Basically, you'd drive in and the car would attach to a charger. Given that many people aren't ultra precision drivers, there would have to be some sort of robotic arm that could connect to the car.
Rather than messing with robotic arms, why not just plug the car into an outlet with a cord?
People in cold climates already do this to run a small heater so the engine will start the next morning.
Besides, how much further can those two go? Short of depicting, say, graphic sex between Stan Marsh & Wendy Testaburger (which would get them busted by the FBI, not the FCC), the only real limit they seem to have is bleeping the word "fuck", which I understand they do deliberately anyway.
When South Park was first broadcast in Canada, it was shown on a local OTA station at 9:30pm on a Thursday night. I believe that lasted for 2 or 3 weeks at which point it was moved to midnight on Friday nights. As far as I can tell, nothing was changed from that version compared to the Comedy Central version. There is a warning that comes on whenever the show comes back from commercials.
There's also a bit more practical reason to illegalize pot usage in public places - just consider it to be the equivalent of a public smoking ban. People can still do it in their own homes, but it will work better than just considering it a criminally restricted substance.
That's pretty much the situation in Canada right now. People smoke up in their homes and it's ignored. The cops still go after the big grow operations but I think a big reason behind that is a lot of that pot is destined for the US.
We had to pay fees for the usage of them. I'd call that rental. Do you have laws that basically say that the owner of any rental unit can open up all rental units to police at random times for searches?
Not that I know of. But then, we also didn't pay fees for our lockers in high school.
School childern are already trained not to put up a fuss about school wide locker searches or searching of persons.
They don't put up a fuss about locker searches because the lockers are owned by the school. They're just allowing you to use them to store your supplies. Where I live, the cops cannot search people without reasonable cause. In the case of police dogs searching lockers for drugs, the only good reason is if they find drugs in your locker. If they don't find anything there, they can't search you.
The law is most likely different in countries which have laws like the Patriot Act.
Joke all you want, but XL is the most common size. It's a bit of a misnomer, as people who wear XL shirts are not "extra large." I would say that a good 80% of people who wear XL shirts are not overweight.
I think it's more to do with what feels comfortable for people. A lot of people who wear XL shirts could fit into a Large or Medium shirt but like the extra room the XL provides. Personally I find XL shirts to be small for me (yes I'm heavier than I should be but even at a reasonable weight an XL shirt feels small). I also realize that I'm in a minority and that XXL is too big for most people.
After refusing the warranty in front of the manager, my purchase is processed but my name isn't logged into the computer and I'm warned by the employee that I *MUST* have my receipt in order to repair/exchange the item.
Any thoughts on why this is? The only theory I have going is that the employee would rather lose out on the commission and help their extended warranty % stats than log a sale that didn't have an extended warranty.
That may be related to privacy laws. As of the beginning of this year, businesses can no longer ask for information which is unneeded for the sale. They might need some personal information if you buy the extended warranty but I can't think of a reason they'd need that same information when you're just buying the item.
My favourite example of this excellent law is going to Radioshack to buy some batteries or a cheap connector or cable. It used to be that they'd want the results of your last rectal exam if you dared to purchase a 2 pack of resistors for $0.99. Now they can't even ask. I'm told the employees love not having to ask anymore.
While the levy paid on music players may or may not make downloading legal, that does not change the fact that downloading music from P2P is 100% legal in Canada. If you are confused about your rights, please see the CBC's music download FAQ.
Are you telling me that this makes any sort of sense? If it does, I am off to my accountant, I am going to register a few corporations as a musician, then I am going to produce some crap I will call music (noone has to like it, or buy it even,) and then I will be waiting for my check from the government, who is collecting those taxes for me.
Won't work. The way the funds are distributed is based on frequency of play on the radio, public performences, and I believe sales. A band like The Tragically Hip or Barenaked Ladies will get a much bigger cheque than Joe's Down Home Polka Band.
Never mind that the three nations are on very good terms (you don't usually even need a passport at the borders).
I'm a Canadian and I have never owned a passport. The most I've ever been asked for when crossing the border to the US is a birth certificate. As a child I remember being waved through after a few standard questions with no one being asked for any identification.
I've also been told that Canadians (and possibly Mexicans) are now the only people who can enter the US without being fingerprinted.
Speak in public say, in a cafe, about that same topic and observe the dirty "shut-the-fuck-up" looks you get.
Maybe they're giving you dirty "shut-the-fuck-up" looks because they came to the cafe to drink some coffee and relax. Unlike you, they realize that it's fucking impolite to interrupt everyone else with a speech about something 90% of people don't give a shit about.
I realize that the magnitude of filesharing going on makes it impossible to apprehent and punish all the infringers (heck, for every one they catch, two more would spring up), but for them to actually _legalize_ it was just plain stupid, IMO. It's like legalizing speeding just because you can't catch every speeder. The only real difference is that it's (at the moment) easier to get away with file sharing illegally than it is to get away with speeding.
The court didn't legalize it, parliament did. And it only applies to music. The same law that allows us to copy music for personal use also created an organization to put a levy (tax) on blank media. For every blank CDR or CDRW you buy, 21 cents goes to the CPCC to be distributed to the people who hold copyrights on music.
If you want to get rid of legal music filesharing, then get rid of that levy at the same time.
Canada got it "right" because they had the chance to watch everybody else screw up.
Of course politicians being politicians, they did manage to insert a couple of annoying things into the constitution. The notwithstanding clause being probably the worst one. Another example is the preamble: "Whereas Canada is founded upon the principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law". God in this case refers to the Judeo-Christian god. To me, it conflicts with the freedom of religion clause but it's not likely to come out of there any time soon.
he X-Files was shot up there. I remember Duchovny complaining about that and saying he'd want to be closer to his wife or something.
There are tons of TV shows shot in Vancouver. Especially sci-fi shows. Stargate Sg-1, Stargate Atlantis, Andromeda, Smallville, X-Files, Millenium, Harsh Realm, Dead Like Me, and a bunch more are (or were) shot in Vancouver.
My Lyra 64 MB SD mp3 player also has this problem, it only fast forwards at a fixed rate of about 10:1, which is entirely unacceptable for a "whole albumn" mp3.
The other thing I've noticed with this player is the buttons take a bit of effort to hold down. It's also very easy to take enough pressure off to stop it fast forwarding but then put just a bit of pressure back on it to make it skip to the next track. Very annoying when trying to get to say the 30 minute mark of a 60 minute mp3.
Still pretty good for the price. Got mine for $70 CDN at Futureshop. The headphones that come with it suck but I have a different pair I use anyway.
I see what you mean. I carry a cell phone now, but when I didn't, I was finding it very annoying at how phone booths are disappearing. They're handy to have, but apparently there just isn't enough need for them anymore.
Personally I don't see phone booths disappearing all that quickly. I still see individual booths at many gas stations and I see banks of them in malls. A local call is still a quarter too. I'm guessing this is different in different parts of N. America and Europe.
So Leo's probably making only 60% of what he could but at least he gets free health care in case Basil zooms in too close and breaks his ankle.
For those who haven't seen the new version of CFH, Basil is the cameraman who Leo has to pass by on his way to his station to take calls. He says hi to Basil pretty much every time he walks past him.
Something I also noticed in a few episodes is that Leo has a hatrack with quite a few different hats on it (cowboy hat, chaffeur hat, etc). I don't know about other people, but it reminds me of Mr. Dressup's tickle trunk (Mr. Dressup is a kids show that was on for 32 years). I wonder if it's something they do intentionaly to remind people of that show.
Pipes are the only things to be really concerned with - just crack the taps to leave a trickle of water running so that they don't freeze and you're good to go.
You can't do that if you're on a well instead of a town/city water system. The pump for a well needs electricity. This also means 1 flush per toilet unless you have a supply of water to pour into the tank.
Come to think of it, the last time we had a long power outage in the winter, the pipes didn't seem to have much of a problem once the power came back on.
One thing that should be noted is that Leo Laporte's Call For Help show got continued by G4TechTV Canada in a primetime slot... but the show is nowhere to be found on the USA version of the channel. Odd for a show to get upgraded and canceled at the same time by two networks that share the same name.
There are a few reasons Call For Help got picked up by G4TechTV Canada. From what I've heard, quite a few Canadians wrote in to complain about it being pulled.
Also, there are special rules in Canada about Canadian content. Since the show is filmed in Toronto with a Canadian crew and 2 Canadian co-hosts (Andy Walker was born in the UK but I expect he qualifies as Canadian as far as CanCon rules are concerned), it gives them a show that takes up Canadian Content airtime and is popular.
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Basically, you'd drive in and the car would attach to a charger. Given that many people aren't ultra precision drivers, there would have to be some sort of robotic arm that could connect to the car.
Rather than messing with robotic arms, why not just plug the car into an outlet with a cord?
People in cold climates already do this to run a small heater so the engine will start the next morning.
Besides, how much further can those two go? Short of depicting, say, graphic sex between Stan Marsh & Wendy Testaburger (which would get them busted by the FBI, not the FCC), the only real limit they seem to have is bleeping the word "fuck", which I understand they do deliberately anyway.
When South Park was first broadcast in Canada, it was shown on a local OTA station at 9:30pm on a Thursday night. I believe that lasted for 2 or 3 weeks at which point it was moved to midnight on Friday nights. As far as I can tell, nothing was changed from that version compared to the Comedy Central version. There is a warning that comes on whenever the show comes back from commercials.
There's also a bit more practical reason to illegalize pot usage in public places - just consider it to be the equivalent of a public smoking ban. People can still do it in their own homes, but it will work better than just considering it a criminally restricted substance.
That's pretty much the situation in Canada right now. People smoke up in their homes and it's ignored. The cops still go after the big grow operations but I think a big reason behind that is a lot of that pot is destined for the US.
No more running home to fix anything
Unless the internet connection is the thing that's broken.
We had to pay fees for the usage of them. I'd call that rental. Do you have laws that basically say that the owner of any rental unit can open up all rental units to police at random times for searches?
Not that I know of. But then, we also didn't pay fees for our lockers in high school.
School childern are already trained not to put up a fuss about school wide locker searches or searching of persons.
They don't put up a fuss about locker searches because the lockers are owned by the school. They're just allowing you to use them to store your supplies. Where I live, the cops cannot search people without reasonable cause. In the case of police dogs searching lockers for drugs, the only good reason is if they find drugs in your locker. If they don't find anything there, they can't search you.
The law is most likely different in countries which have laws like the Patriot Act.
Joke all you want, but XL is the most common size. It's a bit of a misnomer, as people who wear XL shirts are not "extra large." I would say that a good 80% of people who wear XL shirts are not overweight.
I think it's more to do with what feels comfortable for people. A lot of people who wear XL shirts could fit into a Large or Medium shirt but like the extra room the XL provides. Personally I find XL shirts to be small for me (yes I'm heavier than I should be but even at a reasonable weight an XL shirt feels small). I also realize that I'm in a minority and that XXL is too big for most people.
And you can't kill anyone (easily) with a GPS receiver.
You're just not buying heavy enough receivers.
After refusing the warranty in front of the manager, my purchase is processed but my name isn't logged into the computer and I'm warned by the employee that I *MUST* have my receipt in order to repair/exchange the item.
Any thoughts on why this is? The only theory I have going is that the employee would rather lose out on the commission and help their extended warranty % stats than log a sale that didn't have an extended warranty.
That may be related to privacy laws. As of the beginning of this year, businesses can no longer ask for information which is unneeded for the sale. They might need some personal information if you buy the extended warranty but I can't think of a reason they'd need that same information when you're just buying the item.
My favourite example of this excellent law is going to Radioshack to buy some batteries or a cheap connector or cable. It used to be that they'd want the results of your last rectal exam if you dared to purchase a 2 pack of resistors for $0.99. Now they can't even ask. I'm told the employees love not having to ask anymore.
While the levy paid on music players may or may not make downloading legal, that does not change the fact that downloading music from P2P is 100% legal in Canada. If you are confused about your rights, please see the CBC's music download FAQ.
An even better FAQ is this one
Are you telling me that this makes any sort of sense? If it does, I am off to my accountant, I am going to register a few corporations as a musician, then I am going to produce some crap I will call music (noone has to like it, or buy it even,) and then I will be waiting for my check from the government, who is collecting those taxes for me.
Won't work. The way the funds are distributed is based on frequency of play on the radio, public performences, and I believe sales. A band like The Tragically Hip or Barenaked Ladies will get a much bigger cheque than Joe's Down Home Polka Band.
no matter how they whine, the copyright cartels cannot deny you your LEGAL fair use rights.
Apparently they can.
Never mind that the three nations are on very good terms (you don't usually even need a passport at the borders).
I'm a Canadian and I have never owned a passport. The most I've ever been asked for when crossing the border to the US is a birth certificate. As a child I remember being waved through after a few standard questions with no one being asked for any identification.
I've also been told that Canadians (and possibly Mexicans) are now the only people who can enter the US without being fingerprinted.
Yeah, sure.... the Canadians and Mexicans were just waiting for you to lower your defenses in order to conquer, plunder and rape defenseless Americans
Shhhh. Don't tell them the plan.
Speak in public say, in a cafe, about that same topic and observe the dirty "shut-the-fuck-up" looks you get.
Maybe they're giving you dirty "shut-the-fuck-up" looks because they came to the cafe to drink some coffee and relax. Unlike you, they realize that it's fucking impolite to interrupt everyone else with a speech about something 90% of people don't give a shit about.
I realize that the magnitude of filesharing going on makes it impossible to apprehent and punish all the infringers (heck, for every one they catch, two more would spring up), but for them to actually _legalize_ it was just plain stupid, IMO. It's like legalizing speeding just because you can't catch every speeder. The only real difference is that it's (at the moment) easier to get away with file sharing illegally than it is to get away with speeding.
The court didn't legalize it, parliament did. And it only applies to music. The same law that allows us to copy music for personal use also created an organization to put a levy (tax) on blank media. For every blank CDR or CDRW you buy, 21 cents goes to the CPCC to be distributed to the people who hold copyrights on music.
If you want to get rid of legal music filesharing, then get rid of that levy at the same time.
Canada got it "right" because they had the chance to watch everybody else screw up.
Of course politicians being politicians, they did manage to insert a couple of annoying things into the constitution. The notwithstanding clause being probably the worst one. Another example is the preamble: "Whereas Canada is founded upon the principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law". God in this case refers to the Judeo-Christian god. To me, it conflicts with the freedom of religion clause but it's not likely to come out of there any time soon.
he X-Files was shot up there. I remember Duchovny complaining about that and saying he'd want to be closer to his wife or something.
There are tons of TV shows shot in Vancouver. Especially sci-fi shows. Stargate Sg-1, Stargate Atlantis, Andromeda, Smallville, X-Files, Millenium, Harsh Realm, Dead Like Me, and a bunch more are (or were) shot in Vancouver.
The Lyra plays MP3 files from 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps
I'm not sure why they specify that lower limit. The WBAI radio show Off the Hook is encoded at 16kbps and it plays just fine for me.
My Lyra 64 MB SD mp3 player also has this problem, it only fast forwards at a fixed rate of about 10:1, which is entirely unacceptable for a "whole albumn" mp3.
The other thing I've noticed with this player is the buttons take a bit of effort to hold down. It's also very easy to take enough pressure off to stop it fast forwarding but then put just a bit of pressure back on it to make it skip to the next track. Very annoying when trying to get to say the 30 minute mark of a 60 minute mp3.
Still pretty good for the price. Got mine for $70 CDN at Futureshop. The headphones that come with it suck but I have a different pair I use anyway.
I see what you mean. I carry a cell phone now, but when I didn't, I was finding it very annoying at how phone booths are disappearing. They're handy to have, but apparently there just isn't enough need for them anymore.
Personally I don't see phone booths disappearing all that quickly. I still see individual booths at many gas stations and I see banks of them in malls. A local call is still a quarter too. I'm guessing this is different in different parts of N. America and Europe.
So Leo's probably making only 60% of what he could but at least he gets free health care in case Basil zooms in too close and breaks his ankle.
For those who haven't seen the new version of CFH, Basil is the cameraman who Leo has to pass by on his way to his station to take calls. He says hi to Basil pretty much every time he walks past him.
Something I also noticed in a few episodes is that Leo has a hatrack with quite a few different hats on it (cowboy hat, chaffeur hat, etc). I don't know about other people, but it reminds me of Mr. Dressup's tickle trunk (Mr. Dressup is a kids show that was on for 32 years). I wonder if it's something they do intentionaly to remind people of that show.
Pipes are the only things to be really concerned with - just crack the taps to leave a trickle of water running so that they don't freeze and you're good to go.
You can't do that if you're on a well instead of a town/city water system. The pump for a well needs electricity. This also means 1 flush per toilet unless you have a supply of water to pour into the tank.
Come to think of it, the last time we had a long power outage in the winter, the pipes didn't seem to have much of a problem once the power came back on.
One thing that should be noted is that Leo Laporte's Call For Help show got continued by G4TechTV Canada in a primetime slot... but the show is nowhere to be found on the USA version of the channel. Odd for a show to get upgraded and canceled at the same time by two networks that share the same name.
There are a few reasons Call For Help got picked up by G4TechTV Canada. From what I've heard, quite a few Canadians wrote in to complain about it being pulled.
Also, there are special rules in Canada about Canadian content. Since the show is filmed in Toronto with a Canadian crew and 2 Canadian co-hosts (Andy Walker was born in the UK but I expect he qualifies as Canadian as far as CanCon rules are concerned), it gives them a show that takes up Canadian Content airtime and is popular.
when it got down in the low 70s because you could bust ass and not break a sweat...the two new kids were in ski jackets by then.
Wow. Low 70s is not even cool by my standards. It's 52F/11C where I am right now. No jacket is required.