You must not be from the U.S. There are no "governor" laws in the US currently, although the Department of Transportation is currently working on trying to get one passed. Even if they do, it will have to phase in over time, due to the lack of governors in most trucks in the U.S.

Maybe because Sony Pictures Television has already announced plans to do a Wheel of Time TV series last April? Of course, there have been many other announced plans to do so, and nothing has happened so far. But the Sony announcement at least seemed to be grounded in reality.

So I read the article and have a basic understanding of the technology. I can see how "reversible" applies at the low level, but it is a poor choice for a description of this process. Adiabatic computing might be better, but people who have never taken thermodynamics probably don't understand that word. I'd suggest something like "No Waste Computing" or "No Heat Computing" might be a better description (neither is strictly true, but the potential waste heat is extremely low, i.e. just saying "low heat" doesn't seem adequate). My descriptions are not necessarily a better description in terms on understanding what is going on, but a description of what the benefit of the process is, which I think is more appropriate in this case. Reply to This Share

Sorry, I must have messed up somehow and posted this in the wrong topic.

I don't see the logic in your proposal. If your proposal was implemented it would require that people respond to trolls before the troll could be moderated. Responding to trolls, flamebait and off topic comments are exactly the wrong thing to do. I'm not completely sure I'm not violating this principle with this response. If you feel so strongly about this why do you feel the need to post anonymously? Besides, moderation isn't directly censorship. If you don't want to read "censored" responses just set your browsing level to -1. People choose to self censor based on how much they choose to trust the members who moderate.

So I read the article and have a basic understanding of the technology. I can see how "reversible" applies at the low level, but it is a poor choice for a description of this process. Adiabatic computing might be better, but people who have never taken thermodynamics probably don't understand that word. I'd suggest something like "No Waste Computing" or "No Heat Computing" might be a better description (neither is strictly true, but the potential waste heat is extremely low, i.e. just saying "low heat" doesn't seem adequate). My descriptions are not necessarily a better description in terms on understanding what is going on, but a description of what the benefit of the process is, which I think is more appropriate in this case.

Well, it's a lot different from listening to the radio, since music typically is just a background activity, and even if you are listening to news / talk, you don't have to respond. It's really a question of how much concentration is required to talk vs. send a text, and whether that concentration distracts you from your primary responsibility, which is to drive the car safely.

In my opinion, even this type of texting takes more concentration than talking, since people tend to start talking without really thinking too hard about what they are going to say (i.e. if you transcribed what people typically say in conversation it would be full of extra words, "redo's", etc.). When you are texting it takes a little more effort to concisely respond, depending on how much pride you take in not looking like an idiot.

For me, it comes down to what the topic is, whether it would be texting or talking. For the case you specifically outlined, that doesn't take much concentration or brain power (and could also easily be done while stopped for a brief moment). But if someone calls or texts and asks you to make a decision about something, or reports something that affects you emotionally, that can easily be dangerously distracting.

But this is still significantly less dangerous than trying to hold a phone and type/swype or even correct speech to text while the car is moving. Another issue would be whether you check your screen to see what Siri actually typed when you dictated a text, or do you ask Siri to read back the text?

It depends on what the issue is. Yes, there are a lot of Chiropractors who indulge in all kinds of quackery. But Chiropractors are licensed to take X-rays and diagnose issues with the back that don't require surgery. People "throw their back out" doing something they shouldn't have done, and injure their back in such a way that can be solved by a chiropractic adjustment. Think of the equivalent of a jammed finger or dislocated shoulder as one example. Perhaps something like that may solve itself eventually, or perhaps a masseuse might be able to deal with it, but masseuses don't have anywhere near the training a Chiropractor has, and are typically not trained for non muscle related injuries (and masseuse/massage therapy training is significantly more varied across the states than that required for a licensed Chiropractor), whereas a Chiropractor can handle both muscle and non muscle related issues.

A competent Chiropractor can take an X-ray and will refer you to a doctor if there is an injury that is not suitable for their skills, e.g. surgery is required. But back surgery should be the absolute last resort for fixing a back problem. You should always get a second or even third opinion before having back surgery.

I'd avoid any Chiropractor that wants you to visit on an ongoing basis. If that is the case, you would be right in that a masseuse would be a better and cheaper alternative. I have a Chiropractor who is willing to deal with a specific issue and solve it and that's it. I've visited him for a total of 3 sessions for two different back problems in the last 10 years. There's nothing temporary about the relief I got.

Actually, I'm fine with what they are doing, although I don't think it is the smart thing for them to do. I think they are gambling that people will want to see each episode as soon as it comes out, and therefore will be pay the monthly fee for a while. But I think this plan of theirs is going to backfire. People who are willing to take chances will be more likely to just download it from various torrent sites rather than pay a montly subscription. I prefer to remain legal, but I'm also patient. I would have been willing to pay $20-$30 to buy a season pass to all the episodes. Instead I'll wait for the finish of the season, subscribe for one month, and watch all the episodes within that month. So they'll only get $5.99 from me (I may pay $9.99 for the commercial free subscription), which I consider a bargain.

It's not that high a bar. You can get your own domain for around $1 per month.

You are partly correct and partly wrong. IANA is part of ICANN, so it is not independent of ICANN. But the RIR's are independent organizations. For IPV4 IANA is out of the business of assigning address blocks, since they handed off their last blocks of IPV4 addresses to the RIR's. IANA is still involved in IPV6 address assignment, i.e. they are the top level of the pyramid, and they give out large blocks of addresses to the RIR's. But it would be difficult for IANA to try to enforce a policy like this, since they could only try to exert influence on an RIR, and each RIR services many countries. In this case, it is AFRINIC (the RIR for Africa) that is talking about adopting this policy.

That is pure space conspiracy lies, on about the same level as the US moon landings being faked.

The BBC produced a documentary called "Space Race" in 2005 that covered both the US and USSR space programs. Sergei Korolev and Werner Von Braun were main characters in the documentary. Many people in the US didn't like it because they felt it was overcritical of Werner Von Braun. Since I was already aware of the controversy regarding Werner Von Braun's nazi past, it wasn't surprising to me, and I thought it was reasonably balanced in its approach. Note that the subject is fairly controversial, so opinions span the spectrum from he should have been sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes, to he was completely innocent. I believe that he did get a pass on a thorough investigation of his involvement due to his value to the U.S., and it is not clear from the details (biographies and documentaries tend to spin the facts differently) what the true story is. Anyway, if you want to learn more about Korolev you can search for "BBC space race" on youtube. The entire four part series is still available for viewing, and I thought it was well done.

The comment says it all. Please tell me I missed a month.

Agree 100% that it is utter madness. I'm a Republican and I'm aghast that the party chose Trump. Both parties chose terrible candidates, and the ones running in the primaries weren't all that great either.

However, I don't agree that there is something that can (or should) be done from outside the parties to reform them. I have to believe that sooner or later something will give. The problem is that more and more people are leaving both parties, with independent voters reaching the highest percentages ever. What that results in is the remaining members getting more and more radical, with the parties finding less and less common ground. And it doesn't appear that things will get better as the Democrats look to get more radical after the results of this election. It's going to be harder and harder for a candidate to appeal to the remaining party members to get nominated, and then appeal to the more moderate independents.

Each party needs to come back to recognizing that they need to also appeal to the independent voters. Instead the independent voters get left with a choice of two terrible candidates. It's hard to imagine the two party system breaking down, but I feel we are on that path. If the current parties keep getting more extreme I feel that there will eventually be a movement for a new more moderate party (I doubt that any of the existing third parties will fill that void). In my opinion, perhaps the "Rational Party" would be a good name. :)