And in the US, we have our congress critters currently, ACTIVELY passing legislation that would ban states from requiring only LABELLING of GM products.
Our govt certainly doesn't work for "the people" any more...we are passing laws that ban us in our states (where most power should reside) from wanting to know WTF we're eating.....
Frankly, I'd like to see the EPA taken way down in power, if not down away with and started over.
For the little good we get out of them, we get a lot of bad for every day folks and small businesses. THey have made power grabs way beyond their original charter. And frankly I'd rather have our congresscritters making the laws and rules rather than this un-elected entity that is not answerable to "the people".
Thanks for the explanation. It's interesting how different this is in the U.S. compared to Europe. It's propably a consequence of the U.S. being such a vast country and almost everyone having a driving licence.
Interesting. So, I take it many more people in Europe have passports? If so, I'm guessing because some of the countries over there are so small and from what I understand in one day you can drive and cross 2 or more country borders.
For some reason, however, I'd thought with the EU formation, that you could freely travel between those countries over there pretty much like we do between states here.
Also, are you saying that the majority of people in Europe don't have drivers licenses?? How do they all get around if they don't' have cars to drive?
Well, not everyone travels out of the country, I'd dare say a LARGE majority of folks never leave their state much less leave US soil.
If you're not leaving the country, why would you need a passport? And until the past couple years, you didn't even need a passport to run to Mexico or the Caribbean for the most part, just a drivers license and copy of your birth certificate, but after 9/11 that changed and you now need a passport. But I haven't left the country since those rules came to be, so I don't have a passport and don't foresee a need for one any time soon.
I'm puzzled at one blurb in the synopsis...PASSPORT numbers?
WTF would they have passport numbers for a T-Mobile phone?!?
It seems strange they'd even have a slot to store US passport numbers, considering that the vast majority of US citizens don't have or need a passport, eh?
That just struck me as odd that they'd have this stored associated with a mobile phone credit application.
Well, I'm talking about real friends, ones that I will actually deal with in the physical world. Digital 'only" friends are just slightly above useless....I'm only interested in people that will potentially become real friends I interact with on a personal basis and truly get to know.
Just having a large number of "friends" or likes on FB or other social media means nothing to me...I'm talking about real friends and relationships.
That works fine for any "age". It scales just fine for as many real, meaningful friends as I can have and deal with....
Well you're in luck then. Taco Bell has started serving beer, wine, and sangria at a couple of its stores.
LOL, Yeah, I'd actually heard they were experimenting with this in some places.
TB is actualy one of the places I'd not think they'd need to serve alcohol (not that I object to it)...since most of their business I'd have to think was from drunks on the way home about 2am.
:)
At least..that's about the only time "I" ever swing by there...late night snacks on the way home.
The real goal would be something like the Netflix recommendation algorithm. If I get along with someone it should see who else that person gets along with and I may get along with them even if not too many other people like them.
You know, I just prefer the old fashioned, time honored way....I actually MEET the person for real in meatspace, try to get to know them, maybe over a beer or two and decide from there if I want their company again any time in the future. Easy Peasy!!
I believe you've just demonstrated the point.... the ability for random people to review other people without their consent is going to lead to libel and slander..
You can't just say "well, someone reviewed you, tough".
This is going to lead to lawsuits and all sorts of crap.
Yep. and while I'm generally against meddling lawyers and all...THIS is one online app I'd like to see crucified by the legal types out there.
This can hit and hurt people, and not being able to OPT out (or better yet require you to OPT IN) is going to potentially be able to hurt a LOT of people. There's a reason I and many others don't do Facebook or other social media. I don't want connections to others, friends or foes at all, much less have them rating me on my personal traits and habits.
If others was to participate in things like this, sure, ok..have fun. But don't include ME in there if I don't want to participate.
If I find myself mentioned on there at all, I for one will be immediately hiring an atty and begin legal proceedings. In this case, it is easily justified.
Actually, in this case the US government seems to have failed in it's primary purpose. Now that this loop hole has been used it will have to be closed because of public outrage
I've yet to meet anyone in normal, every day life that is even remotely mad at VW for this.
I think many overestimate how many people really give much a crap about the "green" issues today.
I've had most of my cards replacements come with a chip, but I've certainly not been offered or required to do any type of PIN number for it...I just call and activate it on the phone the usual way.
I think it is only Europe mostly that does the PIN part too?
Well, UBER doesn't seem to have any of these problems....you use the app, you get the price ahead of time, no big deal on meandering paths, etc....
I've not heard of anyone being 'stranded' like you mentioned...they seem to be fair in that it is a private business transaction between consenting adults, so where's the problem? I don't see it?
So far, UBER to me has it 101% better than the entrenched taxis...at least in my area of New Orleans.
If the driver has a drivers license...and insurance, what's the problem?
This is purely a money grab issue by the government along with pressure from the existing, ingrained taxi services that don't want competition....coming mostly, from what I see, to be nicer cars, nicer drivers and better value for your money.
Why should you need a special license or permit for driving other folks around commercially when people do it ALL the time privately just fine with a normal drivers license?
but it does mean that you could put a genius in the Presidency, but if he's unpopular, he'll find he can't get anything done and be remembered as mediocre at best.
Sadly....we never have and likely never WILL have any genius types running for president, as that they're too smart to get caught up and mess with all the BS that is politics....
"Friendship" in the same sense as talking to a stranger while waiting in line and calling them a "friend". A friend isn't someone that you know, it's someone you can depend upon.
Can't we just take the IP blocks from Africa and give to the nations that will actually USE them?
I mean, it isn't like they're going to be in the internet age anytime soon (at least by what I see on TV) over there....so, why not divvy up the remaining ones by countries that need them, and when Africa gets ready to get wired up and going (if ever) then they can use the newer IPV6 stuff....when everyone is ready for it, eh?
I'm wondering if these same "protections" on passwords apply to the newly popular fingerprint ID capability to open/unlock your phone?
I'm thinking I'd not want to have that, as that anyone can force you to put your finger not the thing, but they can't force you to type a long, complex password...
In california, if you don't pass emissions, you don't get your registration sticker; renewed EVERY year. If you don't have a registration sticker, the cops will pull you over, and if you're caught driving again outside the 30-day fix-it window, they'll impound your car.
Hmm...sounds like it sucks to live in California.
Thankfully I've never lived in a state/city that required emissions testing....some don't even require inspections.
Even in California, which is surely the most stringent state for emissions, it's not that hard for a company making aftermarket exhausts to get a CARB exemption. Aftermarket exhausts that are any good always come with a CARB exemption number and certificate.
But, what if you want items that are not CARB certified or don't want to have to pass a visual inspection and the hassles of that?
It will be interesting to see if your car will pass state inspection without being "upgraded".
Well, not all states require a car inspection at all, and even in those that do, I've never lived in one that required an emissions sniff test.
The most that gets done on my inspections is honk horn, turn on lights, and windshield wipers and you're done...2 minutes tops at the local gas station and then Goober scrapes off your old sticker and puts on a new one...hand him about $25 and you're done.
It becomes very BAD reason in the moment when the compliance certification for that model is revoked and you are left holding 2 tons of metal and plastic that has to sit in the garage and is not allowed on the road.
Err, and exactly who is going to tell me I cannot continue to drive my car?
I don't know of any recall that if you didn't participate in it, would necessitate you not being able to drive your car on public roads any longer?
For the consumer, it is purely voluntary to take the car in for a recall fix.
Man, I feel sorry for those folks that live in states that require sniff emissions tests and the apparently super rigorous inspections. Sounds like a major PITA, especially if you are someone wanting to get all the performance out of your car that you can.
And I find it hilarious that everyone here states that programmers and engineers work without requirements or documentation. I've worked places where the verbal meeting would have the engineer agreeing with everything, then when it's not written in the requirements document and signed off by 10+ people, it doesn't get built. Seems like all the programmers on Slashdot have never worked in a company larger than 10 people.
I've seen it happen quite a bit on Federal contracts believe it or not. Things get in a crunch, can't disappoint the customer (feds) that keep asking for things verbally, scope creep..and well, things just have to get *done*.
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And in the US, we have our congress critters currently, ACTIVELY passing legislation that would ban states from requiring only LABELLING of GM products.
Our govt certainly doesn't work for "the people" any more...we are passing laws that ban us in our states (where most power should reside) from wanting to know WTF we're eating.....
This is one thing that EU is getting right....
Frankly, I'd like to see the EPA taken way down in power, if not down away with and started over.
For the little good we get out of them, we get a lot of bad for every day folks and small businesses. THey have made power grabs way beyond their original charter. And frankly I'd rather have our congresscritters making the laws and rules rather than this un-elected entity that is not answerable to "the people".
Interesting. So, I take it many more people in Europe have passports? If so, I'm guessing because some of the countries over there are so small and from what I understand in one day you can drive and cross 2 or more country borders.
For some reason, however, I'd thought with the EU formation, that you could freely travel between those countries over there pretty much like we do between states here.
Also, are you saying that the majority of people in Europe don't have drivers licenses?? How do they all get around if they don't' have cars to drive?
Well, not everyone travels out of the country, I'd dare say a LARGE majority of folks never leave their state much less leave US soil.
If you're not leaving the country, why would you need a passport? And until the past couple years, you didn't even need a passport to run to Mexico or the Caribbean for the most part, just a drivers license and copy of your birth certificate, but after 9/11 that changed and you now need a passport. But I haven't left the country since those rules came to be, so I don't have a passport and don't foresee a need for one any time soon.
WTF would they have passport numbers for a T-Mobile phone?!?
It seems strange they'd even have a slot to store US passport numbers, considering that the vast majority of US citizens don't have or need a passport, eh?
That just struck me as odd that they'd have this stored associated with a mobile phone credit application.
Well, I'm talking about real friends, ones that I will actually deal with in the physical world. Digital 'only" friends are just slightly above useless....I'm only interested in people that will potentially become real friends I interact with on a personal basis and truly get to know.
Just having a large number of "friends" or likes on FB or other social media means nothing to me...I'm talking about real friends and relationships.
That works fine for any "age". It scales just fine for as many real, meaningful friends as I can have and deal with....
LOL, Yeah, I'd actually heard they were experimenting with this in some places.
TB is actualy one of the places I'd not think they'd need to serve alcohol (not that I object to it)...since most of their business I'd have to think was from drunks on the way home about 2am.
:)
At least..that's about the only time "I" ever swing by there...late night snacks on the way home.
You know, I just prefer the old fashioned, time honored way....I actually MEET the person for real in meatspace, try to get to know them, maybe over a beer or two and decide from there if I want their company again any time in the future. Easy Peasy!!
Yep. and while I'm generally against meddling lawyers and all...THIS is one online app I'd like to see crucified by the legal types out there.
This can hit and hurt people, and not being able to OPT out (or better yet require you to OPT IN) is going to potentially be able to hurt a LOT of people. There's a reason I and many others don't do Facebook or other social media. I don't want connections to others, friends or foes at all, much less have them rating me on my personal traits and habits.
If others was to participate in things like this, sure, ok..have fun. But don't include ME in there if I don't want to participate.
If I find myself mentioned on there at all, I for one will be immediately hiring an atty and begin legal proceedings. In this case, it is easily justified.
That and the McWine!!!
I was shocked many, many moons ago when I went to Paris, and saw my first French McD's....and they served wine there. Amazed...
I'm really shocked that more US fast food (crap food) places don't also server some form of booze...it would sure help things go down easier....
I've yet to meet anyone in normal, every day life that is even remotely mad at VW for this.
I think many overestimate how many people really give much a crap about the "green" issues today.
I've had most of my cards replacements come with a chip, but I've certainly not been offered or required to do any type of PIN number for it...I just call and activate it on the phone the usual way.
I think it is only Europe mostly that does the PIN part too?
I've not heard of anyone being 'stranded' like you mentioned...they seem to be fair in that it is a private business transaction between consenting adults, so where's the problem? I don't see it?
So far, UBER to me has it 101% better than the entrenched taxis...at least in my area of New Orleans.
If the driver has a drivers license...and insurance, what's the problem?
This is purely a money grab issue by the government along with pressure from the existing, ingrained taxi services that don't want competition....coming mostly, from what I see, to be nicer cars, nicer drivers and better value for your money.
Why should you need a special license or permit for driving other folks around commercially when people do it ALL the time privately just fine with a normal drivers license?
Sadly....we never have and likely never WILL have any genius types running for president, as that they're too smart to get caught up and mess with all the BS that is politics....
I heard it put very succinctly this way:
Friends help you move....
REAL friends help you move bodies...
Are You Fucking Kidding Me???
I mean, it isn't like they're going to be in the internet age anytime soon (at least by what I see on TV) over there....so, why not divvy up the remaining ones by countries that need them, and when Africa gets ready to get wired up and going (if ever) then they can use the newer IPV6 stuff....when everyone is ready for it, eh?
I'm thinking I'd not want to have that, as that anyone can force you to put your finger not the thing, but they can't force you to type a long, complex password...
Dunno why you'd avoid it....LOTS of money to be made doing it.
Hmm...sounds like it sucks to live in California.
Thankfully I've never lived in a state/city that required emissions testing....some don't even require inspections.
But, what if you want items that are not CARB certified or don't want to have to pass a visual inspection and the hassles of that?
Well, not all states require a car inspection at all, and even in those that do, I've never lived in one that required an emissions sniff test.
The most that gets done on my inspections is honk horn, turn on lights, and windshield wipers and you're done...2 minutes tops at the local gas station and then Goober scrapes off your old sticker and puts on a new one...hand him about $25 and you're done.
Err, and exactly who is going to tell me I cannot continue to drive my car?
I don't know of any recall that if you didn't participate in it, would necessitate you not being able to drive your car on public roads any longer?
For the consumer, it is purely voluntary to take the car in for a recall fix.
Man, I feel sorry for those folks that live in states that require sniff emissions tests and the apparently super rigorous inspections. Sounds like a major PITA, especially if you are someone wanting to get all the performance out of your car that you can.
I've seen it happen quite a bit on Federal contracts believe it or not. Things get in a crunch, can't disappoint the customer (feds) that keep asking for things verbally, scope creep..and well, things just have to get *done*.