You are begging the question, by defining vehicular manslaughter as a crime. It doesn't have to be. We are creating a crime for "drunk driving and being unlucky enough that someone dies."
Hate to nitpick with anyone who properly uses "begging the question," but I think the underlying premise would be in defining "drunk driving and being unlucky enough that someone dies" as vehicular manslaughter, rather than in defining vehicular manslaughter as a crime - which it is, by definition.
As an engineer, I like this kind of thinking because it is fair and predictable--a person who breaks a rule gets the same punishment regardless of whether it causes harm, because the rule is deigned to prevent the *possibility* of harm.
Reminds me of an old Western adage: "They don't hang horse thieves because they stole a horse. They hang 'em so that horses won't be stolen."
Is it because people with model aircraft are typically flying enthusiasts that understand and respect the regulations, whereas drone operators are just ignorant dweebs with some spending money?
This is partly the case, but I think that (in addition to russotto' remarks) one of the biggest reasons is that camera and/or GPS equipped drones often allow flights beyond line of sight. R/C planes generally operate off of organized fields (which may actually be located quite close to airports), and stay within confines established at the field.
Obviously, they were designed by someone who has unlimited garage headroom, and doesn't regularly find a foot of snow on top of his car...
The doors (which are motorized, of course) have sensors to gauge the distance both above and to the sides of the doors, adjusting the opening appropriately. And while the headroom may be higher, the minimum side room is only twelve inches.
This is a particular problem with small, non-commercial planes. Modern airframes are very safe, and the cats vast majority of crashes are "controlled flight into terrain".
Have you got cites for that? A very brief search turned up this article, which states:
"The vast majority of general aviation accidents in 2011 happened because the pilot lost control in-flight. Another common cause was “controlled flight into terrain,” which means the pilot didn’t see the ground, a mountain, a body of water or another obstacle until it was too late."
I had a firearm going through with dual locks and the lovely TSA sticker on it that said " firearm inside ".
Where were you traveling? For domestic flights, the TSA puts a tag inside your suitcase, but federal law prohibits them from putting any such identifier on the outside.
Tesla latest car has doors that open up and are very non urban friendly. Try getting out of one in a tight parking lot.
As the animation on the Model X page shows, the Falcon Wing doors are very urban friendly; they require less space between cars than conventional doors do.
I just tried with Win 7 Pro, no go. But similarly, I didn't know - till I stumbled on it - that the vertical panel split in Windows Explorer was adjustable.
This. 2K was fantastically stable and easy to use. It just didn't have the shiny look of XP.
Or the device support (was it USB in general or just the web cams that didn't work?) But it was dead nuts stable. I used to run W98 and got into the habit of rebooting when I left for lunch or I'd see the BSOD by mid-afternoon. With W2K, I went back to leaving the PC on 24/7. Had an occasional hiccup with XP, but not enough to send me back to 2K.
I installed windows 8 not too long after it came out. I had to as my PC needed a rebuild after an... incident. long story short never short 12v onto the USB 5v rail.
I wish you'd told me that three years ago - I might have been more careful about which wall wart I plugged into my USB hub. (Hint: compatible plug size != compatible power). One motherboard later . . .
You'd only fall once. After that, it would probably occur to you that it might be a Good Idea to lean forward a bit (with respect to the board) so as to be sorta vertical instead of leaning backwards. In fact, there is a remote possibility that your inner ear would have cued you in the first place, and you wouldn't have even fallen once . . .
This is quite false. If your pedal drops to the floor, it means that there is either a hydraulic leak or air in the line. If the system isn't so compromised, then it will continue to work with the engine either on or off - the only difference being the additional pressure required. (If you don't expect the extra pressure, you could easily crash simply because you thought you were already maxing out the brakes.)
Also. the loss of power assistance will typically take several applications, with the pedal effort steadily increasing. (Source: every car I've owned with power brakes. I live in the mountains, and I routinely practice power off coasting, to see how the vehicle handles without power brakes OR power steering.)
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Got cites?
You are begging the question, by defining vehicular manslaughter as a crime. It doesn't have to be. We are creating a crime for "drunk driving and being unlucky enough that someone dies."
Hate to nitpick with anyone who properly uses "begging the question," but I think the underlying premise would be in defining "drunk driving and being unlucky enough that someone dies" as vehicular manslaughter, rather than in defining vehicular manslaughter as a crime - which it is, by definition.
As an engineer, I like this kind of thinking because it is fair and predictable--a person who breaks a rule gets the same punishment regardless of whether it causes harm, because the rule is deigned to prevent the *possibility* of harm.
Reminds me of an old Western adage: "They don't hang horse thieves because they stole a horse. They hang 'em so that horses won't be stolen."
Is it because people with model aircraft are typically flying enthusiasts that understand and respect the regulations, whereas drone operators are just ignorant dweebs with some spending money?
This is partly the case, but I think that (in addition to russotto' remarks) one of the biggest reasons is that camera and/or GPS equipped drones often allow flights beyond line of sight. R/C planes generally operate off of organized fields (which may actually be located quite close to airports), and stay within confines established at the field.
I wonder if it's even practical in ideal conditions, because a car parked in the sun gets hot as hell, and batteries don't like that much.
Play that back in your mind. A car, with its roof full of sun sucking solar panels, is going to get "hot as hell" heat up because . . .
Obviously, they were designed by someone who has unlimited garage headroom, and doesn't regularly find a foot of snow on top of his car...
The doors (which are motorized, of course) have sensors to gauge the distance both above and to the sides of the doors, adjusting the opening appropriately. And while the headroom may be higher, the minimum side room is only twelve inches.
The equivalent of $7,172 in 2015 dollars, skip frame 1:3 recording and no rewind.
Recordable tapes or purchased tapes could be rewound. Only rental tapes were blocked.
No, only rental tapes were blocked.
The plane is slated to have ceramic panels in order to handle the heat - would such panels block the radiation?
We're loosing our language.
Which is a good thing, because the language should be free.
Don't forget we are talking about what fits INSIDE a pencil case, so the equivalent of say 10 No2 pencils...
The term "pencil case" appears to be misleading. The photo of the device shows a container roughly the size of a cigar box.
Said driver, of course, would normally be found in the sleeper cab, watching TV.
This is a particular problem with small, non-commercial planes. Modern airframes are very safe, and the cats vast majority of crashes are "controlled flight into terrain".
Have you got cites for that? A very brief search turned up this article, which states:
"The vast majority of general aviation accidents in 2011 happened because the pilot lost control in-flight. Another common cause was “controlled flight into terrain,” which means the pilot didn’t see the ground, a mountain, a body of water or another obstacle until it was too late."
Tried it myself; blew out a $350 Dyson.
I had a firearm going through with dual locks and the lovely TSA sticker on it that said " firearm inside ".
Where were you traveling? For domestic flights, the TSA puts a tag inside your suitcase, but federal law prohibits them from putting any such identifier on the outside.
Tesla latest car has doors that open up and are very non urban friendly. Try getting out of one in a tight parking lot.
As the animation on the Model X page shows, the Falcon Wing doors are very urban friendly; they require less space between cars than conventional doors do.
Tesla is a cool car, but current developments in a surprisingly older technology may make batteries (at least for cars) a thing of the past.
Could you resize previous start menus?
I just tried with Win 7 Pro, no go. But similarly, I didn't know - till I stumbled on it - that the vertical panel split in Windows Explorer was adjustable.
This. 2K was fantastically stable and easy to use. It just didn't have the shiny look of XP.
Or the device support (was it USB in general or just the web cams that didn't work?) But it was dead nuts stable. I used to run W98 and got into the habit of rebooting when I left for lunch or I'd see the BSOD by mid-afternoon. With W2K, I went back to leaving the PC on 24/7. Had an occasional hiccup with XP, but not enough to send me back to 2K.
I installed windows 8 not too long after it came out. I had to as my PC needed a rebuild after an... incident. long story short never short 12v onto the USB 5v rail.
I wish you'd told me that three years ago - I might have been more careful about which wall wart I plugged into my USB hub. (Hint: compatible plug size != compatible power). One motherboard later . . .
Pro/ENGINEER (now a part of PTC Creo Parametric) isn't real? (They dropped Unix support a while ago.)
You'd only fall once. After that, it would probably occur to you that it might be a Good Idea to lean forward a bit (with respect to the board) so as to be sorta vertical instead of leaning backwards. In fact, there is a remote possibility that your inner ear would have cued you in the first place, and you wouldn't have even fallen once . . .
What the summary fails to omit is that you first need physical access to the car [...]
No, the summary didn't say a single thing about having physical access to the car. A failure to mention is not a failure to omit.
This is quite false. If your pedal drops to the floor, it means that there is either a hydraulic leak or air in the line. If the system isn't so compromised, then it will continue to work with the engine either on or off - the only difference being the additional pressure required. (If you don't expect the extra pressure, you could easily crash simply because you thought you were already maxing out the brakes.)
Also. the loss of power assistance will typically take several applications, with the pedal effort steadily increasing. (Source: every car I've owned with power brakes. I live in the mountains, and I routinely practice power off coasting, to see how the vehicle handles without power brakes OR power steering.)
You needn't turn it off; just ease it carefully into 'Park'.