Yes. I'd love to hear an unbiased review from a site that doesn't sell them....bought myself a WiFi hotspot and a cheap service plan (FreedomPop) today to start down this path.
As a counter to this, a number of Android head units based on versions >4 started showing up about a year ago.
For me, it was a decision about getting WiFi for them in the car - and figuring out how much bandwidth I'd want to use to have XM still available to me - as despite there being a number of other streaming options, live uncensored talk is a sticking point for my daily commutes. This lead down a crazy rabbit hole of WiFi devices from FreedomPop and others.
What's that? Have any unknown in your life? Just insert the NSA?
Don't have the source code? The NSA must be behind it. Don't know who spread a worm? Must be the NSA. Don't know who authored BitCoin? NSA. Don't know who packaged up TAILS? NSA.
The NSA sent his heavenly son to die for our sins.
Plenty of failures in that 1,300+ post thread, but also plenty of successes - and it mostly varies by property. Posts below are cherry-picked from the last two weeks.
$20 tip at TI. got me 34th floor, corner room strip view south tower and resort fees waived. Suite wasn't happening given march madness weekend. Always try...but I thought it was great for 4 night stay
Checked-in yesterday for a 5-day stay at the Luxor & got upgraded from a 'Pyramid Deluxe' to a 'Tower Suite'. (MLife Gold card, so that may have helped(?)).
2 for 2 with $20 trick. PH and Paris, both within last year, both were very nice room upgrades with views
All of our sports teams and colleges are available too -- part of the 40 or so choices we have, but MAN, you're not kidding. Texas looks like it has 108 vanity options on top of whatever veteran/award/memorial plates might be lurking around. [That 108 doesn't include repeats for motorcycles/trailers.]
And we went to plain old printed plates as well - no more stamped letters.
It's not much of a secret what time of the year the Canadian and Minnesotan license plates show up. They can invariably be found in the left lane on I-10 going roughly the speed limit -- or as we like to call it here, "the minimum speed for the slow lane."
Generally speaking, unless it's a motorcycle cop specifically tasked to speed/traffic, when a cop pulls you over, he's got a bunch of latitude. He adds a bunch of factors up in his head and decides if you're getting a ticket.
What's next? You gonna complain that hot girls should get more tickets?
To people outside of Arizona, we've got 35 (!) choices for our plate outside of the default, each costing $25 extra, and $25 extra-extra if you want it personalized.
A few of them have restrictions (purple heart, alternative fuel, veteran), but the rest are a pure style choice. Anyone with $50,000 and a NPO can get a plate into production - since $17 of the $25 goes to your charity.
So, yes, there's no doubt that Families of Fallen Police Officers plates, as well as Veteran, and Purple Heart have a higher bar set for the threshold of getting pulled over. In addition to those plates, you can by-hand order Congressional Medal of Honor, Former POW and Pearl Harbor Survivor. All of which I'm sure are mostly free from traffic tickets -- just not something you can purchase on a whim. Survived Pearl Harbor? Fuck it, Mr. Have a nice day.
An aside.......there was a guy from a native tribe here who was a fairly famous war veteran. [A quick search of CMH winners doesn't show him, but I'm sure it'll pop into my head some day.] He lived NW of Phoenix, and reportedly the van that took him to his Elks Lodge or VFW hall used to drive like a bat out of hell across 93 through Joshua Tree -- and the cops smiled and waved.
The title is sensationalist bullshit. The health inspectors are considering recording their inspections, and as such, are considering devices to do recordings from the inspector's view. One device that can record POV inspections is Google Glass. Ergo: "ZOMG! Health inspectors considering using Google Glass!!11!one!!"
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Yes. I'd love to hear an unbiased review from a site that doesn't sell them. ...bought myself a WiFi hotspot and a cheap service plan (FreedomPop) today to start down this path.
As a counter to this, a number of Android head units based on versions >4 started showing up about a year ago.
For me, it was a decision about getting WiFi for them in the car - and figuring out how much bandwidth I'd want to use to have XM still available to me - as despite there being a number of other streaming options, live uncensored talk is a sticking point for my daily commutes. This lead down a crazy rabbit hole of WiFi devices from FreedomPop and others.
Republic credits? Republic credits are no good out here. I need something more real.
...it would have been more shocking if they hadn't been doling out swag bags to their press events.
This is news?
What's that? Have any unknown in your life? Just insert the NSA?
Don't have the source code? The NSA must be behind it.
Don't know who spread a worm? Must be the NSA.
Don't know who authored BitCoin? NSA.
Don't know who packaged up TAILS? NSA.
The NSA sent his heavenly son to die for our sins.
My yearly K1 is one of the things that, for whatever this is worth, TurboTax handles without so much as batting an eye.
Then perhaps your particular hotel has a policy different than the reports of hundreds of other people on that site.
Here's more - since obviously you're in denial:
http://forumserver.twoplustwo....
Plenty of failures in that 1,300+ post thread, but also plenty of successes - and it mostly varies by property. Posts below are cherry-picked from the last two weeks.
$20 tip at TI. got me 34th floor, corner room strip view south tower and resort fees waived. Suite wasn't happening given march madness weekend. Always try...but I thought it was great for 4 night stay
Checked-in yesterday for a 5-day stay at the Luxor & got upgraded from a 'Pyramid Deluxe' to a 'Tower Suite'. (MLife Gold card, so that may have helped(?)).
2 for 2 with $20 trick. PH and Paris, both within last year, both were very nice room upgrades with views
Just keep pretending that it doesn't work.
Saturn already has "confirmed" moons about the length of a drag strip.... :/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...
I wonder if this one will be that exciting.
See above. Works well and often, despite publication.
http://www.thetwentydollartric...
...except it's well documented, and you're an idiot.
http://www.thetwentydollartric...
About a 90% rate overall in Vegas - YMMV elsewhere.
All of our sports teams and colleges are available too -- part of the 40 or so choices we have, but MAN, you're not kidding. Texas looks like it has 108 vanity options on top of whatever veteran/award/memorial plates might be lurking around. [That 108 doesn't include repeats for motorcycles/trailers.]
And we went to plain old printed plates as well - no more stamped letters.
No, no. But we should have a special plate for the Japanese we "relocated" during WW2 -- plenty of them ended up here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
What planet are you from?
On this planet, dumb hot chicks get out of tickets.
...did he try them in any other city than his?
How well do those work in LA? Boston? New York?
How we do the ones he panned work there?
Short-sighted drivel.
Heh.
It's not much of a secret what time of the year the Canadian and Minnesotan license plates show up. They can invariably be found in the left lane on I-10 going roughly the speed limit -- or as we like to call it here, "the minimum speed for the slow lane."
Meh.
Generally speaking, unless it's a motorcycle cop specifically tasked to speed/traffic, when a cop pulls you over, he's got a bunch of latitude. He adds a bunch of factors up in his head and decides if you're getting a ticket.
What's next? You gonna complain that hot girls should get more tickets?
Human nature.
Law changed in AZ back in 2008 where license pate frames now have to clearly show the "ARIZONA" that's on top of all of the specialty plates.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/...
Pearl Harbor Survivor is not a licence plate HOLDER.
It is a state-issued alternative license plate.
http://deserttitle.com/blog/wp...
You're right though, I have no numbers to back up my theory, but... ...FFS, cut the 90 year old Pearl Harbor veteran some slack, 'eh?
To people outside of Arizona, we've got 35 (!) choices for our plate outside of the default, each costing $25 extra, and $25 extra-extra if you want it personalized.
A few of them have restrictions (purple heart, alternative fuel, veteran), but the rest are a pure style choice. Anyone with $50,000 and a NPO can get a plate into production - since $17 of the $25 goes to your charity.
So, yes, there's no doubt that Families of Fallen Police Officers plates, as well as Veteran, and Purple Heart have a higher bar set for the threshold of getting pulled over. In addition to those plates, you can by-hand order Congressional Medal of Honor, Former POW and Pearl Harbor Survivor. All of which I'm sure are mostly free from traffic tickets -- just not something you can purchase on a whim. Survived Pearl Harbor? Fuck it, Mr. Have a nice day.
An aside... ....there was a guy from a native tribe here who was a fairly famous war veteran. [A quick search of CMH winners doesn't show him, but I'm sure it'll pop into my head some day.] He lived NW of Phoenix, and reportedly the van that took him to his Elks Lodge or VFW hall used to drive like a bat out of hell across 93 through Joshua Tree -- and the cops smiled and waved.
On most of the east coast, you'd better make sure to hand your PBA card over to the officer when he asks for your registration.
It's the same as handing $20 to the check-in clerk in Vegas with your ID.
Bob Porter: We always like to avoid confrontation, whenever possible. Problem is solved from your end.
I would sleep with any girl.
FTFY.
I keeed, I keeed...
...which is exactly what they're considering.
The title is sensationalist bullshit. The health inspectors are considering recording their inspections, and as such, are considering devices to do recordings from the inspector's view. One device that can record POV inspections is Google Glass. Ergo: "ZOMG! Health inspectors considering using Google Glass!!11!one!!"
9.8 meters per second squared. It's not just a good idea, it's the law.
Yeah, how dare they take input from the keyboard and mouse!