I'd like to add that ABS can be hindrance in certain situations with snow/ice/gravel: http://www.carbibles.com/brake_bible_pg2.html#abs6, I've tried slowing rolling down a ice/snow/gravel covered hill, and the ABS won't let me lock up the brakes to skid to a stop. Instead, the ABS kicks in, the wheels continue to roll, and the car and I continue down the hill.
Absolute or hyperbole; regardless of the word used to describe it, I'd recommend finding a better term than "never useful". It makes you sound like a pretentious asswipe who can't think past his own needs, wants, and preferences.
Unless you are a pretentious asswipe; in which case, carry on.
No, by introducing stupid concepts like those referenced by the summary & article above, which the really loony Upstate folks then use as a shining example of how life should be.
There are limitations inherent in the system (natural limitations, if you want to call 'em that), and then there are "artificial" limitations imposed by a carrier.
There are limits placed upon us by reality, the laws of physics, and what not. Then there are the artificial limits placed upon us because some company waved their collective hands and said "We're going to place limits on it."
I'd argue that most (probably not all, there's a few nutcases out there) under an unlimited plan fully understand that "unlimited" does not mean infinite. It means "not limited by the provider".
Not the way I read it. You want to sell me unlimited data, it'd better be unlimited. As in, no limits at all. Not "no limits on the amount". I'm talking "no limits on the amount, no limits on how you use it, no limits on how fast you can use it."
Otherwise, you'd better stop calling it unlimited.
Can't tell if you're trolling for a response or not, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt (despite your posting as AC).
You read a lot between the lines in my posting, erroneously. If you're gonna stick me in a category, consider me a Christian Unitarian. I'll be the last one to go criticizing someone else's religious beliefs, as long as they don't go interfering with mine on a serious level (like hanging, stoning, flogging, beheading, or expensive fines). I'm well aware of the hypocrisy inherent in most, if not all, of the large/organized/popular religions. The Crusades were bad. The going on's in Palestine is a mess due to actions on both sides, as far as I can see. That deranged right wing anti-Muslim idiot? Yeah, see deranged. You may as well said deranged anti Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches idiot. He's a deranged idiot looking for any reason, and if anti-Muslim wasn't a reason, something else proabbly would have been.
In short, I have no problem with a Muslim being affronted if I say something bad about Mohammed, as long as he's not about to go to the government and have my self-evident rights trampled on in order to salve his wounded faith. I'm not sure where you got the "spouting generalized hatred" bit about, but you might want to pick up some learning comprehension before getting all righteous.
What I do have a problem with is a government imposing religious beliefs and imposing *serious* consequences for what I'd consider minor issues. Nobody in the U.S. is going to be arrested and face jail time or execution ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/saudi-writer-mohammad_n_1273081.html ) for tweeting critical statements about Jesus, Buddha, or any other religious figure. Rioting, murdering, raping, kidnapping, etc.? Yes, they should be arrested and dealt with appropriately. Not for making a critical statement, however irreverent.
While we're at it, I also have a problem with large groups of people rioting, killing, and otherwise doing *bad stuff* for what would be considered a minor event anywhere else. All that rioting because somebody (likely unintentionally) burned a few copies of Koran? Ridiculous. If someone burned a truckload of Bibles in Afghanistan, I doubt I'd see rioting in the US or any where else.
The way I see it, this world would be a lot better off if everyone took a step back from the situation, tried to look at it from the other guy's point of view, tolerated a bit more, and generally paid more attentions to their own business than what everyone else may be doing. Live by that "sticks and stones may break my bones..."
Neither one of us has any proof to convince the other, just words. I'll settle for my beliefs, you settle for yours. Just don't go treading on me or my self-evident rights, and we'll get along just fine.
When we cross over (and we all do, at some point or another, like it or not), I hope I'll be able to say "I told you so." If not, well... it won't matter much anyway, will it?
As a spiritual Christian (never had much need for religious ceremony), I say bring 'em on. If the U.S. government wants to qualify me as a terrorist for this post and "deport" me to G-Bay, maybe they'll get to me before I get to my shotgun and bring some of them with me to meet my Maker. I'm fairly certain He'll forgive me, given the circumstances.
If they manage to haul me away intact, I expect I'll be in for some pretty rough treatment. But you'll be amazed what a man can go through when he believes there's something better waiting for him on the Other Side. If the government thinks the Muslims over in the Middle East are crazy, wait 'til they deal with a Christian country boy.
Yes, there is. There's more to NY than NYC. See, there's this place called "Upstate NY." Contrary to popular opinion, it does not start at the G.W. Bridge. Try further north.
There's no shortage of woods, providing plenty of opportunities to hunt with a hand gun, both small game and deer. There's plenty of unscrupulous bluenecks who's sole hobby seem to be causing problems for other folk. They tend not to bother houses where guns live, despite NY not having that "a man's house is his castle's law. Some of us shoot for a hobby, too.
FSX has plug-ins for VATSIM and IVAO, just like X-Plane. Furthermore, FSX and X-Plane pilots can see and interact with each other via the virtual environment, so it could be considered platform independent. Runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, so it's *that* platform independent, too.
Check out VATSIM sometime. It's already an "MMO" of virtual pilots flying together, along with virtual Air Traffic Controllers. VATSIM takes it seriously, too, trying to be as professional as can be (pilots and ATC).
The flight models in X-Plane have been better due to Laminar Research's approach; MSFS has traditionally used look-up tables for aircraft modelling, whereas X-Plane uses finite element analysis. Even with FEA, though, Garbage In Garbage Out applies.
Furthermore, XP is packaged with a variety of tools to create and manage aircraft models. Blender and GIMP can be used to enhance their visual modelling. There's a "free as in beer" world editor. Put it all together and the FS community can put together content for X-Plane.
There's a lot of controversy being generated over at the AVSIM forums right now, due to rumors stating that there will limited opportunity for third parties to create (and distribute, free or otherwise) content for MS Flight. It's my belief that community support is what makes a flight simulator really shine. If MS has killed or maimed that community support for Flight, I'm not sure it'll go anywhere.
Unless the folks who made the software on the router are in cahoots with each other, or a third party. With all the secrecy behind "National Security" these days, I wouldn't put it past the government to try something like ensuring a router manufacturer designs a router to ignore attempts to log certain "phone home" data.
Not that I'm saying they're doing that, but that I could see them doing that. I'd be very surprised if nobody in the government has at least considered it.
I'm thinking it's about time that somebody made corporations abide by them. We've got special rules for those companies large enough to be monopolistic. Perhaps they ought to be bound by the Constitution, too.
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I'd like to add that ABS can be hindrance in certain situations with snow/ice/gravel: http://www.carbibles.com/brake_bible_pg2.html#abs6, I've tried slowing rolling down a ice/snow/gravel covered hill, and the ABS won't let me lock up the brakes to skid to a stop. Instead, the ABS kicks in, the wheels continue to roll, and the car and I continue down the hill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iKGfo1wmOM
Make sure you watch 'til the very end. I paraphrase "The cars may very well have survived, but the occupants most likely would not have."
http://www.spike.com/video-clips/gocdvc/crash-test-shows-smart-cars-might-not-be-smart
I'll leave the rest of the Google results for you; just try searching "Smart car crash test". Didn't even need to leave the first page.
Absolute or hyperbole; regardless of the word used to describe it, I'd recommend finding a better term than "never useful". It makes you sound like a pretentious asswipe who can't think past his own needs, wants, and preferences.
Unless you are a pretentious asswipe; in which case, carry on.
Pot holes. Really big pot holes.
Disregard. Posting to remove accidental and incorrect mod.
No, by introducing stupid concepts like those referenced by the summary & article above, which the really loony Upstate folks then use as a shining example of how life should be.
Exactly.
There are limitations inherent in the system (natural limitations, if you want to call 'em that), and then there are "artificial" limitations imposed by a carrier.
There are limits placed upon us by reality, the laws of physics, and what not. Then there are the artificial limits placed upon us because some company waved their collective hands and said "We're going to place limits on it."
I'd argue that most (probably not all, there's a few nutcases out there) under an unlimited plan fully understand that "unlimited" does not mean infinite. It means "not limited by the provider".
Not the way I read it. You want to sell me unlimited data, it'd better be unlimited. As in, no limits at all. Not "no limits on the amount". I'm talking "no limits on the amount, no limits on how you use it, no limits on how fast you can use it."
Otherwise, you'd better stop calling it unlimited.
If Christianity isn't inherently peaceful and tolerant... then maybe it's not really Christianity.
Says the Anonymous Coward. Why do I want to call bullshit?
Manning may have committed treason against the government.
I'm still not convinced he committed treason against his country. Don't confuse one with the other.
Can't tell if you're trolling for a response or not, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt (despite your posting as AC).
You read a lot between the lines in my posting, erroneously. If you're gonna stick me in a category, consider me a Christian Unitarian. I'll be the last one to go criticizing someone else's religious beliefs, as long as they don't go interfering with mine on a serious level (like hanging, stoning, flogging, beheading, or expensive fines). I'm well aware of the hypocrisy inherent in most, if not all, of the large/organized/popular religions. The Crusades were bad. The going on's in Palestine is a mess due to actions on both sides, as far as I can see. That deranged right wing anti-Muslim idiot? Yeah, see deranged. You may as well said deranged anti Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches idiot. He's a deranged idiot looking for any reason, and if anti-Muslim wasn't a reason, something else proabbly would have been.
In short, I have no problem with a Muslim being affronted if I say something bad about Mohammed, as long as he's not about to go to the government and have my self-evident rights trampled on in order to salve his wounded faith. I'm not sure where you got the "spouting generalized hatred" bit about, but you might want to pick up some learning comprehension before getting all righteous.
What I do have a problem with is a government imposing religious beliefs and imposing *serious* consequences for what I'd consider minor issues. Nobody in the U.S. is going to be arrested and face jail time or execution ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/saudi-writer-mohammad_n_1273081.html ) for tweeting critical statements about Jesus, Buddha, or any other religious figure. Rioting, murdering, raping, kidnapping, etc.? Yes, they should be arrested and dealt with appropriately. Not for making a critical statement, however irreverent.
While we're at it, I also have a problem with large groups of people rioting, killing, and otherwise doing *bad stuff* for what would be considered a minor event anywhere else. All that rioting because somebody (likely unintentionally) burned a few copies of Koran? Ridiculous. If someone burned a truckload of Bibles in Afghanistan, I doubt I'd see rioting in the US or any where else.
The way I see it, this world would be a lot better off if everyone took a step back from the situation, tried to look at it from the other guy's point of view, tolerated a bit more, and generally paid more attentions to their own business than what everyone else may be doing. Live by that "sticks and stones may break my bones..."
That'd be an improvement. Being fined sure beats being hung/stoned/beheaded because you said something bad about Mohammed.
Says you.
Neither one of us has any proof to convince the other, just words. I'll settle for my beliefs, you settle for yours. Just don't go treading on me or my self-evident rights, and we'll get along just fine.
When we cross over (and we all do, at some point or another, like it or not), I hope I'll be able to say "I told you so." If not, well... it won't matter much anyway, will it?
As a spiritual Christian (never had much need for religious ceremony), I say bring 'em on. If the U.S. government wants to qualify me as a terrorist for this post and "deport" me to G-Bay, maybe they'll get to me before I get to my shotgun and bring some of them with me to meet my Maker. I'm fairly certain He'll forgive me, given the circumstances.
If they manage to haul me away intact, I expect I'll be in for some pretty rough treatment. But you'll be amazed what a man can go through when he believes there's something better waiting for him on the Other Side. If the government thinks the Muslims over in the Middle East are crazy, wait 'til they deal with a Christian country boy.
Don't tread on me.
You didn't say NYC. You stated "New York".
Maybe I'm a little touchy, after years of people assuming "the City" when "New York" is mentioned. There's more to NY than NYC.
Yes, there is. There's more to NY than NYC. See, there's this place called "Upstate NY." Contrary to popular opinion, it does not start at the G.W. Bridge. Try further north.
There's no shortage of woods, providing plenty of opportunities to hunt with a hand gun, both small game and deer. There's plenty of unscrupulous bluenecks who's sole hobby seem to be causing problems for other folk. They tend not to bother houses where guns live, despite NY not having that "a man's house is his castle's law. Some of us shoot for a hobby, too.
FSX has plug-ins for VATSIM and IVAO, just like X-Plane. Furthermore, FSX and X-Plane pilots can see and interact with each other via the virtual environment, so it could be considered platform independent. Runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, so it's *that* platform independent, too.
Check out VATSIM sometime. It's already an "MMO" of virtual pilots flying together, along with virtual Air Traffic Controllers. VATSIM takes it seriously, too, trying to be as professional as can be (pilots and ATC).
The flight models in X-Plane have been better due to Laminar Research's approach; MSFS has traditionally used look-up tables for aircraft modelling, whereas X-Plane uses finite element analysis. Even with FEA, though, Garbage In Garbage Out applies.
Furthermore, XP is packaged with a variety of tools to create and manage aircraft models. Blender and GIMP can be used to enhance their visual modelling. There's a "free as in beer" world editor. Put it all together and the FS community can put together content for X-Plane.
There's a lot of controversy being generated over at the AVSIM forums right now, due to rumors stating that there will limited opportunity for third parties to create (and distribute, free or otherwise) content for MS Flight. It's my belief that community support is what makes a flight simulator really shine. If MS has killed or maimed that community support for Flight, I'm not sure it'll go anywhere.
Unless the folks who made the software on the router are in cahoots with each other, or a third party. With all the secrecy behind "National Security" these days, I wouldn't put it past the government to try something like ensuring a router manufacturer designs a router to ignore attempts to log certain "phone home" data.
Not that I'm saying they're doing that, but that I could see them doing that. I'd be very surprised if nobody in the government has at least considered it.
I'm thinking it's about time that somebody made corporations abide by them. We've got special rules for those companies large enough to be monopolistic. Perhaps they ought to be bound by the Constitution, too.
*snip*(despite what New Yorkers think)*snip*
Talk to someone upstate. Especially someone in or around the Adirondack Park.
That's also the sound of money staying in my wallet as I refuse to buy Ubisoft's products. See if I care.