There have been cases when I want to move from 2 to 1 without turning everything off
Kinda repeating something I said earlier... In my Acura, the magic sequence for that is to put the shifter in Neutral instead of Park before pushing the button. That causes it to go to accessory mode instead of full off. (Not defending that... I think it is kinda silly, but at least in some cars a way exists.)
I would be very happy with a two position switch to turn the car off and on and a push button starter. All the single button systems have design issues.
Ah, someone else who has experienced the issue I have. The core problem with single button systems is they try to represent 3-4 states (depends on if you count cranking as a state), but a single button can generally only transition from one state to another, so is best suited for 2 states. So you get weird hacks like leave the shifter in neutral if you want to go from running->accessory, and then press the button twice to go from accessory->off, or having to hold the brake while pushing the button to start. I like being able to leave the key in my pocket, but a knob or multiple buttons seem like a better system than the single button most have now. I suspect Nissan is figuring this out; they had a single button several years ago; last year my parents looked at one and they've went to a knob in the place where the key used to go.
Other than keyless systems, all cars I've seen with start/stop buttons need the electronic key to be inserted in some kind of reader, and I would very surprised if those with keyless systems didn't have some simple way to stop the engine in case of emergency.
I've driven two cars with push-button start, my Acura and a Chrysler. Both have no slot; the fob stays in your pocket. I haven't tested it, but for the Acuras either holding the button for 3-ish seconds or pressing the button twice is supposed to act as the emergency stop.
retailers- in the US, at least- are suposedly *prohibited* from checking ID
I don't have a link handy, so I'm going from memory here, but I think they are prohibited from requiring ID. They can ask, and that might be enough to ward off some folks trying to pull something, plus most legitimate people will show it. However, supposedly you could refuse (or lie saying you don't have it with you) and they are still supposed to run the transaction. It reduces down to largely the same thing in the end for anyone who knows what they are doing.
During the summer months any usage over your average winter usage is charged at a higher rate
Are you sure? The reason I ask is this: They have winter usage monitoring where I live as well. However, the way it works here is during the summer, anything over the winter usage is assumed to be outside usage and hence not eligible to be billed against sewer usage (since outside water goes into the storm drains, not the sewer). So it has the net effect of lowering your overall bill vs. if they didn't have the winter usage concept. Not that I'd put it past a utility to work the way you say; just making sure you haven't been misinformed.
Ha ha. If only.... Seriously though, it becomes much more of a problem than the side windows for two reasons: 1) It only takes one drop of water or one decent-sized speck of dirt/dust to cover enough of the camera to be useless. Surface area will get you. 2) You only see the camera output when you are already in the car, in reverse (in the case of the back-up camera). Windows, you stand a chance of noticing they need cleaning as you are getting in. Plus you can roll down the window if you are desperate.
All that said, I still love my camera, and unlike most of the naysayers from the other day, I think they are a great asset. There is just room for improvement.
Yes, actually. Most annoying aspect of my back-up camera is when it gets dirty, or wet. Not all the manufacturers have figured out keeping them clean automatically yet.
You know what would be interesting...? If every year, MS lowered the price of Windows by some factor (like 13.5GPB using this discussion), to account for the reduced service life of that version. Of course the counter to that is it would probably make steering into a subscription model that much easier.
Pay attention to the version numbers. Basically (and I'm making up the numbers here), if you tell it to hide v5, the next time it'll offer v4. Hide that, v3. And so on. They go away once you've told it to hide every one of them. And it'll come back whenever they release v6, but if you've hidden all the others, once you hide that it won't show up again until v7. So it takes some effort, but they can be squashed, eventually.
To change a fixture you need tools, and need to fiddle with wires and screws, and things that can go wrong.
Also add in the fact that 35% of people rent (in the US, according to these guys). Many of them may not be in a situation where they can reasonably change out the fixture, even if they possess the needed skills.
I think you are overestimating this a bit; a 1024 bit RSA key is worth about 80 bits of password strength.
How do you know this? Is there some equation or strength tester I can use to calculate the strength of my keys vs. my passwords? (I know about, for example, the strength meter in KeePass, which I love; an equivalent for my keys would be interesting. And yes I do realize they aren't directly comparable due to the differences between how PKI and passwords work; I just found the statement of equivalency intriguing.)
I hate OT posting, but I'm going to do it anyway this time... I'm sorta with you there, in that I just added a signature to my account for the first time ever, just to decry the state of Beta. I'm disappointed that none of the complaints we've registered over the last few months have been addressed at all.
Here's what's still wrong with Beta that particularly vexes me:
- Contrast is awful. Too much gray everywhere.
- Sidebar takes up way too much space, particularly when it is carried through in the comments section. Slashdot is about the comments, period. (Also that darn footer is way too big too, although that doesn't affect the usability, just the appearance.)
- The Read More crap. I don't want to see part of the article or part of the comments, I want to see it all.
- "Shazbot! We ran into some trouble getting the comments. Try again... na-nu, na-nu!" I know that shouldn't continue once it is out of beta, but it still tells me the emphasis is on the wrong thing. Slashdot is about the comments!
- Yes, this one is silly, but we are geeks... we don't want to know it was posted "about an hour ago", we want to know it was posted at 2014-02-06T17:52:00Z...
- And did I mention, Slashdot is about the comments?
Amazingly enough, I'm pretty fine with Classic the way it is. You want to have the goofy beta interface as an option, go for it. Leave Classic as a permanent option and we'll be cool. Just stop trying to be like Gnome, Firefox, and Microsoft and presume you know what's good for us even if we don't, because while we may not, really, you don't either!
What I don't get though is that Amazon provides basically no incentive to use slower shipping methods.
Actually they toyed with that a bit over the summer sale season. I remember a couple of things I ordered had, if you chose regular shipping, a bonus of like $2 in MP3 credits or something. It wasn't anything particularly impressive. They haven't been doing it recently though. So the idea is apparently on their radar, they just haven't found a sweet spot to make it work yet.
They gave away the last four digits of the guy's credit card to a stranger...
Not to defend PayPal, but the last 4 digits are often not treated as particularly secret. They put it on your credit receipts, many sites show them to help you figure out which card you have registered with them... Yeah, PayPal shouldn't be giving it out, but GoDaddy really really shouldn't be using it as some sort of ID verification. One of these is kinda dumb, the other is weapons-grade dumb.
And I'm not sure if you've ever noticed, but cashiers are supposed to match the name on your license with the name on whatever credit card you're purchasing with. What would be different here?
I'm pretty sure that's wrong. From what I've read, you "cannot" be required to show an ID when purchasing with a credit card, unless you haven't signed the back. This is the first link I found that seems to back that up.
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There have been cases when I want to move from 2 to 1 without turning everything off
Kinda repeating something I said earlier... In my Acura, the magic sequence for that is to put the shifter in Neutral instead of Park before pushing the button. That causes it to go to accessory mode instead of full off. (Not defending that... I think it is kinda silly, but at least in some cars a way exists.)
I would be very happy with a two position switch to turn the car off and on and a push button starter. All the single button systems have design issues.
Ah, someone else who has experienced the issue I have. The core problem with single button systems is they try to represent 3-4 states (depends on if you count cranking as a state), but a single button can generally only transition from one state to another, so is best suited for 2 states. So you get weird hacks like leave the shifter in neutral if you want to go from running->accessory, and then press the button twice to go from accessory->off, or having to hold the brake while pushing the button to start. I like being able to leave the key in my pocket, but a knob or multiple buttons seem like a better system than the single button most have now. I suspect Nissan is figuring this out; they had a single button several years ago; last year my parents looked at one and they've went to a knob in the place where the key used to go.
Other than keyless systems, all cars I've seen with start/stop buttons need the electronic key to be inserted in some kind of reader, and I would very surprised if those with keyless systems didn't have some simple way to stop the engine in case of emergency.
I've driven two cars with push-button start, my Acura and a Chrysler. Both have no slot; the fob stays in your pocket. I haven't tested it, but for the Acuras either holding the button for 3-ish seconds or pressing the button twice is supposed to act as the emergency stop.
retailers- in the US, at least- are suposedly *prohibited* from checking ID
I don't have a link handy, so I'm going from memory here, but I think they are prohibited from requiring ID. They can ask, and that might be enough to ward off some folks trying to pull something, plus most legitimate people will show it. However, supposedly you could refuse (or lie saying you don't have it with you) and they are still supposed to run the transaction. It reduces down to largely the same thing in the end for anyone who knows what they are doing.
Maybe they should re-evaluate their position on the Microsoft Office formats.
But, but... the Microsoft Office formats are open and documented!
With a very angry cat, I assume?
During the summer months any usage over your average winter usage is charged at a higher rate
Are you sure? The reason I ask is this: They have winter usage monitoring where I live as well. However, the way it works here is during the summer, anything over the winter usage is assumed to be outside usage and hence not eligible to be billed against sewer usage (since outside water goes into the storm drains, not the sewer). So it has the net effect of lowering your overall bill vs. if they didn't have the winter usage concept. Not that I'd put it past a utility to work the way you say; just making sure you haven't been misinformed.
Reference.
> yawn apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade -y
zsh: command not found: yawn
Ha ha. If only.... Seriously though, it becomes much more of a problem than the side windows for two reasons: 1) It only takes one drop of water or one decent-sized speck of dirt/dust to cover enough of the camera to be useless. Surface area will get you. 2) You only see the camera output when you are already in the car, in reverse (in the case of the back-up camera). Windows, you stand a chance of noticing they need cleaning as you are getting in. Plus you can roll down the window if you are desperate.
All that said, I still love my camera, and unlike most of the naysayers from the other day, I think they are a great asset. There is just room for improvement.
Yes, actually. Most annoying aspect of my back-up camera is when it gets dirty, or wet. Not all the manufacturers have figured out keeping them clean automatically yet.
You know what would be interesting...? If every year, MS lowered the price of Windows by some factor (like 13.5GPB using this discussion), to account for the reduced service life of that version. Of course the counter to that is it would probably make steering into a subscription model that much easier.
Pay attention to the version numbers. Basically (and I'm making up the numbers here), if you tell it to hide v5, the next time it'll offer v4. Hide that, v3. And so on. They go away once you've told it to hide every one of them. And it'll come back whenever they release v6, but if you've hidden all the others, once you hide that it won't show up again until v7. So it takes some effort, but they can be squashed, eventually.
To change a fixture you need tools, and need to fiddle with wires and screws, and things that can go wrong.
Also add in the fact that 35% of people rent (in the US, according to these guys). Many of them may not be in a situation where they can reasonably change out the fixture, even if they possess the needed skills.
You know, if I didn't know better, I'd think someone did this on purpose... right now the fortune at the bottom is:
Today is a good day for information-gathering. Read someone else's mail file./quote.
I think you are overestimating this a bit; a 1024 bit RSA key is worth about 80 bits of password strength.
How do you know this? Is there some equation or strength tester I can use to calculate the strength of my keys vs. my passwords? (I know about, for example, the strength meter in KeePass, which I love; an equivalent for my keys would be interesting. And yes I do realize they aren't directly comparable due to the differences between how PKI and passwords work; I just found the statement of equivalency intriguing.)
...and I wish them all the luck in eventually turning english into american, complete with logical, instead of historical, spellings of words.
Check.
Yes, they will reduce the current price by 50%. They may even do a 75% for early adopters.
I hate OT posting, but I'm going to do it anyway this time... I'm sorta with you there, in that I just added a signature to my account for the first time ever, just to decry the state of Beta. I'm disappointed that none of the complaints we've registered over the last few months have been addressed at all.
Here's what's still wrong with Beta that particularly vexes me:
- Contrast is awful. Too much gray everywhere.
- Sidebar takes up way too much space, particularly when it is carried through in the comments section. Slashdot is about the comments, period. (Also that darn footer is way too big too, although that doesn't affect the usability, just the appearance.)
- The Read More crap. I don't want to see part of the article or part of the comments, I want to see it all.
- "Shazbot! We ran into some trouble getting the comments. Try again... na-nu, na-nu!" I know that shouldn't continue once it is out of beta, but it still tells me the emphasis is on the wrong thing. Slashdot is about the comments!
- Yes, this one is silly, but we are geeks... we don't want to know it was posted "about an hour ago", we want to know it was posted at 2014-02-06T17:52:00Z...
- And did I mention, Slashdot is about the comments?
Amazingly enough, I'm pretty fine with Classic the way it is. You want to have the goofy beta interface as an option, go for it. Leave Classic as a permanent option and we'll be cool. Just stop trying to be like Gnome, Firefox, and Microsoft and presume you know what's good for us even if we don't, because while we may not, really, you don't either!
Yeah, speaking of the Radio Shack one, I was hoping it was going to turn into them going back to what they were in the 80s... a nerd can dream...
Monster.com can be your very good friend...
The corporate masters of Slashdot would like to remind you that Dice.com can be an even better friend.
What I don't get though is that Amazon provides basically no incentive to use slower shipping methods.
Actually they toyed with that a bit over the summer sale season. I remember a couple of things I ordered had, if you chose regular shipping, a bonus of like $2 in MP3 credits or something. It wasn't anything particularly impressive. They haven't been doing it recently though. So the idea is apparently on their radar, they just haven't found a sweet spot to make it work yet.
They gave away the last four digits of the guy's credit card to a stranger...
Not to defend PayPal, but the last 4 digits are often not treated as particularly secret. They put it on your credit receipts, many sites show them to help you figure out which card you have registered with them... Yeah, PayPal shouldn't be giving it out, but GoDaddy really really shouldn't be using it as some sort of ID verification. One of these is kinda dumb, the other is weapons-grade dumb.
Either one... pretty much anything you have to enter your PIN number on.
running robodialers gets you usually the boot... as seen on simpsons.
Really? I thought that was prank calls to Australia...
And I'm not sure if you've ever noticed, but cashiers are supposed to match the name on your license with the name on whatever credit card you're purchasing with. What would be different here?
I'm pretty sure that's wrong. From what I've read, you "cannot" be required to show an ID when purchasing with a credit card, unless you haven't signed the back. This is the first link I found that seems to back that up.