You shouldn't be modded troll. It's a reasonable question.
Men are more likely to be victims of crime - mostly because they tend to (drumroll...) walk alone. Hell, I've been mugged at gunpoint walking alone in a place I should not have.
But sexual assault is not nearly as common against men as it is against women. The buddy system is always a good idea, but more so for women.
No, I'm not. I've never seen a federal law with such scope that didn't try to use the power of the purse.
Fortunately, we don't need to have this discussion, as I read the law and it does no such thing. All it does is prevent the Secretary of Education from taking any action - it is Federal in scope only. This whole discussion is borked thanks to the idiot who wrote TFA.
You are trying to make something philosophical that is simple and concrete. The feds have no authority over such matters, and they know it. Read the text of the law, which all but admits as much:
(a) IN GENERAL Subject to subsection (b), noth- ing in this Act shall authorize the Secretary to, or shall be construed to— (1) prohibit a child from traveling to and from school on foot or by car, bus, or bike when the parents of the child have given permission; or (2) expose parents to civil or criminal charges for allowing their child to responsibly and safely travel to and from school by a means the parents believe is age appropriate.
(b) NO PREEMPTION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAWS Notwithstanding subsection (a), nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt State or local laws.
Telling the Secretary of Education that he/she may not try to use the law to compel states or localities to restrict child transportation is a far cry from preventing states and localities from doing the same. This whole discussion (thanks to the summary and TFA) is misguided.
While we're at it, ditch the quarter. If we need a coin worth around $0.25, make it $0.2. We can even still call it a quarter, just to piss off foreigners. Technically, that is even correct with "bankers" rounding.:)
Even in the US, we do this on a daily basis. Look at your gas prices - they almost all have prices into the thousandths place, and not having a "mil" coin we just round to the nearest "cent".
Depends on your local laws. But this isn't about walking vs. driving, this is about letting your child walk alone. You can (and I do) walk your child to school.
Your argument is reasonable, just not based on constitutional principles. I don't think this law abides by the constitution, even if it seems reasonable enough. How do you reckon the feds have authority in such matters?
This is not really aimed at kids that old. Unless you live in a very scary place, or a place with no safe place to walk, a kid that age is more autonomous. You can even hire one as a babysitter.
This is meant to counter some overactive local authorities in a few states who have started harassing parents who let their younger kids walk to school (or home from the park). I still walk my 9 year old, partly because of my wife's insistence, and partly because as a girl she really needs to walk with a buddy. That buddy could be her 6 year old brother, but they have enough sibling rivalry that I can't quite leave them alone yet. Next year she'll be taking the bus, so I'd better (and my wife more so) get used to some independence:)
This is also proprietary, is it not? Dell has little 5x5x2 "Micro Desktops" for under $200 with better performance - still small enough to mount behind a flat panel, half the cost, better performance.
But seriously, Dell has a "Micro Desktop" for under $200. This includes dual-core Celeron, Windows 10, 2GB RAM, and a 32GB SSD. It also comes with keyboard and mouse:)
So, half the price and better - just not _quite_ as small - still small enough to tuck behind your flatscreen, though.
That's pretty good. Seems like a super, super niche application - what road warrior finds a laptop annoying but is willing to haul around a keyboard and mouse for this thing? If you already have the keyboard and mouse, why not use the tablet to VPN? You can even hook it up to the TV for more screen real estate. If you occasionally need to run Windows apps, you could just get a Windows tablet - though I've never seen one in the wild.
And what is their use case? There are tons of sticks that work as media servers on the market already. For more power, micro ATX cases already fit behind a flat panel nicely. This thing isn't powerful enough for serious gaming, so I've run out of uses for it.
You would still need to haul a keyboard and mouse, so I don't think you'd have it in your pocket. Besides, you likely have a computer in your pocket already...
Everyone can check emails on phones these days, so that pretty much eliminates that advantage:)
That sounds interesting at first blush, but can you count on the hotel TV being usable? Would you really save that much space over packing a Chromebook or small notebook? Especially considering you'd still need to haul the keyboard and mouse.
What is the use case? This costs as much as a much more powerful tower, or for that matter a low-end (but still more powerful!) laptop, complete with screen. Who is the user that demands a tiny form factor enough to take a performance hit, and also has a screen laying around everywhere that they might wish to use the thing?
I seriously doubt that the 0.1 change in pH so far has any effect on algae, but if you have some information you'd like to share I'd be greatly obliged.
While it is true that a basic diesel engine is in some ways simpler to a basic gasoline engine, in practice this is not the case. In order to make up for the lower rotational speed, and thus lower power, a diesel needs to be turbocharged. Also, a basic diesel cannot hope to meet modern emissions standards, so it will need to have all sorts of complex pollution control systems bolted on - especially something to catch and burn off the soot and something to arrest the NOx emissions.
I don't know what you mean that there is no electrical system. There certainly is no ignition system, if you neglect the glow plugs - but long gone are the days of all-mechanical fuel injectors and engine management - now everything is electrically activated and computer controlled.
A stationary generator is a slightly different animal. You don't need the turbo because you don't care about weight like you do in a vehicle, so power is not as important. It may be cost effective to simply use a larger displacement engine. A generator in a vehicle will definitely require a turbocharger - and it will need the pollution control equipment as well.
Wait, did you just lump ALL other modes of transit into your 2043 number? Including air, cargo ships, and freight trains? People are not going to abandon cars for air or water transport. They would abandon cars for trains and buses.
The statistics you used are all slanted because freight trains, ships, etc. all carry very few passengers but still kill people. The passenger-mile count is thus quite low. If we stick to passenger cars vs. transit and buses, that would be more apples-to-apples. We can even neglect motorcycles, which would otherwise help my case. Passenger cars are responsible for 2,882,221 million passenger-miles. Transit only moved 56,467 million passenger miles.
11,977 passenger car occupants died in 2013. 60 transit occupants died in 2013. That's an occupant death rate of 0.004 per million passenger miles for cars and 0.001 per million passenger miles for transit. But what about pedestrians? Cars kill another 4700 of those.
Note that I had to leave out "other" deaths in the transit category because most of those are caused by people trying to make it across railroad tracks in their cars:)
But a move from an urban/suburban area to rural (or even rural-ish Southern sprawl) would be shocking for a European, as well. Had you moved to just about any other metropolitan area (Baltimore, Philly, New York, Boston, Chicago, etc.) you would have been fine. Even with your lifestyle disruption, all of your government programs (benefits, pensions, health care, tax history, etc.) and even non-government stuff (credit history, car title, etc.) go with you.
I'm just saying that, all other things being equal, a move in the US from state to state is a lot less disruptive to one's life than a similar move between European countries.
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You shouldn't be modded troll. It's a reasonable question.
Men are more likely to be victims of crime - mostly because they tend to (drumroll...) walk alone. Hell, I've been mugged at gunpoint walking alone in a place I should not have.
But sexual assault is not nearly as common against men as it is against women. The buddy system is always a good idea, but more so for women.
No, I'm not. I've never seen a federal law with such scope that didn't try to use the power of the purse.
Fortunately, we don't need to have this discussion, as I read the law and it does no such thing. All it does is prevent the Secretary of Education from taking any action - it is Federal in scope only. This whole discussion is borked thanks to the idiot who wrote TFA.
You are trying to make something philosophical that is simple and concrete. The feds have no authority over such matters, and they know it. Read the text of the law, which all but admits as much:
Telling the Secretary of Education that he/she may not try to use the law to compel states or localities to restrict child transportation is a far cry from preventing states and localities from doing the same. This whole discussion (thanks to the summary and TFA) is misguided.
While we're at it, ditch the quarter. If we need a coin worth around $0.25, make it $0.2. We can even still call it a quarter, just to piss off foreigners. Technically, that is even correct with "bankers" rounding. :)
Even in the US, we do this on a daily basis. Look at your gas prices - they almost all have prices into the thousandths place, and not having a "mil" coin we just round to the nearest "cent".
Depends on your local laws. But this isn't about walking vs. driving, this is about letting your child walk alone. You can (and I do) walk your child to school.
Your argument is reasonable, just not based on constitutional principles. I don't think this law abides by the constitution, even if it seems reasonable enough. How do you reckon the feds have authority in such matters?
I agree - I can't fathom the argument for jurisdiction here. Sounds like it would get tossed out immediately if ever challenged.
But since the reason for the law in the first place is overly cautious bureaucrats covering their ass, it is unlikely to ever be challenged.
This is not really aimed at kids that old. Unless you live in a very scary place, or a place with no safe place to walk, a kid that age is more autonomous. You can even hire one as a babysitter.
This is meant to counter some overactive local authorities in a few states who have started harassing parents who let their younger kids walk to school (or home from the park). I still walk my 9 year old, partly because of my wife's insistence, and partly because as a girl she really needs to walk with a buddy. That buddy could be her 6 year old brother, but they have enough sibling rivalry that I can't quite leave them alone yet. Next year she'll be taking the bus, so I'd better (and my wife more so) get used to some independence :)
Yes, thanks for the correction.
This is also proprietary, is it not? Dell has little 5x5x2 "Micro Desktops" for under $200 with better performance - still small enough to mount behind a flat panel, half the cost, better performance.
Even towers at that price are vastly underpowered
Well, so is this :)
But seriously, Dell has a "Micro Desktop" for under $200. This includes dual-core Celeron, Windows 10, 2GB RAM, and a 32GB SSD. It also comes with keyboard and mouse :)
So, half the price and better - just not _quite_ as small - still small enough to tuck behind your flatscreen, though.
That is a good use, though it is a bit pricey if that's all you are doing with it and you obviously have more than an SD card for storage.
And MicroATX?
That's pretty good. Seems like a super, super niche application - what road warrior finds a laptop annoying but is willing to haul around a keyboard and mouse for this thing? If you already have the keyboard and mouse, why not use the tablet to VPN? You can even hook it up to the TV for more screen real estate. If you occasionally need to run Windows apps, you could just get a Windows tablet - though I've never seen one in the wild.
And what is their use case? There are tons of sticks that work as media servers on the market already. For more power, micro ATX cases already fit behind a flat panel nicely. This thing isn't powerful enough for serious gaming, so I've run out of uses for it.
You would still need to haul a keyboard and mouse, so I don't think you'd have it in your pocket. Besides, you likely have a computer in your pocket already...
Everyone can check emails on phones these days, so that pretty much eliminates that advantage :)
That sounds interesting at first blush, but can you count on the hotel TV being usable? Would you really save that much space over packing a Chromebook or small notebook? Especially considering you'd still need to haul the keyboard and mouse.
What is the use case? This costs as much as a much more powerful tower, or for that matter a low-end (but still more powerful!) laptop, complete with screen. Who is the user that demands a tiny form factor enough to take a performance hit, and also has a screen laying around everywhere that they might wish to use the thing?
Bill Clinton invaded Iraq? o_O
They thrive, but they feel really guilty about it.
I seriously doubt that the 0.1 change in pH so far has any effect on algae, but if you have some information you'd like to share I'd be greatly obliged.
And this is true of algae? First I'm hearing it. I suspect the author I was responding to meant coral, or some other calcium-dependent creature.
While it is true that a basic diesel engine is in some ways simpler to a basic gasoline engine, in practice this is not the case. In order to make up for the lower rotational speed, and thus lower power, a diesel needs to be turbocharged. Also, a basic diesel cannot hope to meet modern emissions standards, so it will need to have all sorts of complex pollution control systems bolted on - especially something to catch and burn off the soot and something to arrest the NOx emissions.
I don't know what you mean that there is no electrical system. There certainly is no ignition system, if you neglect the glow plugs - but long gone are the days of all-mechanical fuel injectors and engine management - now everything is electrically activated and computer controlled.
A stationary generator is a slightly different animal. You don't need the turbo because you don't care about weight like you do in a vehicle, so power is not as important. It may be cost effective to simply use a larger displacement engine. A generator in a vehicle will definitely require a turbocharger - and it will need the pollution control equipment as well.
Wait, did you just lump ALL other modes of transit into your 2043 number? Including air, cargo ships, and freight trains? People are not going to abandon cars for air or water transport. They would abandon cars for trains and buses.
The statistics you used are all slanted because freight trains, ships, etc. all carry very few passengers but still kill people. The passenger-mile count is thus quite low. If we stick to passenger cars vs. transit and buses, that would be more apples-to-apples. We can even neglect motorcycles, which would otherwise help my case. Passenger cars are responsible for 2,882,221 million passenger-miles. Transit only moved 56,467 million passenger miles.
11,977 passenger car occupants died in 2013. 60 transit occupants died in 2013. That's an occupant death rate of 0.004 per million passenger miles for cars and 0.001 per million passenger miles for transit. But what about pedestrians? Cars kill another 4700 of those.
Note that I had to leave out "other" deaths in the transit category because most of those are caused by people trying to make it across railroad tracks in their cars :)
But a move from an urban/suburban area to rural (or even rural-ish Southern sprawl) would be shocking for a European, as well. Had you moved to just about any other metropolitan area (Baltimore, Philly, New York, Boston, Chicago, etc.) you would have been fine. Even with your lifestyle disruption, all of your government programs (benefits, pensions, health care, tax history, etc.) and even non-government stuff (credit history, car title, etc.) go with you.
I'm just saying that, all other things being equal, a move in the US from state to state is a lot less disruptive to one's life than a similar move between European countries.