He donated in support of prop 8 (banning gay marriage), not in opposition of it. Seriously, what's the point of having editors if they're not going to, you know, EDIT!?
I've thought of this, too. But the time I use the camera the most is when the rear window is obscured anyway. Some vehicles have it project onto the rear view mirror. I have mixed feelings about that.
All it takes is to prevent one fender bender for every 20 cameras or so, and they will pay for themselves. That's where the money savings comes in, not with the medical costs associated with running over a kid. Think more small scale. My wife's minivan has one, and I know I sure as shit wouldn't want to back one up that didn't have it, especially when the back window is obscured with a large load.
THREE TIMES?!!! Seriously?!?!?!! Look, I believe in second chances. But if you bomb the test more than once, you need to get re-edjumacated or something before they even let you TRY a third time.
And how would you know if an electric car had it's engine on? Once you bend down to tie your shoe, you wouldn't see the reverse lights either.
Also, in my neighborhood we have these things called "children." They like to do this thing called "playing outside." Sometimes that involves riding a tricycle down the sidewalk. If some asshole is in a hurry and backs out of his driveway at full speed (which used to happen in my old neighborhood), bad things can happen. Should we never let our children cross a driveway?
It might be helpful to have back-up klaxons, like they do on lift trucks. I wonder why those aren't required on all vehicles? Other industrial practices like honking before backing out of a building and walking around your vehicle before backing out of a spot would be helpful, too.
There is definitely a connection between diet and certain symptoms of autism. Several cases have been reported of children diagnosed early in life, who were later found to have a dietary allergy or sensitivity. The underlying condition was causing them so much pain, or otherwise hindering their psychological development, that they presented with autism-like symptoms. Others have reported that casein (dairy protein) was metabolized into a psychoactive toxin. (Can't seem to find any reliable evidence of that last one, though. Maybe I mistook a blog post for a medical essay.)
Anyway, to say that Lunchables is the problem, may not be too far from the truth. Not because "oh noez teh processed food produx!" But because your kid may have a gluten sensitivity, phenylketonuria, or a dairy allergy, and the crackers, cheese, and diet soda are making his body violently ill.
A co-worker of mine is from Nigeria. She said that theft is punished by death. Normally a crowd will surround the thief and stone him or her to death on the scene. The police make a show of trying to stop the stoning and arrest the individual, but it never works. Consequently, if somebody is going to steal your car, they make sure you are dead, so you can't yell "thief!" Arguably, it is the angered crowd of stoners(?) acting the least logically in this situation.
These are two very different cases. There is a license granted by the state to drive. You can easily kill somebody in a car wreck. Carrying glasses is not nearly as risky or controlled. If it were, I can guarandamntee that people would treat drinking glasses with a lot more respect. But I can think of some basic ways we could at least try to reduce accidents.
If defensive driving proficiency was a requirement to get your license, and was taught at the same time as driver's ed, then perhaps people would at least start out with good habits. I drove well for the first year or so. But then I got comfortable, started speeding, following too closely, thinking I was invincible. Then I had kids, got a shorter commute, realized how fuel economy was increased by slower speeds.
Complacency is a real problem here. If people got in accidents every tenth time they talked on their cell phones, they would take notice. But accidents only rarely happen. I work in an industrial environment, and it has the same problem. Somebody doesn't wear their safety glasses once, and nothing gets in their eye. They do this for days, and each day that goes by cements the idea in their mind that it is safe to walk around all this flying debris with nothing covering their eyes. Until one day when somebody's grinding off slag and a spark sears their eyeball.
Obviously you did not RTFA. This was about harassment, not sexism. So of course the comments spell this out. It's not some deep-rooted conspiratorial meta-evidence for rampant sexism on Slashdot. Crazy boss's wife had a jealous streak and was creeping out on Horvath. The only sexism claim has to do with some ill-explained aversion to hula hoops. Not entirely sure that it had any place in the article, but whatever.
That temporal-proximity / best-seller relationship suggestion used to happen all the time with DVD Barn, way back in the days when there was actually competition to Netflix. For a while, if Netflix noticed that you liked a TV show, it would suggest to you any random TV show, rather than the next season of the show you just finished.
I enjoy both XKCD and Frozen. so... maybe there's something there that we just don't understand. Of course, my wife and I use the same Amazon account, so if you ever get a Debbie Macomber book suggested to you next time your order a 12V power supply, you'll know why.
A bit off topic, but Netflix used to be good at that: suggesting things that you didn't know you would like. Too bad all they suggest these days are TV shows.
Some even like the household work. I was flabbergasted talking to one of the neighborhood moms. She explained to me that she *likes* feeling needed around the house. That she would hate it if her husband had to come home and do dishes or laundry or whatever. Of course, they're religious types, so that might play a role.
You've hit the nail on the head. Engineering jobs vary a LOT on what your work/life balance is like. I make about $20k less than what I could be making if I were willing to spend another 8 to 10 hours a week at job with different work/life balance. I know people who make double what I do at a similar skill level, but they're on call all the time, frequently working past midnight. No thanks.
I guess that means I value my extra family time at $40/hr. Sounds about right. That's comparable to what I pay others to do things that would take about an hour of my family time.
You culture argument is compelling, but it's not just girls versus guys. I find working for married-with-children bosses is much better than working for bachelors or empty nesters. Being expected to go to lunch at a titty bar to impress a client just isn't my speed. I suppose if I were a bachelor, I would find it lame working for a guy that doesn't want to do that.
That's what I was thinking. I'm sure there are several people who might want to use Glass for really good reasons at a restaurant. Say translating a menu into a foreign language, or something else that would put them in a protected class. Or even something as simple as looking up the nutritional information and ingredients.
That might not be how the legal system works in Canada, but there are definitely some countries that have different rules for border towns. For instance, the US government basically ignores the constitution anywhere within 100 miles of a border.
Yeah, you seriously don't want to mess with a judge. There's no "trial by jury" for contempt of court. One guy spent 14 years in prison for contempt in a divorce case (H. Beatty Chadwick). He would have spent less time had he stolen the money he was accused of hiding from the court.
That's exactly what I was thinking. I always refer to a Brave New World when people complain about dystopia. One man's fear is another man's delight. In the novel, there were certain aspects like recreational sex and drug use, that simply don't seem that bad to me.
Same thing with this, how is it dystopic to have cars that can talk to each other? I would love to be able to communicate the twerp riding my ass that I will gladly get over in thirty seconds as soon as I'm done passing this line of trucks going 55. Or the fact that with communicating vehicles, you don't need stop signs and traffic lights. Think of how many lives could be saved, not just with accidents, but with reduced vehicle emissions. Not to mention all the human life wasted two minutes at a time at a red light.
Of course, there's another side to this coin. One man's utopia is another man's nightmare. Take the end of Manna, for instance. The short story has a utopia where every human has a kill switch in their CNS. If they are about to break a rule, they can be incapacitated. That's the utopia in this story. One of the rules is that anonymity ist verboten. I'm sure everybody here is on board with that, right?
There are no utopias or dystopias. Everybody has a different opinion on the way they think society should be. Cars on the roads and highways is just a microcosm of the interactions we have on a daily basis. Show respect, treat others the way you want to be treated, be safe. These are some of the tenets I try to live by, and communicating vehicles would be a good way to help me live that way.
I, too, bemoan my beloved Texans. But... you really should have watched the halftime show. I had never heard of Bruno Mars (since I live under a rock, apparently), but it was quite the entertaining show. I was joking with my wife that the solo drummer kid wasn't half bad, but he's no Niel Peart. Had I known he was the singer, I might have cut him some more slack. His band is pretty awesome two watch, too. Not particularly hard music, but playing anything on a horn while prancing around like that is not easy. It was pretty jarring, though, when those topless old farts in tights crashed the party -- but at least Flea is still fun to watch. It felt like a classy modern act channeling the 40s got interrupted by the 80s. But he finished strong.
Sure, a few of the stores still offer parts (although it looks like that's about to change). The problem is the employees; they only have PFYs selling cell phones. There's not a knowledgeable grey beard in sight. I find I'm better off just paying the shipping and ordering from Newark or Mouser.
When they said the 80's wanted their store back, I was hopeful for about 3 seconds that they meant they wanted to return to what it was when I was a kid. Oh well.
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He donated in support of prop 8 (banning gay marriage), not in opposition of it. Seriously, what's the point of having editors if they're not going to, you know, EDIT!?
I've thought of this, too. But the time I use the camera the most is when the rear window is obscured anyway. Some vehicles have it project onto the rear view mirror. I have mixed feelings about that.
All it takes is to prevent one fender bender for every 20 cameras or so, and they will pay for themselves. That's where the money savings comes in, not with the medical costs associated with running over a kid. Think more small scale. My wife's minivan has one, and I know I sure as shit wouldn't want to back one up that didn't have it, especially when the back window is obscured with a large load.
THREE TIMES?!!! Seriously?!?!?!! Look, I believe in second chances. But if you bomb the test more than once, you need to get re-edjumacated or something before they even let you TRY a third time.
And how would you know if an electric car had it's engine on? Once you bend down to tie your shoe, you wouldn't see the reverse lights either.
Also, in my neighborhood we have these things called "children." They like to do this thing called "playing outside." Sometimes that involves riding a tricycle down the sidewalk. If some asshole is in a hurry and backs out of his driveway at full speed (which used to happen in my old neighborhood), bad things can happen. Should we never let our children cross a driveway?
It might be helpful to have back-up klaxons, like they do on lift trucks. I wonder why those aren't required on all vehicles? Other industrial practices like honking before backing out of a building and walking around your vehicle before backing out of a spot would be helpful, too.
There is definitely a connection between diet and certain symptoms of autism. Several cases have been reported of children diagnosed early in life, who were later found to have a dietary allergy or sensitivity. The underlying condition was causing them so much pain, or otherwise hindering their psychological development, that they presented with autism-like symptoms. Others have reported that casein (dairy protein) was metabolized into a psychoactive toxin. (Can't seem to find any reliable evidence of that last one, though. Maybe I mistook a blog post for a medical essay.)
Anyway, to say that Lunchables is the problem, may not be too far from the truth. Not because "oh noez teh processed food produx!" But because your kid may have a gluten sensitivity, phenylketonuria, or a dairy allergy, and the crackers, cheese, and diet soda are making his body violently ill.
A co-worker of mine is from Nigeria. She said that theft is punished by death. Normally a crowd will surround the thief and stone him or her to death on the scene. The police make a show of trying to stop the stoning and arrest the individual, but it never works. Consequently, if somebody is going to steal your car, they make sure you are dead, so you can't yell "thief!" Arguably, it is the angered crowd of stoners(?) acting the least logically in this situation.
These are two very different cases. There is a license granted by the state to drive. You can easily kill somebody in a car wreck. Carrying glasses is not nearly as risky or controlled. If it were, I can guarandamntee that people would treat drinking glasses with a lot more respect. But I can think of some basic ways we could at least try to reduce accidents.
If defensive driving proficiency was a requirement to get your license, and was taught at the same time as driver's ed, then perhaps people would at least start out with good habits. I drove well for the first year or so. But then I got comfortable, started speeding, following too closely, thinking I was invincible. Then I had kids, got a shorter commute, realized how fuel economy was increased by slower speeds.
Complacency is a real problem here. If people got in accidents every tenth time they talked on their cell phones, they would take notice. But accidents only rarely happen. I work in an industrial environment, and it has the same problem. Somebody doesn't wear their safety glasses once, and nothing gets in their eye. They do this for days, and each day that goes by cements the idea in their mind that it is safe to walk around all this flying debris with nothing covering their eyes. Until one day when somebody's grinding off slag and a spark sears their eyeball.
Zuck should have invested under his secret investment firm, "Evil Acquisitions inc."
Am I the only one who heard the jingle "Zuckerberg Evil Incorporated" in their head?
Obviously you did not RTFA. This was about harassment, not sexism. So of course the comments spell this out. It's not some deep-rooted conspiratorial meta-evidence for rampant sexism on Slashdot. Crazy boss's wife had a jealous streak and was creeping out on Horvath. The only sexism claim has to do with some ill-explained aversion to hula hoops. Not entirely sure that it had any place in the article, but whatever.
That temporal-proximity / best-seller relationship suggestion used to happen all the time with DVD Barn, way back in the days when there was actually competition to Netflix. For a while, if Netflix noticed that you liked a TV show, it would suggest to you any random TV show, rather than the next season of the show you just finished.
I enjoy both XKCD and Frozen. so... maybe there's something there that we just don't understand. Of course, my wife and I use the same Amazon account, so if you ever get a Debbie Macomber book suggested to you next time your order a 12V power supply, you'll know why.
A bit off topic, but Netflix used to be good at that: suggesting things that you didn't know you would like. Too bad all they suggest these days are TV shows.
WTF is a Chief Calligrapher, and why does she make $97k?
Some even like the household work. I was flabbergasted talking to one of the neighborhood moms. She explained to me that she *likes* feeling needed around the house. That she would hate it if her husband had to come home and do dishes or laundry or whatever. Of course, they're religious types, so that might play a role.
You've hit the nail on the head. Engineering jobs vary a LOT on what your work/life balance is like. I make about $20k less than what I could be making if I were willing to spend another 8 to 10 hours a week at job with different work/life balance. I know people who make double what I do at a similar skill level, but they're on call all the time, frequently working past midnight. No thanks.
I guess that means I value my extra family time at $40/hr. Sounds about right. That's comparable to what I pay others to do things that would take about an hour of my family time.
You culture argument is compelling, but it's not just girls versus guys. I find working for married-with-children bosses is much better than working for bachelors or empty nesters. Being expected to go to lunch at a titty bar to impress a client just isn't my speed. I suppose if I were a bachelor, I would find it lame working for a guy that doesn't want to do that.
My ex ... Even had the balls to ...
I think I discovered your problem.
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That must be how John Travolta says his own name.
That's what I was thinking. I'm sure there are several people who might want to use Glass for really good reasons at a restaurant. Say translating a menu into a foreign language, or something else that would put them in a protected class. Or even something as simple as looking up the nutritional information and ingredients.
Just don't wear them in Florida.
That might not be how the legal system works in Canada, but there are definitely some countries that have different rules for border towns. For instance, the US government basically ignores the constitution anywhere within 100 miles of a border.
Yeah, you seriously don't want to mess with a judge. There's no "trial by jury" for contempt of court. One guy spent 14 years in prison for contempt in a divorce case (H. Beatty Chadwick). He would have spent less time had he stolen the money he was accused of hiding from the court.
You're probably right. Maybe they just seemed smarter when I was a kid because I didn't have a clue what I was doing. :-)
That's exactly what I was thinking. I always refer to a Brave New World when people complain about dystopia. One man's fear is another man's delight. In the novel, there were certain aspects like recreational sex and drug use, that simply don't seem that bad to me.
Same thing with this, how is it dystopic to have cars that can talk to each other? I would love to be able to communicate the twerp riding my ass that I will gladly get over in thirty seconds as soon as I'm done passing this line of trucks going 55. Or the fact that with communicating vehicles, you don't need stop signs and traffic lights. Think of how many lives could be saved, not just with accidents, but with reduced vehicle emissions. Not to mention all the human life wasted two minutes at a time at a red light.
Of course, there's another side to this coin. One man's utopia is another man's nightmare. Take the end of Manna, for instance. The short story has a utopia where every human has a kill switch in their CNS. If they are about to break a rule, they can be incapacitated. That's the utopia in this story. One of the rules is that anonymity ist verboten. I'm sure everybody here is on board with that, right?
There are no utopias or dystopias. Everybody has a different opinion on the way they think society should be. Cars on the roads and highways is just a microcosm of the interactions we have on a daily basis. Show respect, treat others the way you want to be treated, be safe. These are some of the tenets I try to live by, and communicating vehicles would be a good way to help me live that way.
I, too, bemoan my beloved Texans. But... you really should have watched the halftime show. I had never heard of Bruno Mars (since I live under a rock, apparently), but it was quite the entertaining show. I was joking with my wife that the solo drummer kid wasn't half bad, but he's no Niel Peart. Had I known he was the singer, I might have cut him some more slack. His band is pretty awesome two watch, too. Not particularly hard music, but playing anything on a horn while prancing around like that is not easy. It was pretty jarring, though, when those topless old farts in tights crashed the party -- but at least Flea is still fun to watch. It felt like a classy modern act channeling the 40s got interrupted by the 80s. But he finished strong.
Sure, a few of the stores still offer parts (although it looks like that's about to change). The problem is the employees; they only have PFYs selling cell phones. There's not a knowledgeable grey beard in sight. I find I'm better off just paying the shipping and ordering from Newark or Mouser.
When they said the 80's wanted their store back, I was hopeful for about 3 seconds that they meant they wanted to return to what it was when I was a kid. Oh well.