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Old 05-23-2015, 11:54 AM   #133 (permalink)
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The automotive reset currently is to disconnect the negative battery cable.
Yes I have read the Foundation series and my son is reading it now so we discuss it.
Yes there is a disconnect between traditional public education and socialism.

Some of you might want to read the Hugo winning short story "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster. As for education policy we are in a fight over the Common Core mess. The objection is to education being used for political indoctrination. If it just doesn't work we will not keep trying to use it. Either we fix it or find something else that does work.

One reason I have never been involved in a serious accident is that I don't assume it can't happen. Some of us do look for softer places to land or reducing the angle of impact. I guard my safety space carefully. That may mean letting some one pass or flipping on the hazard flashers if some one is following too close. Allow 3 seconds for spacing. Technology will never wholly compensate for inadequate training.

The recent rash of commuter train accidents should remind us that even good systems are not perfect.
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