Fixing all of Ohio's bridges could cost more than $4 billion, according to a national study. It's a bill the state says it can't foot alone without additional investment from the federal government.
So put up toll lanes. I can somewhat understand that the interstate system, by definition, exceeds the funding scope of the state's residents. But if I want to drive through Maryland, and they set up a toll, I'm either paying it or not driving there.
You might fine this interesting: http://www.virginiahotlanes.com/
Obviously there will be a huge market for car cameras, just as for GPS units.
What will be interesting is when you can drive along and use voice commands to upload clips of jackass drivers to YouTube in near real-time.
As we slide into Idiocracy, you'll have a "Traffic Follies" show where you can shame the biggest 'tards of the day, nestled in between Bob Violence and $WEEKday Night Firefight.
Before we paint the state as pure evil, consider that, lacking someone coordinating road building and maintenance, we'd all have to drive tanks and have more ridiculous snarls than already in evidence.
The task of thinking about roads has to fall to someone, and we all need to chip in somehow to fund them.
Yes, the occasional http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig_(Boston%2C_Massachusetts) happens. Cost of doing business.
So it's not a major feat to
a) alter the law to disallow this, or
b) mix in some RFID gadget at application time
so that they can bust you for a "false official statement" (since outlawing simple lying would put too many politicians in jeopardy).
Steven Wright mentioned accidentally putting his car key in the door to his apartment.
Turned the key.
Whole building started up.
So he drove it around for a while.
Cop pulled him over, asked "Where do you live?"
He said "Right here".
Ok, your pedantic point is correct and noted.
Now, over in the common sense corner, how many people do you know with enough liquidity to cover more than a minor fender-bender who lack proper insurance (or a bond, as allowed in some states).
I'm guessing the answer is a small-ish number.
I wonder if there is any thought given to how packages age, get complicated, and then fail to keep the learning curve shallow.
Suddenly the smart and lazy look at something like TeX and think: "I'll re-invent a smaller, rounder wheel"
So you need to ponder the full distribution of users, not just the starboard tail where all the shiny people are posting to the newsgroup.
I suck.
Thanks for the correction.
Emily was a good character, and Radner a genius comedienne.
The form is great for a/. jape. Now that I know WTF, I may indeed use this one more. Mwahahahahaha.
Roseanne Roseannadanna: The violence in our cities must stop! Innocent people are traveling around on the Intertubes and finding themselves assaulted by violent corporations. Now they are using electrical gun-things to shock ordinary citizens when they innocently go to certain places. Chevy Chase: Uh, Roseanne, that's a teaser site, not a taser site. Roseanne Roseannadanna: Oh. Never mind.
Slashdot Mirror
MS can be trusted to do whatever they need to do to make a buck. .Net binaries that happen to run OK on Mono any time soon.
So I'm expecting Office
Only ten?
They've been repackaging and selling the same ideas for far longer than that.
Come back here and I'll bite your leg off!
Splendid point. I figured the bond was just in the case of someone who hates insurance companies, but your use case is more plausible.
Fixing all of Ohio's bridges could cost more than $4 billion, according to a national study. It's a bill the state says it can't foot alone without additional investment from the federal government.
So put up toll lanes. I can somewhat understand that the interstate system, by definition, exceeds the funding scope of the state's residents. But if I want to drive through Maryland, and they set up a toll, I'm either paying it or not driving there.
You might fine this interesting:
http://www.virginiahotlanes.com/
If you say [ ], the entire intertubes will implode, so please choose your words carefully.
Why are governments passing laws that are unneeded, unenforceable, or which insult peoples' intelligence?
Or just mount the plate on a surface that vibrates enough while the car is in motion to defeat the camera?
Car stops, plate is stable, no problem.
You're right, so why not let the government regulate health care?
Obviously there will be a huge market for car cameras, just as for GPS units.
What will be interesting is when you can drive along and use voice commands to upload clips of jackass drivers to YouTube in near real-time.
As we slide into Idiocracy, you'll have a "Traffic Follies" show where you can shame the biggest 'tards of the day, nestled in between Bob Violence and $WEEKday Night Firefight.
You are apparently not a worshipper of the Metrics God.
Before we paint the state as pure evil, consider that, lacking someone coordinating road building and maintenance, we'd all have to drive tanks and have more ridiculous snarls than already in evidence.
The task of thinking about roads has to fall to someone, and we all need to chip in somehow to fund them.
Yes, the occasional http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig_(Boston%2C_Massachusetts) happens. Cost of doing business.
Hey, man: if she ain't broke, fix 'er 'til she's crippled.
OK, so what we need is a shiny new anti-project specifically targeting scope creep in other projects.
So it's not a major feat to
a) alter the law to disallow this, or
b) mix in some RFID gadget at application time
so that they can bust you for a "false official statement" (since outlawing simple lying would put too many politicians in jeopardy).
Steven Wright mentioned accidentally putting his car key in the door to his apartment.
Turned the key.
Whole building started up.
So he drove it around for a while.
Cop pulled him over, asked "Where do you live?"
He said "Right here".
Ok, your pedantic point is correct and noted.
Now, over in the common sense corner, how many people do you know with enough liquidity to cover more than a minor fender-bender who lack proper insurance (or a bond, as allowed in some states).
I'm guessing the answer is a small-ish number.
While not exactly happy, people around here might achieve neutrality if simple standards were followed, without corruption thereof.
A TV ad?
Blarney: mad.
One does just fine
With simple sign.
Burma Shave
I wonder if there is any thought given to how packages age, get complicated, and then fail to keep the learning curve shallow.
Suddenly the smart and lazy look at something like TeX and think: "I'll re-invent a smaller, rounder wheel"
So you need to ponder the full distribution of users, not just the starboard tail where all the shiny people are posting to the newsgroup.
I stand admonished.
That or a presidential candidate. We could pretty much replace any of them with a button marked "Crap".
I suck. /. jape. Now that I know WTF, I may indeed use this one more. Mwahahahahaha.
Thanks for the correction.
Emily was a good character, and Radner a genius comedienne.
The form is great for a
Roseanne Roseannadanna: The violence in our cities must stop! Innocent people are traveling around on the Intertubes and finding themselves assaulted by violent corporations. Now they are using electrical gun-things to shock ordinary citizens when they innocently go to certain places.
Chevy Chase: Uh, Roseanne, that's a teaser site, not a taser site.
Roseanne Roseannadanna: Oh. Never mind.
I thought it was Puking on Hewlett-Packard, but to each their own. ;)