Being that I'm not a completely narcissistic imbecile, paying attention while driving is not an issue I have; hell, sometimes it feels like I'm the only one on the road who actually understands that the task of operating 2 tons of steel and rubber at high speeds should be the driver's primary focus. Not to say that I haven't fucked up, but I at least bothered to learn from my mistakes. Plus, I'm not so stupid/selfish/what-have-you that I would ignore fatigue and risk the lives of everyone around me by not pulling over to rest when necessary.
That said - is there some way I can point this system at all the other cars on the road? I would find it far more useful to know which other drivers are not paying attention/about to fall asleep/whatever, than to have a Big Brother system to tell me shit about myself I should already know.
Yeah, and I hate how that evil government makes me purchase seat belts and air bags. And brakes, not just that, but brakes that meet safety standards. Stupid government "knowing best".
OK, c'mon now - stop grasping at straws.
Brakes are a bit more than a government-required safety system, they're an essential part of any vehicle.
Perhaps there would be incentives in form of reduced insurance premiums. (That would actually make perfect sense, insurance companies tend to give benefits to people exhibiting responsible behavior.)
OK, maybe not "Dummies" persay, but people like myself who would like to at least wet our beaks in app development, but know approximately dick about good coding practices? Or coding in general?
Having set up both, I'd say Android Studio probably fits the needs of the total noob moreso than Eclipse, but what do I know? I'm a coding noob.
Personally I agree - UT was fun when it came out, but the concept gets pretty boring after a tick. Then again, I've noticed a number of newer games, mostly "freemium," that seem to follow at least a modified version of the arena shooter model - Dust 514 and HAWKEN immediately spring to mind (although, to be fair, I haven't actually played HAWKEN, so I could be dead wrong about that one).
What is the point of having editors for your scientific journals if they aren't going to do any fact checking and just blindly publish whatever they get?
Fair enough - not much point in adding a disclosure if the people publishing the work can't be bothered to verify anything.
I presume it means something other than "multiplayer FPS game based on maps of finite size," since that would describe every single successful FPS game, er, ever.
Well, I understand that the first guy to do the research might not know everything there is to know; I doubt Einstein's first draft of the Theory of Relativity was his last draft, you know? But Einstein had the sense and tact to point out from the get-go that he very well may have been wrong.
In fact, the event that woke Sarah McCoin that nightâ"the deluge that moved houses and ripped trees from the groundâ"was even bigger than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, which spewed approximately 1 million cubic yards of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
The oil that 'spilled' into the gulf in 2010 was a naturally occurring substance, as evidenced by how easily the environment dealt with it.
Mercury is a naturally occurring substance - are you really trying to argue that dumping 100,000,000 cubic yards of mercury into the Gulf would have no negative environmental effect?
FTR, "one company" is not responsible for the seizure, the US Customs agency is; Sparkfun even goes so far as to mention that in their diatribe, if you take the time to read it.
Now, why Customs would seize this shipment and not any of the probable thousands of similar ones? Your guess is as good as mine, unless you've got an in with Customs.
It would be a hell of a lot easier to empathize with SparkFun, if they weren't being such whiny little bitches about the whole affair (which, FTR, is their own damn fault - Fluke's been around and using that same design scheme for decades).
Look - you didn't do your due diligence, and got yourself burned for it; suck it up, learn from your mistake, and move on with your lives.
Lack of marketability - just because you can get a handful of obsessive nerds, er, I mean "enthusiasts," to buy your non-production, R&D model, doesn't mean it's something the public at large is going to want or need. When I was a kid and first saw a WebTV, I figured they would sell like hotcakes; but they didn't.
That seems like saying 25 years ago, "if we have yet another test version of a cell phone people will eventually not want them."
25 years ago, companies didn't outsource R&D to the general public.
However, what we don’t want to do is discourage publication of preliminary results that MIGHT be wrong. Honest, legitimate work that gets superceded should not be subject to retraction, and a wrong theory published can often inspire others to do a better job. When a researcher can say, “That was our best hypothesis at the time, and this was the most accurately we could represent the data,” then it should stand as a legitimate publication.
The trick is to make that statement when first publishing the research, as opposed to saying it after somebody calls bullshit on apparently dubious claims.
DISCLAIMER: this paper contains preliminary research - results may not be fully vetted.
That almost sounds like cap-and-trade. Apparently such market-based solutions are too much for Americans these days, and they will call them communism.
Perhaps I'm reading it wrong, but it appears your post can be summed up as:
I like A.
A is not B.
Americans are dumb for not liking B.
That said, cap-and-trade is a fuckin' scam, bro. That's why Americans don't like it - it's just a way for rich, self-righteous fuckers like Gore and Gates to buy the right to pollute the shit out of the environment, while sticking regular folks like you and I with the bill.
Many of the same people who call themselves libertarians also express the viewpoint that man's activities cannot possible influence our ecology.
It's my experience that most of the people who make assumptions about social groups they aren't a part of are full of shit, either by ignorance or intent.
While I've admittedly never been to New York, all of my colleagues from NYC purchased cars after they moved away. The city streets are almost exclusively used by taxis and public transportation. Most people apparently use the subway to get around.
To add to this, my sister, upon moving to NYC, sold her car after a month. 2 years down the line, not having a car is still not an issue for her.
They defended with, 'Ms. Goodman's research was conducted under the same high editorial and ethical standards that have guided Newsweek for more than 80 years. Newsweek stands strongly behind Ms. Goodman and her article.'"
So, then, what you're saying here is that every Newsweek article written in the past 80 years is suspect? Having read Newsweek more than never, I can't say I disagree.
My philosophy is that the internet should belong to the people - we're the ones who make it work, make it useful. We benefit from it, we're harmed by it; we fill it with the content and presence that allows the internet to be a source of revenue for these corporations.
Sure, it's a bit pie-in-the-sky to imagine having a few billion people sharing control of a global resource, but the way I see it, we couldn't possibly fuck things up worse than a for-profit group would.
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Being that I'm not a completely narcissistic imbecile, paying attention while driving is not an issue I have; hell, sometimes it feels like I'm the only one on the road who actually understands that the task of operating 2 tons of steel and rubber at high speeds should be the driver's primary focus. Not to say that I haven't fucked up, but I at least bothered to learn from my mistakes. Plus, I'm not so stupid/selfish/what-have-you that I would ignore fatigue and risk the lives of everyone around me by not pulling over to rest when necessary.
That said - is there some way I can point this system at all the other cars on the road? I would find it far more useful to know which other drivers are not paying attention/about to fall asleep/whatever, than to have a Big Brother system to tell me shit about myself I should already know.
"Automotive engineers are so smart, they're stupid" - almost every mechanic I've ever met
Yeah, and I hate how that evil government makes me purchase seat belts and air bags. And brakes, not just that, but brakes that meet safety standards. Stupid government "knowing best".
OK, c'mon now - stop grasping at straws.
Brakes are a bit more than a government-required safety system, they're an essential part of any vehicle.
Perhaps there would be incentives in form of reduced insurance premiums. (That would actually make perfect sense, insurance companies tend to give benefits to people exhibiting responsible behavior.)
"Reasonable" is subjective. For example, some people may find the idea of your insurance company goading you into willfully installing a tracking device as reasonable; many people, myself included, disagree.
I think you're suffering from a case of confirmation bias here.
and floride. Dont forget that byproduct of the oil industry.
Something I always wondered about fluoride - if they put it in our drinking water, why does the dentist always tell you to avoid swallowing it?
OK, maybe not "Dummies" persay, but people like myself who would like to at least wet our beaks in app development, but know approximately dick about good coding practices? Or coding in general?
Having set up both, I'd say Android Studio probably fits the needs of the total noob moreso than Eclipse, but what do I know? I'm a coding noob.
Gotcha, thanks for clarifying.
Personally I agree - UT was fun when it came out, but the concept gets pretty boring after a tick. Then again, I've noticed a number of newer games, mostly "freemium," that seem to follow at least a modified version of the arena shooter model - Dust 514 and HAWKEN immediately spring to mind (although, to be fair, I haven't actually played HAWKEN, so I could be dead wrong about that one).
What is the point of having editors for your scientific journals if they aren't going to do any fact checking and just blindly publish whatever they get?
Fair enough - not much point in adding a disclosure if the people publishing the work can't be bothered to verify anything.
The arena shooter is dead.
How do you mean, "arena shooter?"
I presume it means something other than "multiplayer FPS game based on maps of finite size," since that would describe every single successful FPS game, er, ever.
Well, I understand that the first guy to do the research might not know everything there is to know; I doubt Einstein's first draft of the Theory of Relativity was his last draft, you know? But Einstein had the sense and tact to point out from the get-go that he very well may have been wrong.
In fact, the event that woke Sarah McCoin that nightâ"the deluge that moved houses and ripped trees from the groundâ"was even bigger than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, which spewed approximately 1 million cubic yards of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
The oil that 'spilled' into the gulf in 2010 was a naturally occurring substance, as evidenced by how easily the environment dealt with it.
Mercury is a naturally occurring substance - are you really trying to argue that dumping 100,000,000 cubic yards of mercury into the Gulf would have no negative environmental effect?
We also learned that the CEO of BP felt really, really bad about it... not bad enough to, you know, fix the problem, or make right with the tens of thousands of people his company harmed, but really, really bad nonetheless...
Isn't aspartame a petroleum product as well?
FTR, "one company" is not responsible for the seizure, the US Customs agency is; Sparkfun even goes so far as to mention that in their diatribe, if you take the time to read it.
Now, why Customs would seize this shipment and not any of the probable thousands of similar ones? Your guess is as good as mine, unless you've got an in with Customs.
It would be a hell of a lot easier to empathize with SparkFun, if they weren't being such whiny little bitches about the whole affair (which, FTR, is their own damn fault - Fluke's been around and using that same design scheme for decades).
Look - you didn't do your due diligence, and got yourself burned for it; suck it up, learn from your mistake, and move on with your lives.
Why would the wind go out of the sails?
Lack of marketability - just because you can get a handful of obsessive nerds, er, I mean "enthusiasts," to buy your non-production, R&D model, doesn't mean it's something the public at large is going to want or need. When I was a kid and first saw a WebTV, I figured they would sell like hotcakes; but they didn't.
That seems like saying 25 years ago, "if we have yet another test version of a cell phone people will eventually not want them."
25 years ago, companies didn't outsource R&D to the general public.
However, what we don’t want to do is discourage publication of preliminary results that MIGHT be wrong. Honest, legitimate work that gets superceded should not be subject to retraction, and a wrong theory published can often inspire others to do a better job. When a researcher can say, “That was our best hypothesis at the time, and this was the most accurately we could represent the data,” then it should stand as a legitimate publication.
The trick is to make that statement when first publishing the research, as opposed to saying it after somebody calls bullshit on apparently dubious claims.
DISCLAIMER: this paper contains preliminary research - results may not be fully vetted.
Or something to that effect.
As long as she is content to not leave the city much.
Planes, trains, and public transit.
No cash transactions are ever reversible.
They are if you keep the receipt.
That almost sounds like cap-and-trade. Apparently such market-based solutions are too much for Americans these days, and they will call them communism.
Perhaps I'm reading it wrong, but it appears your post can be summed up as:
I like A.
A is not B.
Americans are dumb for not liking B.
That said, cap-and-trade is a fuckin' scam, bro. That's why Americans don't like it - it's just a way for rich, self-righteous fuckers like Gore and Gates to buy the right to pollute the shit out of the environment, while sticking regular folks like you and I with the bill.
Many of the same people who call themselves libertarians also express the viewpoint that man's activities cannot possible influence our ecology.
It's my experience that most of the people who make assumptions about social groups they aren't a part of are full of shit, either by ignorance or intent.
While I've admittedly never been to New York, all of my colleagues from NYC purchased cars after they moved away. The city streets are almost exclusively used by taxis and public transportation. Most people apparently use the subway to get around.
To add to this, my sister, upon moving to NYC, sold her car after a month. 2 years down the line, not having a car is still not an issue for her.
They defended with, 'Ms. Goodman's research was conducted under the same high editorial and ethical standards that have guided Newsweek for more than 80 years. Newsweek stands strongly behind Ms. Goodman and her article.'"
So, then, what you're saying here is that every Newsweek article written in the past 80 years is suspect? Having read Newsweek more than never, I can't say I disagree.
My philosophy is that the internet should belong to the people - we're the ones who make it work, make it useful. We benefit from it, we're harmed by it; we fill it with the content and presence that allows the internet to be a source of revenue for these corporations.
Sure, it's a bit pie-in-the-sky to imagine having a few billion people sharing control of a global resource, but the way I see it, we couldn't possibly fuck things up worse than a for-profit group would.
So you're expecting an outbreak of smallpox any day now then, as soon as the population density hits a certain point?
Did I say that? I didn't say that.
Methinks thou hast missed the point.