Like any tool, roundabouts have to be used in appropriate situations. I used to work in traffic engineering, and adding roundabouts (or signals and stop sings, for that matter) requires careful study and the meeting of certain criteria (called warrants). Warrants include such things as daily vehicle volume, peak hourly volumes, pedistrian volumes, and delay times. In the right place, roundabouts allow traffic to flow better than a signal and with greater safety. Head-on and t-bone collisions (the two most dangerous types of traffic accidents) are virtually eliminated. The accidents that do happen will be at a lower speed and a gentler angle.
All of that said, there is always the problem of the unwritten "political" warrant. The mayor wants a stop sign (or signal or roundabout) here, so one is going in even if it is worse for the traffic. Of course, there are also fads to put in roundabouts (or what have you). Some of the roundabouts are going to be unwarranted or conditions will change. Roundabouts work best when applied correctly.
That's actually been a bit of a problem with roundabouts in the US. I used to work in traffic engineering and we got a presentation on some proposed ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) rules to make roundabout intersections navigable by pedestrians. They wanted each approach of the roundabout to have a crosswalk and a signal--which completely negates the purpose of the roundabout.
I've been out of the field for a few years, so I don't know what things look like now, but it is a problem and people are thinking about it.
I mean you don't know how many computers you can log on to simply by walking up to the desk and opening the drawer which has a sticky note with the password on it..
My wife works as a doctor at 3 hospitals. Between the three, she has something like 17 passwords to access various computer systems. She also has to change them every 30 to 90 days and she may not even work at two of the hospitals for some months at a time. How is anyone without a photographic memory supposed to keep track of all of those logins?
That's not to say my wife writes passwords on a post-it (she'd need her own desk for that), but it explains such behavior. Password policies that require frequent changes result in weak passwords (password1 this month, then password2, etc.)
At the Cincinnati History Museum, I overheard one of the docents and an older man discussing this station (or its 500kW predecessor). They said people in the area could hear the station on cots, screen doors, and most anything sufficiently large and conductive.
PrezHugeDick111: a/s/l?
SexyNt3rn: 20, yes, under the desk
(Time Passes)
PrezHugeDick111: ive got one hand on the keyboard and the other on the button
SexNt3rn: OH YES! PUSH MY BUTTON!
PrezHugeDick111: my rocket launches into you're love canal
PrezHugeDick111: LOL, there goes Bolivia!
Soft power is a term used in international relations theory to describe the ability of a political body, such as a state, to indirectly influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies through cultural or ideological means.
and
Soft power . . . distinguishes the subtle effects of culture, values, and ideas on others' behavior from more direct coercive measures called hard power such as military action (hard power) or economic incentives.
"Willingness to invade" is classic hard power. Please make sure you know what you are talking about before reflexively posting a defense of whatever policy you espouse.
I work in the traffic engineering industry. There are two things you have to realize about speeding: first, many speed limits are set artificially low and second, speed itself isn't dangerous--it's the difference in speed that causes accidents.
The accepted method for setting speed limits is to collect speed data on all vehicles on the road for 24 hours on a typical day. This is usually done using those two rubber tubes you may see placed across the road at times. The speed limit is then supposed to be set at the 85th percentile speed of the traffic. In reality, political considerations often force the speed limit to be something ridiculous like 55 mph. If 85 percent of the traffic is doing 70 mph, that speed limit is unrealistic and will be ignored.
The other part of this is the common misconception that slowing the traffic down will make everything safer. While it is true that accidents that happen at higher speeds are more severe, accidents are caused by difference is speeds. Studies have shown that the number of accidents sharply increases when the differences in speeds between vehicles exceed 20 mph. This means that if you are the guy driving 55 mph when everyone else is doing 80, you are the one driving recklessly. Because of this fact, artificially low speed limits can actually cause accidents.
Seriously, if gaming habituation becomes an addiction, and then a "disease", how long before the Americans with Disabilities Act protection kicks in so I can play my games at work without getting the ire of the bosses?
That doesn't make sense. By your logic, alcoholics should be allowed to drink at work because, after all, it's a disease! As I recall, the ADA requires reasonable accomodations. Allowing time off for the person to seek treatment would be reasonable. Putting in a wet bar and/or a l33t gaming rig would not be resonable nor would it be helpful in any sense of the word.
And maybe I'm not understanding, but I only have 1 cable line running into my house. So how does this help me? Does this require them to lay more lines?
Dude, just go to Radio Shack and get a few cable splitters. Problem solved.
But more frightening is the rapid obsolescence of the physical medium. If you can't read the data, it also does you no good.
I had a history professor who, in the early 80s, got the largest non-science/engineering grant ever given at that university to catalog NASA's archives and historical materials. He used the money to get all of their materials in order and create the catalog on NASA's mainframe. By 1990, NASA had retired that mainframe system. No one has any idea what they have or where they have it. No doubt many things of historical and scientific interest have ended up in a dumpster.
You cannot copyright a number. Good luck with that wild goose chase!
Yeah? Well I just registered a copyright on all the integers between -1 and 4 (inclusive). If you don't want me to sue you, you better mod this post up.
I also expect those slashdot userid's turned over to me. Be aware that I have a team of hotshot lawyers who haven't subpoenaed anyone in days!
Representative Paul is not particularly well-liked in the Republican Party. He's really a Libertarian and the other Republicans call him "Dr. No" due to his opposition to most measures (e.g. Patriot Act, Iraq). In fact, Dr. Paul was the Libertarian Party presidential nominee in 1988.
He's my congressman and while I don't always agree with him, I admire the fact that he sticks to his principles despite party pressure.
I suppose, but lets say it no nonger works to the advantage of the species.
Natural selection has nothing to do with the "advantage of the species." It works only on individuals. In fact, it can be counter to the survival of the species. Imagine a population of animal where some individuals have the heritable trait of giving birth to one child at a time while others have 5 at a time. Eventually, the population will consist of largely (or entirely) quintuplets. Of course, the population is much larger and manages to eat all of its food to the point. All the individuals could then starve to death and the species might go extinct.
Can MythTV control my existing cablebox (Scientific Atlanta Explorer 3250)? It's got a USB port
You basically have to Google around for more information specific to your setup, but MythTV can control external boxes (by calling external scripts). You'll need either an IR blaster or a proper cable and know how to interface with your cablebox's USB port. Don't forget that you'll also need A/V in on the tuner card.
It can be frustrating, though. I have DirecTV now. The box has a USB port, but it requires a USB-to-serial converter (for some reason). Another user wrote a script to tune the channels, but I haven't been able to get it to work yet. It doesn't help that I haven't had time to tinker with the box for several months, though. IR blasters are notoriously fickle, but you may be able to find better support for them.
If you have the option, it's easiest to just use a direct line in from the cable. MythTV can then control the tuner card directly essentially out of the box.
We know a great deal about the people who have or tried to attack airliners. We have age ranges, ethnic backgrounds, countries of origin, and other factors. Unfortunately its not nice to use these in the process.
I'm blowing my chance to mod here, but I feel that I must answer.
The problem with profiling is not just that it's wrong or not "PC," but that it doesn't work. Remember, the terrorists aren't dummies. If the authorities start pulling every Arab off of every plane, the terrorists groups will soon get wise to that. They will search their ranks for the least Arab looking members or recruit radicalized westerners. Narrowing the focus of your search just gives your target a chance to adapt.
A new addition to the Law and Order family: Law and Order: Gangs Unit. Watch Ice T surf myspace for an hour. Every mouse click is accompanied by a "Doom Doom." It's must see TV!
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Have you priced textbooks lately? $1.2 million is only 5 or 6 books.
Like any tool, roundabouts have to be used in appropriate situations. I used to work in traffic engineering, and adding roundabouts (or signals and stop sings, for that matter) requires careful study and the meeting of certain criteria (called warrants). Warrants include such things as daily vehicle volume, peak hourly volumes, pedistrian volumes, and delay times. In the right place, roundabouts allow traffic to flow better than a signal and with greater safety. Head-on and t-bone collisions (the two most dangerous types of traffic accidents) are virtually eliminated. The accidents that do happen will be at a lower speed and a gentler angle.
All of that said, there is always the problem of the unwritten "political" warrant. The mayor wants a stop sign (or signal or roundabout) here, so one is going in even if it is worse for the traffic. Of course, there are also fads to put in roundabouts (or what have you). Some of the roundabouts are going to be unwarranted or conditions will change. Roundabouts work best when applied correctly.
That's actually been a bit of a problem with roundabouts in the US. I used to work in traffic engineering and we got a presentation on some proposed ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) rules to make roundabout intersections navigable by pedestrians. They wanted each approach of the roundabout to have a crosswalk and a signal--which completely negates the purpose of the roundabout. I've been out of the field for a few years, so I don't know what things look like now, but it is a problem and people are thinking about it.
I mean you don't know how many computers you can log on to simply by walking up to the desk and opening the drawer which has a sticky note with the password on it..
My wife works as a doctor at 3 hospitals. Between the three, she has something like 17 passwords to access various computer systems. She also has to change them every 30 to 90 days and she may not even work at two of the hospitals for some months at a time. How is anyone without a photographic memory supposed to keep track of all of those logins? That's not to say my wife writes passwords on a post-it (she'd need her own desk for that), but it explains such behavior. Password policies that require frequent changes result in weak passwords (password1 this month, then password2, etc.)
iCarumba!
At the Cincinnati History Museum, I overheard one of the docents and an older man discussing this station (or its 500kW predecessor). They said people in the area could hear the station on cots, screen doors, and most anything sufficiently large and conductive.
I just ran out to my driveway and shot the UPS man.
Now I have to dig another shallow grave in the backyard. I just finished re-sodding too.
PrezHugeDick111: a/s/l?
SexyNt3rn: 20, yes, under the desk
(Time Passes)
PrezHugeDick111: ive got one hand on the keyboard and the other on the button
SexNt3rn: OH YES! PUSH MY BUTTON!
PrezHugeDick111: my rocket launches into you're love canal
PrezHugeDick111: LOL, there goes Bolivia!
I don't think you quite understand the meaning of "soft power."
From the Wikipedia article on Soft Power:
and"Willingness to invade" is classic hard power. Please make sure you know what you are talking about before reflexively posting a defense of whatever policy you espouse.
I work in the traffic engineering industry. There are two things you have to realize about speeding: first, many speed limits are set artificially low and second, speed itself isn't dangerous--it's the difference in speed that causes accidents.
The accepted method for setting speed limits is to collect speed data on all vehicles on the road for 24 hours on a typical day. This is usually done using those two rubber tubes you may see placed across the road at times. The speed limit is then supposed to be set at the 85th percentile speed of the traffic. In reality, political considerations often force the speed limit to be something ridiculous like 55 mph. If 85 percent of the traffic is doing 70 mph, that speed limit is unrealistic and will be ignored.
The other part of this is the common misconception that slowing the traffic down will make everything safer. While it is true that accidents that happen at higher speeds are more severe, accidents are caused by difference is speeds. Studies have shown that the number of accidents sharply increases when the differences in speeds between vehicles exceed 20 mph. This means that if you are the guy driving 55 mph when everyone else is doing 80, you are the one driving recklessly. Because of this fact, artificially low speed limits can actually cause accidents.
This standard from the Institute of Transportation Engineers sums everything up nicely: http://www.ite.org/standards/speed_zoning.pdf
Make sure you know about Ron Paul's links to white supremicist organizations before you go endorsing the man: http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2007/06/man-of-hour.h tml
Yeah? Well I just registered a copyright on all the integers between -1 and 4 (inclusive). If you don't want me to sue you, you better mod this post up.
I also expect those slashdot userid's turned over to me. Be aware that I have a team of hotshot lawyers who haven't subpoenaed anyone in days!
Representative Paul is not particularly well-liked in the Republican Party. He's really a Libertarian and the other Republicans call him "Dr. No" due to his opposition to most measures (e.g. Patriot Act, Iraq). In fact, Dr. Paul was the Libertarian Party presidential nominee in 1988. He's my congressman and while I don't always agree with him, I admire the fact that he sticks to his principles despite party pressure.
It can be frustrating, though. I have DirecTV now. The box has a USB port, but it requires a USB-to-serial converter (for some reason). Another user wrote a script to tune the channels, but I haven't been able to get it to work yet. It doesn't help that I haven't had time to tinker with the box for several months, though. IR blasters are notoriously fickle, but you may be able to find better support for them.
If you have the option, it's easiest to just use a direct line in from the cable. MythTV can then control the tuner card directly essentially out of the box.
For all the information to get a working Myth box using Fedora Core, check out http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php/
Damn, those heatsinks are just getting too big!
The problem with profiling is not just that it's wrong or not "PC," but that it doesn't work. Remember, the terrorists aren't dummies. If the authorities start pulling every Arab off of every plane, the terrorists groups will soon get wise to that. They will search their ranks for the least Arab looking members or recruit radicalized westerners. Narrowing the focus of your search just gives your target a chance to adapt.
and shoot it. We need to check for rabies!
A new addition to the Law and Order family: Law and Order: Gangs Unit. Watch Ice T surf myspace for an hour. Every mouse click is accompanied by a "Doom Doom."
It's must see TV!