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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
@art_of_shred Headlights and taillights are more important to make sure others see you, not so the driver can see. Seeing as a driver with no lights on is easy. Other people cant see you though which is bad
I guess my mind jumped ahead to a system where this was all of the vehicles, and not just an addition to the current ecosystem. If all cars are automated, and roads are set up for them, then some indicator lights make sense, but white lights in the front and red brake lights in the back are kind of unnecessary.
On top of that, you could have automated lights that click on for the vehicle when it detects pedestrians. So that would conserve power, although high-intensity LEDs are pretty cheap as far as electric goes.
Yeah, the entire concept of what we call a "car" would be up for redefinition in that case.
Agreed. Lots of needless things that benefit the driver would just go away. I'm not so sure about the rear facing seats though. Sounds like a trip to puke town to me.
You've never been on a train in rear facing seats? or you just get sick when you do?
We do that all the time.
I'm sorry, you do what? Get sick or ride in trains with rear facing seats?
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
@art_of_shred Headlights and taillights are more important to make sure others see you, not so the driver can see. Seeing as a driver with no lights on is easy. Other people cant see you though which is bad
I guess my mind jumped ahead to a system where this was all of the vehicles, and not just an addition to the current ecosystem. If all cars are automated, and roads are set up for them, then some indicator lights make sense, but white lights in the front and red brake lights in the back are kind of unnecessary.
On top of that, you could have automated lights that click on for the vehicle when it detects pedestrians. So that would conserve power, although high-intensity LEDs are pretty cheap as far as electric goes.
Yeah, the entire concept of what we call a "car" would be up for redefinition in that case.
Agreed. Lots of needless things that benefit the driver would just go away. I'm not so sure about the rear facing seats though. Sounds like a trip to puke town to me.
You've never been on a train in rear facing seats? or you just get sick when you do?
We do that all the time.
I'm sorry, you do what? Get sick or right in trains with rear facing seats?
Take trains while facing backwards. In fact, I'm typing this while traveling on a train sitting backwards!! That's how often I do it.
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@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:
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@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:
@art_of_shred Headlights and taillights are more important to make sure others see you, not so the driver can see. Seeing as a driver with no lights on is easy. Other people cant see you though which is bad
I guess my mind jumped ahead to a system where this was all of the vehicles, and not just an addition to the current ecosystem. If all cars are automated, and roads are set up for them, then some indicator lights make sense, but white lights in the front and red brake lights in the back are kind of unnecessary.
On top of that, you could have automated lights that click on for the vehicle when it detects pedestrians. So that would conserve power, although high-intensity LEDs are pretty cheap as far as electric goes.
Yeah, the entire concept of what we call a "car" would be up for redefinition in that case.
Agreed. Lots of needless things that benefit the driver would just go away. I'm not so sure about the rear facing seats though. Sounds like a trip to puke town to me.
You've never been on a train in rear facing seats? or you just get sick when you do?
I get sick when I do. Even turning my head to entertain my daughter in the back seat of a car makes me sicker then I would care to admit.
OIC. yeah, then this might not be the thing for you. I never had motion sickness until I took an ocean cruise. Flying(both commercial and 2 person planes), rock climbing, repelling, small personal boats, even 40 ft boats, never a problem. Then woke up at sea the first morning on a cruise, didn't feel right. An hour later I face planted while trying to walk... I was messed up. motion sickness meds cured me for the remainder of the trip.
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@dominica can't ride backwards.
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Riding backwards with Liesl right now en route to Catania.
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MUCH better seats than the commuter rail to Boston!! Those things were removed from a torture chamber at some point.
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
MUCH better seats than the commuter rail to Boston!! Those things were removed from a torture chamber at some point.
We had a cabin to ourselves, too.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
MUCH better seats than the commuter rail to Boston!! Those things were removed from a torture chamber at some point.
We had a cabin to ourselves, too.
Only the LATE train had that LOL
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@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:
MUCH better seats than the commuter rail to Boston!! Those things were removed from a torture chamber at some point.
We had a cabin to ourselves, too.
Only the LATE train had that LOL
Was 2PM here.
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ONLY in New England we talk about a backup QB!!
Jimmy G posts "peace out" on Instagram. Looks like his account got hacked and it was a hoax.
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Train us stopped in the middle of the country side. No idea why.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Train us stopped in the middle of the country side. No idea why.
In japan that would usually be because someone stepped in front of a train ahead of you and they are still cleaning up the mess.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Train us stopped in the middle of the country side. No idea why.
In japan that would usually be because someone stepped in front of a train ahead of you and they are still cleaning up the mess.
That would derail the little train here
More likely sheep on the tracks.
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Some advice for the pseudo-celiac crowd:
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How embarrassing...
Italy protests: Anti-EU leader's visit sparks violence in Naples
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Ethiopia's rubbish landslide kills many in Addis Ababa
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So this happened on our first night here....
Italian confesses to burning homeless man alive over love row
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Daylight Savings is stupid, and don't tell me it was for farmers because it's not
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@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:
Daylight Savings is stupid, and don't tell me it was for farmers because it's not
I do not even know how that myth got started (never bothered to research).
The Ag industry was one of the biggest opponents to the original implementation in the US around WW1 era.
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@NerdyDad said in Non-IT News Thread:
Daylight Savings is stupid
It's stupid when I lose an hour but great when I gain an hour
