Okay they claim that providers high speed connections should be paying more, so then why does the telco (SBC in this case) sell DSL to end users at $90/mo for 6MBit! Yet the T1's they sell here are $600?
If the damn bandwidth is such an issue you would think they would sell DSL for a more reasonable rate. Obviously they've proven their oppositions case already by that example alone.
Of course I do, I see the way other people drive, you're probably one of them. That is if indeed you are old enough to drive, Mario.
Sure they do, why do you think the military uses sims before they let pilots fly? I'm used to watching and knowing were all the obstacles are on the road because I do it all the time when flying the sims, especially in the helos. You have to take mental pictures of them all and know your orientation to everything so you don't crash when you are dogfighting another helo or evading SAM's. Not to mention in a helo the first thing you train yourself to do is not jerk the controls.
The difference between games like Mario and SIM's is that there are games, and there are simulations. I'm sure playing mario has probably helped train your reflexes which has in part even made you a better driver. What I'm saying I've gained from the sims is environmental awareness and self control - so you don't torque the wheel in a bad situation.
Case in point: The other day while driving my Jeep I was going around a curve which happened to be the only icy spot on the whole 40 min trip. The Jeep started to slide off the road, I actually thought it was a sure thing I was ditching it with my wife and kids in the car, my heart nearly stopped, but rather than trying to swerve back onto the road or even turn into the sideways slide, to stop the slide, I turned just enough into the slide to keep going somewhat forward until I got to the edge of the road where I could get traction. My body paniced, adrenaline, heart rate, etc... but my reflex was to go with the slide until it stopped rather than try to fight it and overcorrect. Like the first time flying a helo sim, try it you'll overcorrect and flip your helo, everyone does.
Now this wasn't your typical slide, I've slid before. And every time other than this one I usually say, "Whee!" and just bring it back on track, having driven trucks most of my life you learn fast how to recover a fishtail slide or you don't drive one. This was a 4 wheel slide, nothing I was going to do was going to take back control of the vehicle, the best thing I could do was keep it from getting out of hand and wait for it to allow me to give back control.
Maybe the SIM's have also helped hone my memory so I remember the things around me, and know where my safe exits are more easily.
So you've made your case that SUV's are more likely to sustain MORE damage than a typical passenger vehicle. Then why the complaining?
In reality I suppose it all depends on the driver. I don't follow too closely because I know it takes longer to stop it, however if someone pulls out in front of me and I can't stop I know that because of their stupidity it will likely not mean a lengthy hospital or cemetery visit for me.
I know enough not to overcorrect my steering to avoid obstacles or regain control, both from helo sims and driving. Perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm 33 when I said I've never been in an accident other than being rear ended. It's not like I'm a new driver.
And I do think I'm a better driver than most, it's simply apparent because I actually use my turn signal all the time, and I try to be courteous to other drivers and pedestrians. Just because I chose to have a tank doesn't mean I plan to use it like one.
Yeah, but that isn't putting anyone else at more danger.
If I lived at the end of a T in the road, in such a place where my house was at the end of the road and the person missing the turn or stop sign could crash into my house, but I had a row of oak trees in front of my house, and someone came along telling me I should cut them down because it would greaten the chances of survival for the guy who blows the stop sign, yet would mean my kids playing in the front yard were sitting ducks - I'd tell them where to go.
[And that concludes this episode of "run-on sentances"]
To me, the biggest factor in surviving an accident is not getting in one. Willingly choosing a vehicle that is far less capable of avoiding an accident than other choices (car, minivan), with little to no advantage in utility, well...
Exactly, which is why I think it's pointless, unless you are going to become communist and say all vehicles on the road have to be the exact same - where does it stop? I figure that my defensive driving makes up for the protectiveness I lack by not having a bigger vehicle. I try to stay aware of all the other vehicles around me and have some options for escape routes by using superior maneuverability. But take away the safe "armor" of an SUV and you leave it w/o being well protected or able to get away, unless you are also going to magically make it able to perform like a car.
I agree with your line of sight, and that's where having a truck/suv comes in handy - to see through other trucks/suv's. It's just impossible in a small car to see ahead w/o hugging the centerline.
At least with the imbalance I have the opportunity to be on higher ground that him/her. But weakening the SUV only means you ensure the drunk will have opportunity to do massive damage rather than possibly.
I don't care about being able to play a media there is nothing to play, it would have made more sense to release recorders first so there would actually be some media for the players to play, plus I want to use them for backups.:)
Hehe, no kidding. It was early - what was I thinking? Wait till they see my last post and realize I also carry a gun!:D Woohoo!
Honestly I don't drive my suburban very often, I drive a Grand Am or a Jeep Cherokee. The suburban is only used when weather is really bad (it's a snow tank), or for work - transporting tools and what not.
1. I don't drink, I never really like alcohol, plus I carry a handgun, which makes taking nyquil illegal for me to carry because my BAC would be too high.
2. I've never been in an accident except the one time I got rear ended by a brand new full sized pickup truck in front of a hospital where attractive nurses were picketing and distracted the guy behind me. I have a trailer hitch on my suburban which was the only point the rear ender made contact with. It pushed his front bumper up in a V, messed up his radiator and hood. Not a scratch on my truck.
3. I don't get distracted while driving easily, I'm one of the few people who realize that driving a vehicle is the most dangerous thing I'll do that day [yes this coming from someone who carry's a loaded.45], and I sure don't want to be at fault for an accident. Plus I live for combat flight sims, which I think has trained by brain to be more aware of the things going on around me. I like the vantage point having a large truck gives me because I can look through the windows of the car in front of me and see what the car or cars in front of him are doing. So If I see car #1 hit the brakes hard I know the guy in front of me will be soon, and I usually brake before they do.
And yes, I don't care what situation anyone puts themselves in - it's your family over the others, if you think it's not then it's because you don't have a family of your own or you don't have the proper means to protect them and think it's unfair someone else does.
Well, really though when considering a loaded truck the point of the armor factor of the vehicle itself is moot, as you need to factor in the armor.
But no matter what the case I'm better off with something with a beefier frame. What's next? Make walls softer so when you lose control of your vehicle on ice and hit one it will be more forgiving?
I've heard this argument before, with the answer of making the Trucks and SUV's "armor" lighter. Which is bullcrap, I like my suburban for protection against some drunk moron with the potential of wiping out my family.
That's what it sounds like to me, fix the underlying problem. Make the OS more secure, not necessarily picking on windows underlying OS here so much as their methods of add and removing software, they need to come up with a way that all changes to the system are tagged with the application that made them. Then removing the software would be complete always, leaving no extra hidden goodies behind.
All operating systems could really benefit by something like this, of course with the way windows is built it would probably be too easily circumvented anyway.
Yeah, a $200 code reader, or a $2000 transmitter that is capable of sending that data to a satellite. Seems like if they really cared they'd build in actual displays into your dash that tell you more than check engine.
Fact is (in my experience) when a dash light comes on it's usually the sensor that's supposed to detect a problem that IS the problem, and there is no other problem with the engine.
I prefer an actual temp guage, and oil psi guage along with my ability to tell if my car is running well to sensors any day.
My 1970 Chevy pickup has more miles on it than most cruise ships probably do, and it's the most reliable vehicle I've ever known of. On the off chance something is wrong with it I've always been able to figure it out on my own, and never had to take it anywhere to have someone else work on it because it doesn't require pulling the engine to change the timing GEARS, not belt.
without being a standard label of some kind it'll be useless, I need to be able to keep my kids from seeing it, like being labeled SEXUALLY EXPLICIT is going to keep my 14 yr old from clicking it.
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Okay they claim that providers high speed connections should be paying more, so then why does the telco (SBC in this case) sell DSL to end users at $90/mo for 6MBit! Yet the T1's they sell here are $600?
If the damn bandwidth is such an issue you would think they would sell DSL for a more reasonable rate. Obviously they've proven their oppositions case already by that example alone.
And I thought it was just because the average windows user couldn't remember that many letters.
Yeah, the last thing I want is my entire linux system bogged down or networking rendered inoperable by symantec wares.
Of course I do, I see the way other people drive, you're probably one of them. That is if indeed you are old enough to drive, Mario.
Sure they do, why do you think the military uses sims before they let pilots fly? I'm used to watching and knowing were all the obstacles are on the road because I do it all the time when flying the sims, especially in the helos. You have to take mental pictures of them all and know your orientation to everything so you don't crash when you are dogfighting another helo or evading SAM's. Not to mention in a helo the first thing you train yourself to do is not jerk the controls.
The difference between games like Mario and SIM's is that there are games, and there are simulations. I'm sure playing mario has probably helped train your reflexes which has in part even made you a better driver. What I'm saying I've gained from the sims is environmental awareness and self control - so you don't torque the wheel in a bad situation.
Case in point: The other day while driving my Jeep I was going around a curve which happened to be the only icy spot on the whole 40 min trip. The Jeep started to slide off the road, I actually thought it was a sure thing I was ditching it with my wife and kids in the car, my heart nearly stopped, but rather than trying to swerve back onto the road or even turn into the sideways slide, to stop the slide, I turned just enough into the slide to keep going somewhat forward until I got to the edge of the road where I could get traction. My body paniced, adrenaline, heart rate, etc... but my reflex was to go with the slide until it stopped rather than try to fight it and overcorrect. Like the first time flying a helo sim, try it you'll overcorrect and flip your helo, everyone does.
Now this wasn't your typical slide, I've slid before. And every time other than this one I usually say, "Whee!" and just bring it back on track, having driven trucks most of my life you learn fast how to recover a fishtail slide or you don't drive one. This was a 4 wheel slide, nothing I was going to do was going to take back control of the vehicle, the best thing I could do was keep it from getting out of hand and wait for it to allow me to give back control.
Maybe the SIM's have also helped hone my memory so I remember the things around me, and know where my safe exits are more easily.
So you've made your case that SUV's are more likely to sustain MORE damage than a typical passenger vehicle. Then why the complaining?
In reality I suppose it all depends on the driver. I don't follow too closely because I know it takes longer to stop it, however if someone pulls out in front of me and I can't stop I know that because of their stupidity it will likely not mean a lengthy hospital or cemetery visit for me.
I know enough not to overcorrect my steering to avoid obstacles or regain control, both from helo sims and driving. Perhaps I should have mentioned that I'm 33 when I said I've never been in an accident other than being rear ended. It's not like I'm a new driver.
And I do think I'm a better driver than most, it's simply apparent because I actually use my turn signal all the time, and I try to be courteous to other drivers and pedestrians. Just because I chose to have a tank doesn't mean I plan to use it like one.
Well, no - actually I want to store data.
Yeah, but that isn't putting anyone else at more danger.
If I lived at the end of a T in the road, in such a place where my house was at the end of the road and the person missing the turn or stop sign could crash into my house, but I had a row of oak trees in front of my house, and someone came along telling me I should cut them down because it would greaten the chances of survival for the guy who blows the stop sign, yet would mean my kids playing in the front yard were sitting ducks - I'd tell them where to go.
[And that concludes this episode of "run-on sentances"]
To me, the biggest factor in surviving an accident is not getting in one. Willingly choosing a vehicle that is far less capable of avoiding an accident than other choices (car, minivan), with little to no advantage in utility, well...
Exactly, which is why I think it's pointless, unless you are going to become communist and say all vehicles on the road have to be the exact same - where does it stop? I figure that my defensive driving makes up for the protectiveness I lack by not having a bigger vehicle. I try to stay aware of all the other vehicles around me and have some options for escape routes by using superior maneuverability. But take away the safe "armor" of an SUV and you leave it w/o being well protected or able to get away, unless you are also going to magically make it able to perform like a car.
I agree with your line of sight, and that's where having a truck/suv comes in handy - to see through other trucks/suv's. It's just impossible in a small car to see ahead w/o hugging the centerline.
At least with the imbalance I have the opportunity to be on higher ground that him/her. But weakening the SUV only means you ensure the drunk will have opportunity to do massive damage rather than possibly.
Hahah, I knew that would raise the nerd alert.
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Funny.
If you slam your drunk ass into my SUV and I live through it you should be!
I don't care about being able to play a media there is nothing to play, it would have made more sense to release recorders first so there would actually be some media for the players to play, plus I want to use them for backups. :)
Hehe, no kidding. It was early - what was I thinking? Wait till they see my last post and realize I also carry a gun! :D Woohoo!
Honestly I don't drive my suburban very often, I drive a Grand Am or a Jeep Cherokee. The suburban is only used when weather is really bad (it's a snow tank), or for work - transporting tools and what not.
1. I don't drink, I never really like alcohol, plus I carry a handgun, which makes taking nyquil illegal for me to carry because my BAC would be too high.
.45], and I sure don't want to be at fault for an accident. Plus I live for combat flight sims, which I think has trained by brain to be more aware of the things going on around me. I like the vantage point having a large truck gives me because I can look through the windows of the car in front of me and see what the car or cars in front of him are doing. So If I see car #1 hit the brakes hard I know the guy in front of me will be soon, and I usually brake before they do.
2. I've never been in an accident except the one time I got rear ended by a brand new full sized pickup truck in front of a hospital where attractive nurses were picketing and distracted the guy behind me. I have a trailer hitch on my suburban which was the only point the rear ender made contact with. It pushed his front bumper up in a V, messed up his radiator and hood. Not a scratch on my truck.
3. I don't get distracted while driving easily, I'm one of the few people who realize that driving a vehicle is the most dangerous thing I'll do that day [yes this coming from someone who carry's a loaded
And yes, I don't care what situation anyone puts themselves in - it's your family over the others, if you think it's not then it's because you don't have a family of your own or you don't have the proper means to protect them and think it's unfair someone else does.
Well, really though when considering a loaded truck the point of the armor factor of the vehicle itself is moot, as you need to factor in the armor.
But no matter what the case I'm better off with something with a beefier frame. What's next? Make walls softer so when you lose control of your vehicle on ice and hit one it will be more forgiving?
Unless you are talking about Battlefield 2, in which cars simply explode when wet.
I've heard this argument before, with the answer of making the Trucks and SUV's "armor" lighter. Which is bullcrap, I like my suburban for protection against some drunk moron with the potential of wiping out my family.
That's what it sounds like to me, fix the underlying problem. Make the OS more secure, not necessarily picking on windows underlying OS here so much as their methods of add and removing software, they need to come up with a way that all changes to the system are tagged with the application that made them. Then removing the software would be complete always, leaving no extra hidden goodies behind.
All operating systems could really benefit by something like this, of course with the way windows is built it would probably be too easily circumvented anyway.
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Yeah, a $200 code reader, or a $2000 transmitter that is capable of sending that data to a satellite. Seems like if they really cared they'd build in actual displays into your dash that tell you more than check engine.
Fact is (in my experience) when a dash light comes on it's usually the sensor that's supposed to detect a problem that IS the problem, and there is no other problem with the engine.
I prefer an actual temp guage, and oil psi guage along with my ability to tell if my car is running well to sensors any day.
My 1970 Chevy pickup has more miles on it than most cruise ships probably do, and it's the most reliable vehicle I've ever known of. On the off chance something is wrong with it I've always been able to figure it out on my own, and never had to take it anywhere to have someone else work on it because it doesn't require pulling the engine to change the timing GEARS, not belt.
That's exactly what I intended for it to do that day I reached around behind me and... :)
I thought we were all nearly extinct from the Visual Armageddon!
Come to think of it - I'd be happy if they passed a law that said they aren't allow to misspell :)
without being a standard label of some kind it'll be useless, I need to be able to keep my kids from seeing it, like being labeled SEXUALLY EXPLICIT is going to keep my 14 yr old from clicking it.
They already do!
oops - meant FX.