UK to start busting speeders from orbit.
You guys are seriously overdue for one of those bloody revolutions I read about in AP Euro.
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UK to start busting speeders from orbit.
You guys are seriously overdue for one of those bloody revolutions I read about in AP Euro.
Have been reading a little bit about this. It ain't going to happen, despite the big brother stupidity in this country.
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In other news ...
No crash rise after Swindon speed camera turn-off
The number of accidents on roads next to Swindon's shrouded speed cameras is the same now as when they were active, according to council figures.
The five fixed cameras were covered in July last year after the Conservative-run borough council withdrew funding.
The council said it wanted to divert the money spent on cameras to alternative road safety measures.
Swindon's Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors said they would turn the cameras back on if they had the chance.
:o
Oh - and bonus point to the Tories there ...
Just started re-playing Dragon Age after a week off the PS3, quite near the end of the game I'm guessing: Except now the game keeps crashing!
Don't know what's to blame, the disc has no visible scratches (and hasn't been removed since I played it last), but suspicious that last night did a software update to the PS3 itself and now its crashing :(
Why do modern consoles need so many updates? My NES coped fine for over a decade without ever having one. OK a bit fatuous perhaps, no internet, but still ... :(
Technology's a wee bit more complex these days, plus the corporations have to shove everything out the door as soon as possible so bugs and such remain, never mind optimizing for the capabilities of the hardware before launch, etc.Quote:
Why do modern consoles need so many updates?
With the NES and SNES the 'updates' were on the shoulders of the game devs who spent years squeezing out every last bit of performance from the machine's hardware; see Kirby's Dream Land 3 for the SNES, for example.
I do get irritated that it seems every time I have the urge to play a game on the PS3, there's another update and I have to wait 10 minutes for it to finish.
After 3 attempts to play my game I gave up :(
Will check another day whether another game works.
To be fair, the accident rate at any point doesn't look high enough to make an argument for cameras, pro or con. They'd need to do a much bigger study to be able to assess accident rate vis a vis speed cameras.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timbuk2
Gotta love people trying to make statistical arguments from tiny data sets. And no, I'm not taking a position either way, just pointing out that nobody should be able to claim jack from this.
Half a year is a decent enough time period to draw conclusions from. The main flaw in that "study" is that it doesn't say what the accident rate was before the cameras were installed. For all we know, the accident rate was abnormally high during that time period, and has just returned to the mean now. Another issue is that the half a year that had the cameras might, on average, have more accidents than the half year where they weren't installed (in any year, not just this one).. There's also the problem of a pretty small sample size (7 accidents in half a year), which suggests that pure chance could have been responsible for the difference.
In my haste to make things safe for baby, I cut the cords on the blinds in her room too short, so they won't go down all the way. Hubby is now having to add extra cord to both blinds.
:mad:
Aw. But that's sweet, cat. You'll be a good mommy :heart:
I've seen a rather alarming amount of 3.30 firmware complaints. With Sony, you need to watch what you're updating into. 3.30's focus was adding 3D game support (warning sign for game breakage), while keeping 3D movies disabled, and the update before that was only released to disable the OtherOS feature (but I think you own a slim anyway). Most of the time Sony doesn't force updates like Microsoft, so if you don't use the feature don't rush to update.Quote:
Originally Posted by RandBlade
Of course, now that you're on firmware 3.30, Sony doesn't need further permission to fuck with your property.
Got to love those EULAs.Quote:
From time to time, SCE may provide updates, upgrades or services to your PS3™ system to ensure it is functioning properly in accordance with SCE guidelines or provide you with new offerings.
Some services may be provided automatically without notice when you are online, and others may be available to you through SCE's online network or authorized channels. Without limitation, services may include the provision of the latest update or download of new release that may include security patches, new technology or revised settings and features which may prevent access to unauthorized or pirated content, or use of unauthorized hardware or software in connection with the PS3™ system.
Additionally, you may not be able to view your own content if it includes or displays content that is protected by authentication technology. Some services may change your current settings, cause a loss of data or content, or cause some loss of functionality. It is recommended that you regularly back up any data on the hard disk that is of a type that can be backed up.
30 year old windows suck :mad: Brent managed to punch a hole in one with a quarter machine bouncy ball. Glass Docter wants $200 to replace the 15"x16" pane.
FFFFUUUUU
Guess you probably saw on /. the other day (yesterday?) that Sony's had their fist class action lawsuit filed against them over the 3.30 update (remove other OS feature).Quote:
Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer
So, there ya go Rand... maybe you can get yourself attached to that class action and get a $25 check (or whatever) from Sony in a few years. As compensation for their shitty, crash-tastic gaming experience Gah. Death to consoles. Computer >> any gaming console.
Duct Tape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer
The portfolio website I'm building for myself has, unless when I finally show it everybody hates the feature, a small semi-transparent navigation bar that is fixed at the top of the page. When you scroll, it stays there, like your tabs or address bar stays there. I've given users the option to toggle its visibility in case they find its getting in the way (again, if it turns out people hate it outright, I'm just going to change it so it behaves like every other address bar). The problem is that I would like to be able to pass its state between different pages, so that if you hide it on the index page, its still hidden when you click a link to the résumé page. I've discovered that you can do this using query strings, however...I can't find any clear sources of how to easily get the data in query string using javascript. Well, nothing as absurdly easy as php which seems to simply be using: htmlspecialchars($_GET["your query string value here"]).
So in php if I had, for example: www.theworldforgotten.com/somepage.php?pagenumber=1 ...in the address bar, I could use: htmlspecialchars($_GET["pagenumber"]) ...and it would return a value of 1. The javascript I've found so far is paragraphs of code that makes relatively little sense to me due to the lack of a true knowledge of programming. :sour:
Edit: While away I've come up with what I think is a rather inelegant solution. Use php to get the values of the query string, and use those values in an echo that makes a javascript. :sour:
Right, blame it on the kid. :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer
Passing variables, eh? Sounds like something any *real* programming language can do. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Illusions
I'm positively giddy that my contempt of j* is demonstrated to be well-founded yet again. :D
But, to be fair, the easiest way with JS is to put the variable in the url.
Longer tutorial at the link, blah blah, click linky if any of that looks useful to your site.Quote:
If the next page is accessed through a link, then the <a> tag can be used alone.
<a href="redirect.html?page=1">Page 1</a>
<a href="redirect.html?page=2">Page 2</a>
<a href="redirect.html?page=3">Page 3</a>
etc.
The other way is through form values. For your form tag:
<form name="tform" action="redirect.html" method="get">
<select name="page">
<option value="1" selected="selected">Page 1</option>
<option value="2">Page 2</option>
<option value="3">Page 3</option>
</select><br>
<input type="submit" value="Go!">
</form>
Stupid mektek installer not working has wasted the last three hours of my life. urghhhhhh
Thanks for the link. I'll give it a try if my combo PHP/Javascript thing doesn't work out. I think I've entered the realm of that one meme with xzibit though. I've wrote code (PHP) that writes code (javascript), that writes more code (HTML). :sour:Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenCain
I can't sleep. Oh, and I hate that most meaningless of words "meme".
We just used a clothes peg to keep the cords up high out of reach when our kids were little.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catgrrl
Those child proof latches on the cupboard doors in the kitchen, laundry and bathroom were a cheap and effective idea too - though they take some getting used to.
My kids are teenagers now though so making it "safe" for them involves hiding all the good snacks long enough for US to get some - I swear they eat their body weight in food each week!
[edit] My groove is a little messed by the fact my son can now get his Learners Permit to drive a car...
Had to take the wedding band off. :( Since I'm left-handed, that hand swells more than the right. With the weather getting warm, and the preggo swelling beginning, I think its better to take it off now than have to cut it off later. I've got it on a necklace around my neck, but I still feel naked without it. I rarely ever take the ring off.
So
How you doin'?
Heh. :up:
I can imagine the meatloaf crammed in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Catgrrl
Yes, meatloaf is the technical term.
Even easier way: Use cookies / sessions. That's what they're there for since HTTP is stateless.Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenCain
And, Cain, it's not a question of the language involved, it's a limitation of the protocol used.
Like I'm gonna let facts get in the way of mocking j*.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khendraja'aro
(Though, as noted, it *is* somewhat an issue of language used, as it's trivially easy to do in PHP.)
It's equally easy in Javascript. Cookies / Sessions, done.Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenCain
document.cookie = "whatever";
So, you're saying that creating a cookie and then fetching the variable from it is as easy as "$_GET[variable]"? Seems like you add at least one step with the cookie thing. :|
What is this compulsion you have with talking out of your ass?
It's considered bad form to pass such variables in the query string because an URI beyond 255 characters may not be supported by all clients (the actual limit varies depending on platform and browser)Quote:
Originally Posted by CitizenCain
And, my dear, I know what I'm talking about here and you're the one trolling. As I said before, there is a place for client-side variable storage - and that is the session / cookie. You're trying to shoehorn something into a method it's not meant for. I mean, would you store a username/password hash in the query string as well? That just asks for a cross-site scripting attack. Best not even to begin with such things.
Furthermore, you're forgetting that he has to create a query string somehow. That will become more complicated as he adds more variables.