If your car is 1996 or newer and your check engine light is coming that often I would suggest investing in an OBD-II scanner.
You can get them for a little as $40 for a basic model, this will let you pull your codes and clear them should you choose.
You can google for any manufacturer specific codes as someone will always have them listed, and you'd be surprised by how many cars have had their factory service manuals put online by fans.
Often times the code is being thrown by a dirty MAF (mass air flow sensor in the intake) and/or dirty throttle body. Pending the car, it can be a little hassle to get to these parts, removing/moving intake piping but all it takes is a can of carb cleaner and a hour or two of drying to get these parts clean and the codes to go away.
Your post almost makes a good point about spending money on a gaming PC instead of a console except the total is not $1000 and up. It's simply the price of the console. $300-$400. Current generation video cards alone will meet or double that cost. Really, it was a stretch to try to include all of those accessories as a TCO for a gaming console when really it is just the cost of the console for the average gamer.
As stated many times before the main strong point of consoles (used to be at least) that they just worked. Buy game, put game in console, play game. No drivers, no wacky DRM raping your dataz and privacy, no "oh wow I really need to upgrade my videocard!" moments. There will always be a place for PC gaming but to think it will extinguish the market for consoles is foolhardy.
Seems if anything at least Nintendo is going to get burned here:
Despite actual knowledge of hundreds of incidents involving broken televisions over time and subsequent to December 27, 2006, Defendant failed to report the existence of even a single "Incident" to the CPSC in its Monthly Reports to the CPSC. Defendant systematically and intentionally was untruthful in its representations to the CPSC, see Exhibit 8 attached hereto.
It should also be noted that Liebeck (the woman who received the coffee burns) initially sought $20,000 to cover her $11,000 in medical expenses and that McDonald's refused and offered her $800. And also that during discovery, McDonalds produced documents showing more than 700
claims by people burned by its coffee between 1982 and 1992. Some claims involved third-degree burns substantially similar to Liebecks.
Corporations are not defenseless little orphans being picked on by frivolous lawsuits. They are soul-sucking goliaths of wealth and power that would willfully break the law and/or harm people if the reward outweighed the projected risk. Granted in the McDonalds coffee case it looks like it was callous indifference that prevented them from reducing the holding temperature of their coffee despite the number of burn incidents over the years until coming to a head in the Liebeck case.
Have you not heard of Amazon.com, or is $.99 per track with no DRM too expensive for you?
It's easy, it's cheap, go and do it.
AllOfMp3.com, back when you could actually add money to your account from the USA, sold by the megabyte. I felt that was the most reasonable pricing model, and found myself frequently impulse buying simply because it was so inexpensive. To me the fact I'd rather pay for LAME alt-standard encoded DRM-free encoded mp3s rather than hunt down a torrent for a song or two was the perfect implementation of a pay download music service.
It should be noted that on Valve's Steam, if you are caught cheating then your account is banned from playing on VAC (Valve Anti-Cheating) enabled servers. VAC is basically just a blacklist for server admins to use to keep known cheaters off their servers, it does not give server mods or admins the ability to add people to the blacklist. You can still play your single player games, and download new ones. I don't know if the ban from VAC servers follows you across all games or just the one you were caught cheating in.
Not to be OT but I really hope we hear an update regarding this, assuming something happens. And not just this story, but others, they appear and pique my interest then bam! Nary to hear back from them again.
It makes me sad cos I hope granny comes out of it ok and with her 50 year old phone number.
Hell, Azureus has a plugin to test ping an IP address/website, and if it takes longer than a set time, it slows down your uploads. uTorrent has a feature like that, as well. What is this feature you speak of in uTorrent? (honestly curious here)
I applied for a job as a general tech for a small computer shop once. They were asking for someone with experience doing basic Windows/network troubleshooting, and PC building. When I called to inquiry about the position he asked me if I'd ever been to Def Con (wtf?). I politely said no though I knew what Def Con was I just never had the inclination or money to fly out to Las Vegas. He said he was sorry but I wasn't qualified, that he was looking for "a real hacker". A real hacker to build computers and install Windows, at $12/hour. The help wanted ad I had responded that initially had a good description with realistic skill sets, was then changed so that next time I saw it said, "Looking for a real hacker type."
The people who gathered together to solve the problem initially was collaborative learning. Anyone after that is cheating. Honestly, just let them cheat. Cheating on the homework won't help them for the exams, which generally are worth significantly more points than the homework.
As others have pointed out, there is nothing stopping students from trolling normal, in-person study groups purely for homework answers. The point is that by cheating, as cliche as it sounds, they really are just hurting themselves for further down the line in the course.
On Friday, the FBI agreed. It acknowledged that it had made mistakes in handling bullet lead testimony and should have done more to alert defendants and the courts. As a result of the 60 Minutes-Washington Post investigation, the bureau said it will identify, review and release all of the pertinent cases, and notify prosecutors about cases in which faulty testimony was given.
Saw this on Top Gear (on Discovery Channel) a couple of years back. Not sure if it was Japan, I think it was a European country. I think they used bumps though instead, so that at certain sustained speeds it would play a nice melody but if you went too fast it would sound horrible and scarring.
So what are you suggesting? The US should bomb any foreign country with pilots? Good luck with that. The sad part is, that we probably would have good luck with that.
WoW is embarrassingly easy? I don't play myself but after watching my friend who does 20-25 (can't remember which) man raids, often having to try over and over because something went wrong, and hearing him exclaim "Son of a god damn whore!" it just doesn't seem very easy at the end-game when you're raiding for better gear, which will let you do other raids for even better gear and so on. Basically it just looks like it takes a lot of coordination between all those people and if enough of them drop the ball they have to reset.
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If your car is 1996 or newer and your check engine light is coming that often I would suggest investing in an OBD-II scanner.
You can get them for a little as $40 for a basic model, this will let you pull your codes and clear them should you choose.
You can google for any manufacturer specific codes as someone will always have them listed, and you'd be surprised by how many cars have had their factory service manuals put online by fans.
Often times the code is being thrown by a dirty MAF (mass air flow sensor in the intake) and/or dirty throttle body. Pending the car, it can be a little hassle to get to these parts, removing/moving intake piping but all it takes is a can of carb cleaner and a hour or two of drying to get these parts clean and the codes to go away.
Your post almost makes a good point about spending money on a gaming PC instead of a console except the total is not $1000 and up. It's simply the price of the console. $300-$400. Current generation video cards alone will meet or double that cost. Really, it was a stretch to try to include all of those accessories as a TCO for a gaming console when really it is just the cost of the console for the average gamer.
As stated many times before the main strong point of consoles (used to be at least) that they just worked. Buy game, put game in console, play game. No drivers, no wacky DRM raping your dataz and privacy, no "oh wow I really need to upgrade my videocard!" moments. There will always be a place for PC gaming but to think it will extinguish the market for consoles is foolhardy.
Seems if anything at least Nintendo is going to get burned here:
Despite actual knowledge of hundreds of incidents involving broken televisions over time and subsequent to December 27, 2006, Defendant failed to report the existence of even a single "Incident" to the CPSC in its Monthly Reports to the CPSC. Defendant systematically and intentionally was untruthful in its representations to the CPSC, see Exhibit 8 attached hereto.
And just like the McDonald's coffee lawsuit, it continues to sound silly even after becoming familiar with all the facts.
If you were actually familiar with the facts it would not sound silly.
The Actual Facts About The Mcdonalds' Coffee Case
Wiki page on case
It should also be noted that Liebeck (the woman who received the coffee burns) initially sought $20,000 to cover her $11,000 in medical expenses and that McDonald's refused and offered her $800. And also that during discovery, McDonalds produced documents showing more than 700 claims by people burned by its coffee between 1982 and 1992. Some claims involved third-degree burns substantially similar to Liebecks.
Corporations are not defenseless little orphans being picked on by frivolous lawsuits. They are soul-sucking goliaths of wealth and power that would willfully break the law and/or harm people if the reward outweighed the projected risk. Granted in the McDonalds coffee case it looks like it was callous indifference that prevented them from reducing the holding temperature of their coffee despite the number of burn incidents over the years until coming to a head in the Liebeck case.
Something like an iphone 3g would have the added advantage of having communications available. Maybe even enough for video streaming.
Added advantage of streaming video for a terrorist attack? So you can rick roll them before blowing them up?
You sir, win.
Have you not heard of Amazon.com, or is $.99 per track with no DRM too expensive for you?
It's easy, it's cheap, go and do it.
AllOfMp3.com, back when you could actually add money to your account from the USA, sold by the megabyte. I felt that was the most reasonable pricing model, and found myself frequently impulse buying simply because it was so inexpensive. To me the fact I'd rather pay for LAME alt-standard encoded DRM-free encoded mp3s rather than hunt down a torrent for a song or two was the perfect implementation of a pay download music service.
They'll both get your account banned.
It should be noted that on Valve's Steam, if you are caught cheating then your account is banned from playing on VAC (Valve Anti-Cheating) enabled servers. VAC is basically just a blacklist for server admins to use to keep known cheaters off their servers, it does not give server mods or admins the ability to add people to the blacklist. You can still play your single player games, and download new ones. I don't know if the ban from VAC servers follows you across all games or just the one you were caught cheating in.
Not to be OT but I really hope we hear an update regarding this, assuming something happens. And not just this story, but others, they appear and pique my interest then bam! Nary to hear back from them again.
It makes me sad cos I hope granny comes out of it ok and with her 50 year old phone number.
Believe it or not, I've said worse to an interviewer...
Ooh stories, please?
If we started you on the beer, you'd be so drunk so fast....
"You know Canadian beer is like moonshine."
"Hell yes!"
Or a sysadmin for that matter?
I applied for a job as a general tech for a small computer shop once. They were asking for someone with experience doing basic Windows/network troubleshooting, and PC building. When I called to inquiry about the position he asked me if I'd ever been to Def Con (wtf?). I politely said no though I knew what Def Con was I just never had the inclination or money to fly out to Las Vegas. He said he was sorry but I wasn't qualified, that he was looking for "a real hacker". A real hacker to build computers and install Windows, at $12/hour. The help wanted ad I had responded that initially had a good description with realistic skill sets, was then changed so that next time I saw it said, "Looking for a real hacker type."
As others have pointed out, there is nothing stopping students from trolling normal, in-person study groups purely for homework answers. The point is that by cheating, as cliche as it sounds, they really are just hurting themselves for further down the line in the course.
According to this rational hangman is a pretty fucked up game.
The FBI also says it will begin monitoring the testimony of all lab experts to make sure it is based on sound scientific principles. FBI Assistant Director John Miller said, "We are going to the entire distance to see that justice is now served."
Evidence Of Injustice: FBI's Bullet Lead Analysis Used Flawed Science To Convict Hundreds Of Defendants
Saw this on Top Gear (on Discovery Channel) a couple of years back. Not sure if it was Japan, I think it was a European country. I think they used bumps though instead, so that at certain sustained speeds it would play a nice melody but if you went too fast it would sound horrible and scarring.
I estimate it will take the NSA about ten thousand man years of masturbation to simply make it through all of the porn.
So in respect to Project SHAMROCK I guess we only have another 70+ years to go before this wiretap operation is deemed unnecessary?
WoW is embarrassingly easy? I don't play myself but after watching my friend who does 20-25 (can't remember which) man raids, often having to try over and over because something went wrong, and hearing him exclaim "Son of a god damn whore!" it just doesn't seem very easy at the end-game when you're raiding for better gear, which will let you do other raids for even better gear and so on. Basically it just looks like it takes a lot of coordination between all those people and if enough of them drop the ball they have to reset.
I'm sure they will do that, in addition to shutting down this site. Having your cake and eating it too.