My theory about Italy is that since the signs say "STOP" instead of "ARRESTO", Italians think they apply only to any native English speakers who might be around, certainly not to any Italian
I would think that a sign that says "ARRESTO" would get more attention from English speakers than one that just said "STOP" as well.
On the other hand, the amount of gas used to start a modern car engine is roughly 20 seconds of idling, so people could wise up and actually turn off their cars during those 3 minutes instead of uselessly polluting the air.
It would not be fun to be behind a driver at a 3-minute light when they get bored and by the time they quit texting, restart the car and cross the street, the light has turned and now I have to wait 3 more minutes.
They might claim to be Christians, but I don't see where they sound or act like Christians. Where do they "love thy neighbor" or "turn the other cheek"?
The Phelpians are just a bunch of aholes that falsly CLAIM to be Christians.
I really do hope that the US presidency can find someone (not you Obama, obviously...mr.puppet) maybe another JFK that can NOT be swayed by the money thrown at them by these big corps....
Getting a bit offtopic, but there aren't many people lining up to be the next JFK after what happened to the last JFK.
Are you OK with Amazon's ability to remove books from your eReader - without your consent? To reprise, Amazon did exactly that with Orwell's 1984 & Animal Farm (irony). Are any of the books you read controversial? Are you happy with there being a record of every book purchase you have ever made (same problem exists with paper books ordered online, but more or less unavoidable with eReaders).
Not thrilled with Amazon's ability to delete books, but after the PR hit they took from Animal Farm, I doubt they'll try that again.
I have bought a few "controversial" books, either for myself or my mom. But I'm sure that THEY (tm) already know that I frequent certain "controversial" websites, so I'm on THEIR (tm) radar anyway.
How do you back up your reader? When it dies, would you lose your books? Would you take it with you to the beach, read it in the bath? Have it go repeatedly through the X-ray machines at airports?
My ebooks are backed up on Amazon, which is more than I can say for my paper books. If my Kindle blows up, I can reload my elibrary to a new Kindle (or iPhone or iPad). I don't read ANYTHING in the bath, since water could damage my paper books too. But my iPhone has Kindle software, and if I want to read on the road, I can.
I lend books occasionally to friends. How do you do that with your reader? Does it require permission from Amazon to do so? Are there limits to the number of times you can do that? Are you able to read one book on your reader while someone else simultaneously reads another of your books?
I don't loan books. I've had bad experiences in the past loaning books. However, it is nice being able to read a book on my Kindle, and start reading on my iPhone where I left off on the Kindle.
I like READING real books better than ebooks. The problem is, my shelves, stuffed with books are STUFFED! If I want to buy more paper books, there's no place to put them! I have dozens of ebooks stored on a device the size of ONE book, and plenty of storage left.
If my bookshelves catch fire, my thousands of books will be gone forever. If my Kindle blows up, my dozens of ebooks are stored by Amazon and I can load them on a replacement Kindle, as easily as I copy them to my iPhone to read on the road.
Yup! One of my banks barfed because the password I tried to use had special characters. My other bank (which is better, IMO) REQUIRED at least one special char.
As of this weekend, there is a sinkhole where one of the highways used to be. I don't have a GPS, but I bet that they are still telling people to drive over the sinkhole. They'll probably figure out a detour about the time the hole gets fixed.
That would be doing it the long way. I don't think termites would do much to my washing machine, but they'd go to town on the wood timbers in my basement, causing them to collapse ON my washing machine.:-P
I once had a cruise control problem in my Saturn. I was on CC, had to brake for some reason, and when I hit the "resume", it accelerated BEYOND where the CC was set. A quick brake got things under control, and I've never been able to repeat that.
I've done two variations of this, neither of which was dangerous, but annoying enough to stick in my memory. I've sometimes (rarely) hit the gas, didn't move, uttered a bad word and took the car out of Park. The other error was to park the car, try to turn the key off, it didn't turn, I'd utter a bad word and shift INTO Park. Yes, it was a "loose nut" problem.:p
I don't know how the iPhone compares to Android, Razr, or other phones. I do know that I have few complaints with my iPhone (original Edge version), and it's far better than my previous cellphone (doesn't prove much since it was a cheapskate "dumb" phone). I'm holding off on upgrading to iPhone 4, but I've heard good things about it, despite the current press, and I haven't ruled it out yet.
In HS, I never had any trouble with the real jocks. They had better things to do than pick on nerds. My problems were with the "wanna-bes". Those bozos couldn't make it as jocks, so they tried picking on people smaller than they.
Bingo! I don't play WoW, but I do play NationStates, and when someone is an @$$, the mods delete the offending nation. If they continue to be an @$$, they delete ALL his nations, and if necessary they IP ban him and put him on their Delete On Sight list. Of course, since NS is free, they don't loose money by banning miscreants.
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I'm reasonably sure that the average politician outproduces the average cow by a wide margin. And the politicians produce it from the other end.
Yeah, one throws crap at you from the left, the other throws crap at you from the right.
I would think that a sign that says "ARRESTO" would get more attention from English speakers than one that just said "STOP" as well.
It would not be fun to be behind a driver at a 3-minute light when they get bored and by the time they quit texting, restart the car and cross the street, the light has turned and now I have to wait 3 more minutes.
Yeah, when I drove my old Pontiac J(unk) 2000, it never got stolen. And, trust me, I tried to get someone, anyone, to steal the damn thing!
Who do you think created the gremlins?
I've had no problems with AT&T in Missouri. It even works when I visit my aunt out in the cornfields of Iowa.
They might claim to be Christians, but I don't see where they sound or act like Christians. Where do they "love thy neighbor" or "turn the other cheek"?
The Phelpians are just a bunch of aholes that falsly CLAIM to be Christians.
Yeah, in another 10-20 years, Go will be a clunky piece of cruft, and we'll need a new language, possibly named "Stop".
You couldn't have a better sig for that post!
Getting a bit offtopic, but there aren't many people lining up to be the next JFK after what happened to the last JFK.
Not thrilled with Amazon's ability to delete books, but after the PR hit they took from Animal Farm, I doubt they'll try that again.
I have bought a few "controversial" books, either for myself or my mom. But I'm sure that THEY (tm) already know that I frequent certain "controversial" websites, so I'm on THEIR (tm) radar anyway.
My ebooks are backed up on Amazon, which is more than I can say for my paper books. If my Kindle blows up, I can reload my elibrary to a new Kindle (or iPhone or iPad). I don't read ANYTHING in the bath, since water could damage my paper books too. But my iPhone has Kindle software, and if I want to read on the road, I can.
I don't loan books. I've had bad experiences in the past loaning books. However, it is nice being able to read a book on my Kindle, and start reading on my iPhone where I left off on the Kindle.
I like READING real books better than ebooks. The problem is, my shelves, stuffed with books are STUFFED! If I want to buy more paper books, there's no place to put them! I have dozens of ebooks stored on a device the size of ONE book, and plenty of storage left.
If my bookshelves catch fire, my thousands of books will be gone forever. If my Kindle blows up, my dozens of ebooks are stored by Amazon and I can load them on a replacement Kindle, as easily as I copy them to my iPhone to read on the road.
Yup! One of my banks barfed because the password I tried to use had special characters. My other bank (which is better, IMO) REQUIRED at least one special char.
As of this weekend, there is a sinkhole where one of the highways used to be. I don't have a GPS, but I bet that they are still telling people to drive over the sinkhole. They'll probably figure out a detour about the time the hole gets fixed.
But, if they're being told what to do by an idiot (or a GPS that's an idiot), that is no improvement.
That would be doing it the long way. I don't think termites would do much to my washing machine, but they'd go to town on the wood timbers in my basement, causing them to collapse ON my washing machine. :-P
I once had a cruise control problem in my Saturn. I was on CC, had to brake for some reason, and when I hit the "resume", it accelerated BEYOND where the CC was set. A quick brake got things under control, and I've never been able to repeat that.
I've done two variations of this, neither of which was dangerous, but annoying enough to stick in my memory. I've sometimes (rarely) hit the gas, didn't move, uttered a bad word and took the car out of Park. The other error was to park the car, try to turn the key off, it didn't turn, I'd utter a bad word and shift INTO Park. Yes, it was a "loose nut" problem. :p
Since you mention the Pinto, I've always thought the worst automotive scenario would be a Prius driving behind a Pinto!
I don't know how the iPhone compares to Android, Razr, or other phones. I do know that I have few complaints with my iPhone (original Edge version), and it's far better than my previous cellphone (doesn't prove much since it was a cheapskate "dumb" phone). I'm holding off on upgrading to iPhone 4, but I've heard good things about it, despite the current press, and I haven't ruled it out yet.
In HS, I never had any trouble with the real jocks. They had better things to do than pick on nerds. My problems were with the "wanna-bes". Those bozos couldn't make it as jocks, so they tried picking on people smaller than they.
Yeah, but unless you have a very slow thief, the crime won't be in progress by the time they get there.
Bingo! I don't play WoW, but I do play NationStates, and when someone is an @$$, the mods delete the offending nation. If they continue to be an @$$, they delete ALL his nations, and if necessary they IP ban him and put him on their Delete On Sight list. Of course, since NS is free, they don't loose money by banning miscreants.