I believe the point is that while GPS units greatly dropped in price. Hand helds which were $1,500 are now $100. Automobile manufacturers are still charging $2,500 option packages for built in units.
Actually, I usually have it held at the top of my steering wheel. So it doesn't really create any further obstruction.
But my point was NOT to have it at windshield height blocking view. Just slightly low and centered. So that a casual glance would retain peripheral vision on the the road.
Most automobile manufacturers charge $1,500-$2,500 for the option package that includes the navigation system. Yes, it usually inclues a few extra minor things...but the truth is, to get a built in GPS in a vehicle you are likely to spend between $1,500-$2,500
Please note, I am not talking about handheld units you buy at Costco for $100. But who'd waste that money when you can get a smartphone.
I wager those who prefer digital read the numbers, and hence, find the digital easy.
Those who prefer the analog, are in fact using a fixed-point methodology. We dismiss the number, and pick a particular point we want to stay at, or below. So our brains simply need to monitor relation to point. And it's a simpler process than objectively evaluating numerica values.
I've driven through and watch nearly 3/4 of the original and TNG Star Trek series. It has surprisingly minimal effect on driving. The location of the viewing unit is really what's key and an understanding that you can simply rewind easily if you miss a scene of interest. No, I wouldn't do it with a high action movie like Transformers.
But the location if placed central to driver's view retains peripheral sensory perception, and thus enables you to respond to vehicle movement. The real problem here is the idiots who moved the GPS from in front of the driver, where it should be, to the side/center console, in the name of safety - and in fact created far more danger.
Yes, and I remember how often I got friggin lost. Or how !@#$% up it was when the exit was closed and I had to find an alternative route, or the map was wrong (very common).
I also remember how dangerous it was trying to look at the map, fold it, and plan my re-route all while trying to drive. Or the dangers of having to pull off to the side of the highway, then try to merge back in traffic.
Do you remember when we didn't even have cars. Oh that was a grand time, no oil changes, no breakdowns, no timing belt failures, and no worry of rising gas prices. Man those were the days.
Let's hate on progess some more and be elitist arrogant pricks. Hoor-ahhh!
1. All this will do is encourage people NOT to waste $2,500 on in car GPS units and use their cell phones handheld or mounted to their dashboards.
2. It clearly shows the NHTSA hasn't done any real research on this issue. If they had, they would have come out with a much different solution. My own independent research has made it clear that GPS units screen movement are not the issue but the location of the unit. (off to the right, centered in console)
Safety would be greatly improved by relocating the GPS console to the driver's side directly in line of sight, and with a night heads-up display even better. Why is this? Because having it in the center of the console forces drivers to look away from the road, and offers ZERO reduction in distraction. However, placement in front of the driver's line of sight does something interesting. Even when the driver is distracted by looking at the screen, the road remains in the driver's line of sight, and the driver's peripheral vision remains on the road.
Peripheral vision is attuned to movement. A driver is able to still be alerted to an incoming car or obstacle even while focusing on the GPS screen when it is position properly.
It's an interstate which most people are doing 80mph on. So 68mph is actually on the fairly conservative driving. However, they made it a work zone (50mph)
But they're fixing a bridge. And it's been worked on for nearly 2 years. I work off this exit, so I drive past the construction every day. Most of the time this "work zone" is sitting abandoned.
Seriously, this sort of work shouldn't take years to do. But it's becoming profitable to draw it out. Essentially, they started the project to get grant money from the stimulus deal. And the work gets done in little spurts. In fact, all of the work is basically being done beneath the bridge at the city street level. I don't even think I've seen a worker up top on the highway in the 9 months I've been commuting here.
Meanwhile, the traffic camera has dished out 200,000+ tickets and raised at least $8 million.
The point is, that this is merely a speed trap, and money maker. And in fact, what they're doing makes it more dangerous - not safer.
When the police department can sit a cop cruiser out in the middle of a 300 acre farm to nail people on a stop sign that shouldn't even exist where it is.
And then turn around and not respond to 9-1-1 calls.
Please tell me why the !@#$ I should want to pay taxes for a police department?
In Maryland, for doing 68mph on the interstate. Supposedly it's a construction zone, and while they are doing work on the bridge it's mostly underneath. In fact I can't recall ever seeing a worker on the interstate itself.
Mind you, this "work zone" camera has been in operation since June 2010. Not sure why ANY construction zone should exist that long.
At $40 a ticket, and 200,000+ tickets it has generated over $8 million for the state of Maryland.
I wish we could just email every politician in Congress a file containing Child Porn and then have them all arrested. But sadly, laws only work that way against the little guy.
Typical gestapo government. It's like the security guard who found a bomb, incompetent police are unable to find a suspect so they make the security guard the suspect. The guy who traced the anthrax scare to his own lab, they also turned into the suspect. And harassed him and his family until he killed himself. It's typical.
Science is useless in the hands of stupid people. Based on how many people use cell phones while driving. Compared to drunk driving. We should have hundreds of thousands dead from cell phones.
A much more likely scenario is that the prohibitionists have lowered the blood alcohol level for drunk driving so low that it doesn't really equate to drunkenness. And we are arresting people who pose no real risk.
Now get people drunk, really drunk. Not oops they had one glass of wine. Then do this test and you'll get a much different result.
But let's be honest. What this study really shows is every 3 months dumb fuctards will post this same baseless study and drive us insane.
We should run over those who resubmit this topic more than once a year.
1. a) Actually it can be thousands of dollars when the videos go viral.
1. b) Rumblefish is an evil entity that is part of a cartel that has done it's best to price-gouge and rip off consumers and artists alike. Destroyed the public domain. Repeatedly broken their own rules when it benefits them. How is that NOT evil?
2. Copyright in it's present form provides a modicum of benefit. And if copyright is further extended to perpetual length as planned. One would be able to create a recording featuring every order of notes. Copyright it. And argue they own all music every made from this point on. No, technology isn't at the point to do that now...but one day it will be.
3. Sorry, having been ripped off. Having had hundreds of dollars of investment made worthless. And lost countless hours due to copyrights. I'll say you are utterly wrong.
Seriously, have you tried working with music you actually have bought and paid for on electronics devices? Heck, DRM and crap like iTunes causes so much headaches and often losses of data it's not even funny.
So no, seriously, RIAA needs to be bulldozed and put out of business. They're an extinct business model kept alive only by bribing a corrupt political system.
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Clearly we should ban Starbucks Lattes and mandate people drink better coffee!!!
Congress needs to implement this urgently. ;-)
I believe the point is that while GPS units greatly dropped in price. Hand helds which were $1,500 are now $100. Automobile manufacturers are still charging $2,500 option packages for built in units.
Actually, I usually have it held at the top of my steering wheel. So it doesn't really create any further obstruction.
But my point was NOT to have it at windshield height blocking view. Just slightly low and centered. So that a casual glance would retain peripheral vision on the the road.
Damn....
I need to remember that...
(actually I got one those Slashdot posting alerts, and didn't know if that or something else was the reason.)
Most automobile manufacturers charge $1,500-$2,500 for the option package that includes the navigation system. Yes, it usually inclues a few extra minor things...but the truth is, to get a built in GPS in a vehicle you are likely to spend between $1,500-$2,500
Please note, I am not talking about handheld units you buy at Costco for $100. But who'd waste that money when you can get a smartphone.
I hadn't even run the guy's projectile comment in my head and didn't catch that. Once you pointed it out I laughed so hard. Thanks....I needed that.
In fact, I guess we could argue that the phone might impact the windshield (and shatter it) before one's head impacts and could even save lives.
Speedometer - digital vs analog
Why some prefer each....
I wager those who prefer digital read the numbers, and hence, find the digital easy.
Those who prefer the analog, are in fact using a fixed-point methodology. We dismiss the number, and pick a particular point we want to stay at, or below. So our brains simply need to monitor relation to point. And it's a simpler process than objectively evaluating numerica values.
Boolean vs Int determination
Int (is value greater than x)
Boolean (is value true)
Two things that should be labeled DO NOT RESCUSCITATE.
Why not....
I've driven through and watch nearly 3/4 of the original and TNG Star Trek series. It has surprisingly minimal effect on driving. The location of the viewing unit is really what's key and an understanding that you can simply rewind easily if you miss a scene of interest. No, I wouldn't do it with a high action movie like Transformers.
But the location if placed central to driver's view retains peripheral sensory perception, and thus enables you to respond to vehicle movement. The real problem here is the idiots who moved the GPS from in front of the driver, where it should be, to the side/center console, in the name of safety - and in fact created far more danger.
Well that's moronic. What if you're the passenger. *sheesh*
Yes, and I remember how often I got friggin lost. Or how !@#$% up it was when the exit was closed and I had to find an alternative route, or the map was wrong (very common).
I also remember how dangerous it was trying to look at the map, fold it, and plan my re-route all while trying to drive. Or the dangers of having to pull off to the side of the highway, then try to merge back in traffic.
Do you remember when we didn't even have cars. Oh that was a grand time, no oil changes, no breakdowns, no timing belt failures, and no worry of rising gas prices. Man those were the days.
Let's hate on progess some more and be elitist arrogant pricks. Hoor-ahhh!
1. All this will do is encourage people NOT to waste $2,500 on in car GPS units and use their cell phones handheld or mounted to their dashboards.
2. It clearly shows the NHTSA hasn't done any real research on this issue. If they had, they would have come out with a much different solution. My own independent research has made it clear that GPS units screen movement are not the issue but the location of the unit. (off to the right, centered in console)
Safety would be greatly improved by relocating the GPS console to the driver's side directly in line of sight, and with a night heads-up display even better. Why is this? Because having it in the center of the console forces drivers to look away from the road, and offers ZERO reduction in distraction. However, placement in front of the driver's line of sight does something interesting. Even when the driver is distracted by looking at the screen, the road remains in the driver's line of sight, and the driver's peripheral vision remains on the road.
Peripheral vision is attuned to movement. A driver is able to still be alerted to an incoming car or obstacle even while focusing on the GPS screen when it is position properly.
D@|\/|N Government....
Like a billion dollars of no risk farmer's money disappearing from MF Global's accounts in anonymous wire-transfers.
And there are still no culprits swinging from ropes.
Seriously, the banking conglomerates pulled one of the biggest hat tricks ever, in conjunction with the U.S. government.
It's disgusting. Meanwhile, Joe average is at the mercy of hundreds of thousands of laws and few loopholes.
Fun Fun Fun
It's an interstate which most people are doing 80mph on. So 68mph is actually on the fairly conservative driving. However, they made it a work zone (50mph)
But they're fixing a bridge. And it's been worked on for nearly 2 years. I work off this exit, so I drive past the construction every day. Most of the time this "work zone" is sitting abandoned.
Seriously, this sort of work shouldn't take years to do. But it's becoming profitable to draw it out. Essentially, they started the project to get grant money from the stimulus deal. And the work gets done in little spurts. In fact, all of the work is basically being done beneath the bridge at the city street level. I don't even think I've seen a worker up top on the highway in the 9 months I've been commuting here.
Meanwhile, the traffic camera has dished out 200,000+ tickets and raised at least $8 million.
The point is, that this is merely a speed trap, and money maker. And in fact, what they're doing makes it more dangerous - not safer.
And the $400 a year auto insurance premium increase.
When the police department can sit a cop cruiser out in the middle of a 300 acre farm to nail people on a stop sign that shouldn't even exist where it is.
And then turn around and not respond to 9-1-1 calls.
Please tell me why the !@#$ I should want to pay taxes for a police department?
You create perpetual work zones and artificially reduce the speed to 50mph and send out 200,000 tickets.
I swear, if I ever see a fricking worker sitting on his ass I am going to cuss him the !@#$% out.
As the Greeks taught us, Comedy and Tragedy are closely interwoven.
In Maryland, for doing 68mph on the interstate. Supposedly it's a construction zone, and while they are doing work on the bridge it's mostly underneath. In fact I can't recall ever seeing a worker on the interstate itself.
Mind you, this "work zone" camera has been in operation since June 2010. Not sure why ANY construction zone should exist that long.
At $40 a ticket, and 200,000+ tickets it has generated over $8 million for the state of Maryland.
I so wish....
I wish we could just email every politician in Congress a file containing Child Porn and then have them all arrested. But sadly, laws only work that way against the little guy.
Typical gestapo government. It's like the security guard who found a bomb, incompetent police are unable to find a suspect so they make the security guard the suspect. The guy who traced the anthrax scare to his own lab, they also turned into the suspect. And harassed him and his family until he killed himself. It's typical.
And every time they miss the real perpetrators.
Science is useless in the hands of stupid people. Based on how many people use cell phones while driving. Compared to drunk driving. We should have hundreds of thousands dead from cell phones.
A much more likely scenario is that the prohibitionists have lowered the blood alcohol level for drunk driving so low that it doesn't really equate to drunkenness. And we are arresting people who pose no real risk.
Now get people drunk, really drunk. Not oops they had one glass of wine. Then do this test and you'll get a much different result.
But let's be honest. What this study really shows is every 3 months dumb fuctards will post this same baseless study and drive us insane.
We should run over those who resubmit this topic more than once a year.
1. a) Actually it can be thousands of dollars when the videos go viral.
1. b) Rumblefish is an evil entity that is part of a cartel that has done it's best to price-gouge and rip off consumers and artists alike. Destroyed the public domain. Repeatedly broken their own rules when it benefits them. How is that NOT evil?
2. Copyright in it's present form provides a modicum of benefit. And if copyright is further extended to perpetual length as planned. One would be able to create a recording featuring every order of notes. Copyright it. And argue they own all music every made from this point on. No, technology isn't at the point to do that now...but one day it will be.
3. Sorry, having been ripped off. Having had hundreds of dollars of investment made worthless. And lost countless hours due to copyrights. I'll say you are utterly wrong.
Seriously, have you tried working with music you actually have bought and paid for on electronics devices? Heck, DRM and crap like iTunes causes so much headaches and often losses of data it's not even funny.
So no, seriously, RIAA needs to be bulldozed and put out of business. They're an extinct business model kept alive only by bribing a corrupt political system.
You can spend lots of money suing. Even of you win you'll probably see little compensation for your efforts. Such is our judicial system.
Or spend $10 on gasoline. Sadly, they've just about pushed it to this point.
And not for any of the other reasons posted:
You're limiting to a specific genre. Rather what is needed is
"Best New/Fictional World"
This could apply to many genres. But the main factor is that the world must be significantly different from our own reality in some way.
This would allow fantasy, science fiction, and even other genres to win.
This would allow movies like LotR, Avatar, Inception, and others to get credit for their rich depth of worlds they have created.