"By the way someone who wants to track a car can use these very convenient numbered plaques visible in front and in the back of the car with only a cheap camera and on-the-shelf software."
Dunno where you live, but I only have to have 1 license plate on my car...on the rear.
I'm currently working to surround it with infared LED's, to try to deter simple cameras from easily reading that too.
"All of which are required by law, and would obviously be features. In all fairness, though, cars do need many of the sensors in order to keep the engine running at peak efficiency, thanks to fuel injection. And if you say you'd rather have carburettors anyway, you've clearly never owned a carburetted vehicle for any length of time. Ultimately, data is good, and more sensors means more data."
I'm still with the GP on one thing...I just HATE ABS. I just never feel in control with those damned things...you slam them on when you absolutely have to, they start 'chattering', and won't stop you in time. If not for some good steering on my part, not to mention luck at the time with a place to go without hitting another car, those things would have cost me money in damages.
I liked my old '86 911 Turbo. That thing would handle when you needed it, and no ABS (hell, no airbag either)....one time I had to slam the brakes on that thing at high speed, it locked up, slowed to where I had to be speed wise to make a manuver, and I could then steer and re-accelerate to get out of the situation. It worked. Of course, I have 4 bald spots...one on each tire which I'd locked it up, but that's the price you pay. I just bought new tires, and was on my way, no wreck, no body shop.
Granted, this car was a special case, but in any car I've had, I just cannot get used to ABS. I feel they take too much control away from me.
Hmm...I remember when I got one of the newer (at the time) C5 Vettes, with the run flat tires and thought it was pretty cool to be able to monitor the tire pressure in each tire from the cockpit.
I can understand the need for this system for run flat tires, especially since you carry NO spare with you, but I can't imagine that many 'normal' cars out there today are going with run flats. If not...why are newer cars bothering with wireless from the tires??
Are there actually that many non-performance new cars out there running wireless communications with the tires in the first place?
"If I am to understand your argument, the GP should not have bought the Civic in the first place - a sports car would be much better - screw fuel economy."
That would have been MY argument.
Then again, I've never in my life owned anything but 2x seat sports cars.....with the exception of the 911 Turbo, it technically has 2 rear seats. I was lucky to get 12mpg in that thing in the city...
"We did alright through that because our mortgage payment was less than my unemployment checks so we only had to use our fund for bills and living expenses."
Just curious..where do you live?
Around here...the max unemployment wouldn't even cover my rent?!?!
Ok, it would..but there would only be about $100-$200 left over a month from it maybe, and that leftover wouldn't cover power, car payment, insurance...the necessities of life.
"If you've ever worked from home in a small city apartment, a coffee shop can seem like a very pleasant place to work. You are right, though... not for the easily distracted."
Hmm...why go to a coffee shop, when you can go to a fun bar?!? There's a couple around here with free wi-fi, and free fax machine access advertised for those wanting to 'make their office here'....
I've been looking, but haven't found much info for AFTER you do the website jailbreak....
Any links out there?
Can you/should you hook it to iTunes for backup? I can guess not to take any firmware updates paste 4.01, but what about otherwise normal iPhone/iTunes activity? How do you restore if you need to?
There's little to no info I've see looking at www.jailbreak.com...
"HOA's also prevent your neighbor from putting in a auto shop or painting their houses with pink polka dots.. "
I think city/parish zoning laws will regulate commercial (auto shop) vs residential, nothing for a HOA.
And as for painting a house pink with polka dots...well, I live in New Orleans, you DO see some unusual colors on houses here (purple, pink/white, etc)...and frankly, I prefer to allow someone to decorate their homes as they please. It add character to the old neighborhoods down here.
I don't think any other neighbor should be able to say if I plant a certain grass, or elect to do my yard southwestern style (rocks, sand, cactus) or whatever. If I want to put a flag pole in my yard and fly the stars and stripes, yes...I should be able to do just that whenever I please.
I've actually been shocked at how many places out there ARE ruled by HOA's. I'm frankly amazed no one has seriously legally challenged these and won. Supposedly, you own the property you buy.
Thankfully down here...there are no such things...only city/state regulations, and those are for safety and zoning.
"you must be a renter. you need a permit for any modification of your property."
Currently, yes...hoping to buy a home soon while rates are still so low.
I posted earlier, that I misread this...thinking ongoing license for pool ownership, not a building permit, which I do know something about (from tv shows on flipping houses, etc).
Yeah, I can see the need for building permits, but in some cases...they do seem ridiculous for what you have to get for some simple jobs. For a small deck? Seems a bit stupid to require one.
Well, at least where I'm gonna live...not encumbered by these damned Home Owner Associations, which from what I understand can really screw up what you can and cannot do with your property. Those really get to me. I mean, I can understand building permits for saftey, but someone telling me I can't put a flag pole out in my yard, plant plants or landscape how I want on property "I" pay for and 'own'...to me just shouldn't be legally binding.
I mean, we bitch when people try to keep us from modifying the hardware we buy and OWN why shouldn't be be able to pretty much freely mod our homes and property we buy?
"Just like every other permanent construction in a municipality, you gotta have your permits and licenses and everything else in order."
Ok, I know about building permits...but it sounded when I read this to be a license to OWN a pool, that it was something you had to continuously renew.
I mean, ok, say you get building permits, you post them...build. Are you (or the city) supposed to keep records of this past the point of building the house (in this case pool). I'd not have thought a building permit was something keep on permanent record? If not...how would they know if the existing pool had a permit when built or not?
"Oh please, for nearly everyone's listening environment, you're not going to be able to tell a decent MP3 from an uncompressed file."
Some of us still like good stereo equipment. I grew up as a kid, in a time I guess...where all my friends knew what good reproduction was. A pair of Klipschorns still will easily let you hear the difference in quality of recording, when paired with a good quality amp.
I've been slowly building my stereo since I was 12yrs a pieces at a time, upgrading over the years as I found deals, and made more money. In some cases, you DO get what you pay for.
"Money, perhaps but prestige? Really? People think that Texas A&M is a prestigious university because it has a good sports team? Call me boring but when looking at universities in the UK..."
There's your problem...UK vs US thinking. In the US, a college with a big time winning football team will not only bring in the $$, but it also attracts students. It does make it a prestigious place here. Just different between countries I guess, but over here...it really DOES matter.
"From what I have read, very few schools make money on sports. They may make money on a football or basketball program, but they sure don't on soccer, volleyball, hockey, crew, etc."
LOL..sorry for the misunderstanding.
I live in the south (hence the SEC reference). In my usual circles, college "sports" means football first and foremost and would be understood in a sentence that way. Basketball, yep, that would likely qualify, and even baseball in some areas, but down here...football is king.
Anything else, around here, is just considered a recreational activity, but football == sports.
"You come here, you pay enough money, you leave with a degree."
Err....and when has it ever been any different? Ok, it was cheaper in the past, but still...the END goal of college IS to get a degree. The degree (should) allow you to make more money, and that is the goal in modern life is it not?
I mean, without at least some college degree, you won't get an interview for anything other than fast food service for the most part.
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Dunno where you live, but I only have to have 1 license plate on my car...on the rear.
I'm currently working to surround it with infared LED's, to try to deter simple cameras from easily reading that too.
I'm still with the GP on one thing...I just HATE ABS. I just never feel in control with those damned things...you slam them on when you absolutely have to, they start 'chattering', and won't stop you in time. If not for some good steering on my part, not to mention luck at the time with a place to go without hitting another car, those things would have cost me money in damages.
I liked my old '86 911 Turbo. That thing would handle when you needed it, and no ABS (hell, no airbag either)....one time I had to slam the brakes on that thing at high speed, it locked up, slowed to where I had to be speed wise to make a manuver, and I could then steer and re-accelerate to get out of the situation. It worked. Of course, I have 4 bald spots...one on each tire which I'd locked it up, but that's the price you pay. I just bought new tires, and was on my way, no wreck, no body shop.
Granted, this car was a special case, but in any car I've had, I just cannot get used to ABS. I feel they take too much control away from me.
I can understand the need for this system for run flat tires, especially since you carry NO spare with you, but I can't imagine that many 'normal' cars out there today are going with run flats. If not...why are newer cars bothering with wireless from the tires??
Are there actually that many non-performance new cars out there running wireless communications with the tires in the first place?
That would have been MY argument.
Then again, I've never in my life owned anything but 2x seat sports cars.....with the exception of the 911 Turbo, it technically has 2 rear seats. I was lucky to get 12mpg in that thing in the city...
Never had a problem with that working...and then I had 2x hands to be busy doing other things!!
Just curious..where do you live?
Around here...the max unemployment wouldn't even cover my rent?!?!
Ok, it would..but there would only be about $100-$200 left over a month from it maybe, and that leftover wouldn't cover power, car payment, insurance...the necessities of life.
Hmm...why go to a coffee shop, when you can go to a fun bar?!? There's a couple around here with free wi-fi, and free fax machine access advertised for those wanting to 'make their office here'....
Probably those mp3's that get you high....and he doesn't want anyone messing with his 'stash'!!
www.jailbreakme.com
Any links out there?
Can you/should you hook it to iTunes for backup? I can guess not to take any firmware updates paste 4.01, but what about otherwise normal iPhone/iTunes activity? How do you restore if you need to?
There's little to no info I've see looking at www.jailbreak.com...
Anyone have any good info or links?
Err...every state I've ever lived in?
You've never seen or heard of a tax auction held by the local govt. for unpaid taxes?
I think city/parish zoning laws will regulate commercial (auto shop) vs residential, nothing for a HOA.
And as for painting a house pink with polka dots...well, I live in New Orleans, you DO see some unusual colors on houses here (purple, pink/white, etc)...and frankly, I prefer to allow someone to decorate their homes as they please. It add character to the old neighborhoods down here.
I don't think any other neighbor should be able to say if I plant a certain grass, or elect to do my yard southwestern style (rocks, sand, cactus) or whatever. If I want to put a flag pole in my yard and fly the stars and stripes, yes...I should be able to do just that whenever I please.
I've actually been shocked at how many places out there ARE ruled by HOA's. I'm frankly amazed no one has seriously legally challenged these and won. Supposedly, you own the property you buy.
Thankfully down here...there are no such things...only city/state regulations, and those are for safety and zoning.
Currently, yes...hoping to buy a home soon while rates are still so low.
I posted earlier, that I misread this...thinking ongoing license for pool ownership, not a building permit, which I do know something about (from tv shows on flipping houses, etc).
Yeah, I can see the need for building permits, but in some cases...they do seem ridiculous for what you have to get for some simple jobs. For a small deck? Seems a bit stupid to require one.
Well, at least where I'm gonna live...not encumbered by these damned Home Owner Associations, which from what I understand can really screw up what you can and cannot do with your property. Those really get to me. I mean, I can understand building permits for saftey, but someone telling me I can't put a flag pole out in my yard, plant plants or landscape how I want on property "I" pay for and 'own'...to me just shouldn't be legally binding.
I mean, we bitch when people try to keep us from modifying the hardware we buy and OWN why shouldn't be be able to pretty much freely mod our homes and property we buy?
Ok, I know about building permits...but it sounded when I read this to be a license to OWN a pool, that it was something you had to continuously renew.
I mean, ok, say you get building permits, you post them...build. Are you (or the city) supposed to keep records of this past the point of building the house (in this case pool). I'd not have thought a building permit was something keep on permanent record? If not...how would they know if the existing pool had a permit when built or not?
You don't own property in the USA, you merely rent it from the govt.
Just try not paying your property taxes for a period of time, and see how long you still 'own' said property.
Exceptions of course for states with no property tax...but you get the idea.
Wow..never heard that one before.
What's next, having to apply for a license to own a fscking charcoal grill on your own patio?
Hmm...where would one find people 'throwing out' said machines???
Some of us still like good stereo equipment. I grew up as a kid, in a time I guess...where all my friends knew what good reproduction was. A pair of Klipschorns still will easily let you hear the difference in quality of recording, when paired with a good quality amp.
I've been slowly building my stereo since I was 12yrs a pieces at a time, upgrading over the years as I found deals, and made more money. In some cases, you DO get what you pay for.
Well, everything has its drawbacks you know.
You do know the definition of "eternity" right?
That excruciating period of time between when you cum, and she leaves...
If not, that might explain the /. crowd....
There's your problem...UK vs US thinking. In the US, a college with a big time winning football team will not only bring in the $$, but it also attracts students. It does make it a prestigious place here. Just different between countries I guess, but over here...it really DOES matter.
LOL..sorry for the misunderstanding.
I live in the south (hence the SEC reference). In my usual circles, college "sports" means football first and foremost and would be understood in a sentence that way. Basketball, yep, that would likely qualify, and even baseball in some areas, but down here...football is king.
Anything else, around here, is just considered a recreational activity, but football == sports.
Hey YOU....pick up that blood!!
Err....and when has it ever been any different? Ok, it was cheaper in the past, but still...the END goal of college IS to get a degree. The degree (should) allow you to make more money, and that is the goal in modern life is it not?
I mean, without at least some college degree, you won't get an interview for anything other than fast food service for the most part.