Drachten received international attention for a traffic experiment known as shared space, a concept pioneered by Hans Monderman. Almost all traffic lights and signs have been removed in the town's centre in an effort to improve traffic safety, based on the theory that drivers pay more attention to their surroundings when they cannot rely on strict traffic rules. Previously the town's centre had an average of 8 accidents per year. In the first two years after the system was introduced, yearly accidents were reduced to 1.
That's not to say it's appropriate in every case, but it's not as crazy as it sounds.
With regards to the politicization of non-political posts, right in the mod guidelines, we get this gem: "Concentrate on promoting more than demoting." It seems like part of the culture to let offtopic comments slide. Combine that with the "no modding and commenting in the same post" rule, and people are more incentivized to continue the argument than to just downmod and participate in another part of the real post.
It makes sense to not be able to up/downvote and then reply to the same comment, but it sure would be nice sometimes to not have to choose between moderating and participating in the whole topic.
This estimate says you'd need 130 GPa to be in the right range. As of the writing, (three years ago), that was about as strong as nanotubes had been made, but only in incredibly small lengths. Scaling that up to 100,000 km is the hard part.
Except that there is no direct upgrade path from XP to 10, so the systems that MS is forcing upgrades on (7/8) ARE still receiving updates. XP has been EOL for almost two years now, and while there are undoubtedly some people that are just now getting around to upgrading/buying a new machine, most of the XP decline in real numbers has already happened. This market share news is almost certainly a function of WIn10 upgrades rather than XP reductions.
For people making the conscious choice to move to 10, there is no issue, but it's hard to determine how many "upgraders" really made that conscious choice due to Microsoft's spammy behavior.
The original idea behind "ride-sharing" is just as that phrase sounds like: it was about carpooling. We are going to the same general location, so to help get cars off the road, I can help you out with gas costs, and we both come out ahead. The app facilitates finding drivers and riders in the same area, going in the same direction.
By that measure, Uber pays drivers (and charges riders) too much already. The fees should be just enough to cover fuel costs. If drivers are doing this as a job, then it's not really getting cars off the road. By driving to places that they would not normally be going anyway, traffic/fuel consumption is not decreased.
If drivers want to make a living carting people around, they should go hook up with a limo or taxi company. The stories of people buying new cars just to become Uber drivers is insane. It's exactly opposite of the (original) intention of the company. They would be well-served to get back to their roots, and avoid all the questions about contractors/employees/unions altogether.
GM foods get labeled: "It's because they're dangerous."
GM foods don't get labeled: "It's because they have something to hide."
It doesn't matter which way it goes, people are always going to be distrustful of something they don't understand.
"The United States" doesn't do any mining, only private corporations do. The TPP is a tacit admission that corporations (via ISDS) are above national governments anyway.
The Outer Space Treaty prevents celestial bodies from being claimed as (Earth) national territory, but apparently says nothing about commercialization of such bodies by private entities.
Really? The one move that helped AOL stay alive long enough as a dial-up service was moving to unlimited access in 1996. That grew the userbase right up until they merged with Time Warner at the same time home broadband was starting to become a thing.
In other words, moving to unlimited access was a huge boon to the company, and would have worked long-term if always-on connections didn't happen. Unless there's a whole new way to connect to the internet coming in the next few years, this is all about the money.
Now, if they would offer LOWER bills for lower access (half price for 10GB, say) then I would believe it's all about the "fairness" that Comcast is pushing. It's no coincidence that they are moving to cap connections right as IPTV services and 4K video are on the horizon. All the major ISPs now are TV providers, or are very cozy with them. The new services are competing with the cable TV cash cow, and won't be allowed to survive.
I just switched to Comcast because the only other "alternative" is 3mb DSL.According to the FCC's definition of broadband, Comcast is literally the only provider in my area.
People need to understand that Comcast gets significant concessions from local governments such as monopoly protection (municipal franchise agreements) and special access (utility line right of way). Get your neighbors together, fill up a city council meeting, and demand action from the ground up.
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He's socially engineering the FBI. He'll just waste the 10 attempts, and get the phone wiped. Debate over.
Drachten received international attention for a traffic experiment known as shared space, a concept pioneered by Hans Monderman. Almost all traffic lights and signs have been removed in the town's centre in an effort to improve traffic safety, based on the theory that drivers pay more attention to their surroundings when they cannot rely on strict traffic rules. Previously the town's centre had an average of 8 accidents per year. In the first two years after the system was introduced, yearly accidents were reduced to 1.
That's not to say it's appropriate in every case, but it's not as crazy as it sounds.
Timothy's getting delirious after not sleeping for a week.
With regards to the politicization of non-political posts, right in the mod guidelines, we get this gem: "Concentrate on promoting more than demoting." It seems like part of the culture to let offtopic comments slide. Combine that with the "no modding and commenting in the same post" rule, and people are more incentivized to continue the argument than to just downmod and participate in another part of the real post.
It makes sense to not be able to up/downvote and then reply to the same comment, but it sure would be nice sometimes to not have to choose between moderating and participating in the whole topic.
This estimate says you'd need 130 GPa to be in the right range. As of the writing, (three years ago), that was about as strong as nanotubes had been made, but only in incredibly small lengths. Scaling that up to 100,000 km is the hard part.
Except that there is no direct upgrade path from XP to 10, so the systems that MS is forcing upgrades on (7/8) ARE still receiving updates. XP has been EOL for almost two years now, and while there are undoubtedly some people that are just now getting around to upgrading/buying a new machine, most of the XP decline in real numbers has already happened. This market share news is almost certainly a function of WIn10 upgrades rather than XP reductions.
For people making the conscious choice to move to 10, there is no issue, but it's hard to determine how many "upgraders" really made that conscious choice due to Microsoft's spammy behavior.
Obligatory XKCD
Encryption is known to the State of California to cause cancer.
Nothing will ever change; the world is static; progress is over. So says the New York Times.
But he graciously exempted "media." I can't wait to see what his definition of that is.
Somebody has to cover the cost of fraud protection when it's the IRS doing the identity theft.
Not really baffling, this article is from Dec 11, according to the google.
Because folks might bother hacking crap like FitBits or baby monitors or drug pumps or Barbie dolls, or maybe even cars, but it's not like a refrigerator has ever been proven to be insecure.
Oops.
I count on my fingers, am I a computer?
"[G]etting a little dirty does the immune system some good. That thinking is known as the “hygiene hypothesis,” which speculates that the reason kids develop so many allergies today is because their environments are just too clean."
Putting a sucking void in /dev/null is sort of like putting a portable hole inside a bag of holding. Don't try this at home.
Well it worked with the CAN SPAM Act of 2003 didn't it?!?
The original idea behind "ride-sharing" is just as that phrase sounds like: it was about carpooling. We are going to the same general location, so to help get cars off the road, I can help you out with gas costs, and we both come out ahead. The app facilitates finding drivers and riders in the same area, going in the same direction.
By that measure, Uber pays drivers (and charges riders) too much already. The fees should be just enough to cover fuel costs. If drivers are doing this as a job, then it's not really getting cars off the road. By driving to places that they would not normally be going anyway, traffic/fuel consumption is not decreased.
If drivers want to make a living carting people around, they should go hook up with a limo or taxi company. The stories of people buying new cars just to become Uber drivers is insane. It's exactly opposite of the (original) intention of the company. They would be well-served to get back to their roots, and avoid all the questions about contractors/employees/unions altogether.
GM foods get labeled: "It's because they're dangerous."
GM foods don't get labeled: "It's because they have something to hide."
It doesn't matter which way it goes, people are always going to be distrustful of something they don't understand.
"The United States" doesn't do any mining, only private corporations do. The TPP is a tacit admission that corporations (via ISDS) are above national governments anyway.
The Outer Space Treaty prevents celestial bodies from being claimed as (Earth) national territory, but apparently says nothing about commercialization of such bodies by private entities.
Really? The one move that helped AOL stay alive long enough as a dial-up service was moving to unlimited access in 1996. That grew the userbase right up until they merged with Time Warner at the same time home broadband was starting to become a thing.
In other words, moving to unlimited access was a huge boon to the company, and would have worked long-term if always-on connections didn't happen. Unless there's a whole new way to connect to the internet coming in the next few years, this is all about the money.
Now, if they would offer LOWER bills for lower access (half price for 10GB, say) then I would believe it's all about the "fairness" that Comcast is pushing. It's no coincidence that they are moving to cap connections right as IPTV services and 4K video are on the horizon. All the major ISPs now are TV providers, or are very cozy with them. The new services are competing with the cable TV cash cow, and won't be allowed to survive.
I just switched to Comcast because the only other "alternative" is 3mb DSL.According to the FCC's definition of broadband, Comcast is literally the only provider in my area.
People need to understand that Comcast gets significant concessions from local governments such as monopoly protection (municipal franchise agreements) and special access (utility line right of way). Get your neighbors together, fill up a city council meeting, and demand action from the ground up.
Well what the fuck do clinical psychologists know, anyway? Surely the clergymen and the trial lawyers are the real experts here.
Yeah, audio indicators are a good first step, but can we just block all auto-playing videos outright?
There's a 25-hour day coming up this weekend in most areas of the US. Most of Europe did it last weekend. It's already standard.