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| From | % <persent@gmail.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.computer.workshop, alt.survival, comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, talk.politics.guns |
| Subject | Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... |
| Date | 2020-09-24 07:21 -0700 |
| Organization | Altopia Corp. - Usenet Access - www.altopia.com |
| Message-ID | <dgevhu.cil.19.3@news.alt.net> (permalink) |
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On 2020-09-23 7:55 p.m., Snit wrote: > On Sep 23, 2020 at 3:53:07 PM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" > <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote: > >> On Mon, 21 Sep 2020 04:38:08 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Sep 20, 2020 at 12:42:02 PM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" >>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:43:23 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sep 15, 2020 at 3:37:35 PM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" >>>>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:57:19 +0100, Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 14, 2020 at 1:59:24 PM MST, ""Commander Kinsey"" >>>>>>> <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> And don't mention thinking time, because we recently tried >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that response >>>>>>>>>>>>>> time test and everyone got 2 or 3 times faster than the highway code >>>>>>>>>>>>>> states. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> When primed to be hyper alert. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Which you automatically are as soon as you spot something running >>>>>>>>>>>> in front >>>>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>>>>> your car. It's called shitting yourself. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Right: "as soon as", unlike the test which was before. And that before >>>>>>>>>>> makes a >>>>>>>>>>> big difference. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Bullshit. Your brain reacts in about a millisecond. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cite. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well I thought up this entire sentence in not much more than that. Simply >>>>>>>> noticing an object in my path and deciding to press the brake pedal is >>>>>>>> a lot >>>>>>>> simpler calculation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Show where this has been tested in terms of actual reactions, not your >>>>>>> guess. >>>>>> >>>>>> No point in testing the obvious. It's like a CPU doing a calculation then >>>>>> writing the result to disk. The physical part takes 1000 times longer. >>>>> >>>>> So you do not know of the tests. They have been done -- maybe I will pull >>>>> some >>>>> up later -- or at least ones with similar ideas. Basically real-world >>>>> braking >>>>> distances. >> >> Do you really have to wrap the quoted text like that? Look at all those >> orphaned words. So many fucked up newsreaders that wrap to 72 chars, then a >>> appears and it's 73! Oh no! Wrap again! > > The tool I am using is supposedly going to get better re-wrapping. I think I > can turn off what it has. > >> >> >>>> The results of those depend on who is doing the test and what their agenda >>>> is. >>> >>> In short: you do not think the evidence backs your view. >> >> No, I've seen proper tests. And it's fucking obvious that a modern car will >> brake faster than those that were around when the health and softy book was >> written. > > The question was if you can brake as fast in a car when you are driving in > normal conditions as you can click a mouse when primed. > >>>>>>>>>> My car only has a warning light for not wearing a seatbelt. With black >>>>>>>>>> paint >>>>>>>>>> over it. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Try a newer car. Rent one for a day. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm sure I've mentioned the rental van recently which pissed me off with a >>>>>>>> bong! and no light to say what it was warning me of. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Get one with a damned screen. Some are not SO bad. Toyota seems to have >>>>>>> lost >>>>>>> their mind. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mine had what I thought was a fancy clock, on a large screen next to the >>>>>> rearview mirror. Turns out if you "switch it on" it becomes a satnav. >>>>> >>>>> Maybe it is only in the US, but they have music, mapping, phone, sensors to >>>>> tell you if you are too close to something, sensors to tell you if you went >>>>> out of your lane, sensors to tell you if you are speeding, sensors to tell >>>>> you >>>>> if your tire pressure is low, sensors to tell you if your fart smells too >>>>> bad... whatever. Beeping and warning about everything. >>>> >>>> Thankfully we consider that shit to be optional extras. Everything like >>>> that >>>> should be customizable. Some people may find a proximity sensor useful when >>>> parking, others would just find it annoying. Some people might want to be >>>> reminded they're not wearing their health and softy belt, I do not. I >>>> deliberately chose not to. >>> >>> These are rentals where I see them -- I assume there is an option. And you >>> can >>> turn these things off but NOT when the car is in motion, even if you are the >>> passenger and the console is in the middle. Which is stupid. >> >> On the subject of consoles, why do so many modern cars have no knee room in >> the middle? WTF is that huge console for? Why does it stick out a foot? Is >> the engine inside it?! > > They have shrunk everything down and had to make concessions. Or they store > alien larva there. > >>>>>>>>> Buy the insurance and toss it off a >>>>>>>>> cliff. On accident, of course. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I detest rental companies. When I went to rent the van, there were 5 >>>>>>>> choices. 3 had run out, 1 was twice the price, so I used the only one >>>>>>>> left. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We rent a fair amount (not tons, but every couple months or so) -- and are >>>>>>> good to our rental company as far as being kind. They bend over backward >>>>>>> for >>>>>>> us. It is pretty cool. >>>>>> >>>>>> Surely if you rent that often it would be cheaper to buy a vehicle? >>>>> >>>>> We have looked at the cost of doing so... and likely will at some point. >>>>> Part >>>>> is testing to see what type we want. And it is just every couple months or >>>>> so... not like it is weekly. >>>> >>>> Then buy an old banger for =A3500. >> >> What is an =A3500? That is not what I wrote. > > I see your comments like that. Not others. But the program I am using is not > even quite out of beta and the developer has said he is going to add a new > editor. > >> >> >>> I have had a number of those... now would need a bigger vehicle for a >>> family. >> >> You can get big old bangers. > > They would be more expensive... but have looked into it. Might do so again at > some point. > you're under surveillance
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Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-09-14 21:59 +0100
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-09-14 21:57 +0000
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-09-15 23:37 +0100
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-09-15 23:43 +0000
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-09-20 20:42 +0100
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-09-21 03:38 +0000
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-09-23 23:08 +0100
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-09-24 02:57 +0000
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-09-23 23:53 +0100
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-09-24 02:55 +0000
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... % <persent@gmail.com> - 2020-09-24 07:21 -0700
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-09-28 19:35 +0100
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-09-28 18:56 +0000
Re: speaking of spammy crossposting.... "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> - 2020-09-24 19:08 +0100
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