andrewta
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- Comment on When traffic comes to a standstill, drivers instantly shift left and right to create a Rettungsgasse, an emergency corridor right down the middle, so ambulances 4 days ago:
I can make it a good solid guess as to what happened there. They probably had adaptive cruise control running. For those who don’t know adaptive cruise control is it’s a sensor that will adjust your speed to perfectly match the speed of the person in front of you. If you are using cruise control. The problem is by default adaptive cruise control is set to the shortest distance possible. So it , from the person who is in front , from their perspective it looks like you are riding their ass. It should never be set to the shortest distance possible it should be set so you have about a three second following distance. Most people never adjust this because they’re stupid.
Now, why did they follow you when you change lanes? I’m going to call them a lemming. Well, the other person moved over so I’ll move over too. So as you slow down the adaptive cruise control makes them keep slowing down. And they’re not paying attention until like you said you get down about 30 miles an hour. Then they realize what’s going on.
Here’s the fun part when they pull out to go around you. If they speed up normally their engine doesn’t get gunned really hard. But if they just pull out, the adaptive cruise control kicks in and realize oh there’s nobody in front of me and I’m supposed to be going 80 mph. And the car will absolutely freaking gun it. It’ll go into overdrive. And if you aren’t prepared for that it’s quite the jolt.
And yeah they are basically goldfish and lemmings out there.
- Comment on So, has age verification really become the new normal? 1 week ago:
That’s a nice sentiment. Wait until the United States government says we don’t care if it’s open source or not , you’re going to comply. Which from what I understand is exactly what they’re pushing for.
- Comment on So, has age verification really become the new normal? 1 week ago:
As I said to another comment, the law is being wrote Where it will cover all operating systems. So exactly which one would I use if they’re all covered?
- Comment on So, has age verification really become the new normal? 1 week ago:
And when they require age verification of the o/s then what?
- Comment on So, has age verification really become the new normal? 1 week ago:
The problem is they are trying and basically succeeding in age verifying the o/s. The only choice at that point is to never go online or use an electronic device again. Not sure how that works
- Comment on Should businesses (big or small) be allowed to kick you out because of your speech? 1 week ago:
You have to be careful around pubic property. Sometimes it’s rough, sometimes it’s like a swamp. Then there’s the ugly times where it just stinks.
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- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
If you enjoy the song you are hearing, if you enjoy the singer/band then why not vote for them? Give them your support. If you enjoy the format of the show and how things are presented Then go and participate.
For example of the voice here in the United States, they used to have a really good way they set it up. Now I don’t know if I’ll even watch the show anymore.
you have the blind audition, which is cool. But then you have a head-to-head competition, where the singers do not get to choose their song. Then you have a battle round, Again the singers do not get to choose their song. Then you have a semifinal which I think is a live episode. And then you have the finale. There’s not enough time to figure out what sort of artist the singer really is. There’s not enough time to watch them actually progress and grow and improve. I literally don’t know if I’ll even bother watching again.
- Comment on When traffic comes to a standstill, drivers instantly shift left and right to create a Rettungsgasse, an emergency corridor right down the middle, so ambulances 2 weeks ago:
This needs to be taught in the US and it needs to be enforced. If there’s two lanes on the road.(And I mean, two lanes going one way two lanes going the other way) Then, if it comes to a standstill everybody part so you have a center area that emergency services could drive in
- Comment on If a person were paranoid about a potential food shortage in the next two to three years, what should they stock up on now? 3 weeks ago:
Can’t argue with that logic.
- Comment on Are defense attorneys ‘good people’? 1 month ago:
A good attorney/a smart attorney is going to directly ask their client if they actually did it. There is 0% chance you can really defend your client if you don’t know if they did it or not. Because if you don’t know if they did , that means you also won’t have access to all of the information that the other side will have. And then you can pretty much guarantee a failure. By failure, I mean, having the Defendant wind up in jail.
And yes, I know the old statement of every pedophile should be in jail in every rapist should be in jail. But from the defense attorneys point of view, if your client winds up in prison, then you failed. You get too many fails and nobody’s gonna hire you for defense. Even the people are actually innocent will not hire you.
Now I do understand the intent of the original posters comment of why would somebody want to defend somebody who admits they raped or killed.? As you said, everybody is the right to a presumption of innocence. Because you don’t push back on the argument in every case, what will happen is you’ll wind up with innocent people in prison. What it does it make sure that the prosecution when they come to the courtroom, hopefully has their act together. And is fully prepared. If you cut corners on one case you’re probably going to cut corners on another case. This just ensures the system functions.
- Comment on Does having a child with someone give you any legal right to their property? 1 month ago:
this has to be the dumbest thing i’ve read today.
it should be mentioned that i am not attacking you (the person who said they had to pay child support) … i’m attacking a system that would allow this. what in the taco bell shitting hell was going through a persons head when they wrote that law?
- Comment on Why don;t more presidents put stuff to a national referendum like Clinton did a couple times? A person would get time off work to vote, show what americans actually want and so on. 2 months ago:
I’m also curious as to what he’s referring to
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 months ago:
I also watched a report from Mariana Van Zeller about the drug. She got in contact with people that make the drug and she got a chance to interview police who have to deal with the mess.
Can’t find a link to her report.
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 months ago:
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 months ago:
Fentanyl is frequently being mixed with a potent animal tranquilizer called
xylazine (known on the street as “tranq” or “tranq dope”), creating a dangerous and often fatal combination. This mixture has been declared an "emerging threat
So yeah it’s out there
- Comment on How do slugs not get eaten? 2 months ago:
Says a lot about birds that eat them
- Comment on If we cured all forms of cancer with the ease of taking a pill, what would be the next thing medicine would put the biggest focus on? 2 months ago:
Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Yeah that is a nasty way to go
- Comment on How many people would it take to overwhelm a fully functioning military in a nuclear state? 2 months ago:
1 man.
With a particular set of skills…
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Have a pizza for your work 🍕
- Comment on Why are people like my grandpa so against seeing the whole world and learning a different language? 2 months ago:
The speak English to those that speak with an accent can come about because some people have a very hard time with accents. Especially as they get older. My mom has a very hard time understanding a someone from the Middle East who is speaking English. It’s not that she is racist it’s that’s she older and her ears are wearing out. My dad is the same way. My mom is more patient when dealing with people who have a strong accent. My dad… less so.
I worked with my dad and got him to understand that it’s not that they aren’t speaking English… it’s that they have a strong accent. I at least got him to stop saying “speak English “ . It’s a small step.
My point is: talk to your grandpa and see if he has a hard time understanding the accent.
The rest of it, ask why he doesn’t like travel. Is he afraid of crime or what is it. Maybe you can show him the truth
- Comment on It seems like when I eat meat my ears ring more. Any ideas if what causes this? Not so much with hamburger but more with pork. Thoughts? 2 months ago:
Good question but no just ringing
- Comment on It seems like when I eat meat my ears ring more. Any ideas if what causes this? Not so much with hamburger but more with pork. Thoughts? 2 months ago:
Pizza can do it. But I haven’t really payed attention to which toppings
- Comment on It seems like when I eat meat my ears ring more. Any ideas if what causes this? Not so much with hamburger but more with pork. Thoughts? 2 months ago:
After
- Comment on It seems like when I eat meat my ears ring more. Any ideas if what causes this? Not so much with hamburger but more with pork. Thoughts? 2 months ago:
Good thought will keep track of that
- Comment on How many times a year do you wash your jeans? 2 months ago:
So twice a day?
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- Comment on Did I discover a fake conspiracy theory? 2 months ago:
It’s missing a word
“Was” pissed in public
Or
Was pissed off in public
- Comment on I'm confused which company is sending data to which company for processing. For example, in the list in the picture, it says OpenAI is one of the Companies. So is OpenAI sending the information... 2 months ago:
Thank you