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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.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 02:55 +0000 |
| Organization | Sourthern Nevada Institute of Technology |
| Message-ID | <ht2g45Fq86cU7@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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Cross-posted to 6 groups.
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. -- Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow superior by attacking the messenger. They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.
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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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