Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:09:53 +0000 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: Chip Morton <tech_info@threespace.com> Cc: FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Free BSD Message-ID: <200203181309.g2ID9rH5022693@grimreaper.grondar.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20020316100234.01b21638@threespace.com> ; from Chip Morton <tech_info@threespace.com> "Sat, 16 Mar 2002 10:32:14 CST." References: <4.3.2.7.2.20020316100234.01b21638@threespace.com>
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This _is_ -chat, so here goes: :-) > I read an article in which an engineer at one of the major American car > manufacturers said that response time could be improved by placing > braking/acceleration controls on the steering wheel. He argued that the > time required for the driver to move his feet was significant in decisions > requiring split-second responses. But you know how many car makers were > interested in adopting his idea? Zero! Because nobody wants to relearn > how to use his hands rather than his feet to drive the car. I sure > wouldn't rent/buy one. Actually, my car has got hand controls, and I was very intersted in learning how to use them. AND - my ability to hit the brakes is one heck of a lot faster than foot-brakes. My right hand holds the brake "pedal" permanently. Back to the GUI thread. I've said my bit. M -- o Mark Murray \_ O.\_ Warning: this .sig is umop ap!sdn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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