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Comment Re:How does it differ from single radar systems? (Score 1) 506

And will they be able to afford having 32 troopers standing by to give the tickets? Did someone do a cost benefit analysis on this or are we due for higher local taxes so the PD in the town BFE population 56 can afford to hire more officers AND afford this device to ticket those menacing speeders?

Comment Re:How about "education"? (Score 1) 303

We used Delaney Cards when I was in school what ever happened to actually taking attendance? I mean I get that in Uni you might have 300 kids in your class, but attendance is not generally required. In my high school your attendance was determined by Home Room. If you were there and missed any class during the day one time within a marking period you got an automatic 65 in the class, 2 times and you got a 41, regardless of what your actual grade was the computer overrode it. You could be an A student and get a failing grade because you missed class 2x. If you had 5 unexcused absences (missed homeroom) within a marking period, you got a 42 in EVERY class regardless of actual grades submitted by the teacher. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Without access to the school computer you were doomed to multiple semesters of night school and summer school if you wanted to graduate on time. Simple solution if you ask me.

Comment Re:Plus. (Score 1) 297

Not to mention that you can choose to control yourself being tagged in a photo. FB will send you notice asking permission if you so choose. Its not a perfect solution but at least when some clicks "Pictures of they wont see that one of you barfing at the fraternity party or peeing in the neighbors pool.

Comment Where do we draw the line on stupidity? (Score 1) 477

What next?

An email about my Electric bill getting to high in the summer?

Server at restaurant says "Excuse me, after the appetizer and drinks you are already at $100, do you want to keep eating?

Or best of all, what about Strip Clubs?!

If you are too damn stupid to pay attention to what you are doing you deserve what you get as long as everything is revealed up front.

Comment Re:Awesome (Score 1) 322

Somehow I doubt those workers have been or are going to be laid off, I mean why would they, they obviously have some work for them to do now.

Re: Lazy. As a matter of fact...

I was born and bread in NYC for the first 31 years of my life. The father of my best friend for most of those years worked for both, the MTA and the City as a maint worker. I had the 'pleasure' of meeting many of his co-'workers' They are not ashamed to talk about how they buck the system daily and spend less time working then you could even fathom and still managed to collect overtime.

Comment Re:Awesome (Score 1) 322

Nice, except that these 'Sign Installers' don't exist, no new job creation here just the ability to get those lazy, $40 an hour maint workers off their asses to do some actual work, they are already on the payroll and NOW they will be making overtime to get this special project done. The Homeless dont have homes TODAY, the needy dont have clothes TODAY. Creating some 'special project' to save budget funding for next year is wasteful. Change the signs when they need to be changed like you were doing yesterday instead of finding 'creative' ways to waste tax dollars.

Comment Re:Awesome (Score 1) 322

Oh please, Those were just examples, there are hundreds of groups in need that could make better use of the money.

The strawman is claiming "we need to use the money or we lose it in next years budget so lets get frivolous and buy that new party dress that we dont really need."

Making a special effort to correct capitalization is bullshit of the highest order. Change the signs as they need to be changed, a special project for this is a waste of money, PERIOD.

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