Hint: "Armed security officers" can also be untrained overpaid mouthbreathers with power trip issues.
All it takes for them to get involved in a situation is a nod from one of the currently employed untrained overpaid mouthbreathers with power trip issues and one of the the newly employed untrained overpaid mouthbreathers with power trip issues will be right there to help.
If we follow the logic through to the end, everybody, everywhere needs an armed guard; just in case the lunatic-du-jour decides that's where he wants to kill people.
Marathon runs obviously need an armed guard every 10 yards along the course. We have proof that terrorists see marathon runs as a target!
Clearly you've never programmed bare metal as we did in the days of the Commodore 64, TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET, etc.
It was *fun* back then. There wasn't even a debounced keyboard driver for most of those machines. You had to map the bits of the IO ports to individual keys.:)
These days we use Arduinos. Try writing a software TV output or SID chip emulator on one...
A Raspberry Pi is a bit too much like having a real computer.
I never got that "learning to program" excuse. Just install Python on whatever computer you're using right now. Why do you need a separate piece of hardware that doesn't even have a screen??
Yep, that's about the response I'd expect from a Python programmer.
I think they're just after his army of fans, why else would they call it the "Yoga" line of products?
All they need to do is make the keyboard out of compressed bean husks and they've got a million sales lined up. All he needs to do is appear in the adverts holding one.
Sure... if I'm allowed to take the machine away and modify it I can just replace the electronics with a 555 timer or something. All it has to do is light up a green LED when a piece of paper goes through it.
How about holding other dangerous objects, like a fork, a cup of coffee, or a wallet?
Don't put up with this shit, people. Demand your day in court for every single one of these abuses of power. Tie the courts up for years with minutiae, until they have no choice but to automatically dismiss 99% of these meritless cases.
Holding *any* object in your hand means you don't have both hands available for controlling the vehicle.
Hardly "meritless". Your plan of action make you sound like a self-entitled asshole.
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"The screeners ... have not requested to carry guns themselves"
Uhuh, that would make them primary targets.
Maybe they're not so dumb as they look.
(Or maybe they're the sort of people who watch far too much guns-n-ammo TV where phrases like "primary target" are part of normal conversation...)
Hint: "Armed security officers" can also be untrained overpaid mouthbreathers with power trip issues.
All it takes for them to get involved in a situation is a nod from one of the currently employed untrained overpaid mouthbreathers with power trip issues and one of the the newly employed untrained overpaid mouthbreathers with power trip issues will be right there to help.
If we follow the logic through to the end, everybody, everywhere needs an armed guard; just in case the lunatic-du-jour decides that's where he wants to kill people.
Marathon runs obviously need an armed guard every 10 yards along the course. We have proof that terrorists see marathon runs as a target!
Clearly you've never programmed bare metal as we did in the days of the Commodore 64, TRS-80, Apple II, Commodore PET, etc.
It was *fun* back then. There wasn't even a debounced keyboard driver for most of those machines. You had to map the bits of the IO ports to individual keys. :)
These days we use Arduinos. Try writing a software TV output or SID chip emulator on one...
A Raspberry Pi is a bit too much like having a real computer.
I never got that "learning to program" excuse. Just install Python on whatever computer you're using right now. Why do you need a separate piece of hardware that doesn't even have a screen??
Yep, that's about the response I'd expect from a Python programmer.
Yep. You have laws against polluting rivers, anti-smog laws, you even have laws against dropping bits of paper in the street.
Nobody seems to be making noise about how those laws they're taking away their personal freedoms.
Guess what? CO2 is a pollutant. There's no reason not to regulate how much of it people are allowed to release into the air.
I'd be more interested in a camera upgrade. Up to the level of the non-Pro Surface would be enough.
Paula Bean...?
What I want to know is why these people aren't hunted down and branded with a big "Useless, do not employ" on their foreheads?
Dad and his brothers took the mattress to the side of the railroad tracks and burned it.
And that seems like normal behavior...?
Which part of a car is the "break"?
And they're all lizards, ergo "cold blood"
.22 is a tiny caliber...but it's not much smaller than .223 (AR15/M16).
There's a BIG difference in velocity between pistol/AR15.
Isn't it more interesting that you can get a Nexus 5 for half the price of an equivalent Galaxy S4 or HTC or Experia?
Well... the S4 has a super camera, etc., but yes, it's also far cheaper than other Android phones.
If I was in the market for a new phone right now, this one would be at the top of the list.
In not-unrelated news: You can get a Nexus 5 for half the price of an equivalent iPhone.
Does nobody apart from me see that as newsworthy?
OTOH, CTRL-Leftclick ought to download the link target (just like it used to...)
Weird, it doesn't do that to me.
What if you view it then type CTRL-S then ENTER? Is that easier?
Back in the day, a story wasn't a story until it hit slashdot at least three times, a trupe.
Surely it's a "tripe"...
I think they're just after his army of fans, why else would they call it the "Yoga" line of products?
All they need to do is make the keyboard out of compressed bean husks and they've got a million sales lined up. All he needs to do is appear in the adverts holding one.
Have you compared the prices of the two?
Sure... if I'm allowed to take the machine away and modify it I can just replace the electronics with a 555 timer or something. All it has to do is light up a green LED when a piece of paper goes through it.
[silence]
Yep, that's what I thought. Just another A/C mouthing off on slashdot.
How about holding other dangerous objects, like a fork, a cup of coffee, or a wallet?
Don't put up with this shit, people. Demand your day in court for every single one of these abuses of power. Tie the courts up for years with minutiae, until they have no choice but to automatically dismiss 99% of these meritless cases.
Holding *any* object in your hand means you don't have both hands available for controlling the vehicle.
Hardly "meritless". Your plan of action make you sound like a self-entitled asshole.
I'm just hoping the cop presents that comment as character evidence if it ever goes to court.
Lady ain't as smart as she thinks she is....
Glass is a lifestyle, not a fashion statement. Taking them off is for losers.