Why do all these people wanting to be frozen assume that a world of X billions will want to thaw out some sick crank from the past just to add to their burdens?
At the very least they should've told you how to make money at home, find some Viagra, get a bigger penis, larger breasts, and get some money out of Nigeria.
According to the article the 2 guys who run this work at Mitre. I wonder how Mitre would feel knowing 2 of it's nanotechnology staff were engaged in fraud.
If I had had parents who monitored my every move I would've just ended up doing the safest thing, sitting on my ass all day doing nothing but watching TV. I doubt that is what parents really want.
I keep wondering if having a better way for drivers to communicate (and I don't mean the finger) would help things on the road? Maybe some sort of LED display on the back and/or the grill, for example: "Please turn off your turn signal!" Of course you'd still have people using it to display obscenities too.
So if I change lanes, not expecting some idiot to be shooting up between 2 cars behind me, you shouldn't complain if I slam into you? After all, you didn't want to wait.
Law enforcement and profiteering MUST be kept seperate. You simply cannot have a just legal system based on profit (already the "war on drugs" has been corrupted by linking budgets to crimes and sharing seized $). In virtually every corrupt regime one of the first things that happens is that the cops start shaking down the public. "Well sir, you could be stuck here in the airport for 7 hours while we check you out or you could pay me a $300 fee."
The issue is trying to slide up the closed lane up to the last minute and then forcing yourself into the open lane. You should be looking to change lanes long before the barrels force you too. It is like the twits who go leaping across the highway from the left lane all the way to the exit ramp at the very last second. Assuming they weren't new to the area (and they should turn aroud at the next exit instead of risking everyone's life) they should have moved over to the right lane well before that.
"You will usually get a warning. 20-30 seconds should be enough."
In the defense of the other drivers I have to say I've seen enough people drive with their turn signals on blinking nonstop to make me ignore turn signals that are on that long. If you don't change lanes in 10-15 secs I'll figure you aren't planning on changing lanes any time soon. Somehow people manage to be oblivious to the fact that there is a light that has been flashing on their dashboard for miles.
"and a small but safe gap to change lanes"
In your defense, that really burns me up. You leave a safe gap between you and the car in front and it becomes a magnet for every lane jockey on the road. "Wow, a space I might be able to squeeze into! It MUST be a faster lane!" I do though get annoyed by people who leave big spaces at lights preventing people from being able to pull into turn lanes. I never understood the purpose of having half a car length in front of you at a light. Expecting to be kidnapped or something?
One more thing, the black boxes won't be able to report poorly maintained roads, bad signs (especially the ones that are vague about which road in a fork they are aimed at), and roads without lane lines (is it 1 lane or 2, you decide!).
I wonder if the advocates of the black boxes (parents, etc) will subject themselves to the same monitoring? I can't begin to count the number of times I've seen a minivan/suv packed full of kids driving 20+ mph over the speed limit and jockeying across the lanes. I'd love to see how long the advocates (especially police and nervous mothers) of the boxes would put up with getting beeped every time they went over the speed limit. I think we'd see speed limits get raised.
As far as monitoring speed, you don't have to be going fast to have an accident. Most fender benders are at low speed and a pedestrian doesn't need to be hit at high speed to be seriously injured or killed.
If they were serious about technological solutions to poor driving then why do they allow cell phones to operate while the car is in motion?
Please nudge it towards one of the following (in order of preference):
1. Los Angeles (esp Hollywood studios) 2. Washington DC, preferably on "lobbyist day" (yah, hate to see the Air & Space museum go but sacrifices have to be made) 3. Sen. Trent Lott's house 4. Las Vegas (they killed the Colorado river for THAT?)
Mr Mugabe has told me my check for $1000000 from the Nigerian International Construction company will be released to my bank account as soon as my check to cover the $8000 in legal costs clears!
What about my need for a BIGGER BUST and my FUNDS BEING HELD BY THE NIGERIAN OIL CORP?
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The article was based on a person requesting information, more of a "help me" type message. The feeling that someone else will help is understandable in this case. It doesn't apply to sales requests, "Buy this thingy now!", because they are assumed to be impersonal with the response being based on the recipient's desires only. People respond to ads on TV and it is safe to say that they are pretty impersonal.
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I will know this tech is mature when they are able to translate a legal document into English.
I would guess that most rap and pop would just form infinite loops.
Why do all these people wanting to be frozen assume that a world of X billions will want to thaw out some sick crank from the past just to add to their burdens?
But I've only got a 32 oz bladder at best!
At the very least they should've told you how to make money at home, find some Viagra, get a bigger penis, larger breasts, and get some money out of Nigeria.
Mod me up and I'll give you a hint!
What school was this, Ponzi Elementary?
According to the article the 2 guys who run this work at Mitre. I wonder how Mitre would feel knowing 2 of it's nanotechnology staff were engaged in fraud.
"People who disagree can use public transportation."
REALLY!? Please let me know when there is regular public transportation from rural areas to cities and suburbs. Thanks for the elitist news flash!
I'm sure there is a simple way to purge their memory. Let them have it, it'll be nice and free of data.
If I had had parents who monitored my every move I would've just ended up doing the safest thing, sitting on my ass all day doing nothing but watching TV. I doubt that is what parents really want.
I keep wondering if having a better way for drivers to communicate (and I don't mean the finger) would help things on the road? Maybe some sort of LED display on the back and/or the grill, for example: "Please turn off your turn signal!" Of course you'd still have people using it to display obscenities too.
So if I change lanes, not expecting some idiot to be shooting up between 2 cars behind me, you shouldn't complain if I slam into you? After all, you didn't want to wait.
Law enforcement and profiteering MUST be kept seperate. You simply cannot have a just legal system based on profit (already the "war on drugs" has been corrupted by linking budgets to crimes and sharing seized $). In virtually every corrupt regime one of the first things that happens is that the cops start shaking down the public. "Well sir, you could be stuck here in the airport for 7 hours while we check you out or you could pay me a $300 fee."
Then watch as the speed limits get dropped down to 25 everywhere for the sake of public "safety" (and more $!)
The issue is trying to slide up the closed lane up to the last minute and then forcing yourself into the open lane. You should be looking to change lanes long before the barrels force you too. It is like the twits who go leaping across the highway from the left lane all the way to the exit ramp at the very last second. Assuming they weren't new to the area (and they should turn aroud at the next exit instead of risking everyone's life) they should have moved over to the right lane well before that.
"You will usually get a warning. 20-30 seconds should be enough."
In the defense of the other drivers I have to say I've seen enough people drive with their turn signals on blinking nonstop to make me ignore turn signals that are on that long. If you don't change lanes in 10-15 secs I'll figure you aren't planning on changing lanes any time soon. Somehow people manage to be oblivious to the fact that there is a light that has been flashing on their dashboard for miles.
"and a small but safe gap to change lanes"
In your defense, that really burns me up. You leave a safe gap between you and the car in front and it becomes a magnet for every lane jockey on the road. "Wow, a space I might be able to squeeze into! It MUST be a faster lane!" I do though get annoyed by people who leave big spaces at lights preventing people from being able to pull into turn lanes. I never understood the purpose of having half a car length in front of you at a light. Expecting to be kidnapped or something?
One more thing, the black boxes won't be able to report poorly maintained roads, bad signs (especially the ones that are vague about which road in a fork they are aimed at), and roads without lane lines (is it 1 lane or 2, you decide!).
I wonder if the advocates of the black boxes (parents, etc) will subject themselves to the same monitoring? I can't begin to count the number of times I've seen a minivan/suv packed full of kids driving 20+ mph over the speed limit and jockeying across the lanes. I'd love to see how long the advocates (especially police and nervous mothers) of the boxes would put up with getting beeped every time they went over the speed limit. I think we'd see speed limits get raised.
As far as monitoring speed, you don't have to be going fast to have an accident. Most fender benders are at low speed and a pedestrian doesn't need to be hit at high speed to be seriously injured or killed.
If they were serious about technological solutions to poor driving then why do they allow cell phones to operate while the car is in motion?
Is it really a good idea to have Linux contributions coming from exhausted, sleep deprived, beer addled coders?
Please nudge it towards one of the following (in order of preference):
1. Los Angeles (esp Hollywood studios)
2. Washington DC, preferably on "lobbyist day" (yah, hate to see the Air & Space museum go but sacrifices have to be made)
3. Sen. Trent Lott's house
4. Las Vegas (they killed the Colorado river for THAT?)
Mr Mugabe has told me my check for $1000000 from the Nigerian International Construction company will be released to my bank account as soon as my check to cover the $8000 in legal costs clears!
Isn't your calculation assuming that the entire Earth's population is born & dies every year? You need to limit your population to annual births.
According to http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/wp98.html there are 130^6 births/year worldwide. So based on your calc:
130^6/10^4=13000 suckers/yr
13000 suckers/yr / 525600 minutes/yr = 0.025 suckers/min
So a sucker isn't born every minute but about every forty minutes.
What about my need for a BIGGER BUST and my FUNDS BEING HELD BY THE NIGERIAN OIL CORP?
The article was based on a person requesting information, more of a "help me" type message. The feeling that someone else will help is understandable in this case. It doesn't apply to sales requests, "Buy this thingy now!", because they are assumed to be impersonal with the response being based on the recipient's desires only. People respond to ads on TV and it is safe to say that they are pretty impersonal.