4. All exits should be to the right, because exits to the left mix fast and slow traffic
5. Restrict 18-wheelers to the right lane only and make them use by-passes when available
I agree with #4, but #5? You'd never get on the highway around here. Not only that, but we have these things called "hills", and some trucks can only do 35 or 40 up them. Imagine if the right lane were solid with trucks moving along at 35mph! If you could get on, you'd still have to deal with the blue-hairs driving along at 45 in the other lane.
Just like the old "gridlock alert" days in NYC. They stopped doing them back in the 80's, because of that very effect. They announced a gridlock alert day for one of the games in the '86 world series, and my uncle said the traffic was so nonexistant that he didn't do under 55 until he got to Shea stadium.
I'll get modded troll/flamebait for this, but it needs to be said.
That's right, don't ask anything job related because the most effective boss will be your buddy, and not really need to know anything about the job at hand. Who cares if he doesn't know a widget from a thingamajob, if he's your buddy, all will be fine. As long as nobody's feelings are hurt, it doesn't matter if the whole company goes down the crapper.
Agreed. "Security theater" indeed. This is because there isn't much the government can do to stop terrorism. The "War on Terror" is fuzzier than the "War on Drugs", because terrorism is more dynamic a concept.
And yes, creating a radio controlled detonator is pretty easy.
If they're doing cellphone jamming, it'll actually make detonators more reliable on other frequencies. There won't be that RF burst when a call is taken and the mic on the phone is opened. Which means less premature explosions.
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What about situations where it's necessiary to exceed the speed limit to avoid an accident?
I think what we need to do is all go the speed limit for a day. Just one day. That'll show people how silly the speed limits are now.
And we need to all start paying tolls with $20 bills. But that's another rant.
All anyone in my family has to do is not talk around me. The only people who are recognizable to me are those with very distinct features. Such as my one ex-coworker who's overweight and walks with a very pronounced limp. Or my buddy Raven, who's 7' tall with long dark hair, and skinny as a rail.
But as soon as someone opens their mouth and says something, I know them if I've talked to them before.
It's funny. I've got the same sort of hate for GPS. My father is a land surveyor, and has an uber-spiffy ultra accurate unit he uses for work(good to like 6 feet with enough sats). He'll tell me "Well, I'll be at [northing, easting], but that doesn't help you because you don't have a GPS unit."
But I have my orienteering compass, and a knowledge of USGS maps. So I have no problem finding him. Funny thing is, when he was my age, he could do the same thing.
I prefer the old-school method of navigation. Don't have to worry about being able to see the sky, or batteries going dead. Magnetic north only varies a couple of degrees, and that's easily accounted for.
I will go thru great pains to avoid purchasing a car with ABS, ever since I almost hit a pedestrian because of it in Poughtown, NY.
I was coming up to a light in a 94 GMC van, and the road was a little damp. I hit the brakes to stop. No reason to pump the brakes here, holding them steady should have been fine. I went over a wet manhole cover which caused the one wheel to slip just enough to kick the ABS in. I stopped in the middle of the crosswalk, narrowly missing the person crossing.
I see micropayments not working either. But I don't care. If micropayments are implimented, I stop emailing people on those systems where they are required. If that means running a server, then so be it.
SMTP is not broken. There is a lack of accountability on the internet. The protocol is designed in such a way that it is evident where the message entered the system. Yet abuse complaints often go unanswered.
People need to be accountable for their machines, just like in the past.
I've lived in areas where the only stations you can raise are CC. There's the oldies station, the classic rock station, the new rock station . ..
All with the same crappy news and no local happenings. No more noontime show with the station manager where he interviews various political minds of the area. No more small business promotions.
Not everyone who camps at Pennsic is a geek of that sort. They're all geeks, I guess though. Heralds have their PDAs in court, and, well, everywhere else. And there's the Mystic Mail thing where you can go and check up on/.
You have to flash your lights as you're coming up to the light, otherwise you won't get the right angle. IIRC, the sensors are mounted up high. It works on all the traffic signals put up in the Scranton, PA area after 1995.
They're sensitive to flashing lights. Just flash your headlights at the red light and it'll turn green. Don't try this if there's a "Left on green arrow only" because you probably won't get a green arrow.
You wait for them. I aim for them. Doesn't matter if I'm driving my 78 caprice, the ladder truck at work, or if I'm on my bicycle. It scares the hell out of the people doing it, and they realize that you have the green light. They don't usually do it again.
Aluminum is more likely to corrode when in contact with other metals. It's not a very noble metal. Copper won't corrode unless you get saltwater on it.
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4. All exits should be to the right, because exits to the left mix fast and slow traffic
5. Restrict 18-wheelers to the right lane only and make them use by-passes when available
I agree with #4, but #5? You'd never get on the highway around here. Not only that, but we have these things called "hills", and some trucks can only do 35 or 40 up them. Imagine if the right lane were solid with trucks moving along at 35mph! If you could get on, you'd still have to deal with the blue-hairs driving along at 45 in the other lane.
Just like the old "gridlock alert" days in NYC. They stopped doing them back in the 80's, because of that very effect. They announced a gridlock alert day for one of the games in the '86 world series, and my uncle said the traffic was so nonexistant that he didn't do under 55 until he got to Shea stadium.
That address is in the middle of the river!
I'll get modded troll/flamebait for this, but it needs to be said.
That's right, don't ask anything job related because the most effective boss will be your buddy, and not really need to know anything about the job at hand. Who cares if he doesn't know a widget from a thingamajob, if he's your buddy, all will be fine. As long as nobody's feelings are hurt, it doesn't matter if the whole company goes down the crapper.
Ever use an apple][e? It had the capslock key where the left control is, and the control key . . . you guessed it, where the capslock key is now.
This would also not be me. I live in the US, but dumped the landline in favor of a prepaid cellphone about 3 years ago.
The hardest part about releasing open source software is telling your parents that you're gay.
Agreed. "Security theater" indeed. This is because there isn't much the government can do to stop terrorism. The "War on Terror" is fuzzier than the "War on Drugs", because terrorism is more dynamic a concept.
And yes, creating a radio controlled detonator is pretty easy.
If they're doing cellphone jamming, it'll actually make detonators more reliable on other frequencies. There won't be that RF burst when a call is taken and the mic on the phone is opened. Which means less premature explosions.
What about situations where it's necessiary to exceed the speed limit to avoid an accident?
I think what we need to do is all go the speed limit for a day. Just one day. That'll show people how silly the speed limits are now.
And we need to all start paying tolls with $20 bills. But that's another rant.
All anyone in my family has to do is not talk around me. The only people who are recognizable to me are those with very distinct features. Such as my one ex-coworker who's overweight and walks with a very pronounced limp. Or my buddy Raven, who's 7' tall with long dark hair, and skinny as a rail.
But as soon as someone opens their mouth and says something, I know them if I've talked to them before.
It's funny. I've got the same sort of hate for GPS. My father is a land surveyor, and has an uber-spiffy ultra accurate unit he uses for work(good to like 6 feet with enough sats). He'll tell me "Well, I'll be at [northing, easting], but that doesn't help you because you don't have a GPS unit."
But I have my orienteering compass, and a knowledge of USGS maps. So I have no problem finding him. Funny thing is, when he was my age, he could do the same thing.
I prefer the old-school method of navigation. Don't have to worry about being able to see the sky, or batteries going dead. Magnetic north only varies a couple of degrees, and that's easily accounted for.
I will go thru great pains to avoid purchasing a car with ABS, ever since I almost hit a pedestrian because of it in Poughtown, NY.
I was coming up to a light in a 94 GMC van, and the road was a little damp. I hit the brakes to stop. No reason to pump the brakes here, holding them steady should have been fine. I went over a wet manhole cover which caused the one wheel to slip just enough to kick the ABS in. I stopped in the middle of the crosswalk, narrowly missing the person crossing.
I see micropayments not working either. But I don't care. If micropayments are implimented, I stop emailing people on those systems where they are required. If that means running a server, then so be it.
SMTP is not broken. There is a lack of accountability on the internet. The protocol is designed in such a way that it is evident where the message entered the system. Yet abuse complaints often go unanswered.
People need to be accountable for their machines, just like in the past.
I've lived in areas where the only stations you can raise are CC. There's the oldies station, the classic rock station, the new rock station . . .
All with the same crappy news and no local happenings. No more noontime show with the station manager where he interviews various political minds of the area. No more small business promotions.
Who's silly now?
Couldn't you reckon that with the timing of solar tides? That's the easiest to measure effect of the sun's gravity on the earth.
Not everyone who camps at Pennsic is a geek of that sort. They're all geeks, I guess though. Heralds have their PDAs in court, and, well, everywhere else. And there's the Mystic Mail thing where you can go and check up on /.
No. But a NetBSD port is currently in the development stages.
I can only assume yes, because the only operating system that runs on a toaster is NetBSD
These won't chante the light when you're 100 yards off.
I'm sarcasm impaired.
You have to flash your lights as you're coming up to the light, otherwise you won't get the right angle. IIRC, the sensors are mounted up high. It works on all the traffic signals put up in the Scranton, PA area after 1995.
They're sensitive to flashing lights. Just flash your headlights at the red light and it'll turn green. Don't try this if there's a "Left on green arrow only" because you probably won't get a green arrow.
You wait for them. I aim for them. Doesn't matter if I'm driving my 78 caprice, the ladder truck at work, or if I'm on my bicycle. It scares the hell out of the people doing it, and they realize that you have the green light. They don't usually do it again.
I thought it was the GPL Public License
4 billion IP addresses ought to be enough for anybody!
Aluminum is more likely to corrode when in contact with other metals. It's not a very noble metal. Copper won't corrode unless you get saltwater on it.