Jobs has exploited a loophole that allows people in the public interest to drive without number plates. Apparently his plates were stolen quite often as "mementos" and he got some sort of approval to not have them.
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Our King is coming back. In June.
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Have you seen this ?
Our King is coming back. In June.http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1564/jobsking.jpg
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Google is quite adamant that NOBODY in Cali gets this. And what are his plates anyway? I doubt that he has APPLE1 or something like that. No point having a boffo plate if you can't use it.
This is great news! I'm really hoping for an appearance at WWDC, even if it's a quick one. Welcome back, Steve!
Where did I say Cali was in the UK? And which part do you think is an urban legend?
Maybe he lives at UK.
It's personal for everyone
in what country he lives)
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you can actually get pretty far without a license plate in some states contrary to popular belief.
Think about it. How often do you have a cop right behind you or two cars behind you?
I think I can probably get a good few weeks in before getting pulled over for no license plate. Obviously, if you do more in the city driving or highway driving, the time will be diminished.
Plus i doubt Steve goes many places in that car so its not like he is asking for a ticket...
Think about it. How often do you have a cop right behind you or two cars behind you?
I think I can probably get a good few weeks in before getting pulled over for no license plate. Obviously, if you do more in the city driving or highway driving, the time will be diminished.
Plus i doubt Steve goes many places in that car so its not like he is asking for a ticket...
Guess it depends on how many traffic CCTV cameras there are around you.
Here in the UK (which is not [yet] a US state) there's cameras every bloody where which read your plates and feed back to central computers. . It's how the London congestion charge works - every car entering London has its plates auto-read by cameras.
Go into London or any other major city in a car without plates, alarms go off, and the police will be onto you pretty sharpish.
And for non-car owners, other cameras do face recognition too (at train terminals and bus / tube stations / random street corners.).
The police like to boast about being able to automatically track individuals right across London.
Nope, it ain't pretty.
Here in the UK (which is not [yet] a US state) there's cameras every bloody where which read your plates and feed back to central computers. . It's how the London congestion charge works - every car entering London has its plates auto-read by cameras.
Go into London or any other major city in a car without plates, alarms go off, and the police will be onto you pretty sharpish.
And for non-car owners, other cameras do face recognition too (at train terminals and bus / tube stations / random street corners.).
The police like to boast about being able to automatically track individuals right across London.
Nope, it ain't pretty.
Thinnovation. The all new Steve Jobs.
It will be a day of joy when Steve Jobs returns in full force.
It will be a day of joy when Steve Jobs returns in full force.
No, he just pays the fines, im sure california isnt complaining. They need all the money they can get right now.
California has regulations that allow high-profile individuals to not display a license plate.
Instead if you look closely you will see a barcode.
Instead if you look closely you will see a barcode.
A new car without any plates is common in California. We don't use temp tags, so new cars often have no tags at all until they receive their official tags in the mail. But a lot of people don't even bother to put them on after they receive them. Some people have gone for years without ever installing their plates.
Congrats for living in the most policed country in the world...all for "freedom" in the new world order, right? So much for democracy after all...
Soon enough in the US too. More and more states aren't allowing people to smile on their driver's licenses because it throws off the facial recognition software.
WWDC 09: Schiller's One More Thing: Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs would probably make a cameo at the end of Schiller's speech, or could be Schiller's "one more thing" - I have indicated or should I say predicted on my blog, Let's hope for the Best. Apple Rocks !
Steve Jobs would probably make a cameo at the end of Schiller's speech, or could be Schiller's "one more thing" - I have indicated or should I say predicted on my blog, Let's hope for the Best. Apple Rocks !
No shiny products at WWDC.
Matte.
Well...shiny in the sense that it's appropriate for the product but matte like the back of one little special device. I mean who would honestly want a fuzzy, matte iPhone screen? So more like half shiny half matte toy
I just hope he's getting better and able to come back to Apple soon. He's one of the truly iconic public figures of the past 30 years.
Jobs making sure everything is under control for wwdc
I hope so! Good to hear he is recovering.
God, I hope so ... Hey Steve ... what's that little notebook you're holding behind your back? Is that an Apple Netbook?
I lol'ed at this.
Could imagine him releasing a HUGE product right at the end when everyone thinks it's over.