notauser

17 ms·

31.
by notauser 9y ago
By harshly punishing drivers you provide a deterrent against the next accident. It makes sure that drivers have both an atruistic reason (preventing an accident) and selfish reason (preventing their license being revoked) to pay attention.
32.
by notauser 9y ago
In the UK, we've recently had a very rare case of a cyclists killing a pedestrian. The cyclist was highly irrsponsible - he had only one brake, and the law requires two. As a result he was jailed for 18 months [1]. I think his convicti
33.
by notauser 9y ago
This is the same problem with the cookie law in Europe. They allowed one single, generic, disclaimer which every site pops up. If they'd demanded: - a separate disclaimer for each domain (or at least company) setting a cookie - a descr
34.
by notauser 9y ago
Your comment is a fine example of the article's point. You (and I) may need to work. But that doesn't mean there's not a large gap between us and the "poor". Take myself for an example - I own half my house and the
35.
by notauser 9y ago
This happens with cargo vans in the US, which are imported as passenger vans before being converted, to avoid a 25% tarrif on the import of cargo vans. http://blog.caranddriver.com/feds-watching-fords-run-around-... However
36.
by notauser 9y ago
Taxing vehicle use is a great idea, but vehicle ownership also has negative externalities which means it is appropriate to tax buying or owning a car including: - Polution created by making a car. - Cost of parking, especially in cities:
37.
by notauser 9y ago
Sales Engineer was the lowest I could see - 0.4% risk of automation. Much better than 3.5% for lawyers and 13% for software developers.
38.
by notauser 9y ago
I used a Mobike when visiting Guangzhou last year. It is amazing how fast they've overtaken the city. They seemed to be everywhere and ridden by huge numbers of people. I'm a pretty frequent Boris Bike user in London (500 miles a
39.
by notauser 10y ago
Agreed. I've given an Uber driver a 1 rating after he jumped a red light and almost hit a cyclist. If someone drives badly they need a different career and rating them highly regardless just makes sure the feedback system doesn't
40.
by notauser 10y ago
3 tube lines (soon 5) are running an all-night service on Friday and Saturday nights. https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-improvements/what-we-are-do... They can't do it all week because of maintenance requireme
41.
by notauser 10y ago
Well everyone feels different ways about these things. The winding streets slow traffic down, making it safer to cycle around when compared to the fast and wide roads of New York. They also block wind meaning we don't get driving rain
42.
by notauser 10y ago
VAT "Value Added Tax" is designed to avoid exactly that issue. Imagine a product which requires two processes, A and B. Raw materials cost 1 After process A is done, the value of the intermediate output is now 11 After pro
43.
by notauser 11y ago
Software Engineer | http://digitalbarriers.com | Sophia Antipolis, France | ONSITE We make intrusion detection and facial recognition analytics based on a variety of approaches including deep learning. You will work on the devel
44.
by notauser 11y ago
My medical friends spend quite a lot of unpaid time studying, or at conferences. The accountants I know spend a lot of unpaid overtime meeting clients (networking being the key professional skill for Big 4 accountants). Pretty much every pr
45.
by notauser 11y ago
You can use United miles to buy tickets on Thai, Lufthansa and ANA, all of which are superb. (I used my last lot on two first class tickets to Tokyo which would have cost a lot more than $12k each if bought for cash.)
46.
by notauser 11y ago
It is a problem for cycles too - at least road bikes with thin tires. I found these figures for road bike theoretical max cornering speeds - road bike with Continental GP4000 700x213c tires, rider weight of 180 lbs., tire pressure 105lbs, c
47.
by notauser 11y ago
I'm not sure that "English" deserves to be written off as a joke. I was born in England and have had to work at developing a "mid-Atlantic" English accent to make it easier for Americans to understand me on the phon
48.
by notauser 11y ago
If you are interested in art and Napoleon (especially satirical prints and their effect on the politics and war of that time) then the British Museum has a temporary exhibition on "Bonaparte and the British" showing many cartoons
49.
by notauser 11y ago
A few lucky UK students had a negative interest rate for a while. http://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/aug/31/student-loans-i...
50.
by notauser 11y ago
They sometimes active the Open Door buttons at outdoor stations when it is very cold / snowing. For example I've been on an underground train where this happened at Hendon station on the Northern Line.
51.
Getting every London landmark in a single photo(sys-eng.co.uk)
1 points by notauser 11y ago|0 comments
52.
Quick changes, bad docs and system too large to test results in actual explosion(sys-eng.co.uk)
1 points by notauser 12y ago|0 comments
53.
Blast Furnace Explosions(sys-eng.co.uk)
1 points by notauser 12y ago|0 comments
54.
by notauser 12y ago
I recently bought an EC Technology foldable keyboard. It folds in three sections so I think it is smaller than the Microsoft one. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00QRQZQR8?psc=1&redirect... When folded it
55.
by notauser 12y ago
They've also picked a photo of downtown Guangzhou on a smoggy day (because all Chinese cities are polluted, don't you know...) In actual fact it gets about 10 times fewer smoggy days than Beijing. Still bad, but I have found the w
56.
by notauser 12y ago
They also clean up Enron type companies. It's very different from just doing annual accounts for small businesses! Big 4 Forensic Accountants: - Investigate fraud. - Quantify accidental or deliberate changes in company valuations betwe
57.
by notauser 12y ago
I have a Thinkpad X1 Carbon (with real F keys) and I love it. It is solidly built, very easy to pack, and the keyboard is great for an ultrabook. The trackpad is also good. I also have a Yoga 2 Pro, which was great value for money and prett
58.
by notauser 12y ago
The direct link didn't work for me, but it did work fine when I cut and paste the URL into the form on the proxy web site.
59.
by notauser 12y ago
Unfortunately "big engineering" is 10% fun and 90% filling out paperwork - and with a few exceptions the paperwork part is the only bit that offers any career progression. Documentaries rarely bother filming the 200 guys who spend
60.
by notauser 12y ago
If you like this, then you'll really like the series currently running on the BBC about the crossrail excavation - they have some great video of the TBMs in operation. http://www.crossrail.co.uk/news/articles/

More ›