Comments on: British Thought Police Look to Ban YouTube Hoonage

By: Frank Williams

Frank Williams — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:54:50 +0000

Mirko Reinhardt :
That looks like a Vette dashboard to me.

Give the man a cee-gar! It’s a Z06 to be specific.

By: Mirko Reinhardt

Mirko Reinhardt — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:10:28 +0000

That looks like a Vette dashboard to me.

By: mor2bz

mor2bz — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:20:50 +0000

i have been watching motorcycles weaving in and
out of traffic on youtube, going anywhere between
130 and 190 mph. scary stuff, kinda hard to sleep
after watching.

my german is nicht so gute/ just how fast is this
gentleman going? what kind of car? thanks

By: Virtual Insanity

Virtual Insanity — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:18:46 +0000

So…uh…when YouTube doesn’t take them down, whats the Crown gonna do? Ban YouTube? Free England YouTube? A revolt?

Or will it just be like the British Police?

“Stop, or I shall be forced to say stop again!”

By: TexasAg03

TexasAg03 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:34:34 +0000

OK, I guess I’m being picky. Derestrict is a verb, unrestricted is an adjective. Derestricted isn’t anything. I just hadn’t seen derestricted used before.

I would never use the terminology, but that’s what I have always seen when referencing the sections of the Autobahn with no limit.

By: TexasAg03

TexasAg03 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:27:08 +0000

I don’t know what “dictionary.com” is, but I have the Unabridged Oxford English Dictionary–the 20- volume version (mine is miniaturized, needs a magnifying glass to be read). Neither derestrict nor derestricted are in it, and the OED is universally considered to be the last word in lexography.

Dictionary.com is a site that looks up words using multiple sources. The source for ‘derestrict’ is WordNet which is run by Princeton University. Here is the reference:

derestrict

verb
make free from restrictions [ant: restrict]

I found this at Webster’s site:

derestrict
One entry found.

derestrict

Main Entry:
derestrict

derestrict can be found at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com.

Of course, the unabridged version is not free.

“Lexography” probably isn’t in it either…

Dictionary.com and Webster have no results for ‘lexography’.

By: Stephan Wilkinson

Stephan Wilkinson — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:55:09 +0000

“Lexography” probably isn’t in it either…

By: djkronik57

djkronik57 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:53:45 +0000

Yeah, wait till they try to slap you with a speeding ticket based on your cell phone company’s data.

By: Juniper

Juniper — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:16:56 +0000

OK, I guess I’m being picky. Derestrict is a verb, unrestricted is an adjective. Derestricted isn’t anything. I just hadn’t seen derestricted used before.
I’ll go away now.

By: ihatetrees

ihatetrees — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:11:49 +0000

1996MEdition:
They also show the traffic speed in that area, the majority of the time it is 10-15 mph over the posted (suggested) limit (we really don’t have traffic in Indy). The traffic guy always says “traffic is flowing at the posted speeds” with a wry smile on his face.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens as drivers’ average speed data becomes more and more public. I’ve heard cell phone companies have this info – or can ‘create’ from cell-tower swapping data.

It’d be nice to know how fast traffic moves over certain roads at certain hours over a typical weekday/weekend/holiday. Ya know, in order to ~~plan your next hoon run~~ avoid congestion…

By: 1996MEdition

1996MEdition — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:43:27 +0000

In Indianapolis, they have a traffic monitoring system on the metro area interstates that measures traffic flow. The local news stations use this information for reporting traffic tie-ups, etc. One station I watch in the AM shows a graphic indicating where traffic is flowing or congested. They also show the traffic speed in that area, the majority of the time it is 10-15 mph over the posted (suggested) limit (we really don’t have traffic in Indy). The traffic guy always says “traffic is flowing at the posted speeds” with a wry smile on his face.

By: Cavendel

Cavendel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:36:53 +0000

chuckgoolsbee :
If people or property are ACTUALLY HARMED, then by all means prosecute. But, no harm, no foul.

I don’t really agree with this logic. If two people are speeding at the same rate, and one gets unlucky and gets into an accident, why should he be punished any differently. They both broke the law in the same manner and should receive equal punishment.

I have the same issue with Drunk driving. The results of an illegal action shouldn’t have an effect on the punishment. If you break a law, then there should be a set punishment for that law.

By: CarShark

CarShark — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:22:10 +0000

There’s no speed limit on those sections.

I don’t have a problem with the police using the internet to catch criminals, either. My problem is with the British government trying to force YouTube to remove these videos. They have no right to.

The thing I’m wondering is, why is Duncan surprised that people are hiding it better? That’s just frighteningly naive.

By: chuckgoolsbee

chuckgoolsbee — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:22:02 +0000

“Derestricted” means no speed limit Juniper.

Additionally speeding in and of itself is not considered a crime by many people and many jurisdictions. In the larger scheme of things, there are far more serious crimes. Seriously, speeding is probably the most often broken law, virtually every driver exceeds a speed limit – quite probably every time they drive their car. Very few people commit robbery or murder however. Shouldn’t the police be more concerned with crimes against people and property? Driving 30 MPH over some arbitrarily set limit does no harm to anyone really, so why waste the resources of the State to investigate a victimless crime?

If people or property are ACTUALLY HARMED, then by all means prosecute. But, no harm, no foul.

–chuck

By: TexasAg03

TexasAg03 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:16:08 +0000

Also, what does “derestricted” mean?

From dictionary.com:

derestrict

verb
make free from restrictions

In other words, there is no speed limit on those sections.

By: Juniper

Juniper — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:53:17 +0000

I don’t get it. Once someone posts something on the internet it is hardly private any more. Plus if you post a “crime” you commited yourself you should be arrested for stupidity.
Also, what does “derestricted” mean?