That's why we do things like regulate who drives cars, put warning signs for pregnant women on wine, demand licenses on dogs, check people for box cutters before they board airplanes — all common-sense activities by which we attempt to regulate the risks of our pleasures.
"As a matter of common sense, engaging in activities such as paint-balling, physical exercise and rafting is by no means inconsistent with the existence of a terrorist group," Justice Sproat ruled.
The university says it takes a "common sense approach" to the activity, with "reasonable behaviours" likely to be tolerated when rules and regulations prohibiting it are sometimes difficult to enforce.
Drivers need common sense to prevail and avoid activities that have a detrimental effect on their ability to drive safely but I don't think we need a law that prescribes everything that a driver can or can't do".
The first step is to build a model of how humans currently make decisions and find ways to replicate the simpler elements of that process using software which is not always easy, given that many human decisions are built on common sense or even subconscious neurological activity.
The prescription is simple, straightforward and very common sense: stop smoking, increase physical activity (which could be walking, dancing, raking leaves or pushing a stroller -- meaning you don't have to start running if that is not natural to you), losing weight and following a heart-healthy diet.
"I and many of my colleagues feel that ITV has disregarded safety and common sense in favour of sensationalising the activities to draw viewers, and would appeal to you in future to show a moral responsibility and depict and promote these activities in a safe and responsible manner," she concluded.
He added that "some balance and common sense is required" in constraining the activities of politicians.
As our momentum has grown with grassroots lobbying efforts, social media activity and a common sense proposal by Council Member David Catania and a growing consensus among DC Council Members to remove the wellness tax from the budget, opposition has sprung up offering super wonky and often misleading reasons to tax wellness services.
Use common sense when dealing with potential drug activity.
Both activities are largely a matter of common sense, he says.
