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Comment Re:Reckless driving is already illegal (Score 3, Informative) 203

Yep, because lots of states did a poor job of defining the problem.
A few states straight out make illegal to use anything that distracts your attention while driving. By distract they mean anything that diverts attention from driving. Don't think anyone will make the case these don't do that.
A major of states ban screens showing movies and tv but don't mention streaming, from the driver viewing area. So not illegal here.
Then massachusetts allows you to use any device provided it is hands free and you cannot be holding it in your hands. You can also use a headphone in one ear. So yea this device is allowed while driving provided you are over age 18, because under that no electronic devices are allowed.

Comment Re:Submitting to economic reality is not just gree (Score 2) 206

They do that by focusing on two areas: 1) ship types that are not that profitable or are uncommon; they abandoned larger ship building categories 2) they do the very latest technology and/or high end quality; the luxury ships where the extra price doesn't matter as much.

Comment Oleato Really? More checkbox hires. (Score 1) 82

They go and hire some people who name it Oleato, did they not have any marketing classes and learn anthing about olestra and the hassle of that. The next think they are going to do introduce New Starbucks.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/619261/olestra-fat-free-snack-controversy-1990s

Comment Re:so must buy map updates and / or data plan? (Score 1) 362

I had a rental car in germany that had that. also had a minimum speed limiter, so you could not go below the minimum speed.
It was actually rather nice when driving some of the smaller street that passed though villages. the only problem in lots of places the GPS location of different speeds did not correspond the road signs.
Of course it was optional and could be turned off/on with the cruise control; not like here with what these democrats are proposing.

Comment Re:Back To Drinking & Driving. (Score 1) 36

In the USA the English pub near really caught on but you do have bars with pool, darts, etc.
the family meal thing never really caught on instead they are considered more a restaurant that has a large bar area. So if you are out parting with a group you might go to one of those and then after eating go to actual bar.

Comment For those interested in the truth on it. (Score 3, Insightful) 134

This subsidy was studied by the GAO and found to be a source of massive waste, and abuse of both what it was suppose to do and the funds it was spending. They were suppose to be fixing that but the FCC has kept delaying or not doing it.
The person who is looking into this waste, and was not even quoted just has stuff taken out of context has been looking into the various programs that do funding, there are 15 separate agencies who have more than 130 separate programs for funding broadband, so the people under this would be covered by better managed programs.
This is the FCC upset because they would be missing out on money they are not using properly.
https://www.gao.gov/products/g...
the real question is why did the person who put up the summary deliberately misrepresent what was actually happening.

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