted, the cost can be alleviated by getting a monthly pass for $250/month - about $11.67/day). I don't even *think* about the seats in these vehicles. This is entirely about my time and my money. I have 2.5-3 hours more to spend with my family and $1.67 less cost each day that I don't take public transit. Over the course of a month, that's 53-63 hours and $35.75.
Taxis would cost me about $200 per day, so there's another option that straight up doesn't work.
If public transit could be made more affordable and time efficient I'd certainly consider it, but as it stands, it just doesn't make any sense.
So, you know that's not how it worked, right? Comcast told Netflix: "We want you to give us money." Netflix said: "That's what your customers are for, and they're paying you." Comcast said: "Fine, then we'll SLOW YOU DOWN." - they then proceeded to actually throttle (decrease) Netflix' bandwidth. Customers through Comcast said: "Netflix, why you suck so bad? Your service sucks!" and started to go to Amazon Prime instead. Netflix went: "Well, that's lame. Comcast, can't you restore us to normal?" Comcast said "Haha, that's funny, no." Netflix finally went: "Fine, we'll give you an absurd amount of money, so we don't lose more customers." Comcast said "Okay" and RESTORED THE ORIGINAL CONNECTIONS. You can see this on visual network speed graphs.
I don't. The helmet is, at best, average quality and it's equal in weight to some modulars. Unless you're Shoei or Arai you're not getting away with charging more than $500 for any helmet, really. Even they're below $800 on all but a few models (and most are $600ish - less since you'll generally find them on sale). Most modulars even come in at $500 these days unless you're talking again about Shoei or Arai (where you're paying for name as much as for quality). You can pick up something like the Reevu helmet for $400 and get a rear view mirror included (that doesn't use batteries) in the helmet. So exactly what justifies a price tag that's $800+ more than comparable helmets without the added tech.
Is it the Bluetooth capability? You can get A2DP in a number of add-on pieces - it's about $100 per helmet, so no, that can't be it. GPS? Same Bluetooth headsets will give you TBT from your phone and a $30 phone app can get you offline maps. You don't get the visual, but honestly, do you need it? Is a visual of your directions worth that much money?
That leaves telemetry data - but telemetry data has to be supported by the bike - do any bikes currently support this? If they do, is it worth the price tag to get that data to your face instead of to your gauge cluster? My C-14 makes all of that data easily accessible on the gauge cluster, and glancing down isn't that tough.
So, let's assume $600 for a good helmet, $100 for bluetooth, $30 for maps for a total of $730. Is telemetry data worth $670? A less expensive helmet may fit the bill just as well, and in that case is it worth 970? Those helmets will likely have an internal sun visor as well, which this seems to lack.
It looks like some neat technology, and the early adopters will pay lots of money for that... which is cool and all, but it's really not worth that amount of money to me right now. Adding some serious features without increasing the weight significantly, and making sure that the padding isn't lost and the helmet remains balanced. I'd pay about $800 for the current unit, as that's what it would be worth to me. for $1400, I'd expect an SD card slot that can be kept water proof, a front camera just below the visor, an internal smoke visor (flip down), and the charging turbine that's mentioned in the article at a minimum - I'd probably insist on a device to get telemetry from my bike to the helmet as well for that tag.
I do wonder why "light trucks" are seeing so little change, unless they're planning to declassify SUVs as light trucks (which NEEDS to happen - these vehicles aren't intended for work, and the original light truck definition, I'm pretty sure, had to do with working vehicles).
I wonder where this leaves motorcycles, since even my relatively small 750 only pulls down an average of 45mpg (mixed driving - it actually does better city than freeway). Unless you're going to a small engine (barely freeway safe), you're not going to get much better than 55mpg, and some of the supersports are notorious for 35mpg economies.
I suppose there's a lot of room for every part of the automotive industry to improve, though I'd prefer to see it where it's needed rather than where it's not.
Is there a problem with attendance declining in churches? This isn't an anti-religion post... I'm fine with religion - I'm just not sure there's a purpose behind organizations which exist to tell you how to practice something that should be deeply personal. Decline in church attendance should be a sign that we're moving past the need for them and in to a new state of personal spirituality.
As for what would jesus do in 140 characters... wow.
Speed limiters are put on the car for safety, not for speeding reasons. When was the last time you saw a 65mph speed limiter? The majority are listed at 105mph , 125, or 165mph, but some are as high as 195mph, depending on the vehicle. This has to do with the stock set of TIRES included with it oddly. A car that comes with H rated tires is limited at 105mph by default (i.e. - the speed the tires are capable of handling) - a car with V rated tires stock comes with 125, Zs (I believe) 165. Even if the vehicle is incapable of reaching these speeds due to engine power. This is an issue of liability. These manufacturers have placed limiters on the speed the car is allowed to travel due to the tires they have included stock. They don't want lawsuits saying "you gave me a car that could go 150 with tires that only go 105"
I believe a laptop could easily be said to have fit this description.
said music jukebox comprising: a housing;
All laptops contain an outer shell or housing.
an audio data receiver arranged to receive audio data from outside the housing;
This could easily be the microphone jack located on every laptop since the mid 90s to a serial connector used with software to transfer audio.
audio output structure located at least partially within the housing for outputting audio signals;
Headphone jack.
data storage memory in the housing for storing audio data received from outside the housing through the audio data receiver,
Hard disk, RAM, USB drive, etc.
said music jukebox including a user interface comprising a display device located at least partially within the housing,
Laptop LCDs are within the housing.
said display device providing a display which is viewable from outside the housing, and a plurality of manually operable function controllers on the housing,
Again, laptop LCDs fit the display description, and a laptop with WinAmp installed can be controlled easily and "manually" using keyboard keys, or the integrated mousehweel/pad/etc.
said music jukebox configured such that a music library of sound tracks is storable in digital form in the data storage memory as a result of audio data being received from outside the housing through the audio data receiver,
WinAmp function.
said music jukebox configured such that said music library is organizable into a master song list and at least one group of sound tracks wherein each group comprises at least one sound track selected from the master song list, wherein said music jukebox is configured such that indicia of said master song list and indicia of at least one group of sound tracks are displayable on said display, wherein said music jukebox is configured such that said plurality of manually operable function controllers is useable to select a group of sound tracks stored in the data storage memory and operate the music jukebox such that said music jukebox outputs audio signals through said audio output structure
I'm pretty sure that all of these functions can be maintained by a laptop with WinAmp, XMMS, WMP, or any number of other audio applications installed. Laptops HAVE been used for this function for years.
Other examples are the NEO car MP3 player (unsure on the year), and a multitude of smaller MP3 players. My Clie NX80V fits the bill, but I'm pretty sure that is post 1999/1997. My T615C did as well, and I'm completely unsure of the year on that thing.
I believe there are two separate patents - the one regarding a digital music jukebox, and another patent regarding user authentication.
Hard work done for the sake of hard work is the same as pushing a boulder up a hill. Sure, you might enjoy the exercise. Personally, I'd rather use the crane to move the boulder up and then get my exercise doing something that has more benefit in other areas at the same time.
This is like saying "cross country mountain biking is pointless, as you can just send an ORV/Dirtbike up the hill and take practically the same ride down." It's simply not the case. If you enjoy doing something, then it is not pointless. You did it because you enjoyed it, wanted to, and - best of all - Because You Could.
This is one of the most inaccurate statements I think I've heard.
The digital odometer (the mileage info in the Powertrain Control Module, or whatever the mfg calls it) can be editted. The physical odometer (for cars that have them), I'm told, is still fairly easy to crack open and roll back.
I've recently gotten in to modification and self-repair of my OBDII compliant automobile. When OBDIII or whatever else is next comes out, I'd like to be able to do the same I've already done... buy an inexpensive scantool, buy a new car, repair and enjoy the vehicle myself...
Do you eat chocolate? There are many other food items and drinks that have caffeine in them.
I don't drink coffee, I occasionally drink Chai. I am/was a glutton for soft drinks, but am cutting those back severely. I only drink soft drinks that are not caffinated (except last Friday - I had two bottles of bawls)...
I don't understand how they could intend for C&C to be a WC3 competitor at all. Sure they're both RTS, but they take place in completely different worlds. You can't expect a game based in a world similar to our real one to compete with a game based in a world based entirely in fantasy.
Bah, these are nothing... you need pneumatics to hit mach1 with your potato gun. There used to be a site called "Stuff the warning label said not to do" that contained such information, images, and videos >:)
M4 Technologies ( http://www.tech-m4.com/ ) is working on something akin to your first thought up there... AWD, 4 electric motors, one in each wheel, etc. Only problem I have with their system is that they've gone to drum brakes for brake recharge.
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I download more than 15GB/month in game patches for a variety of games across 4 computers and a playstation 4...
I haven't been running an ad blocker for a bit - I think I'm going to now. Ad blockers are a choice, not foisted upon us. Kind of the opposite of ads themselves. Also, as was stated earlier here; since when are ads content? Ads are the stuff we sift through to find content.
My opinion on software licensing has always been that it should be the choice of the developer whether they want to use an open license or not. Stallman's is that all software should be open, regardless of the desires of the developer, because only when the license is open is the consumer free to do whatever.
The thing is, as a consumer, you have the ability to choose which software you use (whether it be licensed closed or open) - If you don't like closed licenses, don't use them, but taking the rights of the developer *and* consumer away seems unacceptable.
The reason projects like LibreOffice exist is because people wanted open alternatives to closed projects, which is great - I'm a fan of LibreOffice; however, that doesn't mean that anyone else should be forced to accept the same license as LibreOffice. People are welcomed to use either application, and the interchangeability of file formats available means that it doesn't matter which one you're using, you get access to the file. What people like Stallman (and his zealots) don't seem to get is that lots of consumers will simply choose whichever works best because they give exactly zero cares for the source. They can't code, they don't want to learn to, they often don't even care if they hit a bug, they just want the software.
Freedom is the ability to choose. Optimal freedom comes from having the ability to choose whether a developer wants to use one license or another AND for a consumer to choose whether to use between software packages, which likely have different licenses. Trying to force your vision of freedom on someone else is not freedom.
Certainly not everyone does, but I know a number of individuals who have similar or further commutes than myself. The South Bay is full of commutes of similar length.
Even with just the light rail and a commute half the length, the numbers work out similar proportionally. The cars are near the same cost (often less), the bike much less to drive, there's a time saving with driving yourself, the vehicle is more convenient, and provides a greater level of personal freedom. The downside is that sometimes there's traffic. I'm fine if others want to start taking autonomous taxis everywhere, or run around on public transit, but I don't see myself joining that. I actually enjoy driving (even in traffic) too much to give up the sensation and the freedom it offers.
The argument here was against the point that people don't want to take public transit because it's icky. I think certainly it's a factor, but it's not the primary one for most people I know - it's time inefficiency.
I'd also add that with my car, I can take lunch breaks further away, find a route to anywhere along my route quickly, change my plans without having to figure out schedules for transit, and can even head home well after midnight on a Friday night... Public transit simply does not provide the level of freedom a personal vehicle does.
It's not public transit that I want to avoid. It's the decrease in personal time you experience from public transit. My daily commute is 30/45 minutes (motorcycle/car). It requires 7 turns. It costs me 1.3/2.3 gallons of fuel (motorcycle/car), which comes out to $4.81-$8.51 Oil and tires end up pretty close to the same whether it's the motorcycle or the sports car, about $1.75 and $1.80. The grand total is about $12/day for the car and $8.35/day for the motorcycle - a healthy 3/2 mix of those means about $10/day. My commute is 26 miles each way.
My commute via public transit involves a walk, a light rail, a train, and a bus, and another walk. If I miss any one of these, my commute increases by 15-20 minutes. If one breaks down, my commute increases by at least 15-20 minutes. The total time taken for this additional inconvenience is nearly 2 hours (each way), and it costs $9.25 each direction - $8.50 per day more than my car, and $10.15 more than my motorcycle. (Granted, the cost can be alleviated by getting a monthly pass for $250/month - about $11.67/day). I don't even *think* about the seats in these vehicles. This is entirely about my time and my money. I have 2.5-3 hours more to spend with my family and $1.67 less cost each day that I don't take public transit. Over the course of a month, that's 53-63 hours and $35.75.
Taxis would cost me about $200 per day, so there's another option that straight up doesn't work.
If public transit could be made more affordable and time efficient I'd certainly consider it, but as it stands, it just doesn't make any sense.
So, you know that's not how it worked, right? Comcast told Netflix: "We want you to give us money." Netflix said: "That's what your customers are for, and they're paying you." Comcast said: "Fine, then we'll SLOW YOU DOWN." - they then proceeded to actually throttle (decrease) Netflix' bandwidth. Customers through Comcast said: "Netflix, why you suck so bad? Your service sucks!" and started to go to Amazon Prime instead. Netflix went: "Well, that's lame. Comcast, can't you restore us to normal?" Comcast said "Haha, that's funny, no." Netflix finally went: "Fine, we'll give you an absurd amount of money, so we don't lose more customers." Comcast said "Okay" and RESTORED THE ORIGINAL CONNECTIONS. You can see this on visual network speed graphs.
A far worse punishment would be to stick them with dial-up.
Isn't Heist + Star Trek just Star Trek III, The Search for Spock... where they steal the Enterprise in the first 5 minutes?
And with rider to passenger communication... almost forgot that...
I don't. The helmet is, at best, average quality and it's equal in weight to some modulars. Unless you're Shoei or Arai you're not getting away with charging more than $500 for any helmet, really. Even they're below $800 on all but a few models (and most are $600ish - less since you'll generally find them on sale). Most modulars even come in at $500 these days unless you're talking again about Shoei or Arai (where you're paying for name as much as for quality). You can pick up something like the Reevu helmet for $400 and get a rear view mirror included (that doesn't use batteries) in the helmet. So exactly what justifies a price tag that's $800+ more than comparable helmets without the added tech.
Is it the Bluetooth capability? You can get A2DP in a number of add-on pieces - it's about $100 per helmet, so no, that can't be it. GPS? Same Bluetooth headsets will give you TBT from your phone and a $30 phone app can get you offline maps. You don't get the visual, but honestly, do you need it? Is a visual of your directions worth that much money?
That leaves telemetry data - but telemetry data has to be supported by the bike - do any bikes currently support this? If they do, is it worth the price tag to get that data to your face instead of to your gauge cluster? My C-14 makes all of that data easily accessible on the gauge cluster, and glancing down isn't that tough.
So, let's assume $600 for a good helmet, $100 for bluetooth, $30 for maps for a total of $730. Is telemetry data worth $670? A less expensive helmet may fit the bill just as well, and in that case is it worth 970? Those helmets will likely have an internal sun visor as well, which this seems to lack.
It looks like some neat technology, and the early adopters will pay lots of money for that... which is cool and all, but it's really not worth that amount of money to me right now. Adding some serious features without increasing the weight significantly, and making sure that the padding isn't lost and the helmet remains balanced. I'd pay about $800 for the current unit, as that's what it would be worth to me. for $1400, I'd expect an SD card slot that can be kept water proof, a front camera just below the visor, an internal smoke visor (flip down), and the charging turbine that's mentioned in the article at a minimum - I'd probably insist on a device to get telemetry from my bike to the helmet as well for that tag.
Wouldn't it make sense to create a custom bluetooth setup to do the same thing? I'm sure it wouldn't be that difficult...
I do wonder why "light trucks" are seeing so little change, unless they're planning to declassify SUVs as light trucks (which NEEDS to happen - these vehicles aren't intended for work, and the original light truck definition, I'm pretty sure, had to do with working vehicles).
I wonder where this leaves motorcycles, since even my relatively small 750 only pulls down an average of 45mpg (mixed driving - it actually does better city than freeway). Unless you're going to a small engine (barely freeway safe), you're not going to get much better than 55mpg, and some of the supersports are notorious for 35mpg economies.
I suppose there's a lot of room for every part of the automotive industry to improve, though I'd prefer to see it where it's needed rather than where it's not.
Is there a problem with attendance declining in churches? This isn't an anti-religion post... I'm fine with religion - I'm just not sure there's a purpose behind organizations which exist to tell you how to practice something that should be deeply personal. Decline in church attendance should be a sign that we're moving past the need for them and in to a new state of personal spirituality.
As for what would jesus do in 140 characters... wow.
Speed limiters are put on the car for safety, not for speeding reasons. When was the last time you saw a 65mph speed limiter? The majority are listed at 105mph , 125, or 165mph, but some are as high as 195mph, depending on the vehicle. This has to do with the stock set of TIRES included with it oddly. A car that comes with H rated tires is limited at 105mph by default (i.e. - the speed the tires are capable of handling) - a car with V rated tires stock comes with 125, Zs (I believe) 165. Even if the vehicle is incapable of reaching these speeds due to engine power. This is an issue of liability. These manufacturers have placed limiters on the speed the car is allowed to travel due to the tires they have included stock. They don't want lawsuits saying "you gave me a car that could go 150 with tires that only go 105"
I believe a laptop could easily be said to have fit this description. said music jukebox comprising: a housing; All laptops contain an outer shell or housing. an audio data receiver arranged to receive audio data from outside the housing; This could easily be the microphone jack located on every laptop since the mid 90s to a serial connector used with software to transfer audio. audio output structure located at least partially within the housing for outputting audio signals; Headphone jack. data storage memory in the housing for storing audio data received from outside the housing through the audio data receiver, Hard disk, RAM, USB drive, etc. said music jukebox including a user interface comprising a display device located at least partially within the housing, Laptop LCDs are within the housing. said display device providing a display which is viewable from outside the housing, and a plurality of manually operable function controllers on the housing, Again, laptop LCDs fit the display description, and a laptop with WinAmp installed can be controlled easily and "manually" using keyboard keys, or the integrated mousehweel/pad/etc. said music jukebox configured such that a music library of sound tracks is storable in digital form in the data storage memory as a result of audio data being received from outside the housing through the audio data receiver, WinAmp function. said music jukebox configured such that said music library is organizable into a master song list and at least one group of sound tracks wherein each group comprises at least one sound track selected from the master song list, wherein said music jukebox is configured such that indicia of said master song list and indicia of at least one group of sound tracks are displayable on said display, wherein said music jukebox is configured such that said plurality of manually operable function controllers is useable to select a group of sound tracks stored in the data storage memory and operate the music jukebox such that said music jukebox outputs audio signals through said audio output structure I'm pretty sure that all of these functions can be maintained by a laptop with WinAmp, XMMS, WMP, or any number of other audio applications installed. Laptops HAVE been used for this function for years. Other examples are the NEO car MP3 player (unsure on the year), and a multitude of smaller MP3 players. My Clie NX80V fits the bill, but I'm pretty sure that is post 1999/1997. My T615C did as well, and I'm completely unsure of the year on that thing. I believe there are two separate patents - the one regarding a digital music jukebox, and another patent regarding user authentication.
Hard work done for the sake of hard work is the same as pushing a boulder up a hill. Sure, you might enjoy the exercise. Personally, I'd rather use the crane to move the boulder up and then get my exercise doing something that has more benefit in other areas at the same time.
This is like saying "cross country mountain biking is pointless, as you can just send an ORV/Dirtbike up the hill and take practically the same ride down." It's simply not the case. If you enjoy doing something, then it is not pointless. You did it because you enjoyed it, wanted to, and - best of all - Because You Could.
Bike. 40mi/20mph = 2h + exercise.
This is one of the most inaccurate statements I think I've heard.
The digital odometer (the mileage info in the Powertrain Control Module, or whatever the mfg calls it) can be editted. The physical odometer (for cars that have them), I'm told, is still fairly easy to crack open and roll back.
I've recently gotten in to modification and self-repair of my OBDII compliant automobile. When OBDIII or whatever else is next comes out, I'd like to be able to do the same I've already done... buy an inexpensive scantool, buy a new car, repair and enjoy the vehicle myself...
Do you eat chocolate? There are many other food items and drinks that have caffeine in them.
I don't drink coffee, I occasionally drink Chai. I am/was a glutton for soft drinks, but am cutting those back severely. I only drink soft drinks that are not caffinated (except last Friday - I had two bottles of bawls)...
I don't understand how they could intend for C&C to be a WC3 competitor at all. Sure they're both RTS, but they take place in completely different worlds. You can't expect a game based in a world similar to our real one to compete with a game based in a world based entirely in fantasy.
That just means he's no script kiddie... he can still be a cracker/hacker. :P:)
Bah, these are nothing... you need pneumatics to hit mach1 with your potato gun. There used to be a site called "Stuff the warning label said not to do" that contained such information, images, and videos >:)
M4 Technologies ( http://www.tech-m4.com/ ) is working on something akin to your first thought up there... AWD, 4 electric motors, one in each wheel, etc. Only problem I have with their system is that they've gone to drum brakes for brake recharge.