Isn't it attached to his wheelchair? They would have to take both. I could just see them (stereotypical TSA goons) wheeling him to the curb on a rental luggage cart, then dumping him next to the bus lane for the 25 cent refund. Have they done that to anyone yet?
In an American land-barge, perhaps. I never noticed a problem at 120mph in my old Italian sports car, other than having to turn the volume up on the stereo.
No, my American land-barge handled quite nicely around 100 mph. His car must really suck, or have mechanical problems. I used to have a sort-of sucky American car (sub-barge size), and it handled decently up to its maximum speed (~95 mph floored on straight and level highway, I did say it was sucky). I now drive a Japanese land-barge, fyi, which also handles decently at those speeds.
I'm in the same leaky, vermin infested paddle boat as you are, except I also have a project in VB5 (my fingers burn a bit every time I have to open that up). Good to know that 6 won't run on Vista or newer. I couldn't even upgrade until I get a new computer anyway, by which time Win8, Win9, or Win10 may be out. The code I have (VC++ 6) at least works well on XP, but I can't update it to one of the 4 newer versions of Visual Studio until we also update some vendor-supplied software which was written originally for Win2000. Sigh.
How about: North Korean State television Says Kim Jong Il died peacefully in his sleep while getting first post on 7 Slashdot stories and convincing 18 Slashdot trolls to relinquish their accounts and join monasteries.
Of course, most non-idiots have known for some time that the CIA and Mossad have been in a state of undeclared war with Iran for several years now--assassinating their best nuke scientists and engineers, spying on their facilities, helping fund the Green movement, releasing Stuxnet and other viruses aimed at sabotaging them. etc., etc.
Not to justify any of that, but you make it sound one-sided. Iran is well known as a state sponsor of terrorism. Don't gloss over the fact that Iran has a government run by evil people who horribly oppress their own population, and would love to destroy the population of other countries too. The US and Israel are just first on their list, but the list does not end there.
the same people who believe the Pakistani government when they claim they had no idea Osama Bin Laden was in that compound in Abbottabad and that they're still our good friends
I don't think anybody actually believes that, even if they have to act as if they do.
There are alcoholics even though alcohol is legal.
That was clearly not his argument. Let me rephrase it- When was the last time you saw gangs of bartenders shooting each other (and others nearby) over who gets to sell moonshine in a particular alley? I'll give you the answer- 1933, when Prohibition ended.
Now, should people stop abusing dangerous drugs? Obviously, but repeating that argument hasn't fixed the problem. Criminalizing drugs increases their scarcity, which increases their price. This is where the gangs and cartels come in. Do you see huge underground criminal organizations centered around antacid? Aspirin? Antibiotics? Vitamins? No. Not even tobacco. What about alcohol? Oh yeah, there used to be. What happened to them? This shouldn't be difficult to figure out.
When God created the world, He made the rate of fall exactly enough that we could walk on two legs, while all Lower creatures cannot because the Falling Speed is not tuned for them. If Falling was even slightly slower or faster, your feet would hit the ground out-of-step and would not be able to walk - co-incidence? No, proof that God made the world for Man.
Finally the long awaited proof that Ostriches are the work of the devil!
Sounds like a better analogy would be you telling your son that he needs a cookie to stay up later, and then when he asks for one you refuse. The politeness of such a request is not relevant. Both analogies misstate the relationship between the DEA and Mr. Wallace.
When minvans first came out, they were given the same category as trucks, and got exempt from the car fuel standards. They also got different safety standards, too. So: they were initially missing door bars, etc. I don't think they've ever caught up.
Your information on minivans is outdated. When minivans first came out yes they sucked in more ways than I can count. But they have improved an incredible amount. Check out one of the three models that received IIHS top safety pick at the IIHS web site, or do your own search. Some probably still suck, but at least there are now safer choices.
Compare this to the safety design of the Smart car, where there's a neat video of them crashing one into a wall at about 60. NO intrusion.
Seen that. What good does no intrusion do when you just stopped at 20+ G and your brains are leaking out of where your spine snapped? Enjoy your 2-inch crumple zone. Those cars are nice for the city, and when you're not in an accident, but don't be fooled.
I've found that starting off any conversation with an adversarial attitude is the best way to extract a reasoned, thoughtful response. Especially on the internet.
an SUV driver online about this once. He explained that he was well aware that in an accident, the SUV was the most dangerous car for occupents of the other vehicle, and that in choosing to drive one for safety he was willingly endangering others for his own protection.
I doubt he sought to drive the car most dangerous for occupants of other vehicles. Did you buy a vehicle based solely on the danger, or lack thereof, it presented to others? How is your moped working out?
He went on to brand me a socialist
Does not seem to be sufficient evidence presented to support this claim. I agree this was inappropriate. See first comment above.
and claim that it was his duty to protect his own family, even if that meant endangering others to whome he owed no loyalty.
I have to agree with the SUV driver on the first part, it is clearly a persons duty to protect their own family. I don't see how you can argue against that. The second part is phrased oddly. Anything you do to safeguard your occupants/family may increase danger to others. Where do you draw the line? Is driving a heavier than average vehicle acceptable? A taller vehicle? How much heavier/taller? Which SUV guidelines fall within your tolerances? Or should we all drive the same vehicle, and add sandbags if we're under weight? That's going to be tough on your moped.
I hope that if he does have a car accident, the *other* driver thought exactly the same way.
Maybe one of the local citizens was just upset about low water pressure and decided to take matters into their own cyber-hands?
It would be interesting if the system hacked was similar to the ones used for the hacked Iranian centerfuges, as both attacks involve spinning a motor too fast.
You are missing the big picture, and the logical outcome of this outsourcing. Eventually, the actual troops themselves will be outsourced to China. When the sh** eventually hits the fan, we will have low-quality troops already in every major Chinese city. Victory will be ours, if the conflict starts on a weekday. What could go wrong with a plan this good?
It's crazy to think it's flat, when right in front of you you could clearly see the surface of the world following the curvature of the shell of the top turtle.
Some people will cling to their irrational beliefs wayyyy too long.
what happens to a coal miner who becomes unemployed because of a switch awayy from coal?
Job protection has historically been a poor reason to fail to embrace new technology. But I'm guessing he might look at the new nuclear power plant, or uranium mine depending on where the hypothetical miner is. You also seem to be overlooking construction, which is a multi-year project for a nuclear power plant, and would create many jobs in the safety-conscious first world. Your point about the failure to impose first world safety standards on third world coal mines is well taken, but seems like more of an argument to increase nuclear power.
Here where I work we have about 10 plants in a 150km range. (This does not count the ones on the frensh side of the boarder)
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Isn't it attached to his wheelchair? They would have to take both. I could just see them (stereotypical TSA goons) wheeling him to the curb on a rental luggage cart, then dumping him next to the bus lane for the 25 cent refund. Have they done that to anyone yet?
No, he's right- a cat makes a terrible scale. It only tells you if you're heavy enough to squish a cat.
In an American land-barge, perhaps. I never noticed a problem at 120mph in my old Italian sports car, other than having to turn the volume up on the stereo.
No, my American land-barge handled quite nicely around 100 mph. His car must really suck, or have mechanical problems. I used to have a sort-of sucky American car (sub-barge size), and it handled decently up to its maximum speed (~95 mph floored on straight and level highway, I did say it was sucky). I now drive a Japanese land-barge, fyi, which also handles decently at those speeds.
Note that this only applies to foreign countries that are in the U.S.
I'm in the same leaky, vermin infested paddle boat as you are, except I also have a project in VB5 (my fingers burn a bit every time I have to open that up). Good to know that 6 won't run on Vista or newer. I couldn't even upgrade until I get a new computer anyway, by which time Win8, Win9, or Win10 may be out. The code I have (VC++ 6) at least works well on XP, but I can't update it to one of the 4 newer versions of Visual Studio until we also update some vendor-supplied software which was written originally for Win2000. Sigh.
How about:
North Korean State television Says Kim Jong Il died peacefully in his sleep while getting first post on 7 Slashdot stories and convincing 18 Slashdot trolls to relinquish their accounts and join monasteries.
Well, there was President Carter- sorry, my bad. Nevermind. Please forget I said anything. I'm really sorry.
Of course, most non-idiots have known for some time that the CIA and Mossad have been in a state of undeclared war with Iran for several years now--assassinating their best nuke scientists and engineers, spying on their facilities, helping fund the Green movement, releasing Stuxnet and other viruses aimed at sabotaging them. etc., etc.
Not to justify any of that, but you make it sound one-sided. Iran is well known as a state sponsor of terrorism. Don't gloss over the fact that Iran has a government run by evil people who horribly oppress their own population, and would love to destroy the population of other countries too. The US and Israel are just first on their list, but the list does not end there.
the same people who believe the Pakistani government when they claim they had no idea Osama Bin Laden was in that compound in Abbottabad and that they're still our good friends
I don't think anybody actually believes that, even if they have to act as if they do.
Report her to the NTSB. They will then recommend outlawing Volvos and bends in the road.
There are alcoholics even though alcohol is legal.
That was clearly not his argument. Let me rephrase it- When was the last time you saw gangs of bartenders shooting each other (and others nearby) over who gets to sell moonshine in a particular alley? I'll give you the answer- 1933, when Prohibition ended.
Now, should people stop abusing dangerous drugs? Obviously, but repeating that argument hasn't fixed the problem. Criminalizing drugs increases their scarcity, which increases their price. This is where the gangs and cartels come in. Do you see huge underground criminal organizations centered around antacid? Aspirin? Antibiotics? Vitamins? No. Not even tobacco. What about alcohol? Oh yeah, there used to be. What happened to them? This shouldn't be difficult to figure out.
When God created the world, He made the rate of fall exactly enough that we could walk on two legs, while all Lower creatures cannot because the Falling Speed is not tuned for them. If Falling was even slightly slower or faster, your feet would hit the ground out-of-step and would not be able to walk - co-incidence? No, proof that God made the world for Man.
Finally the long awaited proof that Ostriches are the work of the devil!
Sounds like a better analogy would be you telling your son that he needs a cookie to stay up later, and then when he asks for one you refuse. The politeness of such a request is not relevant. Both analogies misstate the relationship between the DEA and Mr. Wallace.
What, couldn't find a link on ebay?
When minvans first came out, they were given the same category as trucks, and got exempt from the car fuel standards. They also got different safety standards, too. So: they were initially missing door bars, etc. I don't think they've ever caught up.
Your information on minivans is outdated. When minivans first came out yes they sucked in more ways than I can count. But they have improved an incredible amount. Check out one of the three models that received IIHS top safety pick at the IIHS web site, or do your own search. Some probably still suck, but at least there are now safer choices.
Compare this to the safety design of the Smart car, where there's a neat video of them crashing one into a wall at about 60. NO intrusion.
Seen that. What good does no intrusion do when you just stopped at 20+ G and your brains are leaking out of where your spine snapped? Enjoy your 2-inch crumple zone. Those cars are nice for the city, and when you're not in an accident, but don't be fooled.
I confronted
I've found that starting off any conversation with an adversarial attitude is the best way to extract a reasoned, thoughtful response. Especially on the internet.
an SUV driver online about this once. He explained that he was well aware that in an accident, the SUV was the most dangerous car for occupents of the other vehicle, and that in choosing to drive one for safety he was willingly endangering others for his own protection.
I doubt he sought to drive the car most dangerous for occupants of other vehicles. Did you buy a vehicle based solely on the danger, or lack thereof, it presented to others? How is your moped working out?
He went on to brand me a socialist
Does not seem to be sufficient evidence presented to support this claim. I agree this was inappropriate. See first comment above.
and claim that it was his duty to protect his own family, even if that meant endangering others to whome he owed no loyalty.
I have to agree with the SUV driver on the first part, it is clearly a persons duty to protect their own family. I don't see how you can argue against that.
The second part is phrased oddly. Anything you do to safeguard your occupants/family may increase danger to others. Where do you draw the line? Is driving a heavier than average vehicle acceptable? A taller vehicle? How much heavier/taller? Which SUV guidelines fall within your tolerances? Or should we all drive the same vehicle, and add sandbags if we're under weight? That's going to be tough on your moped.
I hope that if he does have a car accident, the *other* driver thought exactly the same way.
Lovely. See first comment above.
Maybe one of the local citizens was just upset about low water pressure and decided to take matters into their own cyber-hands?
It would be interesting if the system hacked was similar to the ones used for the hacked Iranian centerfuges, as both attacks involve spinning a motor too fast.
Just so I can understand it better, can I assume the sphere is shaped like a cow?
You are missing the big picture, and the logical outcome of this outsourcing. Eventually, the actual troops themselves will be outsourced to China. When the sh** eventually hits the fan, we will have low-quality troops already in every major Chinese city. Victory will be ours, if the conflict starts on a weekday. What could go wrong with a plan this good?
aka:
http://xkcd.com/164/
Just for a split second, I almost had an aneurysm. Thank you.
Well, would that car have any wood in it? You just might run into some unexpected difficulties importing it...
Simple solution- after the last loop, take a detour through the log flume ride. No one will notice the difference in water quality.
It's crazy to think it's flat, when right in front of you you could clearly see the surface of the world following the curvature of the shell of the top turtle.
Some people will cling to their irrational beliefs wayyyy too long.
Is it the same code if the water-skis were set on fire by a turtle?
what happens to a coal miner who becomes unemployed because of a switch awayy from coal?
Job protection has historically been a poor reason to fail to embrace new technology. But I'm guessing he might look at the new nuclear power plant, or uranium mine depending on where the hypothetical miner is. You also seem to be overlooking construction, which is a multi-year project for a nuclear power plant, and would create many jobs in the safety-conscious first world.
Your point about the failure to impose first world safety standards on third world coal mines is well taken, but seems like more of an argument to increase nuclear power.
Here where I work we have about 10 plants in a 150km range. (This does not count the ones on the frensh side of the boarder)
What percentage of those nuclear plants have released significant radiation? I'm guessing 0.0% What percentage of coal plants nearby have released significant radiation? I'm guessing 100.0%