Whilst I agree, have you bought a house lately? Or a car? Or Software? Everything I have ever purchased (that I can recall) that came with some form of contract/license that was written in such a way that I had a very difficult time deciphering them. I personally feel that ALL contracts/licensing that the general public enters should be written much more simply. Save the Obfuscation for business to business contracts.
Interestingly, I would compare this to the medical supply industry getting legislation requiring all urination be via catheters. Makes about as much sense, after all, they have a business model to sustain too.
Sayith the (wo)man who has never* worked in a call center;) Customers I speak with rarely articulate clearly enough to understand b versus v without context.
*or it was long enough ago for the scars to heal:)
Sorry for the OT post, I read your 'bio' on/. & saw you were a/the primary on LOTGD - do you play on that server too? I've been playing for 1.5-2 years, my name in game is the same as my name on/. - who are you? Feel free to email me (same name @ gmail) to take this OT discussion off/.:)
"So far only finding Cali references, but as local was only relevant because I mentioned it, here goes"
the original reference was to speeders, not in a particular area & the above is sufficient to show that in at lease one area, it isn't 100% black & white as posted & some of us have too much to do to spend the day looking for an obscure reference online. It was cited on the news last fall in DFW, I haven't the time to look.
So far only finding Cali references, but as local was only relevant because I mentioned it, here goes:
Basic Speed Law
22350. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.
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Basically, in California, you have a maximum speed of 65mph, 70mph on certain sections of designated freeways, 55mph on 2-lane roads, and 25mph in school zones. All other posted MPH signs are based on reasonable and prudent. If you're caught going faster than the posted, but less than the maximum, you can say your speed, was reasonable. The prosecution then has to show it wasn't. If radar was used to ascertain your speed, then a speed survey needs to have been previously taken on that section of the road to show the posted MPH limit is not artificially low and falling into an illegal speed trap. (from http://forums.corvetteforum.com/off-topic/2062038-beat-my-speeding-ticket-useful-info-3.html)
Interestingly enough, while it doesn't strictly change the limit, if the preponderance of people speed on a certain stretch of highway (no one place, rather there must be 'speed studies' done to determine typical speeds driven) police in Texas can't ticket you for going the 'norm speed' even if it is over the limit. Someone will surely reply with [citation needed], but I'm a lazy Texan, look it up yourself:)
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When your password is ihatemymom it is easy to hack your account.
I can't believe I am bothering to reply to an AC, but he was referring to the "Big Internet Bloodsucking Company CEO"
Whilst I agree, have you bought a house lately? Or a car? Or Software? Everything I have ever purchased (that I can recall) that came with some form of contract/license that was written in such a way that I had a very difficult time deciphering them. I personally feel that ALL contracts/licensing that the general public enters should be written much more simply. Save the Obfuscation for business to business contracts.
Just what we needed, a car analogy
/ducks
>With fiat currency...
Don't silencers primarily slow the round to sub-sonic to make it quieter? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose?
whooosh
Sure, but the main reason for that is he didn't want to publish was due to Lilith using her wiles to get him to change the last lines of his play (Loves Labours Won). We can hardly blame him for not wanting to open a portal allowing the Carrionites back into the universe ... can we?
but then geeks would be build like Cruise ...
>esp if I'm in a car
How old is your car? Does it not have a clock?
Mine keeps rolling over to my Dyson asking "Hey sexy mama, wanna kill all humans?"
Interestingly, I would compare this to the medical supply industry getting legislation requiring all urination be via catheters. Makes about as much sense, after all, they have a business model to sustain too.
>Except that b and v have a different sound..
;) Customers I speak with rarely articulate clearly enough to understand b versus v without context.
:)
Sayith the (wo)man who has never* worked in a call center
*or it was long enough ago for the scars to heal
Awesome =)
Sorry for the OT post, I read your 'bio' on /. & saw you were a/the primary on LOTGD - do you play on that server too? I've been playing for 1.5-2 years, my name in game is the same as my name on /. - who are you? Feel free to email me (same name @ gmail) to take this OT discussion off /. :)
Valid point, I'll buy that :) Enjoy your 4th!
I duhno about that.
"Halliburtonâ(TM)s $2.5 billion "Restore Iraqi Oil" (RIO) contract[26] was supposed to pay for itself as well as reconstruction of the entire country."
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Notably 1:07 to end
I respect all of the posts of yours I have read, just showing you another perspective.
>Also, if we invaded Iraq for the oil, then why do we not have ANY of the oil?
/I'm not saying this is my belief or opinion, just putting a possible reason out there - please do not misinterpret as a flame or invitation to flame.
Perhaps we were simply incompetent? Not like the administration was known for being right all the time.
In Word, yes, not in OO.o ;)
Yet another reason to not pay for MS Office
(que the replies that say you can with a PDF printer, yes, of course you can do that)
"So far only finding Cali references, but as local was only relevant because I mentioned it, here goes"
the original reference was to speeders, not in a particular area & the above is sufficient to show that in at lease one area, it isn't 100% black & white as posted & some of us have too much to do to spend the day looking for an obscure reference online. It was cited on the news last fall in DFW, I haven't the time to look.
So far only finding Cali references, but as local was only relevant because I mentioned it, here goes:
Basic Speed Law
22350. No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.
--
Basically, in California, you have a maximum speed of 65mph, 70mph on certain sections of designated freeways, 55mph on 2-lane roads, and 25mph in school zones. All other posted MPH signs are based on reasonable and prudent. If you're caught going faster than the posted, but less than the maximum, you can say your speed, was reasonable. The prosecution then has to show it wasn't. If radar was used to ascertain your speed, then a speed survey needs to have been previously taken on that section of the road to show the posted MPH limit is not artificially low and falling into an illegal speed trap. (from http://forums.corvetteforum.com/off-topic/2062038-beat-my-speeding-ticket-useful-info-3.html)
Interestingly enough, while it doesn't strictly change the limit, if the preponderance of people speed on a certain stretch of highway (no one place, rather there must be 'speed studies' done to determine typical speeds driven) police in Texas can't ticket you for going the 'norm speed' even if it is over the limit. Someone will surely reply with [citation needed], but I'm a lazy Texan, look it up yourself :)
Fortunately the Bush Administration used no-bid contracts. -1 Troll & +1 Insightful
Just don't use AF1
Weren't t-birds technically second gen? I have a pre-t-bird Athlon chip at home in what used to be my media server ...
This is what he is talking about, among others