I disagree, some jurisdictions don't really care about cracking down on light drugs.
That's not my point. My point is that if you get noticed, you're more likely to be stopped. If all the cars are beaters, the nice car sticks out. if all the cars are nice, the beater car sticks out.
That's it. Whatever 'probable cause' they make up for stopping you isn't important.
Down here in Florida, your 10 year old Honda is more likely to get pulled over than my new 350Z, verified by numerous police buddies. Why? I'm not likely to be carrying drugs in my Z, while a run-down Honda is much more likely.
That's exactly the same concept as stated in my OP. The beater car "stands out" in a group of well-kept vehicles.
Digressed, but there really is a "secret" speed limit in most places, though many drivers quickly figure it out over time...
It's not so much a "secret", as it is the 85% rule. That being, if if you travel at about the same speed as 85% of native traffic, you'll generally be ok. The thing about traffic cops is that they typically target people that stick out, not necessarily people that are merely breaking "the law". So, if average traffic is flowing at 20-over the limit, and you're traveling at 35 over the limit, then you're more likely to get tagged than the average traffic.
Then throw in your choice of vehicle, and it's even more interesting. A bright yellow porsche is more likely to be pulled over going 30+ in the left lane than the black sedan going 30+ in the lane right next to it. Again, because the first car stands out more. Between two similar sedans, the car traveling 30+ in the far left lane is more likely to be tagged than the car traveling 30+ in the far right lane. Why? because the left lane is the "fast lane".
I'm not saying it's right, I'm not saying it's fair, I'm just saying that's how it is, given my years of driving experience. And I agree: understanding the ground rules for driving conditions (i.e. especially that they're not "ideal") is the best way to avoid tickets.
After purchasing the rights to the Oz books from Ted Turner Warner Bros., along with Village Roadshow Pictures, will be taking Spawn creator Todd McFarlane's idea to produce movies based on the Oz books.
Excellent! And perhaps they might even be able to get Uwe Boll to direct!
I think it's inherent to the technology. How could real-time communications such as phones and IM *not* be more disruptive than email?
Because it's entirely telling that telephones are considered to be "productive", while IM is considered to be "disruptive". I've worked in an office where IM was used to great effect. not only can you have an almost telephone-quality conversation, but you can do other things that you can't to on the telephone, such as transfer files, communicate QUIETLY without having to shut the door to your office, communicate with someone who may already be on a conference call, and so on.
The only reason IM is considered to be disruptive, vs, say, the telephone, is because most PHB's haven't caught on to the benefits yet.
From a productivity point-of-view, the research shows that instant messaging, blogs and softphones are considered most disruptive
Probably because those three things are more typically used for personal reasons, not business reasons. It's not so much a problem with the tools, but the use. If they became more widely integrated into the workplace, they wouldn't be considered "disruptive".
At any rate, if you have employees that are good at managing their own workflow, you don't have to worry about clamping down on "disruptive" technology.
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Manhattan is full of niggers
Clearly you meant "the working class", and you're correct. Manhattan is full of working class individuals who clearly have an interest past that of which is providing the employment. If you meant otherwise, then your conflation of racial division with division in class and/or earning potential is the point of discussion, at which point any rational individual would have to disagree with your assessment.
Woz: Simple design. Think about the right way to build something and take a lot of time to get it the best that can be done with the fewest resources used. No waste.
As a runner who sweats profusely, I think it would be pretty nifty if the electrolytes in my sweat could recharge my Garmin Forerunner or power the LED lights on my bike!
Yes. This battery is what runners crave. It has electrolytes.
When his lovely girlfriend Glenda needed a new PC, Jason Cross, who spends much of the week assembling PCs with the latest gear to test for ExtremeTech, decided he would let her build it herself.
This article doesn't read so much as "hey guys, it's possible for a girl to put together a PC", so much as it reads "Hey guys, look at my girlfriend. No, really, I have one. Let me show you her."
A Crowd Farm in Boston's South Station railway terminal would work like this: A responsive sub-flooring system made up of blocks that depress slightly under the force of human steps
I have a better idea. Why not make a system that generates energy under the force of collapsing Big Dig tunnel sections?
A back of the envelope calculation has suggested energy savings of 750 Megawatt hours per year if Google switched their background from white to black. In response, a new version of Google called Blackle was created.
Once Google has gone Black, they'll never go back. That's what I hear, anyway.
"So far, the communication with Apple has been "one-way." No wonder there is no answer... Apple people weren't able to receive any network package with all those iPhones around.
Communication with Apple is always "one way". Or the highway.
President Bush introduced a bill this week to eliminate all research funding at MIT.
Absolutely, now that he's got the chemical that causes fear identified, the only remaining part of his plan is to sneak down to the water reservoir with Cheney.
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I disagree, some jurisdictions don't really care about cracking down on light drugs.
That's not my point. My point is that if you get noticed, you're more likely to be stopped. If all the cars are beaters, the nice car sticks out. if all the cars are nice, the beater car sticks out.
That's it. Whatever 'probable cause' they make up for stopping you isn't important.
Down here in Florida, your 10 year old Honda is more likely to get pulled over than my new 350Z, verified by numerous police buddies. Why? I'm not likely to be carrying drugs in my Z, while a run-down Honda is much more likely.
That's exactly the same concept as stated in my OP. The beater car "stands out" in a group of well-kept vehicles.
Digressed, but there really is a "secret" speed limit in most places, though many drivers quickly figure it out over time...
It's not so much a "secret", as it is the 85% rule. That being, if if you travel at about the same speed as 85% of native traffic, you'll generally be ok. The thing about traffic cops is that they typically target people that stick out, not necessarily people that are merely breaking "the law". So, if average traffic is flowing at 20-over the limit, and you're traveling at 35 over the limit, then you're more likely to get tagged than the average traffic.
Then throw in your choice of vehicle, and it's even more interesting. A bright yellow porsche is more likely to be pulled over going 30+ in the left lane than the black sedan going 30+ in the lane right next to it. Again, because the first car stands out more. Between two similar sedans, the car traveling 30+ in the far left lane is more likely to be tagged than the car traveling 30+ in the far right lane. Why? because the left lane is the "fast lane".
I'm not saying it's right, I'm not saying it's fair, I'm just saying that's how it is, given my years of driving experience. And I agree: understanding the ground rules for driving conditions (i.e. especially that they're not "ideal") is the best way to avoid tickets.
After purchasing the rights to the Oz books from Ted Turner Warner Bros., along with Village Roadshow Pictures, will be taking Spawn creator Todd McFarlane's idea to produce movies based on the Oz books.
Excellent! And perhaps they might even be able to get Uwe Boll to direct!
I think it's inherent to the technology. How could real-time communications such as phones and IM *not* be more disruptive than email?
Because it's entirely telling that telephones are considered to be "productive", while IM is considered to be "disruptive". I've worked in an office where IM was used to great effect. not only can you have an almost telephone-quality conversation, but you can do other things that you can't to on the telephone, such as transfer files, communicate QUIETLY without having to shut the door to your office, communicate with someone who may already be on a conference call, and so on.
The only reason IM is considered to be disruptive, vs, say, the telephone, is because most PHB's haven't caught on to the benefits yet.
From a productivity point-of-view, the research shows that instant messaging, blogs and softphones are considered most disruptive
Probably because those three things are more typically used for personal reasons, not business reasons. It's not so much a problem with the tools, but the use. If they became more widely integrated into the workplace, they wouldn't be considered "disruptive".
At any rate, if you have employees that are good at managing their own workflow, you don't have to worry about clamping down on "disruptive" technology.
Manhattan is full of niggers
Clearly you meant "the working class", and you're correct. Manhattan is full of working class individuals who clearly have an interest past that of which is providing the employment. If you meant otherwise, then your conflation of racial division with division in class and/or earning potential is the point of discussion, at which point any rational individual would have to disagree with your assessment.
ever tried to stack a pile of balls? there's a lot of wasted space there.
Listen, you. It takes a lot of balls to describe what we're talking about.
DNA Vaccine May Treat Multiple Sclerosis
The best vaccine against unwanted "DNA" is a condom. If it helps against Multiple Sclerosis too, that's fantastic.
Woz: Simple design. Think about the right way to build something and take a lot of time to get it the best that can be done with the fewest resources used. No waste.
The answer to that is easy. concrete dome.
As a runner who sweats profusely, I think it would be pretty nifty if the electrolytes in my sweat could recharge my Garmin Forerunner or power the LED lights on my bike!
Yes. This battery is what runners crave. It has electrolytes.
When his lovely girlfriend Glenda needed a new PC, Jason Cross, who spends much of the week assembling PCs with the latest gear to test for ExtremeTech, decided he would let her build it herself.
This article doesn't read so much as "hey guys, it's possible for a girl to put together a PC", so much as it reads "Hey guys, look at my girlfriend. No, really, I have one. Let me show you her."
Stem Cell Fraudster May Have Actually Made Breakthrough
cl-0wned!
While the project was terminated in 2002, some of the fonts defined as core fonts for the web have gone on to become known as "web safe fonts"
I'm guessing the "Goatse Wingding super font pack" is not on that list.
More importantly, where can i get one?
No-- more importantly, can it find Sarah Connor?
You're missing the point. That whole post was about the misuse of the phrase "begging the question".
The best DRM is rot13. No one has ever cracked that yet in nearly 25 years.
In the eyes of the DMCA, the best DRM is ROT26.
Can anyone think of a DRM technology which hasn't been cracked, and of course this begs the obvious question:
Which of course, is that it's obvious that DRM is flawed because it is constantly cracked.
You're talking about this one, maybe?
A Crowd Farm in Boston's South Station railway terminal would work like this: A responsive sub-flooring system made up of blocks that depress slightly under the force of human steps
I have a better idea. Why not make a system that generates energy under the force of collapsing Big Dig tunnel sections?
This discovery comes only months after another Wikipedia admin was caught lying about his credentials to the press.
This sort of thing is a compounding issue. In fact, this sort of activity has tripled in the last six months. I read that on wikipedia somewhere.
A back of the envelope calculation has suggested energy savings of 750 Megawatt hours per year if Google switched their background from white to black. In response, a new version of Google called Blackle was created.
Once Google has gone Black, they'll never go back. That's what I hear, anyway.
80% of them are farming gold for the upper 20% :)
That just proves the realism of the game.
"So far, the communication with Apple has been "one-way." No wonder there is no answer... Apple people weren't able to receive any network package with all those iPhones around.
Communication with Apple is always "one way". Or the highway.
President Bush introduced a bill this week to eliminate all research funding at MIT.
Absolutely, now that he's got the chemical that causes fear identified, the only remaining part of his plan is to sneak down to the water reservoir with Cheney.