I feel the same way about the SF area... I hate driving there... for that matter, I hate driving in LA, but the relative suburbs I live in are ok.
nah, no body builder. 6'5" 280 is a big guy with a gut... but it's better than 5'6" 280... that'd be tough.
Why exactly would we intentionally harm (financially) most people in the country against their will? Kinda against the basic premise...
Efficient does not necessarily equal better. You have to respect culture if you expect to effect a change. I will never own an electric car (in any form similar to current incarnations) because they are limiting. Now a hybrid (once economically sensible) is something else.
Incidently (get out your flamebait/off topic-flags kids), this is something that american gov't could stand to learn. Attempting to impose a form of government on another culture doesn't work too well either.
Yeah, there is a massive infrastructure beyond the asphalt and graders... Besides that, I drive an inefficient truck (because inadequate power and protection in plastic cars is stupid) which is expensive to drive. All in all, cars are not a cheap mode of transportation. But american society (I won't speak to any I don't know) seems to value freedom of movement over efficiency...
Having driven, walked and taken a bike to work (I love my 4 mile commute), bike are a decent solution, but if you don't want to arrive sweaty and dissheveled (sp?), it's a problem. Given that I live in CA, and it's usually warm weather even in the winter, it's not viable.
The biggest problem with non-car methods of transportation is that it is very expensive to build.
All it takes to move via car is a relatively flat piece of land. If it's paved, all the better, although this is expensive as well (a mile of 4 lane highway costs millions). At least roads are (relatively) cheap to repair... you grind off the old surface, and re-cover the base.
Most non-car solutions involve rail, which is also expensive. Unfortunately, as a city expands, you'd need more and more interchanges, as well as 'feeder rails'. That's a hellacious amount of infrastructure.
Looking at one of the proposed architectures, the spoke-like arrangements, just seems to be comparisons to the cube/squared principle in biology. Perhaps the cities will have a small max size?
Of course, if people use a Segway, bike or (gasp) walk, a lot of this doesn't matter. At 6'5" and 280, I can't use a segway, so t'hell with 'em.
Besides, until 'rocket launcher' is an option, why bother?
It seems to me that if you knowingly allow your server to be used in this way, and the various anti-spam laws go through, that you would be guilty of negligence (civil, not criminal). You could be successfully sued by the spamees (?).
Most people wouldn't be subject to these charges, since negligence requires knowledge of the event (spamming) and a reasonable responsibility (and ability, I think) to prevent it.
Once you are aware that your system is being used, you'd be negligent not to take reasonable efforts (authentication) to prevent it...
The best protest of ubiquitous video coverage was something I saw on TV a few years back. A gentleman in England (where most public places are being videotaped) was stopped while walking home from work, just outside his flat, because the police thought it was suspicious that a guy would be walking around that late at night. Of course he hadn't done anything wrong, so they let him go.
As it happened he worked in a costume shop, so a week later he walked home as a 7 foot tall alien (complete with horns, antennae, and a tail). It was really funny watching 6 police cruisers stop and interview this alien walking the streets of london...
I realized that I was too into R6 when playing an infiltration mission, I was holding my breath while the guards walked by the door I was hiding behind. I had spent almost an hour getting to the spot, and being seen meant I'd have to do it again.
Also, jumping out of my seat when a single gunshot disturbed the silence...
I gave away my copy of Alien v. Predator Playing as predator or alien was fine, but being the marine was just scary as hell (felt like I was in the movie). Silence, then the tracker goes 'bing... bing... bing... bingbingbingbing' And 3 aliens slaughter ya.
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I feel the same way about the SF area... I hate driving there... for that matter, I hate driving in LA, but the relative suburbs I live in are ok. nah, no body builder. 6'5" 280 is a big guy with a gut... but it's better than 5'6" 280... that'd be tough.
yeah, but in the truck you go _over_ the car you hit...
:)
And, trucks have most of the things you mention... except maybe SUVs, which are so top heavy w/short wheelbases that the handling goes to hell.
It does require a different touch to drive a truck than car, 'tis true. Like I mentioned, I'm too tall to really drive cars, so not much choice.
now that we've gone waaaaaaaaay off topic
Why exactly would we intentionally harm (financially) most people in the country against their will? Kinda against the basic premise...
Efficient does not necessarily equal better. You have to respect culture if you expect to effect a change. I will never own an electric car (in any form similar to current incarnations) because they are limiting. Now a hybrid (once economically sensible) is something else.
Incidently (get out your flamebait/off topic-flags kids), this is something that american gov't could stand to learn. Attempting to impose a form of government on another culture doesn't work too well either.
A computer geek in good shape, indeed...
I'd get kicked out of the union!
Yeah, there is a massive infrastructure beyond the asphalt and graders... Besides that, I drive an inefficient truck (because inadequate power and protection in plastic cars is stupid) which is expensive to drive. All in all, cars are not a cheap mode of transportation. But american society (I won't speak to any I don't know) seems to value freedom of movement over efficiency...
Having driven, walked and taken a bike to work (I love my 4 mile commute), bike are a decent solution, but if you don't want to arrive sweaty and dissheveled (sp?), it's a problem. Given that I live in CA, and it's usually warm weather even in the winter, it's not viable.
Nope, I wouldn't do that to the poor horse. Not his fault I'm a giant guy.
er, 'just seems to BEG comparisons,' that is
The biggest problem with non-car methods of transportation is that it is very expensive to build.
All it takes to move via car is a relatively flat piece of land. If it's paved, all the better, although this is expensive as well (a mile of 4 lane highway costs millions). At least roads are (relatively) cheap to repair... you grind off the old surface, and re-cover the base.
Most non-car solutions involve rail, which is also expensive. Unfortunately, as a city expands, you'd need more and more interchanges, as well as 'feeder rails'. That's a hellacious amount of infrastructure.
Looking at one of the proposed architectures, the spoke-like arrangements, just seems to be comparisons to the cube/squared principle in biology. Perhaps the cities will have a small max size?
Of course, if people use a Segway, bike or (gasp) walk, a lot of this doesn't matter. At 6'5" and 280, I can't use a segway, so t'hell with 'em.
Besides, until 'rocket launcher' is an option, why bother?
It seems to me that if you knowingly allow your server to be used in this way, and the various anti-spam laws go through, that you would be guilty of negligence (civil, not criminal). You could be successfully sued by the spamees (?). Most people wouldn't be subject to these charges, since negligence requires knowledge of the event (spamming) and a reasonable responsibility (and ability, I think) to prevent it. Once you are aware that your system is being used, you'd be negligent not to take reasonable efforts (authentication) to prevent it...
Yup, which allows a robot to kill (although it causes them distress)
Yeah, but when the 0th law takes effect, we're in trouble again...
My favorite T-Shirts are 2 I saw at defcon, coupla years back, in white on black (a la 'got milk'):
"Your OS sucks"
and
"Your favorite language sucks"
The best protest of ubiquitous video coverage was something I saw on TV a few years back. A gentleman in England (where most public places are being videotaped) was stopped while walking home from work, just outside his flat, because the police thought it was suspicious that a guy would be walking around that late at night. Of course he hadn't done anything wrong, so they let him go.
As it happened he worked in a costume shop, so a week later he walked home as a 7 foot tall alien (complete with horns, antennae, and a tail). It was really funny watching 6 police cruisers stop and interview this alien walking the streets of london...
I realized that I was too into R6 when playing an infiltration mission, I was holding my breath while the guards walked by the door I was hiding behind. I had spent almost an hour getting to the spot, and being seen meant I'd have to do it again.
Also, jumping out of my seat when a single gunshot disturbed the silence...
I gave away my copy of Alien v. Predator Playing as predator or alien was fine, but being the marine was just scary as hell (felt like I was in the movie). Silence, then the tracker goes 'bing... bing... bing... bingbingbingbing' And 3 aliens slaughter ya.
Shoulda brought a sharp stick...