Classic line from Hackers.
That movie changed my life trajectory 20 years ago.
I still have trouble reconciling how terrible it is with how great it is.
I still watch it once every couple of years, still love / hate it.
Snoop unto them as they snoop unto you
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#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
The argument is not that the law isn’t technically followable. The argument is that the law is not based on safety and is capricious and designed to catch and fine people, which could justify ways of avoiding getting caught.
The argument from OP was: > the odds you get a ticket from a hidden camera are very low if you just respect the speed limits And the comment I was responding to was about how speed limits are unreasonable. So I maintain that the comment did not refute OP's point. The reasonableness of the speed limits is irrelevant to whether or not you get fewer tickets when you drive below the posted speed limit.
This is the driving equivalent of "just follow instructions"; you're ignoring that they are intentionally making the speed limits difficult to respect in order so that they can ticket you. Telling people not to get tricked is just victim blaming.
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#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
Keep right except to pass and you won't have a problem.
Seriously. Why can't people in NA follow this basic, simple protocol? It makes driving so much easier in every way. Need to slow down because your turn is coming? No problem, move over to the right. Want to actually get somewhere sometime today? Pass and then return to the lane you were in. It's so easy! Imagine actually having protocols around traffic flow, and following them! Just wait until you hear about roundabo…
> Why can't people in NA follow this basic, simple protocol?
In Germany you get fined and ticketed for it. In NA you don't. It's that simple.
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
I used to think this before I moved to the Eastern seabord of the US. Many freeways have the speed limits randomly oscillate to values ranging from 50 to 75 with the flow of traffic pretending the speed limit is always 65. There are definitely speed traps set up in many unexpected 55 zones which I only know to slow down at from familiarity.
In western Virginia they sit at the bottom of hills and give tickets to out of state plates that go over the limit by any amount.
Anywhere in Virginia along the North Carolina border area is at extreme risk for out of state tags.
Re: Snoop unto them as they snoop unto you
#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
The argument from OP was: > the odds you get a ticket from a hidden camera are very low if you just respect the speed limits And the comment I was responding to was about how speed limits are unreasonable. So I maintain that the comment did not refute OP's point. The reasonableness of the speed limits is irrelevant to whether or not you get fewer tickets when you drive below the posted speed limit.
This is the driving equivalent of "just follow instructions"; you're ignoring that they are intentionally making the speed limits difficult to respect in order so that they can ticket you. Telling people not to get tricked is just victim blaming.
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#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
That movie changed my life trajectory 20 years ago.
I still have trouble reconciling how terrible it is with how great it is. I still watch it once every couple of years, still love / hate it.
"A rabbit is in the administration system." "Send a flu shot."
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#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Many speed limits are set lower than they need to be. ...the only correct response to which is to contact the state government and complain while continuing to respect the law. Breaking the law while remaining silent is diametrically opposed to the democratic system that the US, at least, aspires to. > need to be ...oh, and vehicle inefficiency increases superlinearly with speed[1]. Until the majority of the vehicl…
> the only correct response to which is to contact the state government and complain while continuing to respect the law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience > Any man who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community on the injustice of the law is at that moment expressing the very highest respect for the la…
Can a speed limit be unjust?
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#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
Found the guy the rest of us are swerving around unsafely because he’s driving too slow.
Found the guy who's going to kill someone's kid and blame anyone but himself.
Found two people who could have made their reasonable points in more productive ways.
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#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
That movie changed my life trajectory 20 years ago.
I still have trouble reconciling how terrible it is with how great it is. I still watch it once every couple of years, still love / hate it.
It's hilarious fun, and will be 28 years old on Sep 15.
For those who might have missed them, these may be entertaining, if not inspiring: www.ign.com/articles/best-hacker-movies
Re: Snoop unto them as they snoop unto you
#100If only we could know what this was about without having to view the video.