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Comment Re:Do the hardware designers use them ?! (Score 1) 31

by s0nicfreak (#66359936) Attached to: Amazon's New Kindle Accessories Bring Back Physical Controls
That's how YOU do it. Some people balance the Kindle (on a pillow, or on their lap if sitting up in bed, or etc.) and put both hands under the covers, which means they have to put a hand out every time they turn the page (even with physical buttons). Or when sitting on the couch under a blanket with the Kindle on the lap or on a table (something I like to do when it's cold), you have to put a hand out even with physical buttons. This device eliminates the need to put a hand out, which is convenient to me. It's also convenient as I like to read while knitting/crocheting; now I can press the page turn button with my toe, and not have to stop knitting/crocheting every time I need to turn the page. I prefer physical buttons to touch screens, but I like the Kindle Click even though I have the option of using a device with physical buttons. (Although it will not replace the device with physical buttons for me - in different situations I want different options.)

Comment Re:That's what curtains are for. (Score 1) 113

by s0nicfreak (#66356816) Attached to: The Night Sky Is Getting 10% Brighter Every Year
The animals and bugs don't have curtains. And one could say nighttime vehicle maintenance and repair is what a garage is for.

Besides, your eyes will start to adjust to the dark after you're in it for a few minutes, and be fully adjusted after about 30 minutes. Last month there was a horrible storm in my area, all power was out for days in my city and surrounding cities/towns, and for weeks in some neighborhoods. Mine was out for 9 days. Even though it was obviously considerably darker at night, I didn't even need a flashlight outside.

Comment Re: Yes, probably. And they likely can do even be (Score 2, Insightful) 241

Antisocial people with a car are just as dangerous, in fact even moreso. Being killed on public transit is so rare that you had to bring up an example from over a year ago; hundreds of people are injured/killed with a car every day.

Yes look at the statistics (and the existence of "road rage" while there is no "public transit rage"); they show that public transit is far safer than individual cars, and people that aren't afraid to give it a try see that it really is that way. I have never been threatened with a knife by a public transit rider. I have never been threatened at all by a public transit rider. I have never seen anyone else be threatened by a public transit rider. When someone seems like they're going to do something, there is often a way to silently report it, and the cops come quickly and take the person off if appropriate.

On the other hand, being threatened by drivers is a near daily occurrence. They verbally threaten to run others over, to punch others, to shoot others. They inch their car closer to others, rev the engine, etc. as a threat to crash into others/run others over. The cops do nothing about it even if you have pictures and video. I had a someone run into me on purpose once. I got pictures of him, his car, and his license plate. The cops did nothing.

You have a false sense of safety when you're in your car. It's just marketing. No one wants his wife, daughter, mother, etc to be Iryna; so instead they risk the much more likely risk of their wife, daughter, mother etc. being one of the people whos name we won't even remember because there's so many of them.

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