Yes, that is kinda the point of making a 3d printed gun. Some people think that this will be a turning point in history, and that owning one of the first guns will be historically interesting. They might be right, they might be wrong, but no one is going to drop $12k on this thinking that there won't be any more of them.
I agree that gaming the system is wrong. Why can't morons like you see that red light cameras can (and are, in sane countries) used to enforce laws and not any other conspiracy bullshit you want to spout. Local governments are corrupt: that is the problem, you can't fix a corrupt city council by eliminating their red lights.
You could, but I would say that anyone who would say such a thing should probably isolate themselves from the rest of the world; can't have them ruining countries with their nonsense.
Funny, because that's exactly the kind of thing I'd say about your unprincipled desire of freedom.
I started trying to critique the rest of your comment, but you're too far away from sanity for me to even get close.
"Agent Johnson, what are you doing about the revolutionaries in Pennsylvania?" "We've put up red-light cameras in their area, Lieutenant Smith." "How will that help?" "Soon enough, they'll run a red light. Then we'll have everything we need to send them to Guantanamo." "Good work, Agent Johnson, keep it up."
Just in case my point isn't clear: the government is actually doing things that are really fucking bad, right now, but you're getting pissed off about red light cameras.
Exactly, anyone who exercises their freedom in such a way that they end up in that path of a car running a red light knew what they were doing. We should not abridge people's freedom to be killed. Damn micromanaging government trying to tell me to obey the laws: FUCK THEM!
I could turn that around and say that I believe you to be unprincipled for desiring privacy that strongly. The real world is a giant balancing game: if you lean all the way to one side you'll fall over.
I've only ever seen them on pedestrian signals, but I would really appreciate them on the main signals too. Sometimes I can see the pedestrian timer from my car, and I've been using that to try and gauge when the light will change, so having one easier to see would be sweet.
The signals don't change instantly when they register somone/noone waiting. You could still do a (possibly shorter) timer from when the sensors detects something until the time it actually changes.
I would also like to point out that my entrance into the conversation was purely in an effort to help excelsior_gr understand angel'o'sphere's calculation, not to try and prove a point. You are correct that Brazil paying $5B to the USA does lead to there being $5B more in the USA (less the cost of parts sourced from other countries). This whole discussion started when dkleinsc claimed that it would not affect her due to the fact that she is not employed by Boeing, but the economic impact spreads a lot further than just one company (and probably a lot further than you'd think.)
I would have thought it would go the other way, similar to "modern" bigoted families who would chuck a shit if their son/daughter/etc. produced offspring with a black person.
I've never understood why the divisibility of it makes a difference. Sure, you can just start using the Satoshis rather than BTC, but then all the people who got in early become millionaires, simply because they picked it up early. What's in it for the people who don't already have bitcoins to get in, once you know that you're entering a world of millionaires as a dude with ten bucks?
Brazil pays Boeing $5B for plane, Boeing pay Alcoa $4B for metal, Alcoa pays Rio Tinto $2B for Alumina, Rio Tinto pays some mine owner $1B for Bauxite. You'd count that as the same $5B, but Economists count it as $12B of economic activity.
I went there on Black Friday and my card was locked out in an hour. I called the next day and they said that everyone who went to Target was locked out.
Your scribblings may be only sacred enough for letter-sized-paper, but my scribblings are so sacrosant that they require Foolscap Paper to properly represent their gravity.
It's not Steamboat Willy their making a profit from, it's the Mickey Mouse character. He's been around so long he's become a part of the American social heritage, and Disney Corp. is the only entity allowed to make money from that. I agree that people should have a right to be compensated for their creations, but when you're still raking it in after 70 years somethings messed up.
You can get banned from competing, but you can still play on your own, or set up another league. Lance Armstrong is still allowed to ride a bicycle, but a player barred from Starcraft by Blizzard would never be allowed to play.
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No, the fact that red light cameras aren't a problem means that red light cameras aren't a problem...
How about I stay here and you move to Somalia?
Yes, that is kinda the point of making a 3d printed gun. Some people think that this will be a turning point in history, and that owning one of the first guns will be historically interesting. They might be right, they might be wrong, but no one is going to drop $12k on this thinking that there won't be any more of them.
I agree that gaming the system is wrong. Why can't morons like you see that red light cameras can (and are, in sane countries) used to enforce laws and not any other conspiracy bullshit you want to spout. Local governments are corrupt: that is the problem, you can't fix a corrupt city council by eliminating their red lights.
You could, but I would say that anyone who would say such a thing should probably isolate themselves from the rest of the world; can't have them ruining countries with their nonsense.
Funny, because that's exactly the kind of thing I'd say about your unprincipled desire of freedom.
I started trying to critique the rest of your comment, but you're too far away from sanity for me to even get close.
the people with more dollars get a bigger gain
That's the way everything else works, why should fines be any different.
Sometimes the repercussion is an accident, where more damage is done than would have happened at a lower speed.
I can just imagine the FBI headquarters:
"Agent Johnson, what are you doing about the revolutionaries in Pennsylvania?"
"We've put up red-light cameras in their area, Lieutenant Smith."
"How will that help?"
"Soon enough, they'll run a red light. Then we'll have everything we need to send them to Guantanamo."
"Good work, Agent Johnson, keep it up."
Just in case my point isn't clear: the government is actually doing things that are really fucking bad, right now, but you're getting pissed off about red light cameras.
Exactly, anyone who exercises their freedom in such a way that they end up in that path of a car running a red light knew what they were doing. We should not abridge people's freedom to be killed. Damn micromanaging government trying to tell me to obey the laws: FUCK THEM!
I could turn that around and say that I believe you to be unprincipled for desiring privacy that strongly. The real world is a giant balancing game: if you lean all the way to one side you'll fall over.
I've only ever seen them on pedestrian signals, but I would really appreciate them on the main signals too. Sometimes I can see the pedestrian timer from my car, and I've been using that to try and gauge when the light will change, so having one easier to see would be sweet.
The signals don't change instantly when they register somone/noone waiting. You could still do a (possibly shorter) timer from when the sensors detects something until the time it actually changes.
I'll answer in comic form: http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=2855
I would also like to point out that my entrance into the conversation was purely in an effort to help excelsior_gr understand angel'o'sphere's calculation, not to try and prove a point. You are correct that Brazil paying $5B to the USA does lead to there being $5B more in the USA (less the cost of parts sourced from other countries). This whole discussion started when dkleinsc claimed that it would not affect her due to the fact that she is not employed by Boeing, but the economic impact spreads a lot further than just one company (and probably a lot further than you'd think.)
I would have thought it would go the other way, similar to "modern" bigoted families who would chuck a shit if their son/daughter/etc. produced offspring with a black person.
I'm intrigued as to what's behind that link, but given the title I don't think I'm game to click it.
I may be wrong, but you're an idiot who can't keep track of a conversation over more than two comments.
I've never understood why the divisibility of it makes a difference. Sure, you can just start using the Satoshis rather than BTC, but then all the people who got in early become millionaires, simply because they picked it up early. What's in it for the people who don't already have bitcoins to get in, once you know that you're entering a world of millionaires as a dude with ten bucks?
It all depends on how you count it. This comic isn't really related but kinda helps explain it: http://www.gocomics.com/tomthedancingbug/2003/03/08/#.UrMtOdJDuQA
Brazil pays Boeing $5B for plane, Boeing pay Alcoa $4B for metal, Alcoa pays Rio Tinto $2B for Alumina, Rio Tinto pays some mine owner $1B for Bauxite. You'd count that as the same $5B, but Economists count it as $12B of economic activity.
I went there on Black Friday and my card was locked out in an hour. I called the next day and they said that everyone who went to Target was locked out.
On the internet, no-one knows you're a dog, until you out yourself.
But if he starts smoking he'll die sooner so that'll cancel out the gains from the EPA.
I guess it could go either way. Dogs go wherever they want and the human has to pick it up. Cats at least keep it to a box.
Your scribblings may be only sacred enough for letter-sized-paper, but my scribblings are so sacrosant that they require Foolscap Paper to properly represent their gravity.
It's not Steamboat Willy their making a profit from, it's the Mickey Mouse character. He's been around so long he's become a part of the American social heritage, and Disney Corp. is the only entity allowed to make money from that. I agree that people should have a right to be compensated for their creations, but when you're still raking it in after 70 years somethings messed up.
You can get banned from competing, but you can still play on your own, or set up another league. Lance Armstrong is still allowed to ride a bicycle, but a player barred from Starcraft by Blizzard would never be allowed to play.