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i don't think "innovation" is high on the list of desireable design features for the typical mid to high end cruising sailboat buyer...

Cruising sailors are (mostly) pretty conservative when it comes to what they want in a boat.

and with good reason - their life can depend on the boat.

how much innovation do you want in the next airliner you board?

changes tend to be slow evolutionary modifications from something known to work well..., not radical departures

Hey boothy.

not sure what's its like over there in seppo land -- but down here, roads are paid from consolidated revenue (ie: NOT drivers), I have insurance, and I'll pass any smog check you care to toss at me.

oh.. and get fucked.

 

It's the same way here, the property taxes and distributed taxes pay for a solid chunk of the roads and maintenance. Part of it is paid by registration and pump tax.

 

But for some reason, otherwish intelligent people lose like 50 IQ points the second they get into their trucks.

 

Some states are better than others ... in Colorado and Washington there are road rules that require drivers to give several feet to cyclists, to wait and slow if they have to, and if they do that typical "blow-by and yell" they can lose their license. So yeah, Booth, please visit Colorado and do your thing, more than likely you'll drive in, but you'll walk home.

also - a substantial portion of the money spent on roads is spent to repair the damage done by heavy trucks and SUV's  -  commuter cyclists arguably save the taxpayer money by getting to work without damaging the roads.

they also might save you money by not competing with you for gasoline - they lower the demand for gasoline, and therefore  lower the price - if only marginally.

in other countries where commuting by bike is more common, it might be a bigger effect.

i am not a commuting cyclist - i do it for fun.

but - i am saving everyone money by being healthier and subsidizing the healthcare costs of couch potatoes 

i'm not that young, and recently had a health evaluation by my insurance company - i scored 100% - based on weight, cholesterol, lung capacity, blood pressure, pulse rate and a bunch of other things.

i got a few bucks back for taking the test - but not for my result. everyone who took the test got the small refund - even the couch potatoes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

it worked for me

 

 
 
So you felt the need to tell me to get fuked 'cuz I hate cyclists on the g-damn roads? You know, the fuking roads that were designed for cars? Jfc, and for all these years I thought Duncan was a man's name....

 

they were originally designed for horses.

Now fuck off and get back in your pickup.

 

 

I see evolution caught you completely off guard.....

many studies of transportation efficiency have concluded that the bicycle is the most efficient means of transportation ever invented - much more efficient even than walking!

I figure that makes it pretty advanced in terms of evolution.

handling protests on the water with 360's only works if everyone agrees that there was a foul, and who if so, who was at fault.

because this isn't always the case, you need a way to settle them when the racing is done.

that doesn't mean that you have to have a "formal" hearing - plenty of fleets find a way to have informal hearings that can be fun and educational.

often they are open to everyone, and are held with a beer in hand.

the atmosphere should be _friendly_, and not too adversarial - that means if you lose, accept it with a big smile on your face!

also 

these is the chip they use http://www.ftdichip.com

 

you can download the x64 drivers there if you rather go the USB way

are you saying that if i download a driver from that link, i can use a 64 bit laptop for a USB HLink connection?

that is I wouldn't need to use the serial out from B&G, with a serial-USB adapter...?