This was my misconception as well until I read this on Wikipedia's "Legal Tender" page:
There is, however, no federal statute that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in cents or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy.[26]
There is, however, no federal statute that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in cents or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy.[26]
There is, however, no federal statute that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in cents or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy.[26]
Agreed. Reminds me of the case of a guy who got caught picking up a hooker in his wife's car. I don't recall if it was a sting, but he was arrested, and the car forfeited even though it was completely his spouse's property. He could have been driving his company's car, or a friends...it just didn't matter.
An exception are back doors with stupid-child protection engaged
Okay, I'm somewhat off-topic, but I've gotta ask what you have against this? I've personally had the experience of a former GF's 4 yr old opening a back door while I was cruising down the road.
So, Yahoo probably doesn't give a damn if it has the 100% solution. It's about getting more eyeballs to their site, not about getting all of them. There are certainly more "normals" than "gearheads", so for Yahoo, this looks like an improvement. On the other hand, those of us on/. probably won't visit them much.
So basically, no engineer could work for DoD. So, let's take that idea to the extreme. We disarm, and nobody is allowed to work on any defensive weapons, and we all sing Kum ba yah. Make sense? Yeah, I didn't think so either.
While I'll agree with respect to civil rights, I think we've gone the other direction with the implementation of "hate crimes". Freedom of speech has reversed directions in recent years as well with limitations put in place due to political correctness. The fourth has been under attack. And, when was the last time someone actually had a speedy trial? The federal government has certainly been pushing aside the tenth amendment.
I won't get into a debate on the values of all of those, but I would say that civil rights is one (maybe the only) area where I'd agree with your original comment.
I don't know. The brief search I did only came up with ABS for motorcycles which started out around 11kg, but are down significantly. One site (http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/tp-tp14651-vs200701-faq-742.htm) indicated that stability control systems weigh about 4 kilos. or only 1 if you already have ABS (due to share components).
So, this is all fine and dandy, weight-wise, as long as you require everyone to have them. And you don't mind the add... According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) research, ABS in 2005 cost an estimated US$368; ESC cost a further US$111.
Not as simple as you might think. This one has a ~$5k ceramic clutch that is the most touchy of any vehicle I've driven in my 40 yrs of enthusiastic driving (I'm 55). The first time my uncle let me at it, I stalled several times, and tried exactly what you mentioned with no help. It took some getting used to, and I've driven sticks since the age of 15.
Sigh. This is what's wrong with our litigious nation. People want others to pay for their own idiocy. Can we please start taking responsibility for our own fuck ups? Let's make it so that nobody can purchase one of these because there are safer alternatives.
Please don't ever eat with a knife and fork, you might injure yourself.. You know there's safer, more reasonable alternatives.
This accident isn't about a flawed vehicle, it's about driving on a public road at unsafe speeds, as evidenced by the police stating that speed was a factor. Until you have direct evidence to the contrary, your suggestion is simply naive.
Just like anything else with massive power, you need training, and the proper environment to utilize it. Street racing is not the proper environment as evidenced by this tragedy. Just like you shouldn't buy your 16 yr old son a 300 HP sports car, people with no experience in true sports cars need to respect them. My uncle owns one of these, and I've had the opportunity to drive it. Don't do triple digits on public roads, or take corners at speeds you're not used to, and it's not likely to bit you in the ass.
Depends upon which "expert" you're referring to. The only one I saw that I'll flat out disagree with was: Todd Trimble, an exotic car mechanic in Las Vegas, said the Carrera GT is a "very hard car to drive." Is he even an expert? Fixing them is not driving them.
I'll agree with the Car and Driver editor quote. "This was not a car for novices,"
I wouldn't expect someone with a new drivers license to understand or respect the power of a vehicle like this. I stated earlier that "Driven under normal conditions...", but I highly doubt (given the photo of the accident), that this incident was brought on under normal driving conditions, or anywhere near legal speed limits.
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Never mind that none of these programs have stopped any attack or plot.
That you know of. And, for the record, I'm not a fan of collecting against citizens w/o a warrant.
Okay, so I still don't know which schools you're talking about. And, can you point to any kind of metric that backs up your claim?
This was my misconception as well until I read this on Wikipedia's "Legal Tender" page:
There is, however, no federal statute that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in cents or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy.[26]
"They HAVE to accept cash."
Actually, they don't.
There is, however, no federal statute that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in cents or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy.[26]
This is from Wikipedia's "Legal Tender" page.
There is, however, no federal statute that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as for payment for goods and/or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether or not to accept cash unless there is a State law which says otherwise. For example, a bus line may prohibit payment of fares in cents or dollar bills. In addition, movie theaters, convenience stores and gas stations may refuse to accept large denomination currency (usually notes above $20) as a matter of policy.[26]
Agreed. Reminds me of the case of a guy who got caught picking up a hooker in his wife's car. I don't recall if it was a sting, but he was arrested, and the car forfeited even though it was completely his spouse's property. He could have been driving his company's car, or a friends...it just didn't matter.
I'm guessing you're one of those folks who purchased gold based upon all those silly commercials we've seen on TV over the last few years.
This is not an example of free enterprise by any stretch of the imagination. Public utilities are tightly controlled, with virtually no competition.
So, while we can debate the virtues, or lack thereof, of public vs. private efforts, utilities fall into the grey area in between.
There are over 11 million reasons that say you're wrong:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/us/immigrant-population-shows-signs-of-growth-estimates-show.html?_r=0
Any idea what the names of those are? Maybe you have a better source, but I don't see any listed here:
http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectCS2013.html
or here:
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2013/computer-science-and-information-systems
or here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/09/best-university-computer-science_n_2439697.html
or here:
http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2011/sep/05/top-100-universities-world-computer-science-and-information-systems-2011
Yahoo is dead as fried chicken.
Keep thinking that, and look at their financials. Here's a 5 year chart.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=YHOO&t=5y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=
An exception are back doors with stupid-child protection engaged
Okay, I'm somewhat off-topic, but I've gotta ask what you have against this? I've personally had the experience of a former GF's 4 yr old opening a back door while I was cruising down the road.
What could possibly go worngg?
FTFY
So, Yahoo probably doesn't give a damn if it has the 100% solution. It's about getting more eyeballs to their site, not about getting all of them. There are certainly more "normals" than "gearheads", so for Yahoo, this looks like an improvement. On the other hand, those of us on /. probably won't visit them much.
Well, there's some global warming that we could ALL agree on!
So, they have defective sprinklers. No sprinkler should be going off at 50C.
So basically, no engineer could work for DoD. So, let's take that idea to the extreme. We disarm, and nobody is allowed to work on any defensive weapons, and we all sing Kum ba yah. Make sense? Yeah, I didn't think so either.
While I'll agree with respect to civil rights, I think we've gone the other direction with the implementation of "hate crimes". Freedom of speech has reversed directions in recent years as well with limitations put in place due to political correctness. The fourth has been under attack. And, when was the last time someone actually had a speedy trial? The federal government has certainly been pushing aside the tenth amendment.
I won't get into a debate on the values of all of those, but I would say that civil rights is one (maybe the only) area where I'd agree with your original comment.
Much of the bill of rights only really started gaining legal traction over the last few decades...
You can't be serious.
I don't know. The brief search I did only came up with ABS for motorcycles which started out around 11kg, but are down significantly. One site (http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety/tp-tp14651-vs200701-faq-742.htm) indicated that stability control systems weigh about 4 kilos. or only 1 if you already have ABS (due to share components).
So, this is all fine and dandy, weight-wise, as long as you require everyone to have them. And you don't mind the add...
According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) research, ABS in 2005 cost an estimated US$368; ESC cost a further US$111.
Not as simple as you might think. This one has a ~$5k ceramic clutch that is the most touchy of any vehicle I've driven in my 40 yrs of enthusiastic driving (I'm 55). The first time my uncle let me at it, I stalled several times, and tried exactly what you mentioned with no help. It took some getting used to, and I've driven sticks since the age of 15.
Weight is the enemy of every car on a race track. And nobody who races would agree with you.
Sigh. This is what's wrong with our litigious nation. People want others to pay for their own idiocy. Can we please start taking responsibility for our own fuck ups? Let's make it so that nobody can purchase one of these because there are safer alternatives.
Please don't ever eat with a knife and fork, you might injure yourself.. You know there's safer, more reasonable alternatives.
This accident isn't about a flawed vehicle, it's about driving on a public road at unsafe speeds, as evidenced by the police stating that speed was a factor. Until you have direct evidence to the contrary, your suggestion is simply naive.
Just like anything else with massive power, you need training, and the proper environment to utilize it. Street racing is not the proper environment as evidenced by this tragedy. Just like you shouldn't buy your 16 yr old son a 300 HP sports car, people with no experience in true sports cars need to respect them. My uncle owns one of these, and I've had the opportunity to drive it. Don't do triple digits on public roads, or take corners at speeds you're not used to, and it's not likely to bit you in the ass.
Depends upon which "expert" you're referring to. The only one I saw that I'll flat out disagree with was:
Todd Trimble, an exotic car mechanic in Las Vegas, said the Carrera GT is a "very hard car to drive."
Is he even an expert? Fixing them is not driving them.
I'll agree with the Car and Driver editor quote.
"This was not a car for novices,"
I wouldn't expect someone with a new drivers license to understand or respect the power of a vehicle like this. I stated earlier that "Driven under normal conditions...", but I highly doubt (given the photo of the accident), that this incident was brought on under normal driving conditions, or anywhere near legal speed limits.