of course the morons will then WHARGARBBBL about fascism and tyranny, as if the only threat to life and liberty comes from the government, and not from the morons living around you
no one should have the "freedom" to kill children, whether theirs or their neighbor's. they might not realize that their beliefs are doing that. and you're certainly entitled to your beliefs, but you're not entitled to your own facts
when the issue is life and death, it's time to force the morons to stop killing children. if they can't be reasoned with, they need to be forced
it's basically an upgraded version of traditional Chinese physicians smelling the emperor's feces as a diagnostic tool
chemical assays of one's urine and feces can test for many health concerns, monitor your diet, and if your medicines need to have their doses adjusted
you'd sit on your toilet in the morning, and then get a message from your doctor saying there's elevated levels of marker in your urine and he wants you to come in the office to check something out
that's the utopian vision anyways
for the dystopian vision, check out all the other comments here
They don't do this when people download copies of evidence of other crimes on the internet. Despite the fact that people suffer at least as much in those other crimes, and people also get enjoyment from those things. And get no punishment for that.
you don't validate a point by going "yes, it's wrong, but someone else is doing something wrong"
your point is actually correct in the opposite way: child porn photos should no longer be traded AND crime scene victim photos should no longer be traded. crime scene victim photos aren't punished as badly as child porn photos? correct. so start punishing them as well
the concept of justice is what it is. you can't rationalize it away by saying injustice exists somewhere else
if any other cyclists come to blows with me, i will go home with a black eye, and still alive, rather than in a body bag, like Seth Vidal
if the desire to preserve my life is selfish in the matter of road rules that as far as i understand make no sense whatsoever, then i shall be selfish, and i shall insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation as well
and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change
as for your desire to clothesline people you have a problem with, that has a way of taking care of itself, as no matter how bad ass you think you are, there's always someone out there with an even worse attitude, and you type of guys always seem to have a knack for meeting each other, someone with an worse response than even you can muster, and you probably won't be getting back up. so you're a self-solving problem, friend
a car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival
as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers
and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense
Then there's you. You're the guy who is riding across someone's lawn, a parking lot, etc.
i stopped reading there
straw man
i do not do this and you reacting to this other situation amounts to a change of subject, meaning you are not adding to the topic and have nothing useful or valid to say on the issue here
yes, absolutely, the car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival
as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers
and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense
On a bicycle, it is difficult to impossible to do this in the amount of time between "oh shit that car will hit me" and it hitting you. On a bicycle, you are better off going with traffic which will reduce the net velocity of you v. the car. For example, if the car is moving 35 MPH and you are riding 25 MPH, it is a 10 MPH hit to the rear tire v. a 60 MPH front-on collision. Guess which one is more survivable when you do not have 2,000 lbs of car surrounding you?
yes, absolutely, the car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival
as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers
and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense
I would also advise having mirrors and lights on your bicycle to make yourself more visible and to make it easier to spot SUVs whose drivers are too busy yapping on the goddamn cell phone to pay attention to the road.
thank you for noting what the real problem is: not the behavior of cyclists, but of heavy cars and trucks, and why cyclists should behave defensively... and therefore ride on the side of the road against oncoming traffic
still wondering why you fail to note that the reason Seth Vidal is dead is because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him
the points you are listing above all involve objects moving at high rates of speed, as if this isn't the status quo with cars/ trucks on your average road already
i would rather deal with a fast moving object i can SEE than one i cannot see
i shall continue to insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation of life and limb
and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change as well
you are commenting under a story in which a guy died because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him
i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same
if any other cyclists come to blows with me over that, i will go home with a black eye, and still alive, rather than in a body bag, like Seth Vidal
if the desire to preserve my life is selfish in the matter of road rules that as far as i understand make no sense whatsoever, then i shall be selfish, and i shall insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation as well
and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change as well
you are commenting under a story in which a guy died because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him
i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same
if you are walking or riding along the side of a road, choose to walk/ ride on the side that makes you face traffic
in some places this is actually against the law. i still advise the practice
because i would rather see the car/ truck that is about to kill me, and probably be able to leap at the last moment. you have no such opportunity at self-preservation when you walk/ ride with vehicular traffic coming at you from behind
some might say you are making life harder for other cyclists/ walkers obeying the law and walking/ riding with their backs to traffic. to which i say: i am sorry you are an idiot, who prioritizes the risk of a fine over the potential to save your life. you should start riding/ walking against traffic too
it has to feed off it's target at certain access points. these can be located and identified. they will also be protected. but each will have a weakness, no matter how many such access points, they can be hurt
let's kill it
it will be a box in a server room, a conduit under street, a transmitter on a roof
let's sabotage these fucking assholes
in the name of the founding principles of this country, fuck these goons
Slashdot Mirror
of course the morons will then WHARGARBBBL about fascism and tyranny, as if the only threat to life and liberty comes from the government, and not from the morons living around you
no one should have the "freedom" to kill children, whether theirs or their neighbor's. they might not realize that their beliefs are doing that. and you're certainly entitled to your beliefs, but you're not entitled to your own facts
when the issue is life and death, it's time to force the morons to stop killing children. if they can't be reasoned with, they need to be forced
scientific fact is not tyranny
because you do realize there are other options for the middle east than theocracy and autocracy
like democracy
you think that's funny? then you're part of the problem
if you don't understand the concept of justice, stop commenting on the subject
Treat people who collect images of murder the same as if they killed someone?
i stopped reading your comment there. you're not a serious person
it's basically an upgraded version of traditional Chinese physicians smelling the emperor's feces as a diagnostic tool
chemical assays of one's urine and feces can test for many health concerns, monitor your diet, and if your medicines need to have their doses adjusted
you'd sit on your toilet in the morning, and then get a message from your doctor saying there's elevated levels of marker in your urine and he wants you to come in the office to check something out
that's the utopian vision anyways
for the dystopian vision, check out all the other comments here
terrorism in the usa isn't real?
russia's old school imperialism is somehow more virtuous?
(scratches head)
They don't do this when people download copies of evidence of other crimes on the internet. Despite the fact that people suffer at least as much in those other crimes, and people also get enjoyment from those things. And get no punishment for that.
you don't validate a point by going "yes, it's wrong, but someone else is doing something wrong"
your point is actually correct in the opposite way: child porn photos should no longer be traded AND crime scene victim photos should no longer be traded. crime scene victim photos aren't punished as badly as child porn photos? correct. so start punishing them as well
the concept of justice is what it is. you can't rationalize it away by saying injustice exists somewhere else
it's about justice, not making someone feel better
well said
are there really people into stalking slashdot accounts?
we've been getting these once-in-a-lifetime storms every ten years or so nowadays
if any other cyclists come to blows with me, i will go home with a black eye, and still alive, rather than in a body bag, like Seth Vidal
if the desire to preserve my life is selfish in the matter of road rules that as far as i understand make no sense whatsoever, then i shall be selfish, and i shall insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation as well
and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change
as for your desire to clothesline people you have a problem with, that has a way of taking care of itself, as no matter how bad ass you think you are, there's always someone out there with an even worse attitude, and you type of guys always seem to have a knack for meeting each other, someone with an worse response than even you can muster, and you probably won't be getting back up. so you're a self-solving problem, friend
so i am not allowed to question stupid rules?
a car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival
as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers
and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense
Then there's you. You're the guy who is riding across someone's lawn, a parking lot, etc.
i stopped reading there
straw man
i do not do this and you reacting to this other situation amounts to a change of subject, meaning you are not adding to the topic and have nothing useful or valid to say on the issue here
yes, absolutely, the car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival
as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers
and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense
On a bicycle, it is difficult to impossible to do this in the amount of time between "oh shit that car will hit me" and it hitting you. On a bicycle, you are better off going with traffic which will reduce the net velocity of you v. the car. For example, if the car is moving 35 MPH and you are riding 25 MPH, it is a 10 MPH hit to the rear tire v. a 60 MPH front-on collision. Guess which one is more survivable when you do not have 2,000 lbs of car surrounding you?
yes, absolutely, the car coming at you at a very high rate of speed compounded with your speed in the opposite direction is a low possibility of survival
as opposed to a zero chance of survival from the idiot swiping you from behind because you cannot SEE him at all, and have NO chance of evasive maneuvers
and so i will continue to prefer a low chance of survival over a zero chance of survival, and continue to ride against traffic, and continue to advise others to do the same, and support that the laws will change to recognize this common sense
I would also advise having mirrors and lights on your bicycle to make yourself more visible and to make it easier to spot SUVs whose drivers are too busy yapping on the goddamn cell phone to pay attention to the road.
thank you for noting what the real problem is: not the behavior of cyclists, but of heavy cars and trucks, and why cyclists should behave defensively... and therefore ride on the side of the road against oncoming traffic
thank you
still wondering why you fail to note that the reason Seth Vidal is dead is because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him
the points you are listing above all involve objects moving at high rates of speed, as if this isn't the status quo with cars/ trucks on your average road already
i would rather deal with a fast moving object i can SEE than one i cannot see
i shall continue to insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation of life and limb
and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change as well
you are commenting under a story in which a guy died because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him
i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same
if any other cyclists come to blows with me over that, i will go home with a black eye, and still alive, rather than in a body bag, like Seth Vidal
if the desire to preserve my life is selfish in the matter of road rules that as far as i understand make no sense whatsoever, then i shall be selfish, and i shall insist other cyclists conform to what i am advising, rather than the other way around, out of their own selfish sense of preservation as well
and then the laws, and bad advice like yours, should change as well
you are commenting under a story in which a guy died because he was obeying the law and your advice, and therefore did not have any warning as to the car that killed him
i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same
thanks for the level headed reply
i will be riding and walking against traffic out of self-preservation, and will continue to advise others to do the same
random murderous nutjobs like yourself notwithstanding
if you are walking or riding along the side of a road, choose to walk/ ride on the side that makes you face traffic
in some places this is actually against the law. i still advise the practice
because i would rather see the car/ truck that is about to kill me, and probably be able to leap at the last moment. you have no such opportunity at self-preservation when you walk/ ride with vehicular traffic coming at you from behind
some might say you are making life harder for other cyclists/ walkers obeying the law and walking/ riding with their backs to traffic. to which i say: i am sorry you are an idiot, who prioritizes the risk of a fine over the potential to save your life. you should start riding/ walking against traffic too
you followed me from k5? who are you? you really need to get a life
you have no idea who i am and you don't know anything about me. forming these sort of obsessions and attachments on the internet is not healthy
so in addition to the us govt tracking my online movements i have to worry about creepy stalker trolls doing the same?
it has to feed off it's target at certain access points. these can be located and identified. they will also be protected. but each will have a weakness, no matter how many such access points, they can be hurt
let's kill it
it will be a box in a server room, a conduit under street, a transmitter on a roof
let's sabotage these fucking assholes
in the name of the founding principles of this country, fuck these goons