I think I'll wait until one of the folks making dubious claims about the confluence of result from increased speed vs decreased attention actually posts some verifiable, empirical data before I start talking in definites.
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Yes it does. At least, it means more distance is covered during your reaction time, which is the same thing as driving slower and having an impaired reaction time due to not paying attention.
Those aren't even close to the same thing.
Increased speed shortens reaction time because you close the distance faster.
Not paying attention shortens reaction time because you've got your head up your ass and you're not paying attention.
Well, they spend a lot, for sure, but I doubt what GCHQ spends is a grain of sand on an endless beach compared to the budgets of the DoD, NSA, DHS, et. al. And, of course, search without warrant is a civil rights violation in the US, not sure if that's even frowned upon in England; I've seen London's camera system.
Although, just think about how much lower your taxes would be overall, if your government wasn't spending so much money spying on you.
Does your government also spend untold billions on illegal surveillance of the population, secret "black" prisons abroad, and wars against the personal freedoms of the citizens?
If so, then yea, it's terrible that our fuel tax is so much lower than yours. If not, well, then it's really a completely different situation.
Oh, I wouldn't call it a throw-away plot - I had to stop playing the first Darksiders title because of how lame the storyline was - But I agree it's far from the epic tale woven in, say, the Mass Effect series. It was interesting enough, I guess (could have used a LOT more character development), and there's enough side quests and special events to make me feel like it was worth at least most of my $60 bucks.
'Course, they just pushed an update last night (dammit, why don't they include changelogs in console game updates?), and supposedly there are more coming down the pipe, so who knows? I hold out hope that some content will be added in (like the multiplayer feature I complained about in my last post), but this being Ubisoft, I'm not banking on it.
All through the almost 2 solid years of following the game, the developers made it clear they intended ALL game features to be consistent across platforms; in fact, one of the last videos they released prior to the game hitting the market was to explain that the only real difference between versions would be graphics quality and population density (ie, the new consoles would have more peds/cars drawn in one place then the previous gen consoles).
Now, I haven't played it on anything but PS3, but one feature from the pre-release advertising is decidedly not in the PS3 version of the game: Team Hacking.
See, in the videos, they showed a multiplayer mode where two teams of four people were tasked with finding a certain item and hacking it before the other team could; the devs even played a demo game to show off the mode.
So, imagine my chagrin when I found out that mode is not, in fact, present in the PS3 version. OK, maybe 'chagrin' isn't the right word - I'm downright disappointed, because that was the one multiplayer mode that looked truly interesting to me.
Anybody played the PS4/Xbone version, and if so, did they leave Team Hacking intact? Or did Ubisoft decide to screw all of their customers, instead of just screwing the ones using previous-gen equipment?
Side Note Spoiler Alert: the climactic ending is decidedly anti-climactic.
Braves doesn't seem racist to me, although it may be sensitive (and the iconography associated seems pretty racist - and I'm a Braves fan!)
FWIW, it is pretty racist.
However, considering all the bullshit the federal government has put the various tribes through the past few centuries, I highly doubt a racist sports mascot would be the biggest bitch native tribes have with 'the white man's society,' for lack of a better term.
I'm part "Native American", enough to join the tribe if I wanted. But I refuse to be associated with a people who are so thin-skinned that they get offended at the drop of a hat. Yes, "redskin" WAS a term of derision, but it's been turned into a better word, a word to be proud of, a word of honor.
RTFS - it's not the tribes who are complaining, it's the federal government. Specifically, the Patent Office.
As a similarly-ancestored individual (my great-grands were both Blackfoot), I'd like to point out that this is the same federal government that broke all treaties, took our lands, destroyed our crops, herds, and way of life, displaced, separated, and outright murdered our families... and they think we give a shit about sports team names?
Yes, but the twist is that it won't be roadworthy, and will look like a mix of the Flinstone's car and one of Koopa's police transports from that gawd-awful Super Mario Bros movie they made back in the 90's.
Always remember, just because someone in government suggests they do something, and that something sounds like a good idea, does not mean it will bode well for the population at large.
The only thing the feds have done right in the last 20 years, IMO, is expand their own power and influence. I expect that to be the end goal in this case as well.
In summation, the video I posted of myself playing a little diddy I came up with in my home office would not be affected, but the music video that I shot with Small N-D Label, who has posted the video to their Youtube channel specifically for promotion would be.
Here's what I'm suggesting, for clarification purposes:
- when you "need" to alter route directions but can't when the vehicle is in motion, and you're on a highway, just wait until you come up to the next exit (or off ramp or turn or whatever term you want to use), pull off the highway (using the off ramp/exit/turn/whatever), pull over, make your changes, then re-enter the highway. Pretty simple stuff.
Nope and nope, although it does make me happy to know they air the Mad Max films in Aussieland. I hope that trilogy is kind of a national treasure down under.
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That sounds like a gross oversimplification.
I think I'll wait until one of the folks making dubious claims about the confluence of result from increased speed vs decreased attention actually posts some verifiable, empirical data before I start talking in definites.
I can hear the ambulance-chaser ads now:
A cyclist using a phone will only kill himself. For others, just some bumper damage. At worst he'll ram another cyclist, rarely serious in practice.
Incorrect statement.
Yes it does. At least, it means more distance is covered during your reaction time, which is the same thing as driving slower and having an impaired reaction time due to not paying attention.
Those aren't even close to the same thing.
Increased speed shortens reaction time because you close the distance faster.
Not paying attention shortens reaction time because you've got your head up your ass and you're not paying attention.
World of difference between the two situations.
No. It's dangerous both to the rider and everyone around them.
Don't be so impatient.
OR...
Get a dual-sport/enduro bike. That way you can go off-road and not put the safety of other motorists at risk.
Well, they spend a lot, for sure, but I doubt what GCHQ spends is a grain of sand on an endless beach compared to the budgets of the DoD, NSA, DHS, et. al. And, of course, search without warrant is a civil rights violation in the US, not sure if that's even frowned upon in England; I've seen London's camera system.
Although, just think about how much lower your taxes would be overall, if your government wasn't spending so much money spying on you.
It is a two-seater, if you can bring yourself to call that tiny bit of fabric in the back a "seat."
Top Gear. Can't remember if it was the Carver or the EcoBike, but that's where I saw it.
Hard to forget the image of Jeremy Clarkson stuffing himself in that tiny, tiny back seat...
Defund the NSA, we'll have all the money we need for roads and infrastructure. And then some.
Does your government also spend untold billions on illegal surveillance of the population, secret "black" prisons abroad, and wars against the personal freedoms of the citizens?
If so, then yea, it's terrible that our fuel tax is so much lower than yours. If not, well, then it's really a completely different situation.
The SCOTUS also ruled that citizens have a right to challenge an IRS summons.
If that headline makes its way to Slashdot, this sudden outburst of common sense may cause the majority of the community to become catatonic.
There goes the right of first sale.
Perhaps my post title is wrong, and 'right of first sale' is actually the intended victim after all...
Anyway, this makes my work for the pawn shop, unlocking devices people lost to hock, a bit more challenging.
Of course, it would help if they'd stop taking in iPads without getting the iCloud password... damn college kids... /rant
Oh, I wouldn't call it a throw-away plot - I had to stop playing the first Darksiders title because of how lame the storyline was - But I agree it's far from the epic tale woven in, say, the Mass Effect series. It was interesting enough, I guess (could have used a LOT more character development), and there's enough side quests and special events to make me feel like it was worth at least most of my $60 bucks.
'Course, they just pushed an update last night (dammit, why don't they include changelogs in console game updates?), and supposedly there are more coming down the pipe, so who knows? I hold out hope that some content will be added in (like the multiplayer feature I complained about in my last post), but this being Ubisoft, I'm not banking on it.
All through the almost 2 solid years of following the game, the developers made it clear they intended ALL game features to be consistent across platforms; in fact, one of the last videos they released prior to the game hitting the market was to explain that the only real difference between versions would be graphics quality and population density (ie, the new consoles would have more peds/cars drawn in one place then the previous gen consoles).
Now, I haven't played it on anything but PS3, but one feature from the pre-release advertising is decidedly not in the PS3 version of the game: Team Hacking.
See, in the videos, they showed a multiplayer mode where two teams of four people were tasked with finding a certain item and hacking it before the other team could; the devs even played a demo game to show off the mode.
So, imagine my chagrin when I found out that mode is not, in fact, present in the PS3 version. OK, maybe 'chagrin' isn't the right word - I'm downright disappointed, because that was the one multiplayer mode that looked truly interesting to me.
Anybody played the PS4/Xbone version, and if so, did they leave Team Hacking intact? Or did Ubisoft decide to screw all of their customers, instead of just screwing the ones using previous-gen equipment?
Side Note Spoiler Alert: the climactic ending is decidedly anti-climactic.
Braves doesn't seem racist to me, although it may be sensitive (and the iconography associated seems pretty racist - and I'm a Braves fan!)
FWIW, it is pretty racist.
However, considering all the bullshit the federal government has put the various tribes through the past few centuries, I highly doubt a racist sports mascot would be the biggest bitch native tribes have with 'the white man's society,' for lack of a better term.
I'm part "Native American", enough to join the tribe if I wanted. But I refuse to be associated with a people who are so thin-skinned that they get offended at the drop of a hat. Yes, "redskin" WAS a term of derision, but it's been turned into a better word, a word to be proud of, a word of honor.
RTFS - it's not the tribes who are complaining, it's the federal government. Specifically, the Patent Office.
As a similarly-ancestored individual (my great-grands were both Blackfoot), I'd like to point out that this is the same federal government that broke all treaties, took our lands, destroyed our crops, herds, and way of life, displaced, separated, and outright murdered our families... and they think we give a shit about sports team names?
That is fucking offensive.
He said something anti-religion.
That's automagically Insightful to a lot of this crowd.
Go Cards.
Yes, but the twist is that it won't be roadworthy, and will look like a mix of the Flinstone's car and one of Koopa's police transports from that gawd-awful Super Mario Bros movie they made back in the 90's.
Always remember, just because someone in government suggests they do something, and that something sounds like a good idea, does not mean it will bode well for the population at large.
The only thing the feds have done right in the last 20 years, IMO, is expand their own power and influence. I expect that to be the end goal in this case as well.
In summation, the video I posted of myself playing a little diddy I came up with in my home office would not be affected, but the music video that I shot with Small N-D Label, who has posted the video to their Youtube channel specifically for promotion would be.
Ha, it's not even a complete list, everything is "matured-down" to kiddy levels!
For example, I was looking to see if DILLIGAF (Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck), but instead found DILLIGAD (Do I look like I give a darn).
Yea, it really says, "darn."
WTFIWWYM (What The Fuck Is Wrong With You Morons)?
You may miss your turn waiting for that exit.
Huh? That doesn't make any sense...
Here's what I'm suggesting, for clarification purposes:
- when you "need" to alter route directions but can't when the vehicle is in motion, and you're on a highway, just wait until you come up to the next exit (or off ramp or turn or whatever term you want to use), pull off the highway (using the off ramp/exit/turn/whatever), pull over, make your changes, then re-enter the highway. Pretty simple stuff.
Er, good point.
Because something something Libertarians?
So find an exit.
Nope and nope, although it does make me happy to know they air the Mad Max films in Aussieland. I hope that trilogy is kind of a national treasure down under.