I sure am glad we stay away from that civilized crap then..
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I was pointing out the convenience factor of the converters out there.. I mean good god, what else do you want to run in your car? I can use my laptop (NO I don't while I'm the one driving, but I've used it for other things).. Have used to to power an electric grill on many occasions.. Lights when I was working on the car.. etc.. Though I'll concede, it may not be the best thing for running your computer+monitor+faxmachine+tv but still..
Generally.. Electricians don't work on the mechanics of cars (some do, but yeah).. Working on a car can be dangerous, a car with a full gas tank is like a small bomb.. So a lot of safety training is required to be working at say a GM or Ford authorized garage.. I don't think a new battery is going to put anyone out of a job, it'll just fill a new chapter in a new technicians book somewhere...
One thing to compare to though would be air conditioners.. Old air conditioners using R12 (i believe) coolant can kill near instantly.. Even new coolant systems are not THAT safe.. The way this is solved is.. It's illegal for any technician to operate on an air conditioning system without the proper license.. In the future there could be a license for operating on anything electrical in the car.. Soo..
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Maybe they *shouldn't* cost more.. However.. You must take into account r&d.. advertising of the new feature.. any sort of assembly/manufacturing changes.. Then just the fact that it's *new* and you quickly up the price by at least 30%.
I'd think some good insulating and shielding could easily make the idea of this problem disappear.. Cars today already have fuel/ignition and overall power shut offs in the event of a collision or loss of control.. I think it would be rather simple to cut the power at the battery using similar mechanisms..
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I really wish that I could mod you up.
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Melting the wires in your car sounds more like something being hooked up wrong than converting 12 to 120.. My car is pretty old and it has no problem converting to 120V so that I can charge my laptop battery and other stuff I need when I'm traveling (often).
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The battery *would* drain rather quickly if you left all that stuff on and didn't drive it every day.. I've been guilty of leaving things open on my old corvette (made before many of the lazy features today that automatically turn off lights) and waking up the next day to find the battery drained from just a small light..
I've seen people shave, brush their teeth, put on makeup, talk on the phone, read maps, read BOOKS, watch their tv, and of course the worst is when they're trying to keep their kids in carseats.. I'm not sure a laptop in the car is going to be a big difference lol.. I remember driving an old 80s trans am once that had a small HUD on the windshield.. I think it's an option on newer corvettes too.. Now if they could display email, webpages, and (of course since everyone else brings it up..) porn on the windshield.. that would be very interesting.. State troopers should be happy cause they'll be able to give out more tickets and pretend that they're useful.
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26 - 8 = 18
He said he started programming at age 8 (I believe). Experience is experience, even if it's basic it's still programming.. I remember making little text based games on my first computer with QBASIC when I was that age..
I think the whole point of AOL doing this is so that people (like me and most people I know in real life) can use encryption without downloading a seperate application that we'd have a hell of a time getting anyone else to use;)
While I realize that's what they're saying.. Perhaps I'm just too negative, but I've seen it happen before.. They'll be okay for a few weeks.. Then boom off go the user submitted faqs, in come the for-pay faqs that are more like advertisements trying to get you to buy the game so that you'll have to buy a whole new strategy guide for $20 or so.
I'd bet what they have in mind is making the entire site become a premium service. Though perhaps we MIGHT possibly get to see some reviews and ads (not to be redundant) for free.
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Dunno about a gold plated toilet brush, but.. It's good when extremely rich companies and individuals waste money.. It gives people jobs;)
Ahh.. I agree with ya though, subjects like these seem touchy for some reason.. Kindof like alcohol/tobacco/drugs.. We love free speech here, but I mean, I feel there has to be a certain amount of moderation.. ie You can't completely shield your kids.. I personally think that's bad itself, but at the same time 'entertainment' is no reason to expose a child to unreal violence and graphic sex.. Impressionable or not.. Who could honestly come out and say "I *want* my kid to see [insert]"..
Oh really? No kidding? =P One thing I always wonder about on/. is why so many people see a gaming article and then instantly want to talk about how evil game playing is and how all of us gamers should go outside, get a girlfriend, etc.. Why not accept that playing games can be fun? I mean you know, moderation and variation are the keys here.. I get out every day (have to for work/school anyway), I also (as you suggested) right my bike as well as a lot of other outdoor and indoor sports.. At the same time though.. My girlfriend and I both play multiplayer games at least an hour a day.. Why? Because they're fun.. Enjoy yourself instead of criticizing the world..
I'm not sure how it'd even be practical for the FBI to get involved in everyone's home movie theft cases. It'd be like getting the secret service involved everytime you wanted to go out in to a crowded area.. The government already does enough useless crap, I really don't want the FBI spending hundreds of thousands of dollars finding out who sent a trojan horse disguised as YOUREAWINNER.EXE to uncle Jimmy and deleted his family vacation movies.
I was just kidding.. Just as a note though.. Somehow through most of my jobs I've had a female that was either my boss or had some direct management control over what I was doing.. In every job I've had there were plenty of female managers and all.. That may just be because of the laws now, or where I am.. but I really don't think it's that bad anymore.. Some men in power will never look at women the same as other men in terms of capability, but those same guys are now scared to death of hiring a white male over an equally qualified woman or minority..
A patriarchy? I hope you aren't including the US in that at least.. If you are, I think you need to explain it to my girlfriend that I have power over her and see how she reacts =) I'll stand back..
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I sure am glad we stay away from that civilized crap then..
I was pointing out the convenience factor of the converters out there.. I mean good god, what else do you want to run in your car? I can use my laptop (NO I don't while I'm the one driving, but I've used it for other things).. Have used to to power an electric grill on many occasions.. Lights when I was working on the car.. etc.. Though I'll concede, it may not be the best thing for running your computer+monitor+faxmachine+tv but still..
Generally.. Electricians don't work on the mechanics of cars (some do, but yeah).. Working on a car can be dangerous, a car with a full gas tank is like a small bomb.. So a lot of safety training is required to be working at say a GM or Ford authorized garage.. I don't think a new battery is going to put anyone out of a job, it'll just fill a new chapter in a new technicians book somewhere...
One thing to compare to though would be air conditioners.. Old air conditioners using R12 (i believe) coolant can kill near instantly.. Even new coolant systems are not THAT safe.. The way this is solved is.. It's illegal for any technician to operate on an air conditioning system without the proper license.. In the future there could be a license for operating on anything electrical in the car.. Soo..
Maybe they *shouldn't* cost more.. However.. You must take into account r&d.. advertising of the new feature.. any sort of assembly/manufacturing changes.. Then just the fact that it's *new* and you quickly up the price by at least 30%.
I'd think some good insulating and shielding could easily make the idea of this problem disappear.. Cars today already have fuel/ignition and overall power shut offs in the event of a collision or loss of control.. I think it would be rather simple to cut the power at the battery using similar mechanisms..
I really wish that I could mod you up.
Melting the wires in your car sounds more like something being hooked up wrong than converting 12 to 120.. My car is pretty old and it has no problem converting to 120V so that I can charge my laptop battery and other stuff I need when I'm traveling (often).
The battery *would* drain rather quickly if you left all that stuff on and didn't drive it every day.. I've been guilty of leaving things open on my old corvette (made before many of the lazy features today that automatically turn off lights) and waking up the next day to find the battery drained from just a small light..
I've seen people shave, brush their teeth, put on makeup, talk on the phone, read maps, read BOOKS, watch their tv, and of course the worst is when they're trying to keep their kids in carseats.. I'm not sure a laptop in the car is going to be a big difference lol.. I remember driving an old 80s trans am once that had a small HUD on the windshield.. I think it's an option on newer corvettes too.. Now if they could display email, webpages, and (of course since everyone else brings it up..) porn on the windshield.. that would be very interesting.. State troopers should be happy cause they'll be able to give out more tickets and pretend that they're useful.
26 - 8 = 18
He said he started programming at age 8 (I believe). Experience is experience, even if it's basic it's still programming.. I remember making little text based games on my first computer with QBASIC when I was that age..
I think the whole point of AOL doing this is so that people (like me and most people I know in real life) can use encryption without downloading a seperate application that we'd have a hell of a time getting anyone else to use ;)
While I realize that's what they're saying.. Perhaps I'm just too negative, but I've seen it happen before.. They'll be okay for a few weeks.. Then boom off go the user submitted faqs, in come the for-pay faqs that are more like advertisements trying to get you to buy the game so that you'll have to buy a whole new strategy guide for $20 or so.
I'd bet what they have in mind is making the entire site become a premium service. Though perhaps we MIGHT possibly get to see some reviews and ads (not to be redundant) for free.
Dunno about a gold plated toilet brush, but.. It's good when extremely rich companies and individuals waste money.. It gives people jobs ;)
Ahh.. I agree with ya though, subjects like these seem touchy for some reason.. Kindof like alcohol/tobacco/drugs.. We love free speech here, but I mean, I feel there has to be a certain amount of moderation.. ie You can't completely shield your kids.. I personally think that's bad itself, but at the same time 'entertainment' is no reason to expose a child to unreal violence and graphic sex.. Impressionable or not.. Who could honestly come out and say "I *want* my kid to see [insert]"..
So you'd rather your children get and spread stds? Considering the end of that sort of extreme lifestyle..
Why do you need a step after profit?.. =P
Oh really? No kidding? =P /. is why so many people see a gaming article and then instantly want to talk about how evil game playing is and how all of us gamers should go outside, get a girlfriend, etc..
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Why not accept that playing games can be fun? I mean you know, moderation and variation are the keys here.. I get out every day (have to for work/school anyway), I also (as you suggested) right my bike as well as a lot of other outdoor and indoor sports.. At the same time though.. My girlfriend and I both play multiplayer games at least an hour a day.. Why? Because they're fun.. Enjoy yourself instead of criticizing the world..
Yes... A terrorist company perhaps!....... (kidding.. geeze)
Seems like overlapping groups would mean...One big group..
Hopefully the stickers are at least somehow paid for out of the spammers pockets and not taxes.. ;)
I'm not sure how it'd even be practical for the FBI to get involved in everyone's home movie theft cases. It'd be like getting the secret service involved everytime you wanted to go out in to a crowded area.. The government already does enough useless crap, I really don't want the FBI spending hundreds of thousands of dollars finding out who sent a trojan horse disguised as YOUREAWINNER.EXE to uncle Jimmy and deleted his family vacation movies.
I was just kidding.. Just as a note though.. Somehow through most of my jobs I've had a female that was either my boss or had some direct management control over what I was doing.. In every job I've had there were plenty of female managers and all.. That may just be because of the laws now, or where I am.. but I really don't think it's that bad anymore.. Some men in power will never look at women the same as other men in terms of capability, but those same guys are now scared to death of hiring a white male over an equally qualified woman or minority..
A patriarchy? I hope you aren't including the US in that at least.. If you are, I think you need to explain it to my girlfriend that I have power over her and see how she reacts =) I'll stand back..
yeah yeah.. Try getting the insurance company to pay you when you forget to lock your car and have your stereo stolen..