https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/103507/is-it-inappropriate-to-shout-for-a-bus-driver-to-open-the-door-during-commute - should I flag a question for migration if I'm not sure the question is appropriate for the target site? Although that's mostly rhetorical, because I don't want to.
Although I can't really see what anyone can add there. OP already said that it made everyone around him uncomfortable, so obviously it would be better to find a way to avoid the situation, like sitting near the driver.
Once you end up in that situation, doing that seems unavoidable and it thus seems like another case of someone looking for a solution that doesn't exist.
Sounds good. I had a couple of holiday days I needed to take (or I'd lose them). Seemed a sensible choice to me. Hopefully, there won't be too many school kids.
I remember when I saw the Senna film when that came out. The cinema full of middle aged men watching the film in a respectful silence.
@Snow indeed it is.. He definitely had some valid points about some of what was going on.. I still think the actions he took in Suzuka were unacceptable though, as frustrating as the situation must have been for him. Personally I found the film a bit too one sided, but that's probably a case of me carrying into it the baggage of the way the way people deify the man
Then again, he was battling against the establishment as well as the other drivers. There's no denying his talent, but he had emotions to match it. Plus, Prost did troll him a lot.
@Snow oh definitely.. I just get annoyed by the way that he is painted as being whiter than white all the time when he clearly wasn't. He had a long established "form" for giving people the option to either jump out of his way or get involved in an accident and he was also well known as one of the paddock's masters at playing mind games with the other drivers.
It's not that I think he was a bad guy or anything like that... I guess whitewash jobs just offend my sensibilities
@Snow definitely.. Balestre was still smarting from the FISA-FOCA "war" IMHO and was throwing his weight around in the ways that he could.. the politics of the modern era are playground squabbles by comparison to the short of stuff that went on back then
and while I'm not saying that I agreed with the stewards giving into Senna's hissy fit over the location of pole it was definitely a bit of an odd thing for Balestre to intervene in such a direct manner
@Snow yeah.. I've liked some of the noises Liberty have been making but it'll be a few years before we really see any impact from them to properly judge
in related news.. I'm progressing through the championship season on F1 2015 and holy crap it's difficult to pass at Monaco.. I obviously already knew that from seeing it on TV but trying to work my way through the pack when I was upwards of 5 secs a lap quicker but just couldn't ever find room to pass rather hammered the point home
the latter was the plan... until I took my front wing off and punctured the front left.. just after the pit entrance at the end of lap one, cue an extremely slow limping lap and dropping to last
FM2 was my big timesink in that series - I picked up the all-singing/all-dancing edition of FM3 only for my XBOX to RRoD before I got chance to play it... by the time I had another I was too busy with work to really have the time to get into it. Now I'm gaming more (and have my swish new wheel/pedals setup) I'm planning on devoting some time to FM6
I haven't really played computer games for the past five years, and I'm torn between thinking it's my loss (due to the great releases) or thinking that I've been able to plough hundreds of hours of life into other pursuits
@jserv Depends on the settings. You could get Forza acting as a hard simulator, or tone things down a bit to make it playable. At the end of the day, it's a grind getting through the races.
@jserv certainly.. the setup I have includes a clutch pedal and you can buy a gear shifter to connect to the setup. I didn't bother getting it since I rarely drive in manual on games anyway
I always used to play manual in Forza, just with the automatic clutch. It's just about shift speed really. Automatic is slowest, full manual with clutch is quickest.
@jserv it would.. but only practice at the basics of working the controls.. and I can't see it replicating things like the feel for a bite point in the clutch. Realistically it would only cover the stuff you pick up in the first 3-4 lessons anyway. The rest is all about doing maneuvers and dealing with the environment of real roads like traffic and signage and all that good stuff
@Snow which perversely is the exact opposite of how it works in real cars
@jserv the tech is there..they probably could create something that would be very realistic..but it would probably be unnecessary since even if it's 80% realistic it wouldn't replace real experience and we already have a pretty good system for doing that with driving instructors and lessons in real cars
@jserv I can see it getting there.. perhaps as a CBT-style intro course that people take before getting into a real car or as an evolution of the hazard perception tests
probably the biggest hurdle to overcome from a tech point of view is getting the AI for mimicking the behavior of other road users up to snuff
the physics etc is already very well developed as is the hardware to simulate the experiences (you only have to look at the sophistication of the simulators used by F1 teams)
I thought all the "Tell me it's ok for me to be rude/mean" questions had found their home over on IPS?
It is Christmas time, and people are acting weird. My boss and a few colleagues are sending e-mails with jokes and Christmas quizzes and such. They send these to a lot of people, but only people they are in connection with.
Is it okay for me to forward this to colleagues/friends that don't work...
@Snow it'd be awesome.. I imagine it as an SE version of the "advice" voice overs from Burn Notice, of course reality would ensue and you'd just get full of creepers who want to stalk that nice girl from the supermarket because she's-totally-into-them-but-just-doesn't-know-it-yet and only by installing secretive cameras into her bedroom/shower can their true romance bloom into a thing of beauty
Is my concern valid?
Based on my experience, you do indeed have a legitimate concern. There are some companies that do not care about freelancing (what you do on your time), and others will not like it.
How can I address it?
My advice to you is leave off the freelancing projects unle...
@Snow I reserve that one for IRS scammers. I tracked one down once. Poor Vijay [last name redacted]. All of his personal information in the hands of one very irritated hacker.
Fortunately for the scammer, all I did was forward the information to the Treasure department, the Federal trade commission, and his state's attorney general.
@jserv this one was actually in America trying to scam Americans. He probably was the front for and Indian or Pakistani group. Tracking them down if they're offshore doesn't do much good. That's what scam bait groups are for :D
@Snow Great moments of snark: "You'd be easy to spot in a crowd. All I'd have to do is look for two people talking. If one of them seemed terribly, TERRIBLY bored, you'd be the other"
"You fancy yourself quite the wit. You're half right"
@Snow oh that, yeah I saw the title when browsing earlier and decided that I was never, ever, ever clicking on that. Especially not on a work computer!
but also partly because it brings us back to one of the three classic motivations for murder & mayhem - money
One thing I do like about Worldbuilding SE is that unlike the majority of the network a bit of whimsy injected into the posts is considered perfectly acceptable
If I had three wishes, the first would be for an end to war, people should stop killing each other.... My second wish, would be to end hunger, no child would ever go to be hungry..... My third wish would be for ABSOLUTE POWER OVER EVERY LIVING THING IN THE UNIVERSE
your question could be viewed as story based if one were feeling uncharitable but it can be viewed from a WB question perspective (which is how I answered it)
@MisterPositive nothing too exciting.. just arguing over whether something is story based or not:
Dateline: 2067
Setting: A research base at the bottom of the Marianas Trench
Depth: 10,000 meters.
Mission Duration: Thirty days
Note: This is a follow-up to my previous question: What would drive people to risk death in the deep?
A research base lies at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, ho...
@motosubatsu Could you be a chap and delete your answer to that question? I'll then be able to delete the question. I looks like it's going nowhere now that the lynch party has arrived.
@JoeStrazzere I'll keep praying for you. I don't know if it will help, but it can't hurt.
@DarkCygnus I'm very punchy lately. My stress level is through the roof. Too many developments. My SO's nephew has been dxed as bipolar 1 (the bad one), Getting ready to fly 2000 miles to deal with the Ex so I can see my girls for christmass, dealing with my brother's death, our company just got bought, and my health is failing.
Diabetes is raging out of control, which affects my mood.
most of the criticism I see from other fans is about it not being "faithful" but to me that misses the point - Douglas Adams always enjoyed giving his work different spins in different media and that's what he did with the film
"taking itself too seriously" is probably the furthest thing from my mind with it really.. but YMMV
@TheSnarkKnight yeah agreed.. I always thought of him as being someone who comes off a bit kooky because he's been exposed to all the differing insanity across the universe and therefore has no compunction to adhere to any given social contract
@TheSnarkKnight Thanks. I think I mentioned before that I'm not a believer. But I truly appreciate the thoughts, and if prayer is your thing, I thank you for that too.
@JoeStrazzere yes, you mentioned it and you said you didn't mind, so I will continue to do so. I do hope you get through this time with few difficulties and have a full recovery.
It is Christmas time, and people are acting weird. My boss and a few colleagues are sending e-mails with jokes and Christmas quizzes and such. They send these to a lot of people, but only people they are in connection with.
Is it okay for me to forward this to colleagues/friends that don't work...
Is my concern valid?
Based on my experience, you do indeed have a legitimate concern. There are some companies that do not care about freelancing (what you do on your time), and others will not like it.
How can I address it?
My advice to you is leave off the freelancing projects unle...
Dateline: 2067
Setting: A research base at the bottom of the Marianas Trench
Depth: 10,000 meters.
Mission Duration: Thirty days
Note: This is a follow-up to my previous question: What would drive people to risk death in the deep?
A research base lies at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, ho...
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