patrick.net

Hmmm, then we need to figure out a way to make the project initially successful. There must be an avenue to that.

Call it Crazy says

It is true that people get run over by cars travelling in reverse all the time. But the number of people so-killed is small; 15 or so a year

That number is BS.

Actual number is over 200, many of which are young children, but some of them are geezers too, and the number of injuries per year is about 15,000:

This mandate was driven by the fact that an average of 210 people are killed each year in the United States by ‘backover crashes’ in addition to causing an average of 15,000 injuries. Even worse, nearly a third of the fatalities are young children under the age of five. On the opposite end of the age spectrum, approximately one fourth of the fatalities are older adults at least 70 years of age.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/new-cars-required-rear-view-cameras-2018/

Call it Crazy says

Nice link to the data....

Yeah, I hit ctrl-V, but it didn't paste the first time, it's there now. My bad. But there's no reason for you to be a dick about it.

This CNBC article goes through great pains to use the word "allocated." Presumably that means it's not the same as the amount spent. I'd be more interested in the latter.

Agree that Cash for Clunkers and that almost any tax credit towards housing buys is likely not going to be cost effective, but I'm not sure how those are related.

corntrollio says

This CNBC article goes through great pains to use the word "allocated." Presumably that means it's not the same as the amount spent. I'd be more interested in the latter.

He is right Call Crazy.
Oregon has an allocation of $303 million. You could, after the first person enrollls, say that the average cost per enrollee is $303 million.

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

USPS? Every time I turn on the TV or web, there's some howling psychopath demanding it be disbanded and its pensions looted.

That's despite the fact that our postal workforce has shrunk greatly in the last several years, and the service has reduced costs in other ways by eliminating high costs services, which does mean fewer blue boxes and that people in remote areas must work harder to get their mail sometimes.

People are also uninformed. It's fucking cheap to send letters and packages in the US compared to many other developed countries, and the US is a hell of a lot bigger than many of those.

hrhjuliet says

Hmmm, then we need to figure out a way to make the project initially successful. There must be an avenue to that.

It's essentially the same problem with any Internet endeavor. Everyone is on Facebook because everyone else is on Facebook. Everyone uses Skype because everyone else has a Skype account.

Call it Crazy says

What Happens When "The Workers" Just Don't Care Anymore?

They start posting on Patrick.net.

Call it Crazy says

Maybe the fact that 70 million Americans are on mind-altering drugs has something to do with it.

150 million Americans are on mind-altering drugs. The majority of adult Americans drink alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is a mind-altering drug. That's the whole point of it. It tastes like shit, so the only reason to drink it is to alter your mind.

Call it Crazy says

The level of sloth, laziness and apathy that we are witnessing in this country is absolutely mind-numbing.

The grunt worker knows the system is rigged and no matter how much he wealth he produces, he won't get ahead. What did you expect to happen?

Capitalism rewards only one thing: bargaining power. It does not reward wealth production. If you want to be rich, don't do anything productive. Get real good at playing zero-sum games, especially with other people's money. That's the way America works, so why should Americans actually do work?

sbh says

So true. I proclaim that I'm a genius and am always right. Here's the supporting link:

http://patrick.net/?p=1240706&c=1070532#comment-1070532

Yeah, a link can be a piece of shit too. The one Call it Crazy sent didn't even pass the sniff test. I doubt the price is even $135 per too, and ignoring injuries is also silly, in addition to ancillary effects. I believe the estimate I read somewhere for cars that already have an LCD screen (a huge number these days because even the infotainment is now basically a big LCD), the price is about $45/car, but even that sounds high since it's basically a shitty weather-sealed webcam hooked up to your reverse switch (convenient since your white backup lights already are hooked up). Even subcompacts/compacts I've rented lately have an LCD already.

In any case, when it comes to auto regulation, it's not just about what the government wants qua the government. It's also about what insurance company lobbyists want. The insurance companies are the ones that have been driving a lot of the crash test regulations, just as one example.

Note that Honda was already looking to get this almost in every model by MY 2013 -- something like 94% of their cars and 100% of their SUVs/Ridgeline.

sbh says

I proclaim that I'm a genius and am always right.

You're doing it wrong.

corntrollio says

I doubt the price is even $135 per too, and ignoring injuries is also silly, in
addition to ancillary effects. I believe the estimate I read somewhere for cars
that already have an LCD screen (a huge number these days because even the
infotainment is now basically a big LCD), the price is about $45/car,

This. TFT displays and cameras are almost cheap as sand now; a standalone entry level system could be cobbled together for less than dinner for two at Golden Corral. Most cars have a large display already, as well as being CAN equipped. Adding in a rear camera amounts to stubbing out a connector from the existing rear electronic module, and adding a few lines of software to a few modules.

That said, I think the effectiveness of the cameras will be offset by the side effects of people losing the habit of looking over their shoulders while backing, ever.

How many of those suicides were caused by the toxic SSRI placebos that they had been prescribed as part of their existing "benefits," and which have been shown to double the risk of suicidality? Veterans can face a number of risks; diet and exercise help a lot, but legislative "benefits" accrue mainly to lobbyists, especially PhRMA.

Dallas is nice, not as nice as Houston or Austin, but it's very clean and friendly.

Makes sense, but somehow Facebook got everyone to leave MySpace, and now all my students live on Instagram. The question is how did they do it?

Really, with the tools we have today, as long as you have a lawyer and a title company, and MLS listings can be viewed by sellers and utilized by buyers, why bother paying a real estate agent more than most people make in a year to do practically nothing.

Sellers can use: http://www.homeownersrealty.com/system/login.aspx?redir=&msg=You+must+have+paid+access+to+use+this+feature.
There are other sites like this.

Buyers can simply use Zillow. Things come up there just as quickly as they do on my cousin's, who is a real estate agent, automated listing program.

So why on earth would you use a real estate agent? For what?

They should stop eating cheese burgers and get out and run.
Shop at wholefoods, and get out and volunteer in the community.
They wouldn't have these problems if they rode a bicycle.

If it needs a cartoon to explain it, then it's a fuck over fuck job.
The Assholes only retort to criticim is always a chart minus any data to prove the graph, and when that is put to scrutiny, we're given a Cartoon calling us Stupid.

Thanks for helping me see the Error of my ways, that Cartoon really cleared things up. You guys are more Nutz than I ever realized.

jazz music says

curious2 says

How many of those suicides were caused by

What is your point?

1. GOP cuts benefits to vets so that less suicides would occur?

2. Less access to medicine results in healthier vets?

3. What?

Less access to western medicine often does result in better health. That crap will kill you

Heck yeah it is. I could sell my place here and live like a Queen there.

Kinda sad that only UK news outlets are reporting on the validity of the numbers.

We are living in bizarro world.

Who cares what it costs when you can get a 0 down loan with no PMI ;-)

https://www.nasafcu.com/mortgagecenter/

Is there any indication that these properties are actually producing the anticipated income for the institutional investors?

I agree that so long as the return is seen, they might start buying again if prices fall.

I guess that might have something to do with what happens with organic buyers. Would investors swoop back and run prices up again if they were the only ones in the market?

jazz music says

1,900 veterans have committed suicide since January 1, 2014

Really ? That's hard to believe ? Awfully tragic if true.

HAve we had a 3 month period since 2001, when that many of our troops died Iraq and Afghanistan combined ?

HeadSet says

ALL A REALTOR DOES IS FIND A BUYER

Not really. All a realtor does is sign a contract, then wait for buyers to come along. All a buyer's agent does is hope someone comes along that wants to buy a house.

Realtors are obsolete. Just like those people who go to H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt, etc. for their taxes to be done. Sheeple obviously don't realize that the person who is doing their taxes is a seasonal worker with little or no tax experience who plugs information into a computer program and tells you the same info that the tax programs provide for free.

There's a sucker born every minute.

Wait a minute: 850k previously uninsured have joined and paid. But how many of the 7.1M were previously uninsured, and just haven't paid yet?

The numbers given do not provide a complete picyure of what is going on.

Tried to use entitle direct on two refis - both times they were cheaper than anyone else. One lender allowed it, the other "mortgage banker" did not. Shittibank (ticker symbol C) allowed it. Even shittier American Interbanc refused, citing ED's self-insured status. (The article implies they are insured by Lloyd's, but I don't believe that is true wrt Entitle Direct - maybe it is for one or more of their competitors.)

Go go FSBO!

elliemae says

Not really. All a realtor does is sign a contract, then wait for buyers to come along. All a buyer's agent does is hope someone comes along that wants to buy a house.

What you wrote are attributes of a seller's agent. A buyer's agent works with people wanting to purchase homes, by presenting listings and driving clients to properties.

What I would like to see happen is that sellers pay a flat fee to list, and those buyers that feel they need an agent pay for the agent themselves.

Slam dunk!

Bush Gives Medal of Freedom to 'Pivotal' Iraq Figures

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63623-2004Dec14.html

CaptainShuddup says

They should stop eating cheese burgers and get out and run.

Shop at wholefoods, and get out and volunteer in the community.

They wouldn't have these problems if they rode a bicycle.

That's hilarious, you jackass.

American in Japan says

Go go FSBO!

Welcome back, AIJ.

Call it Crazy says

justme says

Wait a minute: 850k previously uninsured have joined and paid. But how many of the 7.1M were previously uninsured, and just haven't paid yet?

The numbers given do not provide a complete picyure of what is going on.

You tell US why they have been hiding that number??

One report I saw said that 25% were previously uninsured, so that would make roughly 1.7 million NEW insured...

So, 5.4 million previously had insurance that was cancelled and they just re-signed up on the Obamacare web site...

1.7 million is a long way off from the 30 Million to 40 Million Obama said would get insurance with his awesome program....

You miss the point entirely. Less than .3% of the population went from uninsured to insured, pretty much an insignificant number. So what was the point of this entire exercise? Hmmm. How many people are now having their premiums subsidized? Who are these people that are now getting subsidized health care insurance? Maybe they are in the lower income levels. Maybe they are democrats. Maybe they are voters. What? Politicians buying votes with taxpayer money. Shocking. Say it ain't so joe. I really don't see how anyone could have missed the fact that obamacare was first and foremost a vote buying scheme.

I don't know if it's bad or good. I'm worried that this will turn politics into a bidding system of plutocracy, but I'm sure that already happens anyway so who knows what this will mean...

I have been reading here all along, but I was posting more to Japantoday.com. I will post again soon.

HeadSet says

A buyer's agent works with people wanting to purchase homes, by presenting listings and driving clients to properties.

Sure, they look at the mls and in the paper and fsbo sites and drive-bys - but they only show those homes where they'll get a commission. And they don't leave their seat to do it. They also favor listings with higher commissions or those that are "in-shop.' In other words, they don't do much for you.

FSBO is the way to go.

An unmitigated disaster, and the greatest cover-up in the history of human civilization.

This will surely destroy the entire solar system, and quite possibly the entire Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. Indeed: the entire local group of galaxies will never be the same.

If only we could have the Republican plan for health care, which is described as follows:

It is do-able selling your own house and yes the buyer will benefit too without 2 realtors cutting into the price. Orange
county prices have exploded here because of those commissions.
asking prices are 16% too high on a $500k house that's $80,000.

sbh says

In general we should be able to do as we please with our money, but at some point politicians will insulate themselves from the electorate by exploiting donors and redistricting.

That's what I'm worried about. Bribery won't really go away, and we are just making it easier.