Cars could emit an ultrasonic sound and anybody who's interested could have a little box with a 'radar' map of all the cars around them (even behind them, if they're on a bike). Smart phones could do it. Blind people could have ones with haptic feedback, etc., etc.
The motivation behind this is not to protect oblivious smartphone users, but for people with visual impairments who have traditionally relied on engine noise to identify approaching vehicles at low speed.
Ok, here's a geeky solution for you:
Require the cars to emit an ultrasonic sound that people can't hear. Blind people can carry a little box which beeps/vibrates/whatever when it detects that noise. Go to town, put in some haptic feedback so they can tell directions and speeds as well (heck, this might even be safer than listening for normal engines...)
PS: You could even put it into the smartphones to protect their oblivious users. And the cars - so they can tell where other cars are and apply brakes if they get too close. The possibilities are endless.
Literally one week ago I was hit on my bike by a car when I was crossing a crosswalk. I had the right-of-way, I was in the crosswalk, and I was fucking visible. I was not in violation of anything when I was crossing that street. But this SUV zooms up, sees their red light and tries to suddenly change plans and make a fast right instead of waiting for their light to change and going straight like the "body language" of the vehicle was advertising, and them I'm in the way because the driver's doing shit I don't expect and which goes against what they're SUPPOSED to do when a pedestrian is in the crosswalk, and they hit me and I go down, and end up on my back staring at headlights.
"Zooming SUV"? I assume it was making a noise....probably a huge four or five liter size noise.
Please explain to us how a hybrid have been more dangerous. Maybe it wasn't the type of car that caused the problem, it was the driver. Maybe we should deal with the real problem, not the imagined problem.
It's not due to things 'wearing out', it's because neutrons rot steel. All the steel in the entire structure eventually becomes unsafe and you basically have to replace everything. The cost of doing this is similar to building a newer plant (which will probably be better, too).
It seems like this is a triumph of bean-counting over engineering. Somebody in marketing decided $200 was the "right price point" and all the engineers could do about it was hang a few more Dilbert cartoons on their cubicles.
I thought "Democracy" was just a word George Bush liked the sound of and said as often as possible (every other sentence out of his mouth had "Democracy" in it somewhere).
Nonsense. C is simple and, while some smart programmers think it's necessary to over-use the preprocessor (even the Linux kernel is sometimes guilty), it's a language you can learn once and apply productively for the rest of your life.
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Gadgets have gotten much cheaper lately. Have you noticed...?
Time stands still for at least 20 seconds when a phone beeps. Hadn't you noticed?
A quick glance at the screen when approaching an intersection is too much for you? OK, maybe you can stick with the current method.
As for the battery ... what do you think the pedals are for?
Is there any reason the noise has to be audible?
Cars could emit an ultrasonic sound and anybody who's interested could have a little box with a 'radar' map of all the cars around them (even behind them, if they're on a bike). Smart phones could do it. Blind people could have ones with haptic feedback, etc., etc.
The motivation behind this is not to protect oblivious smartphone users, but for people with visual impairments who have traditionally relied on engine noise to identify approaching vehicles at low speed.
Ok, here's a geeky solution for you:
Require the cars to emit an ultrasonic sound that people can't hear. Blind people can carry a little box which beeps/vibrates/whatever when it detects that noise. Go to town, put in some haptic feedback so they can tell directions and speeds as well (heck, this might even be safer than listening for normal engines...)
PS: You could even put it into the smartphones to protect their oblivious users. And the cars - so they can tell where other cars are and apply brakes if they get too close. The possibilities are endless.
Literally one week ago I was hit on my bike by a car when I was crossing a crosswalk. I had the right-of-way, I was in the crosswalk, and I was fucking visible. I was not in violation of anything when I was crossing that street. But this SUV zooms up, sees their red light and tries to suddenly change plans and make a fast right instead of waiting for their light to change and going straight like the "body language" of the vehicle was advertising, and them I'm in the way because the driver's doing shit I don't expect and which goes against what they're SUPPOSED to do when a pedestrian is in the crosswalk, and they hit me and I go down, and end up on my back staring at headlights.
"Zooming SUV"? I assume it was making a noise....probably a huge four or five liter size noise.
Please explain to us how a hybrid have been more dangerous. Maybe it wasn't the type of car that caused the problem, it was the driver. Maybe we should deal with the real problem, not the imagined problem.
Yep. We need pedestrians to adapt to the cars, not the other way around.
It's a ROAD. Try opening your fucking eyes...
They don't have to find you "guilty" to keep you locked up for a very long time...
They also list several court cases where truecrypt FDE rendered the machines inaccessible many years after the fact.
...and why wouldn't it? The bit I don't get is why this is surprising to anybody.
I'd suggest Ubuntu, with a "readme.txt" written for those who will plug it into their Windows box.
Nah, a copy of The Bible in HTML would be far more welcome. There's a reason Christianity is more common than Ubuntu!
It's not due to things 'wearing out', it's because neutrons rot steel. All the steel in the entire structure eventually becomes unsafe and you basically have to replace everything. The cost of doing this is similar to building a newer plant (which will probably be better, too).
TFA says they just need a more robust diesel generator backup. Doesn't sound very panic-worthy to me, but that's the media for you...
You're obviously a techie, not a manager...
It seems like this is a triumph of bean-counting over engineering. Somebody in marketing decided $200 was the "right price point" and all the engineers could do about it was hang a few more Dilbert cartoons on their cubicles.
$200 isn't that bad for a little net portal.
What would happen if they spent another $50 on the CPU and released a $250 version? I bet it would fly off the shelves...
I keep getting "There was a problem loading the quiz. Please try again later". Does that mean I pass?
No, because you actually went to the page in the first place...
A link to "Geek IQ test" is no different from one of those "Find out who's been reading your Facebook profile" links. If you clicked it, you fail.
For ketchup, just put the bottle upside down. Gravity will place all the ketchup at the tip of the bottle.
If only they'd make balanced bottles with flat lids so that the same gravity doesn't have adverse side effects...
Maybe you could get some of this on the inside of your toilet...
I thought "Democracy" was just a word George Bush liked the sound of and said as often as possible (every other sentence out of his mouth had "Democracy" in it somewhere).
Do you think this volcano might shake that bit of rock loose and sink the USA?
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Megatsunami#Canary_Islands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jlaiJRwU6Q
What sort of person pays for porn? There's more than anybody could ever consume in a lifetime for free...
Life expectancy in India is currently 64.7 years. They're 139th on the list.
Ref: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
Nonsense. C is simple and, while some smart programmers think it's necessary to over-use the preprocessor (even the Linux kernel is sometimes guilty), it's a language you can learn once and apply productively for the rest of your life.
An upgrade to C++ is a very good idea though.
Problem: Fighting for rights takes time and effort.
We have lives, they have enough money to pay people to sit on the phone all day doing it for them.
Why don't we just buy them out? We the people. End all this MAFIAA crap once and for all.
The music business is pretty tiny when you get down to it. The whole thing could be bought for the cost of a couple of weeks of war in Afghistan.
Where's the politicians who have the people's best interests at heart?