In the case of new cars, especially electric, allowing maintainable by anyone other than the manufacturer is a mistake.
Go fuck yourself. Making it possible for the owner of the vehicle to maintain and/or modify it himself is never a mistake, and indeed should be made mandatory!
First of all, I say Sanders would beat Trump because all the polls said he would (and by a wider margin than Clinton, for that matter!).
Second, Sanders is relatively protectionist, at least compared to "DC insider corporate whore" Democrats and Republicans. He focused his campaign much more on the TPP and a little bit on H1Bs instead of yammering on about a ridiculously unrealistic wall, but it's reasonable to believe that he wouldn't be as open-borders as Clinton.
Finally, as a Russian immigrant, surely you know better than most the dangers of totalitarianism and corruption? Trump is turning into a Stalin or Putin kind of 'leader,' only a fuck-ton less competent!
(Note: I hope you reconsider voting for Trump, but I'm not saying you should vote for Clinton either.)
Trump could have been a good choice from a "true outsider not beholden to the machine" perspective, but unfortunately the fact that he's crossed the moral event horizon with his NAZI-esque campaign "trumps" that.
Alas, I'll have to throw my vote away on a Gary Johnson or Jill Stein instead.
Nah, this is like 5.0 or something by now -- there's also Top Gear Australia and Top Gear America, at a minimum. None of them are as good as Clarkson/Hammond/May.
One other thing- in hindsight it's also clear that Clarkson was more palatable on the old Top Gear because you got him in smaller doses. He was just one of a team of presenters and didn't appear on every bloody item; much better balanced. It wasn't All Clarkson, All The Time. It wasn't *about* Professional MegaBoor Clarkson (TM) And His Laddish Chums.
Hammond and May did (enjoyable!) segments by themselves too, you know. I also like May in particular in some of his non-Top-Gear presenting (e.g. "James May's Toy Stories").
I've seen clips of some early Top Gear from the late-1970s with Noel Edmonds (FFS) and it's needlessly slow, dry and tedious. Being factual doesn't mean you have to be *that* boring.
Seriously, Hilary and Bernie both have a voting record stretching back decades, the two records are virtually indistinguishable.
That's a damn lie!
First of all, Hillary was in Congress for eight years total, which for those of us who can do math, adds up to less than one decade. Bernie has been in Congress since 1991.
Second, their records on things like gun control and foreign policy are almost diametrically opposed (and on every issue where they differ, Bernie gets it right while Hillary gets it wrong!).
Third, Bernie has integrity, and has had the same platform for his entire career. Hillary is fucking corrupt and her platform blows with the political winds. She cannot be trusted.
It's already happening with software and electronics; it's already happening with cars (especially Teslas); it's starting to happen with everything else (i.e., everything infected with "IoT" bullshit). The DMCA and other parts of copyright law are being used as a lever to usurp actual property rights, the Uniform Commercial Code and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Where does it end?
Frontier said companies should be required to negotiation access with the owners if they didn't pay to install the utility poles.
That sounds like a great model to go to... IF Frontier and AT&T then also have to "negotiate access" with all the property owners of the land their poles are on!
Pick an aphorism: Goose/gander, pot/kettle, glass houses, "be careful what you wish for," and all that...
They release Vista, absolute shitfest.
They release Win7, fix only the really big issues people hate, remove a bunch of other useful features and add more crappy features.
But hey, "at least they fixed the laggy interface!"
What "useful features" did Vista have that got removed in 7?
Besides, the age discrimination thing and the 72-hour week thing are Silicon Valley (and maybe Seattle) issues, not industry issues. Stay the fuck away from the West Coast and it's better. In Atlanta, for example, I work 40-hour weeks and have bunches of co-workers in their 50s.
So, in a choice between "throttling BitTorrent" vs. "throttling BitTorrent and video providers who don't pay 'protection money' to the cable company" you prefer the latter?
'Cause those are the choices. Magical non-existent "competition" is not a choice. Imaginary benevolent ISPs who don't throttle anything is not a choice.
The "problem" is that in any reasonably-free society there will always be places where people can gather without having to be accosted by security goons first. This "problem" cannot be solved, nor should we try.
If we do, we'd end up with a dystopian shithole akin to the one depicted the beginning of Half-Life 2.
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Go fuck yourself. Making it possible for the owner of the vehicle to maintain and/or modify it himself is never a mistake, and indeed should be made mandatory!
Sure, and I could rewrite the whole thing, too! However, that doesn't change the fact that the defaults need to be reasonable.
First of all, I say Sanders would beat Trump because all the polls said he would (and by a wider margin than Clinton, for that matter!).
Second, Sanders is relatively protectionist, at least compared to "DC insider corporate whore" Democrats and Republicans. He focused his campaign much more on the TPP and a little bit on H1Bs instead of yammering on about a ridiculously unrealistic wall, but it's reasonable to believe that he wouldn't be as open-borders as Clinton.
Finally, as a Russian immigrant, surely you know better than most the dangers of totalitarianism and corruption? Trump is turning into a Stalin or Putin kind of 'leader,' only a fuck-ton less competent!
(Note: I hope you reconsider voting for Trump, but I'm not saying you should vote for Clinton either.)
Bullshit. All you have to do is listen to the asshat's own speeches.
And FYI, it's not just about the racist demagoguery. It's also about the willingness to use torture, suppression of the media, etc.
Trump could have been a good choice from a "true outsider not beholden to the machine" perspective, but unfortunately the fact that he's crossed the moral event horizon with his NAZI-esque campaign "trumps" that.
Alas, I'll have to throw my vote away on a Gary Johnson or Jill Stein instead.
WTF does "upvoted" mean? This ain't Reddit; around here we moderate!
On the contrary; it would clear a path for Sanders to become the Democratic nominee, and in a Sanders vs. Trump election, Sanders would win.
That sounds more like "in limbo because the History Channel doesn't want it" than "cancelled because the BBC doesn't want it."
Sounds good. And Top Gear America needs Jay Leno.
Nah, this is like 5.0 or something by now -- there's also Top Gear Australia and Top Gear America, at a minimum. None of them are as good as Clarkson/Hammond/May.
Hammond and May did (enjoyable!) segments by themselves too, you know. I also like May in particular in some of his non-Top-Gear presenting (e.g. "James May's Toy Stories").
You want to see boring? Watch Motorweek on PBS!
That's a damn lie!
First of all, Hillary was in Congress for eight years total, which for those of us who can do math, adds up to less than one decade. Bernie has been in Congress since 1991.
Second, their records on things like gun control and foreign policy are almost diametrically opposed (and on every issue where they differ, Bernie gets it right while Hillary gets it wrong!).
Third, Bernie has integrity, and has had the same platform for his entire career. Hillary is fucking corrupt and her platform blows with the political winds. She cannot be trusted.
They are nothing alike, at all, whatsoever.
It's already happening with software and electronics; it's already happening with cars (especially Teslas); it's starting to happen with everything else (i.e., everything infected with "IoT" bullshit). The DMCA and other parts of copyright law are being used as a lever to usurp actual property rights, the Uniform Commercial Code and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Where does it end?
That sounds like a great model to go to... IF Frontier and AT&T then also have to "negotiate access" with all the property owners of the land their poles are on!
Pick an aphorism: Goose/gander, pot/kettle, glass houses, "be careful what you wish for," and all that...
Nothing like going from basically founding Silicon Valley to competing with the likes of Aaron's and Rent-A-Center!
Just shut down, HP, you're embarrassing yourself.
It's a trojan horse to deliver spyware and eventually a subscription-based business model.
What "useful features" did Vista have that got removed in 7?
Mono has existed since 2004. Mozilla has no excuse.
Who cares when you can easily save enough money to retire after 10?
Besides, the age discrimination thing and the 72-hour week thing are Silicon Valley (and maybe Seattle) issues, not industry issues. Stay the fuck away from the West Coast and it's better. In Atlanta, for example, I work 40-hour weeks and have bunches of co-workers in their 50s.
So, in a choice between "throttling BitTorrent" vs. "throttling BitTorrent and video providers who don't pay 'protection money' to the cable company" you prefer the latter?
'Cause those are the choices. Magical non-existent "competition" is not a choice. Imaginary benevolent ISPs who don't throttle anything is not a choice.
I have perspective: Burning children alive only destroys those children. Orwellian propaganda and tracking run amok could destroy our entire society.
The "problem" is that in any reasonably-free society there will always be places where people can gather without having to be accosted by security goons first. This "problem" cannot be solved, nor should we try.
If we do, we'd end up with a dystopian shithole akin to the one depicted the beginning of Half-Life 2.
"They didn't buy it"
Yes, they damn well did buy it. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a goddamn corporate shill and can go die in a fire!
<troll>Watch this episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for an accurate portrayal of present-day San Francisco.</troll>
Given that common lithium-ion battery cells (e.g. 18650) are cylindrical, sticking the pack in the seat tube seems like the obvious choice.