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Many DRM'd books are only available in ePUB and the libraries tend to link to ADE from their e-collections even though there are a number of other free alternatives (and better ones, if you're looking for an app).
How about you just require the cameras in the vehicles with the worst problems: SUVs, minivans and pickups? The blindzone for a regular car is very small, and reliance on a video screen for those cars probably won't help much; SUVs have the highest number of rollover accidents, followed by pickups, vans and finally passenger cars (in last place). The current law seems like a very expensive undertaking for the most part.
they assume they are free to ride on sidewalks, run red lights and stop signs, etc. etc. mostly because there is zero enforcement of these laws, too.
Are you talking about the car drivers too? I see everything except driving on sidewalks on a regular basis. I can't count the number of times - as a pedestrian - I've almost been hit by a car going through a red light, turning right on red and trying to drive through the people crossing the road with their signal, or running a stop sign, all of which seems to happen with zero enforcement of the law. And then when the city wants to put in red light cameras to stop people doing that, people scream about their constitutional rights. (*My* constitutional right to not get hit by the aforementioned idiots seems to go unnoticed.)
All my friends at university cycled because it was the cheapest and easiest way to get around, much more practical than a car in a city centre.
Washing hair in a bathroom sink at work? Seriously? And 2 paper towels are usually just enough to dry my hands completely. I already know that paper towels suck mightily at drying hair after being caught in the rain a few times on the way to work.
I hear you about Baen - they're one of the few places I've gotten non-free ebooks. I've "bought" more than 800 Amazon ebooks, most of which were free (promotional) or exceptionally cheap (I think I bought a couple for $1.29). I think that's a pretty good deal. Couple that with library e-lending and I really have no need to buy anything (unless I want to own it badly enough and want it *right now*).
Bars are shitty places to choose to hang out in.
Bars, yes. Pubs, no.
The sooner you make your first 5000 mistakes, the sooner you will be able to correct them. -- Nicolaides
