Also: I get the feeling that European English speaking people swear a lot more than in the USA, and I wonder if this will be reflected in the moderation.
In my experience, they swear less.
But they are a lot more creative with their insults than Americans.
I'm not too worried about trolls, but I've seen plenty of abuse and accusations of cheating hurled at "skillers", in games like BF4. All to easy to hit the "report" button in frustration after the same guy headshoots you for the 6th time in a round. And the crowdsourcing effect will not work here to filter out abuse; I expect strong players to consistently attract such reports against them in online games.
Any ratings system that depends on the "wisdom of the crowd" of gamers is doomed to fail. As an average gamer, I get abuse and accusations of cheating thrown at me by below average gamers (seriously, I'm usually in the middle of the team when the scores are tallied), it depends too much on gamers being reasonable and rational actors... anyone who's played any online FPS knows this is not the case.
Trolls will ruin a reputation system based on reports because it takes a lot of effort to reverse a fraudulent report of abuse and not a lot of effort to make a fraudulent report. In business they say a satisfied customer will tell 2 people, a dissatisfied customer will tell 10 people, the point being it's very hard to counter negative feedback even when it's completely inaccurate. All abuse reports need to be treated as suspect unless there is evidence supporting it.
One way to counter this to some degree is to spot-check reports, and apply heavy penalties to players making false accusations. It still is a lot of work, and I doubt whether an operator could make the distinction between a rage-report and an inaccurate report made in good faith.
This requires a human to do the work.
Anyone who plays an online FPS knows that a server that has an admin present is going to be better to play on (trolls, teamkillers and cheaters will get kicked), but even the best moderated servers dont have an admin full time and even then it's vulnerable to the same kind of abuse, a bad admin (in my experience, 99% of admin's are good players who just want to make the game enjoyable).
Now there are ways to have a reputation system that is effective but it cant rely on abuse reports. Rather it needs to be an algorithm based on bad behaviour in games that can be measured I.E. bot detection, AFK detection, team kill counts but the algorithm needs to be advanced enough that it can detect good players who accidentally AFK or team kill on occasion. The downside of this is that it needs to be implemented differently for each game, but be compatible with the system that aggregates the score.
that if a prisoner misbehaves he, or she, may lose their reading privileges for a period of time. How can anyone argue against that completely reasonable policy?
Because you didn't read the policy.
The system you describe is already in place in UK prisons.
What they want to do is make it illegal for anyone to send books to any prisoner regardless of what rights they have.
The proposed law does not apply to prisoners, it applies to everyone who's not a prisoner.
And it's completely useless, all packages entering a prison are inspected and can be confiscated and destroyed entirely at the discretion of the warden/jailers. All it does is punish the prisoners trying to do the right thing (I.E. someone doing a university course via correspondence).
For many crimes, punishment is not really required. For example, if a person is in prison for drug possession and is rehabilitated, while should punishment matter.
Also, emphasis on punishment can actually hurt society as a whole. If a person is not already animal when he goes into prison, he will be when he gets out.
I knew that the US criminal justice system was screwed up. It's pretty sad that europe is headed that way too.
I agree with your point as a whole but drug possession is a really bad example. Someone who uses drugs is rarely in need of rehabilitation and never in need of punishment. For those who are so far gone they need drug rehab, a prison is the worst place to get it. This is why in Australia, drug possession is a minor offence that attracts a fine and almost never jail time.
But, whilst punishment should never be the main goal of prisons, punishment is a form of rehabilitation. The start of rehabilitating a criminal is for them to realise they have done something wrong. Sometimes this requires a liberty to be removed as a direct consequence of that wrong doing, this is not always prison time mind you as a repeat speeder or drink driver will have their license revoked as punishment (and left to rehabilitate themselves of their own devices... with mixed results IMHO).
Certainly we should never reduce ourselves to "an eye for an eye" level, nor should we make punishment the main goal of prisons, but punishment is part of justice and rehabilitation.
BTW, I'm am against any law that is named after a victim. They're almost always far too over reaching and end up being abused, if it cant get through on a meaningful, dispassionate title the law itself does not have merit.
Banks hold some of the responsibility too -- why are they still issuing cards with 1970's era magstripe technology that is so easily intercepted and stolen? They claim that the merchants don't want to pay to install new credit card readers, yet only the banks have the power to force it on them (through fee penalties for those still use magstripes, or an outright mandate requiring new scanners). Even merchants that *want* to use safer technology can't do anything to make the banks issue the new cards.
I hate to break it to you, but brand new cards are coming out with NFC technology (Paywave and Paypass) that is even easier to steal your card details from than from the magstripe.
Magstripes aren't a huge security flaw because they require physical access to the card (and yes, the card holder should be responsible for the cards physical security), but NFC allows card details to be stolen wirelessly so even if the user is taking all due care to physically protect the card, the details can still be stolen without the users knowledge.
And yes, Paywave/Pass gives out your card number, name and expiry date (everything on the front of the card) to any NFC transmitter asking for it. Even an Android phone with an NFC chip.
Magstripes on the other hand are still on cards because they are practically guaranteed to work and are considerably less vulnerable to damage.
In fact, you have to pay Tesla $600/yr for service. That includes roadside assistance and so on, and covers all of your service needs completely. It is a bit offensive though, and the news did lead to cancellations. It's a staggering amount of money compared even to a German car. On the other hand, I'd bet you a fairly large amount of money that it will simply have less failures in general than most other cars, simply by virtue of being an EV. On the gripping hand, there's no shortage of customers even with these terms.
That $600/yr service is optional. It's recommended, and Tesla will cover all consumables except tires for it. And it's flat rate, too - it's just $600 a year for all the service you need.
Most cars require a "major service" every couple of years, which can easily run into a couple thousand bucks, and service on German luxury vehicles can easily be $500 per visit, twice a year or more.
Tesla, OTOH, charges $600 for it all inclusive. And it includes a loaner (for a few more bucks, they'll let you take out a Roadster instead) for the duration.
It's a steal to get service for $600 all in, especially with all the perks. Dealers HATE Tesla because of it - they don't make much off selling new cars, the make it up selling service.
You're right that $600 is a steal, you're just wrong about who is robbing who.
In Australia Toyota offers capped prices services on their small cars and hybrids (Corolla, Yaris, Prius) for A$130. You may have to do them twice a year, but that's only A$260. A lot of manufacturers are doing capped priced servicing for new cars, Honda, Nissan, Ford and even VW. This is in Australia, the land of rip-offs.
I own an old Honda Integra, I get it serviced at an independent who looks after JDM cars, so not the cheapest bloke in town and a service costs $180 which I get done every 7,500 K's (because sports cars tend to consume more oil than commuter A-B boxes) I could get it done cheaper at chain store like Ultratune but I care about my car. Services don't include things like brakes or drive belts, which are still pretty cheap.
Services only cover things like oil, spark plugs, transmission fluids that need to be changed regularly. The reason why old European cars tend to cost a lot as they age is because they brake more, same with old American or Australian cars but a Ford Falcon or Mustang from the 90's is an extremely simple beast and cheap to fix, a 90's Merc or Bimmer is stupidly complex and parts are expensive. If you want an old car that doesn't break often, it's Japanese, a 90's Corolla, Civic or Land Cruiser will last for over 500,000 KM given the most rudimentary maintenance. I've driven an 88 Toyota Land Cruiser with 900,000 K's on the clock that still runs but a Jeep Wrangler with 200,000 is falling apart.
If you go to other countries where the first sale doctrine doesn't apply (like Australia) you'll find the DVD and Streaming rental prices are about the same.
Hi, Australian here and I'm wondering what Australia you're talking about.
You'll find that DVD's are nearly twice as expensive as DVD's in the US. Streaming services are extremely limited and even more expensive than DVD.
If you go to other countries where the first sale doctrine doesn't apply
Again, I'm wondering what Australia you're talking about here. 2nd hand sales are perfectly legal, I can sell my entire DVD collection, I can even sell my Steam account, hell unlike the US grey importers operate openly and legally in Australia. I can buy a pallet of DVD's in China and sell them to Australian customers with no problems (well I have to pay tax on my sales, like all businesses). Only certain products are prohibited from resale such as even tickets (to crack down on scalpers), sensitive technologies (I.E. military tech) and perishable goods. I can put a half bottle of Vodka up on Gumtree if I wanted to, the only restriction I have is that I cant sell it to minors (the drinking age is 18 over here).
.. netflix also works on any modern SmartTV, xbox, a fricking $35 chromecast dongle, Rokus and any number of other media boxes. It runs on pretty much anything with internet connection and RCA/HDMI connector https://www.netflix.com/Watch?...
Even Amazon VOD and Vudu have more cross platform clients than iTunes.
Worse than that, Itunes is the most guilty at perpetuating price discrimination over international borders, a DVD that costs US$15 in the US costs US$25-30 in Australia.
Thats one of the reasons DVD's are still around (well the number 1 reason is people still buy them). I really don't want DVD to go anywhere as I can buy DVD's from the UK or US for almost half the price after shipping (DVD's fall under the tax free import threshold in Oz). A lot of the services like Netflix and Amazon VOD aren't available here in Australia due to predatory licensing agreements.
Vegetarian and Vegans: Tend to look more aged then more omnivorous peers. They seems to look worn down, while thin they are not skinny. All fat no mussel.
Well that goes without saying, if they're vegetarians they shouldn't be eating seafood.
Actually herbalist's (the traditional ones') approach was this:
They either had heard from some other person that a specific herb worked successfully against a specific sickness, or they tried out herbs against certain ills to see if it worked.
When they saw that it worked with one patient, they kept using it with other patients with the same ills or sicknesses. For example, daisy-flower tea was recommended against kidney-stones or to remedy it a bit or so.
What the herbalists didn't know though was why it worked. For them, the only thing that counted was the result. If a given herb didn't work with a given illness, they tried a different herb or a combination of many herbs until they either gave up or they saw that it worked. Traditional herbalists (ages ago) actually only kept those herbs (and combinations) in their "portfolio" that reliable delivered the same results with the same/similar sicknesses. If they couldn't replicate the result, they dropped that herb (or combinations) from their "portfolio"...
Thus, the traditional herbalist were in fact using "scientific methods" without knowing that they were using them: Trial -> Result -> Try to Replicate Result -> Communicate to other Herbalists; The other herbalists again: Trial -> Result -> Replicate;
That may have been true centuries ago, but the herbalist as you describe it died out when modern medical science adsorbed it and took over it's function. In reality, they became doctors.
Modern herbalists either don't identify themselves as healers or are complete charlatans. I don't have an issue with the former as they'll usually tell you to see a doctor rather than give you a cup of chamomile tea if you've got a real problem. Other than that they'll hand out things that may help alleviate symptoms of ongoing problems like lethargy and tiredness, muscle soreness and so forth (medical science has a change in diet can fix a lot of problems, doctors in Australia will recommend this over prescription drugs if the problem isn't too bad). Medical science has already identified that X type of tea contains a mild stimulant or analgesic. However the latter kind needs to be routed out and killed with fire.
For example: when you're wounded (e.g. while carving a stick or so) by a knife or anything that was not clean, the first thing to do (that I learnt) was to pee on the wound.
This is because your urine contains ammonia, in Australia a lot of people who go camping or travel a fair while to a beach will carry a bottle of vinegar because it's a safe disinfectant to use for wounds and stings for the same reason as urine. There are a lot of these types of "bush remedies" that are common knowledge but they aren't a replacement for proper medicine as the "holistic healers" would have us believe.
Put simply, I can make basic repairs to a car using branches, bailing wire and other bits I can pick up around the bush (there's usually a rusted out old Leyland somewhere) but I wouldn't do this unless I had no other choice, I definitely wouldn't if I could get to a mechanic.
The pill probably contains less sugar than your normal diet.
Besides, I'd be highly suspicious of sweet tasting pills. I expect my placebo's to be in giant, foul tasting, powder coated, horse tablets that get stuck in your throat no matter how much you try to wash it down.
In this study, however, docs told patients they were getting placebos. Eighty patients with irritable bowel syndrome were instructed to take two sugar pills daily. The bottle even had "placebo" printed on it. After three weeks, 60 percent of the placebo group reported relief from symptoms, compared to 35 percent who’d received no treatment at all.
When a doctor prescribes a placebo, he generally knows what he's doing and will monitor the condition. The course of action will be based on well proven tests and knowledge. A placebo is more often given just to placate a patent.
When a "healer" gives a placebo, he has no clue what is actually wrong with the patient and is just taking their money without actually fixing their problem.
There's a big difference there, one is a scientific approach mixed with beside manner, the other is pure charlatanism that might work entirely by accident. Placebo's may work on a minor problem like IBS, but when you've got an infection sugar pills and prayer wont help 1 iota. The problem is, a healer will use placebo's for both.
Banks and credit card companies should be monitoring accounts for fraudulent activities FOR FREE. They charge account holders monthly service fees to maintain the account. A basic tenant of maintaining the account is making sure that criminals are not racking up fraudulent charges / making fraudulent withdrawls.
Erm, if they're charging you a monthly account keeping fee, it's not for free.
They do this in Australia (as well as guaranteeing your savings up do a $1,000,000) but fraud continues unabated because people don't take basic precautions against fraud (like not using your card everywhere). However banks are happy to continue doing this as they can push the cost of fraud onto the merchants (who raise their prices so you end up paying anyway) and if people stopped using their credit cards they cant charge fees to the merchants fro accepting them.
You're right that the entire credit system is broken, but it's broken end to end and it starts with the flawed way people think about credit.
The number 1 way to protect yourself from having your card details stolen is to use it sparingly.
I keep my credit card sitting in a safe at home, I never take it out with me unless I intend to use it for something (pre-meditated) because it's a huge vulnerability (especially if it has paywave/pass). An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, that's more like a ton of cure when it comes to your money.
People who have a dozen store cards and hand over their CC at the first opportunity always wonder why they're the victims of identity theft and always ask "what can others do to save/protect me". Well the short answer is nothing if you cant be bothered to protect yourself.
The two most popular ways card details are stolen.
1. Compromised web sites.
2. Compromised POS terminals.
I believe the Target breach was number 2.
In most cases 1 and 2 are combined under 0. User stupidity. I'm still surprised the number of people who let their CC out of their sight, this is where unscrupulous service staff copy your details or are willing to plug their credit card details in to any public/unsecured machines (including your work machine, in my tech support days I saw a few of keyloggers installed by other staff members).
I tried it in my 2013 car, and gas and brake results in the application of both. Though it isn't a turbo, so it wouldn't help me any.
Which car? Was it just revving or were you getting power to the wheels?
I tried it in a 2013 Toyota Corolla (CVT), a 2010 Subaru Impreza (4sp TC) and a 2011 Holden (GM) Cruze (6sp TC) and all cut the accelerator whilst the brake was pressed. I was curious about this since I first heard about it.
The only way I found to induce wheel spin was using the handbrake.
The real issue is that Europe has been slowly encroaching on Russia's borders
Utter nonsense. This is the post-Soviet area. Ukraine is no longer a buffer state or the "Russian border." It is a sovereign nation and can mold its foreign policy as it sees fit, whether or not those interests align with Russia.
Thats the problem.
There is no buffer state between the EU and Russia.
Now whether the EU is a real or imagined threat to Russia (I'll go with imagined) Putin and the other power players in the Russian government need to create an external threat to maintain their own power in Russia so they can do all kinds of dictatorial shit like suspending elections, expanding the military and secret police (KGB, FSB or whatever they'll call it in the "new" new Russia).
This is why (in the long term) it's a fucking stupid idea meeting them with force. You legitimise their rule by providing them with an external threat.
The short term reason is that they're already mobilised, any assault that we can throw at them ATM will be a rout at best.
no automatic ever required heel-toe. The only reason to use both pedals in an auto (one on each pedal, no need to use one foot on both) is to spool up the turbo.
Not any more, in a modern auto the accelerator cuts out when you press the brake. Brake boosting doesn't work any more.
Besides this, there is never any need to do heel toe in an auto because they only have 2 pedals.
(mainly because so many idiots right foot brake, so they never bother taking the left off the accelerator)
Where are you from? In the USA, the brake pedal is on the right of the accelerator, and one is taught to use the right foot for everything except operation of the clutch (if manual tranny).
Well I'm big enough to admit I fucked that one up.
I meant to say "never takes the right [foot] of the accelerator" (BTW, it's the same order in LHD countries, clutch, brake, accelerator). One day I'll learn to proof read.
Before posting crap like this for the love of god at least consider
Before posting crap like this consider that it's one guy who made a stupid mistake and now needs someone else to pay for it.
If he accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake (which in all likelihood he did as the brake usually overrides the accelerator in an auto) its his fault and his insurer is likely using this to avoid paying out for it. However if it's declared to be a design fault the insurer will pay out for it and pass the bill onto the manufacturer.
If he cant tell the difference between a brake and an accelerator, he isn't fit to drive an car. I drive a manual which means the brake and accelerator are the exact same size and right next to each other, further more I drive a sports car so their the same height too. I've never hit the accelerator by accident and I've got a clutch to contend with too (so the brake and accelerator are always operated by the same foot).
However I'm more than happy to accept the idea that this miraculous ability to differentiate between pedals makes me a driving god.
The Tesla has a fixed single speed transmission so for all intents and purposes it has no gears.
Technically it has forward and reverse... But when we talk about gears we generally dont count reverse, it may not have many gears but it definitely has a gear..
Originally, Telsa had intended for the Model S to have a 2 gear box, but they couldn't get it to work properly so they just went with a planetary gearbox similar to other EV's.
Size 13 winter boots. Brake pedal and gas aren't "as far" apart as other cars.
User Error != Manufacturer Defect
Manual sports car. they're right fucking next to each other (why, because sports car, that's why*).
In most modern auto's, the accelerator cuts out when the brake pedal is pressed (mainly because so many idiots right foot brake, so they never bother taking the left off the accelerator) so it definitely sounds like user error and refusal to accept responsibility.
*No seriously, heel-toe shifting, sports car drivers do that kind of thing.
Or now with in-flight WiFi an option, why isn't the black box configured to upload its audio to a server somewhere?
1. MH doesn't have inflight WiFi.
2. MH doesn't have inflight WiFi... I know that's only one point but it's big enough to be worth mentioning twice.
3. Have you ever used inflight WiFi. I have and couldn't even get/. loaded.
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Also: I get the feeling that European English speaking people swear a lot more than in the USA, and I wonder if this will be reflected in the moderation.
In my experience, they swear less.
But they are a lot more creative with their insults than Americans.
I'm not too worried about trolls, but I've seen plenty of abuse and accusations of cheating hurled at "skillers", in games like BF4. All to easy to hit the "report" button in frustration after the same guy headshoots you for the 6th time in a round. And the crowdsourcing effect will not work here to filter out abuse; I expect strong players to consistently attract such reports against them in online games.
Any ratings system that depends on the "wisdom of the crowd" of gamers is doomed to fail. As an average gamer, I get abuse and accusations of cheating thrown at me by below average gamers (seriously, I'm usually in the middle of the team when the scores are tallied), it depends too much on gamers being reasonable and rational actors... anyone who's played any online FPS knows this is not the case.
Trolls will ruin a reputation system based on reports because it takes a lot of effort to reverse a fraudulent report of abuse and not a lot of effort to make a fraudulent report. In business they say a satisfied customer will tell 2 people, a dissatisfied customer will tell 10 people, the point being it's very hard to counter negative feedback even when it's completely inaccurate. All abuse reports need to be treated as suspect unless there is evidence supporting it.
One way to counter this to some degree is to spot-check reports, and apply heavy penalties to players making false accusations. It still is a lot of work, and I doubt whether an operator could make the distinction between a rage-report and an inaccurate report made in good faith.
This requires a human to do the work.
Anyone who plays an online FPS knows that a server that has an admin present is going to be better to play on (trolls, teamkillers and cheaters will get kicked), but even the best moderated servers dont have an admin full time and even then it's vulnerable to the same kind of abuse, a bad admin (in my experience, 99% of admin's are good players who just want to make the game enjoyable).
Now there are ways to have a reputation system that is effective but it cant rely on abuse reports. Rather it needs to be an algorithm based on bad behaviour in games that can be measured I.E. bot detection, AFK detection, team kill counts but the algorithm needs to be advanced enough that it can detect good players who accidentally AFK or team kill on occasion. The downside of this is that it needs to be implemented differently for each game, but be compatible with the system that aggregates the score.
that if a prisoner misbehaves he, or she, may lose their reading privileges for a period of time. How can anyone argue against that completely reasonable policy?
Because you didn't read the policy.
The system you describe is already in place in UK prisons.
What they want to do is make it illegal for anyone to send books to any prisoner regardless of what rights they have.
The proposed law does not apply to prisoners, it applies to everyone who's not a prisoner.
And it's completely useless, all packages entering a prison are inspected and can be confiscated and destroyed entirely at the discretion of the warden/jailers. All it does is punish the prisoners trying to do the right thing (I.E. someone doing a university course via correspondence).
"Please, sir, I want some more"
That's "may I have some more".
/whips out cane.
You insolent little whelp, I'll teach you some respect for the Queens English.
For many crimes, punishment is not really required. For example, if a person is in prison for drug possession and is rehabilitated, while should punishment matter.
Also, emphasis on punishment can actually hurt society as a whole. If a person is not already animal when he goes into prison, he will be when he gets out.
I knew that the US criminal justice system was screwed up. It's pretty sad that europe is headed that way too.
I agree with your point as a whole but drug possession is a really bad example. Someone who uses drugs is rarely in need of rehabilitation and never in need of punishment. For those who are so far gone they need drug rehab, a prison is the worst place to get it. This is why in Australia, drug possession is a minor offence that attracts a fine and almost never jail time.
But, whilst punishment should never be the main goal of prisons, punishment is a form of rehabilitation. The start of rehabilitating a criminal is for them to realise they have done something wrong. Sometimes this requires a liberty to be removed as a direct consequence of that wrong doing, this is not always prison time mind you as a repeat speeder or drink driver will have their license revoked as punishment (and left to rehabilitate themselves of their own devices... with mixed results IMHO).
Certainly we should never reduce ourselves to "an eye for an eye" level, nor should we make punishment the main goal of prisons, but punishment is part of justice and rehabilitation.
BTW, I'm am against any law that is named after a victim. They're almost always far too over reaching and end up being abused, if it cant get through on a meaningful, dispassionate title the law itself does not have merit.
Banks hold some of the responsibility too -- why are they still issuing cards with 1970's era magstripe technology that is so easily intercepted and stolen? They claim that the merchants don't want to pay to install new credit card readers, yet only the banks have the power to force it on them (through fee penalties for those still use magstripes, or an outright mandate requiring new scanners). Even merchants that *want* to use safer technology can't do anything to make the banks issue the new cards.
I hate to break it to you, but brand new cards are coming out with NFC technology (Paywave and Paypass) that is even easier to steal your card details from than from the magstripe.
Magstripes aren't a huge security flaw because they require physical access to the card (and yes, the card holder should be responsible for the cards physical security), but NFC allows card details to be stolen wirelessly so even if the user is taking all due care to physically protect the card, the details can still be stolen without the users knowledge.
And yes, Paywave/Pass gives out your card number, name and expiry date (everything on the front of the card) to any NFC transmitter asking for it. Even an Android phone with an NFC chip.
Magstripes on the other hand are still on cards because they are practically guaranteed to work and are considerably less vulnerable to damage.
That $600/yr service is optional. It's recommended, and Tesla will cover all consumables except tires for it. And it's flat rate, too - it's just $600 a year for all the service you need.
Most cars require a "major service" every couple of years, which can easily run into a couple thousand bucks, and service on German luxury vehicles can easily be $500 per visit, twice a year or more.
Tesla, OTOH, charges $600 for it all inclusive. And it includes a loaner (for a few more bucks, they'll let you take out a Roadster instead) for the duration.
It's a steal to get service for $600 all in, especially with all the perks. Dealers HATE Tesla because of it - they don't make much off selling new cars, the make it up selling service.
You're right that $600 is a steal, you're just wrong about who is robbing who.
In Australia Toyota offers capped prices services on their small cars and hybrids (Corolla, Yaris, Prius) for A$130. You may have to do them twice a year, but that's only A$260. A lot of manufacturers are doing capped priced servicing for new cars, Honda, Nissan, Ford and even VW. This is in Australia, the land of rip-offs.
I own an old Honda Integra, I get it serviced at an independent who looks after JDM cars, so not the cheapest bloke in town and a service costs $180 which I get done every 7,500 K's (because sports cars tend to consume more oil than commuter A-B boxes) I could get it done cheaper at chain store like Ultratune but I care about my car. Services don't include things like brakes or drive belts, which are still pretty cheap.
Services only cover things like oil, spark plugs, transmission fluids that need to be changed regularly. The reason why old European cars tend to cost a lot as they age is because they brake more, same with old American or Australian cars but a Ford Falcon or Mustang from the 90's is an extremely simple beast and cheap to fix, a 90's Merc or Bimmer is stupidly complex and parts are expensive. If you want an old car that doesn't break often, it's Japanese, a 90's Corolla, Civic or Land Cruiser will last for over 500,000 KM given the most rudimentary maintenance. I've driven an 88 Toyota Land Cruiser with 900,000 K's on the clock that still runs but a Jeep Wrangler with 200,000 is falling apart.
If you go to other countries where the first sale doctrine doesn't apply (like Australia) you'll find the DVD and Streaming rental prices are about the same.
Hi, Australian here and I'm wondering what Australia you're talking about.
You'll find that DVD's are nearly twice as expensive as DVD's in the US. Streaming services are extremely limited and even more expensive than DVD.
If you go to other countries where the first sale doctrine doesn't apply
Again, I'm wondering what Australia you're talking about here. 2nd hand sales are perfectly legal, I can sell my entire DVD collection, I can even sell my Steam account, hell unlike the US grey importers operate openly and legally in Australia. I can buy a pallet of DVD's in China and sell them to Australian customers with no problems (well I have to pay tax on my sales, like all businesses). Only certain products are prohibited from resale such as even tickets (to crack down on scalpers), sensitive technologies (I.E. military tech) and perishable goods. I can put a half bottle of Vodka up on Gumtree if I wanted to, the only restriction I have is that I cant sell it to minors (the drinking age is 18 over here).
.. netflix also works on any modern SmartTV, xbox, a fricking $35 chromecast dongle, Rokus and any number of other media boxes. It runs on pretty much anything with internet connection and RCA/HDMI connector
https://www.netflix.com/Watch?...
Even Amazon VOD and Vudu have more cross platform clients than iTunes.
Worse than that, Itunes is the most guilty at perpetuating price discrimination over international borders, a DVD that costs US$15 in the US costs US$25-30 in Australia.
Thats one of the reasons DVD's are still around (well the number 1 reason is people still buy them). I really don't want DVD to go anywhere as I can buy DVD's from the UK or US for almost half the price after shipping (DVD's fall under the tax free import threshold in Oz). A lot of the services like Netflix and Amazon VOD aren't available here in Australia due to predatory licensing agreements.
(she also drove everyone insane by writing in 50 word sentences)
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Swedish use compound words like Germanic languages?
I mean she could be writing 50 word words.
Vegetarian and Vegans: Tend to look more aged then more omnivorous peers. They seems to look worn down, while thin they are not skinny. All fat no mussel.
Well that goes without saying, if they're vegetarians they shouldn't be eating seafood.
Actually herbalist's (the traditional ones') approach was this:
They either had heard from some other person that a specific herb worked successfully against a specific sickness, or they tried out herbs against certain ills to see if it worked.
When they saw that it worked with one patient, they kept using it with other patients with the same ills or sicknesses. For example, daisy-flower tea was recommended against kidney-stones or to remedy it a bit or so.
What the herbalists didn't know though was why it worked. For them, the only thing that counted was the result. If a given herb didn't work with a given illness, they tried a different herb or a combination of many herbs until they either gave up or they saw that it worked. Traditional herbalists (ages ago) actually only kept those herbs (and combinations) in their "portfolio" that reliable delivered the same results with the same/similar sicknesses. If they couldn't replicate the result, they dropped that herb (or combinations) from their "portfolio"...
Thus, the traditional herbalist were in fact using "scientific methods" without knowing that they were using them: Trial -> Result -> Try to Replicate Result -> Communicate to other Herbalists; The other herbalists again: Trial -> Result -> Replicate;
That may have been true centuries ago, but the herbalist as you describe it died out when modern medical science adsorbed it and took over it's function. In reality, they became doctors.
Modern herbalists either don't identify themselves as healers or are complete charlatans. I don't have an issue with the former as they'll usually tell you to see a doctor rather than give you a cup of chamomile tea if you've got a real problem. Other than that they'll hand out things that may help alleviate symptoms of ongoing problems like lethargy and tiredness, muscle soreness and so forth (medical science has a change in diet can fix a lot of problems, doctors in Australia will recommend this over prescription drugs if the problem isn't too bad). Medical science has already identified that X type of tea contains a mild stimulant or analgesic. However the latter kind needs to be routed out and killed with fire.
For example: when you're wounded (e.g. while carving a stick or so) by a knife or anything that was not clean, the first thing to do (that I learnt) was to pee on the wound.
This is because your urine contains ammonia, in Australia a lot of people who go camping or travel a fair while to a beach will carry a bottle of vinegar because it's a safe disinfectant to use for wounds and stings for the same reason as urine. There are a lot of these types of "bush remedies" that are common knowledge but they aren't a replacement for proper medicine as the "holistic healers" would have us believe. Put simply, I can make basic repairs to a car using branches, bailing wire and other bits I can pick up around the bush (there's usually a rusted out old Leyland somewhere) but I wouldn't do this unless I had no other choice, I definitely wouldn't if I could get to a mechanic.
I'm diabetic, you insensitive clod!
The pill probably contains less sugar than your normal diet.
Besides, I'd be highly suspicious of sweet tasting pills. I expect my placebo's to be in giant, foul tasting, powder coated, horse tablets that get stuck in your throat no matter how much you try to wash it down.
Not necessarily...see this report http://www.scientificamerican....
In this study, however, docs told patients they were getting placebos. Eighty patients with irritable bowel syndrome were instructed to take two sugar pills daily. The bottle even had "placebo" printed on it. After three weeks, 60 percent of the placebo group reported relief from symptoms, compared to 35 percent who’d received no treatment at all.
When a doctor prescribes a placebo, he generally knows what he's doing and will monitor the condition. The course of action will be based on well proven tests and knowledge. A placebo is more often given just to placate a patent.
When a "healer" gives a placebo, he has no clue what is actually wrong with the patient and is just taking their money without actually fixing their problem.
There's a big difference there, one is a scientific approach mixed with beside manner, the other is pure charlatanism that might work entirely by accident. Placebo's may work on a minor problem like IBS, but when you've got an infection sugar pills and prayer wont help 1 iota. The problem is, a healer will use placebo's for both.
Banks and credit card companies should be monitoring accounts for fraudulent activities FOR FREE. They charge account holders monthly service fees to maintain the account. A basic tenant of maintaining the account is making sure that criminals are not racking up fraudulent charges / making fraudulent withdrawls.
Erm, if they're charging you a monthly account keeping fee, it's not for free.
They do this in Australia (as well as guaranteeing your savings up do a $1,000,000) but fraud continues unabated because people don't take basic precautions against fraud (like not using your card everywhere). However banks are happy to continue doing this as they can push the cost of fraud onto the merchants (who raise their prices so you end up paying anyway) and if people stopped using their credit cards they cant charge fees to the merchants fro accepting them.
You're right that the entire credit system is broken, but it's broken end to end and it starts with the flawed way people think about credit.
Um, yeah.
The number 1 way to protect yourself from having your card details stolen is to use it sparingly.
I keep my credit card sitting in a safe at home, I never take it out with me unless I intend to use it for something (pre-meditated) because it's a huge vulnerability (especially if it has paywave/pass). An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, that's more like a ton of cure when it comes to your money.
People who have a dozen store cards and hand over their CC at the first opportunity always wonder why they're the victims of identity theft and always ask "what can others do to save/protect me". Well the short answer is nothing if you cant be bothered to protect yourself.
The two most popular ways card details are stolen.
1. Compromised web sites.
2. Compromised POS terminals.
I believe the Target breach was number 2.
In most cases 1 and 2 are combined under 0. User stupidity. I'm still surprised the number of people who let their CC out of their sight, this is where unscrupulous service staff copy your details or are willing to plug their credit card details in to any public/unsecured machines (including your work machine, in my tech support days I saw a few of keyloggers installed by other staff members).
I got a letter from Target that they (not me) will pay for 1 year of monitoring.
You have to wonder where Target gets the money to do that from.
I tried it in my 2013 car, and gas and brake results in the application of both. Though it isn't a turbo, so it wouldn't help me any.
Which car? Was it just revving or were you getting power to the wheels?
I tried it in a 2013 Toyota Corolla (CVT), a 2010 Subaru Impreza (4sp TC) and a 2011 Holden (GM) Cruze (6sp TC) and all cut the accelerator whilst the brake was pressed. I was curious about this since I first heard about it.
The only way I found to induce wheel spin was using the handbrake.
But I usually drive a manual.
Utter nonsense. This is the post-Soviet area. Ukraine is no longer a buffer state or the "Russian border." It is a sovereign nation and can mold its foreign policy as it sees fit, whether or not those interests align with Russia.
Thats the problem.
There is no buffer state between the EU and Russia.
Now whether the EU is a real or imagined threat to Russia (I'll go with imagined) Putin and the other power players in the Russian government need to create an external threat to maintain their own power in Russia so they can do all kinds of dictatorial shit like suspending elections, expanding the military and secret police (KGB, FSB or whatever they'll call it in the "new" new Russia).
This is why (in the long term) it's a fucking stupid idea meeting them with force. You legitimise their rule by providing them with an external threat.
The short term reason is that they're already mobilised, any assault that we can throw at them ATM will be a rout at best.
no automatic ever required heel-toe. The only reason to use both pedals in an auto (one on each pedal, no need to use one foot on both) is to spool up the turbo.
Not any more, in a modern auto the accelerator cuts out when you press the brake. Brake boosting doesn't work any more.
Besides this, there is never any need to do heel toe in an auto because they only have 2 pedals.
Where are you from? In the USA, the brake pedal is on the right of the accelerator, and one is taught to use the right foot for everything except operation of the clutch (if manual tranny).
Well I'm big enough to admit I fucked that one up.
I meant to say "never takes the right [foot] of the accelerator" (BTW, it's the same order in LHD countries, clutch, brake, accelerator). One day I'll learn to proof read.
No need to be an arse.
Before posting crap like this for the love of god at least consider
Before posting crap like this consider that it's one guy who made a stupid mistake and now needs someone else to pay for it.
If he accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake (which in all likelihood he did as the brake usually overrides the accelerator in an auto) its his fault and his insurer is likely using this to avoid paying out for it. However if it's declared to be a design fault the insurer will pay out for it and pass the bill onto the manufacturer.
If he cant tell the difference between a brake and an accelerator, he isn't fit to drive an car. I drive a manual which means the brake and accelerator are the exact same size and right next to each other, further more I drive a sports car so their the same height too. I've never hit the accelerator by accident and I've got a clutch to contend with too (so the brake and accelerator are always operated by the same foot).
However I'm more than happy to accept the idea that this miraculous ability to differentiate between pedals makes me a driving god.
All cars have gears including the tesla.
The Tesla has a fixed single speed transmission so for all intents and purposes it has no gears.
Technically it has forward and reverse... But when we talk about gears we generally dont count reverse, it may not have many gears but it definitely has a gear..
Originally, Telsa had intended for the Model S to have a 2 gear box, but they couldn't get it to work properly so they just went with a planetary gearbox similar to other EV's.
Size 13 winter boots. Brake pedal and gas aren't "as far" apart as other cars.
User Error != Manufacturer Defect
Manual sports car. they're right fucking next to each other (why, because sports car, that's why*).
In most modern auto's, the accelerator cuts out when the brake pedal is pressed (mainly because so many idiots right foot brake, so they never bother taking the left off the accelerator) so it definitely sounds like user error and refusal to accept responsibility. *No seriously, heel-toe shifting, sports car drivers do that kind of thing.
Or now with in-flight WiFi an option, why isn't the black box configured to upload its audio to a server somewhere?
1. MH doesn't have inflight WiFi. /. loaded.
2. MH doesn't have inflight WiFi... I know that's only one point but it's big enough to be worth mentioning twice.
3. Have you ever used inflight WiFi. I have and couldn't even get