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| From | "Commander Kinsey" <CFKinsey@military.org.jp> |
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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 | 2020-09-20 20:42 +0100 |
| Organization | X |
| Message-ID | <op.0q9c0c0swdg98l@glass> (permalink) |
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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: >>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>> ... >>>>>>> They should have statements about WHY, and conditions that are >>>>>>> required for >>>>>>> them to make sense. >>>>>> >>>>>> Agreed, all laws, rules, and signage should have explanations. I never >>>>>> obey >>>>>> a no entry sign unless it says why. "Bears approaching" would be a reason. >>>>>> "The council has declared you must drive an extra mile to shift the >>>>>> congestion to another street and make things overall worse because a >>>>>> councillor lives here" is not. >>>>> >>>>> No argument here. >>>> >>>> You surprise me, I thought you liked blindly obeying laws? >>> >>> You are incorrect -- which does not surprise me. :) >> >> You always show yourself to be a goody two shoes. > > I tend to wear that many. I hate shoes. I'm barefoot or in sandals. >>>>>>>>> =3DE2=3D80=3D94 but my point stands. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Your point is entirely wrong. The more time and money spent on >>>>>>>> safety, the >>>>>>>> less is achieved. That's why China and India will take over the world. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> At least in the US the vehicular deaths are down. >>>>>> >>>>>> Their population is much higher, there's no point in saving lives when the >>>>>> world is overpopulated. Letting the morons die means the better drivers >>>>>> survive. >>>>> >>>>> Are you volunteering? >>>> >>>> To run people down? Certainly. It would save me money on brakes. >>> >>> Why not give up your life to reduce overpopulation? >> >> Everyone is free to not have children to reduce overpopulation. > > Ah, so no desire to kill folks? That's a good idea, as long as we base it on reasoning, like stupid folk. >>> [OK, I know this is just being silly, but of course don't... I do not know >>> your position and you do not seem depressed, but I do NOT want you to do >>> this... disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer etc.] >> >> I can't believe you actually wrote that. > > Well, I have worked with depressed folks and the like... I do not want anyone > to even in the back of their mind think I am pushing them that direction. If they're that far gone, isn't it best to put them down? That's what we do with dogs. >>>>>>>>>> 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. The results of those depend on who is doing the test and what their agenda is. >>>>>> 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. >>>>> 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 £500. >>>> When I was given a rental car in France for free by my breakdown cover when >>>> my engine seized, I was charged =A320 for refilling the petrol tank, even >>>> though I'd filled it 3 miles before the return point at the closest garage I >>>> could find. They refused to reply to any complaints and I couldn't be >>>> bothered with a small claims court for that amount. >>> >>> Mine has done the opposite type stuff for me. Oops... I had the car an extra >>> day. Nope... they have it logged I returned it yesterday? What? Yeah... we >>> just printed the paper work... sign it here and check the date. >>> >>> I also live in a smaller town and am (mostly) nice to people. >> >> Big companies are not usually nice. Best to use the smallest rental company >> you can find. > > We use one tied to a national chain but I think they are locally owned. If > nothing else locally managed. The price difference between ones around here is a factor of 3. You might get a nicer car, but you pay more and get charged for leaving a slight scratch. >>>>>>>>>>> I bet in a few years they have regulations to reduce the harm of those. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Did you know in the UK they actually have regulations on the noise >>>>>>>>>> produced by the reversing bleepers on building sites. Nice to see health >>>>>>>>>> and softy shooting itself in the foot. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Do you mean the high pitched beep commercial and construction >>>>>>>>> vehicles make >>>>>>>>> when in reverse? We have that here as well. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, very annoying. Better to have one that doesn't carry so far. Our >>>>>>>> Asda >>>>>>>> (Walmart) home delivery trucks make a quiet buzz. You notice it if you're >>>>>>>> nearby, but not a few blocks away like the stupid bleep. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yup. We hear them from construction over a mile away. >>>>>> >>>>>> Report them for noise pollution. At least you'll waste someone's time. >>>>> >>>>> I live in a state where people can literally burn tires for warmth and you >>>>> cannot stop them. They have rights! >>>> >>>> But you have the right to clean air surely? >>> >>> One would hope... but nope. It is not an exaggeration at all. Had a neighbor >>> with HORRID smoke coming from his chimney attached to an old stove. I asked >>> him repeatedly to fix it. It was gross. He would not. Finally checked into >>> the >>> laws -- he could LITERALLY burn tires in it to keep warm and I could do >>> NOTHING. Utter insanity. >> >> The opposite happened here :-) A compromise occurred, the chimney is now on >> the other side of his house at great expense and pissing someone else off. > > Good for you. I would not mind if the houses of a few neighbors burned down. Oh that might just happen one day ;-) >>> I did finally work with him and pull up stuff from the 'net to teach him how >>> to use the stove and he has gotten MUCH better. Not perfect, but at least he >>> is trying. >> >> Buy him a chimney filter. > > Might look into that. > >>>>>>> I just might email them for fun. Do they not list an email address >>>>>>> and only >>>>>>> have a form (I have not looked). >>>>>> >>>>>> I didn't spot one but didn't look for long. If you click "contact us", you >>>>>> get a list of reasons for contacting, and when I selected one I got a form. >>>>>> You could always look up their domain registration, that will most likely >>>>>> have a contact email. >>>>> >>>>> As can you then contact them directly. >>>> >>>> That's the question I just answered. >>> >>> So you do not need me to contact them. >> >> You're the one that likes doing all that hunting around.... > > Sometimes. I don't know why you bother with that moron. And don't mention him by name or nym or Opera may delete your message. >>>>>>>>>>>>> And vehicles are used to >>>>>>>>>>>>> get people from point A to point B, and to get stuff there, >>>>>>>>>>>>> too... they are >>>>>>>>>>>>> not designed as weapons. But even then they are licensed and >>>>>>>>>>>>> registered and >>>>>>>>>>>>> checked for safety and so much more. The whole line of >>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking is a false >>>>>>>>>>>>> equivalence, but if you want to go down it let's start doing those things >>>>>>>>>>>>> with guns. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> You're arguing with a moron who belongs 200 years ago, when the >>>>>>>>>>>> yanks were >>>>>>>>>>>> shooting the people who really belong in America, the American Indians. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Yup. And then the whites in their own communities DID have gun control >>>>>>>>>>> laws. >>>>>>>>>>> The movies lie -- people did not generally "open carry" in Old >>>>>>>>>>> West towns. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Some people think movies are real, including a fuckwit pig (actually all >>>>>>>>>> pigs are fuckwits but this one especially so) who thought my cracked >>>>>>>>>> number plate could fly off, spin round, and decapitate someone, and all >>>>>>>>>> because it happened in a movie. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It happened to me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You were decapitated? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not at first, but close. Got so mad about it I completely lost my head. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only danger from those is if you're a motorcyclist. I find it funny >>>>>> that >>>>>> a thing required by law can kill you. >>>>> >>>>> Air bags can, too... but overall you are far safer with them then without. >>>> >>>> Apparently it's very dangerous to have a crash with an air bag an no >>>> seatbelt. I really should disable my airbag. >>> >>> Or wear your seatbelt. >> >> Get to fuck, they're uncomfortable and inconvenient. > > And save lives. My life, my choice. Anyway, why not just drive more safely?
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