Comment Re:Using the TIOBE methodology (Score 1) 535
Well hey, dying is an activity practised at least once by the entire population of this planet.
Last time I checked there were about 7 billion people who never actually did it.
Well hey, dying is an activity practised at least once by the entire population of this planet.
Last time I checked there were about 7 billion people who never actually did it.
You can bid ridiculously low prices, or ask ridiculously high prices, and no trades will be made, but this won't affect the stock prices. Stock prices are set based on trades that do occur. It's like selling a house - some bozo can offer you half what it's worth, but the net effect on the house price statistics for your area is precisely zero.
With automated trading systems this probably isn't entirely true anymore, since automated systems are likely take these bids into account when making their trading decisions. You could use this to trick your competitors into buying or selling a certain stock.
Let me show you why that statement doesn't make sense:
"Ironically, a lot of 'gun owners' owners aren't necessarily "cowboy posers", but just people who think that if they ever do get in a 'hostile situation', they'd rather be 'carrying a gun' when it happens. So 'gunless people' are more dangerous because there are so many 'criminals with guns' because so many people are afraid of getting 'shot', thus perpetuating the problem"
How is that statement not true, it works perfectly for me. If you reduce the number of guns around (which is probably pretty hard once they are all out there) you reduce the number of current and future criminals with guns.
Don't believe me? Just compare gun ownership and gun related deaths.
So if you feel an SUV is more are dangerous in accidents don't buy an SUV, instead of making the problem worse buy buying one and risking you kill somebody with it. At least when it comes to pedestrian safety SUVs are pretty bad compared to other cars, making SUVs illegal in urban areas will do more to protect your kids then buying one.
Not to mention the fact that the provider wants you to subscribe to their services at $999 per year, and even if you opt for the 3 month (free) trial, you don't get access to the report unless you purchase a "bundle" for $199... These are troll! and the fact that Slashdot has referenced them in such a provocative article is unconscionable!
A report claiming Agile is just a scam to sell services will set you back $199,-. You just have to appreciate the irony there...
I agree, the urgency wasn't there. Clever choice or change of direction would have worked fine. Hasty thrashing around, and chosing the worst ever partner in the history of IT, was clearly doomed.
True, but owning a few million bucks worth of MS shares kind of changes your priorities doesn't it...
First you say you have it, then you say it won't be sold due to insurance?
Not everybody lives in the US and the new Focus is sold worldwide...
Guarantee I couldn't have done that in a "american" vehicle.
Fixed.
ABS used to be pretty shitty, but the world has moved on since. It's just that GM didn't notice...
It's legal to lane-split on a motorcycle in many places... California is one.
And basically all of Europe.
(But only in slow moving traffic)
One interesting criminal issue is making way for emergency vehicles. Depending on the level of civilization of your local area, if an emergency vehicle is coming up behind you, you're legally supposed to get out of the way, and depending on the local ethnicity, maybe culturally you do, maybe you don't.
Ford is talking about cars which are capable of following the flow of traffic automatically. But there will still be a driver in there, there will still be a steering wheel and brake pedals and they will overrule those systems if the driver decides to use them. Just do whatever you feel is the right thing to do when flashing lights show up behind you...
Which also solves the issue of responsibility, it will still be the drivers responsibility to operate the car properly. It's just a few other automatic systems. With the introduction of cruise control driver stayed responsible for the speed of the car. These systems won't be any different.
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