That said while I have nothing against electric cars so far they have been vaporware. I will believe it when I see it. Further as electric pluggables replace gas powered vehicles the load on the grid will rise by a significant factor. So who is willing to have the new power plant nearby? If history is an indicator no one in California thus brownouts will become more common. Add in new transmission lines also, yep support for those is high also.
I like to see technical advances but according to press releases made 5-10 years ago the solution to efficient solar is here today;-) So take this article with a grain of salt also is my recommendation.
Yours is the REAL reason to go green. To many get caught in the political nonsense. There is actual ways to lower cost and improve efficiency and those should be done while the other is just window dressing and lies.
I am curious though what is your recoup time without the government (read ME) paying for part?
I enjoy reading a newspaper but the news has gotten slanted so far left that it just makes me mad.
We get to little local government and to many puppy in a tree stories. We get to much Hollyweird freak is doing X stories and not enough international news.
Take the recent election in the US, McCain was the golden boy until nominated then they piled on with the negatives. Obama got very little coverage on his past voting record. Now I have a preference (none of the above this year) but I still want to KNOW the facts and the news has gone further and further from that.
Then add in that they want to avoid bias so they habitually quote terrorists as fact and the US (or other government) as an addendum.
So they are failing at least one customer for that reason.
So when the sun goes out we can just run 2 strokes and cars with bad rings and we will be safe? Solar output is such a large contributor compared to CO2 that a small rise in output far out ways CO2 changes. Further prior to using oil we were heating with trees and poo in homes that were very inefficient. City air has improved in the US over the last 100 years not gotten worse.
Yes they MAY rise if you extrapolate the data and nothing else. But if you think extrapolation is accurate then the drop in average temperature in '08 means the ice age is just around the corner.
Global warming or climate change (the new term to GYA) is based on models that lack MAJOR features like cloud cover. Use no new data from 1950 on an predict 2008.... the model won't. Read Reverend Al's book and find all the predictions past their time that have already failed. Yet keep believing because the facts will burst your little paranoid world.
Then work and pay cash. What you describe is a nice thing not a necessity. Of course later when you implode you will want others to pay for your stupidity.
Are they paying you for work already done? Seems to me there should be something in it. Also set limits on non-compete. If they want to prohibit you from competing in your field for 1 year they should include a 1 year severence.
What they are appearing to ask is not unreasonable if you think about it. They will pay you to continue the work and in exchange expect you not to take the knowledge gained while they paid you to go and quickly update the open code when the project is complete. However be sure to make the agreement mutual and have escape clauses (they fire you, etc.)
Or how about we give people the marks they EARNED. If you only got 20% you have serious issues with the material and while giving you a 50% might make you feel better it also guarantees you will remain the dumb a$$ that earned a 20%
Grow a thick skin dude as you will find a lot of folks offensive in your time. But with a thick skin you will go far and enjoy the ride despite the haters.
That is fine. IF the driver was driving in an erratic manner they are unsafe. However ANY driver should be able to face their accuser and if the accuser is an electronic device they shouldn't have to tolerate "poof then magic occurs" This is to protect the innocent from an abusive state. Most cops are honest great people but anyone that does not think there is rogue and corrupt governments is gullible.
As a paying customer I don't want to take the time to call you and sit on hold for hours just so I can use what I paid for after your "upgrade" happens by YOUR mistake.
I get so sick of companies treating me a paying customer as an adversary. Years ago I played games and actually enjoyed them. But when DRM made me into a CD swapping machine despite me having more than enough HD space they lost the fun factor and became a hassle. Now I don't game hardly at all. Of course anyone that illegally subverted the DRM is still gaming including non-paying customers. Seems self defeating.
Good luck MS though I see this as another reason that Apple and Linux will continue to grow.
The system was not designed to favor a party but to balance the power of the majority against the minority, the large state against the small state.
The reality is we are NOT a democracy as many seem to want to state. We are a representative republic. Things like the electoral college were put in place to reduce the chance of mob rule. The Senate was originally not directly elected for the same reason (states could choose the method including appointment) The 3 branches were also put in place to limit power (currently the balance has swung to the court system).
Notice none of that was partisan in any way as the balances were meant to be. Go on blaming one party or the other rather than focusing on enforcing the system that helps keep us free and we all lose.
When I get one I plan on jailbreaking it for my own stuff. If you want to write a personal use app the current system is onerous and expensive. Add in the fact that if I pay all the fees and obtain permission then one year later I want to fix something or add a feature I must re-up the $$$
Sorry the average Mexican was screwed long and hard by THEIR government not ours. Check into the system they had for decades. There is currently improvement on some fronts but corruption is still the norm. Also check into the output of the socialized oil production. Oh wait I am sorry it is all the evil americans fault.....
They said it was not stolen based on it being in the same office which is always locked. However how do you not find a laptop in the same office? Was it that large? If so how many people have keys and is it really always locked? Remember you are taking the word of the same group that did not encrypt the info, protect the laptop or find it in a different location within the same area. I believe there is no telling whether it was compromised based on the data provided.
I use multiple banks and mutual fund companies. I also keep cash in the safe. Further I refuse to give personal information on a regular basis. Yes I am that paranoid and I think with good cause.
No, I was using Per Capita as was he. I can compare an apple and an orange all day but that means what? I was in no way making any judgement merely correcting the facts presented. Interesting that he got a 5 for incorrect numbers and you got a 4 for an incorrect correction. Do I detect a anti-US bias in the scoring?
AlGore is a moron that is milking his moment of fame. He has no scientific knowledge or ability.
I have watched solar tech for decades as I find it fascinating. However for a reality check go to Circuit Cellar and read the articles on the editors own system. Solar is still wildly expensive with the only chance of reasonable payback needing massive rebates and tax incentives. Guess what you (and me) still pay for those and the payback is the same merely hidden.
Further while cells have improved and progress continues that is FAR from the whole system. You need inverters if you want to grid tie and they are a big portion of cost. If no grid tie then you need inverters AND batteries. Then add in the expert installation needed that is unavailable in large sections of the USA (yes the world does not consist of LA and NYC). Then add in maintainence.
Solar has advanced and does make sense for some applications. Solar will continue to advance in all probability with the sensible applications expanding. Someone MIGHT make systems more plug and play reducing the need for expert solutions. However government mandate will not make this happen.
Hopefully your ex boss reads this and takes action. They were wrong to not pay you if that is what happened however I doubt that is the whole story as you are a confessed liar.
I would not care. You can escort me if you desire but if you try to steal my stuff and hear glass breaking don't worry it is just me creating an alternate door.
I actually saw a terrible company that I was at escort someone out a week after they gave two weeks notice (WTF ???) It was real tacky and made the customer whose guards were used really mad.
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epat1p1.html true natural gas and nuclear are significant according to that table however they are still less than coal when combined, with coal close to 50%.
That said while I have nothing against electric cars so far they have been vaporware. I will believe it when I see it. Further as electric pluggables replace gas powered vehicles the load on the grid will rise by a significant factor. So who is willing to have the new power plant nearby? If history is an indicator no one in California thus brownouts will become more common. Add in new transmission lines also, yep support for those is high also.
I like to see technical advances but according to press releases made 5-10 years ago the solution to efficient solar is here today ;-) So take this article with a grain of salt also is my recommendation.
Yours is the REAL reason to go green. To many get caught in the political nonsense. There is actual ways to lower cost and improve efficiency and those should be done while the other is just window dressing and lies.
I am curious though what is your recoup time without the government (read ME) paying for part?
The prime attribute the product contains is the power of green to line the lemmings up for a walk
Don't confuse the end of the world panicky Lemmings with facts...
I enjoy reading a newspaper but the news has gotten slanted so far left that it just makes me mad.
We get to little local government and to many puppy in a tree stories. We get to much Hollyweird freak is doing X stories and not enough international news.
Take the recent election in the US, McCain was the golden boy until nominated then they piled on with the negatives. Obama got very little coverage on his past voting record. Now I have a preference (none of the above this year) but I still want to KNOW the facts and the news has gone further and further from that.
Then add in that they want to avoid bias so they habitually quote terrorists as fact and the US (or other government) as an addendum.
So they are failing at least one customer for that reason.
So when the sun goes out we can just run 2 strokes and cars with bad rings and we will be safe? Solar output is such a large contributor compared to CO2 that a small rise in output far out ways CO2 changes. Further prior to using oil we were heating with trees and poo in homes that were very inefficient. City air has improved in the US over the last 100 years not gotten worse.
Yes they MAY rise if you extrapolate the data and nothing else. But if you think extrapolation is accurate then the drop in average temperature in '08 means the ice age is just around the corner.
Global warming or climate change (the new term to GYA) is based on models that lack MAJOR features like cloud cover. Use no new data from 1950 on an predict 2008.... the model won't. Read Reverend Al's book and find all the predictions past their time that have already failed. Yet keep believing because the facts will burst your little paranoid world.
Then work and pay cash. What you describe is a nice thing not a necessity. Of course later when you implode you will want others to pay for your stupidity.
Are they paying you for work already done? Seems to me there should be something in it. Also set limits on non-compete. If they want to prohibit you from competing in your field for 1 year they should include a 1 year severence.
What they are appearing to ask is not unreasonable if you think about it. They will pay you to continue the work and in exchange expect you not to take the knowledge gained while they paid you to go and quickly update the open code when the project is complete. However be sure to make the agreement mutual and have escape clauses (they fire you, etc.)
Or how about we give people the marks they EARNED. If you only got 20% you have serious issues with the material and while giving you a 50% might make you feel better it also guarantees you will remain the dumb a$$ that earned a 20%
Grow a thick skin dude as you will find a lot of folks offensive in your time. But with a thick skin you will go far and enjoy the ride despite the haters.
That is fine. IF the driver was driving in an erratic manner they are unsafe. However ANY driver should be able to face their accuser and if the accuser is an electronic device they shouldn't have to tolerate "poof then magic occurs" This is to protect the innocent from an abusive state. Most cops are honest great people but anyone that does not think there is rogue and corrupt governments is gullible.
As a paying customer I don't want to take the time to call you and sit on hold for hours just so I can use what I paid for after your "upgrade" happens by YOUR mistake.
I get so sick of companies treating me a paying customer as an adversary. Years ago I played games and actually enjoyed them. But when DRM made me into a CD swapping machine despite me having more than enough HD space they lost the fun factor and became a hassle. Now I don't game hardly at all. Of course anyone that illegally subverted the DRM is still gaming including non-paying customers. Seems self defeating.
Good luck MS though I see this as another reason that Apple and Linux will continue to grow.
So when in history has the climate been stable? It's all Green Madness
The system was not designed to favor a party but to balance the power of the majority against the minority, the large state against the small state.
The reality is we are NOT a democracy as many seem to want to state. We are a representative republic. Things like the electoral college were put in place to reduce the chance of mob rule. The Senate was originally not directly elected for the same reason (states could choose the method including appointment) The 3 branches were also put in place to limit power (currently the balance has swung to the court system).
Notice none of that was partisan in any way as the balances were meant to be. Go on blaming one party or the other rather than focusing on enforcing the system that helps keep us free and we all lose.
When I get one I plan on jailbreaking it for my own stuff. If you want to write a personal use app the current system is onerous and expensive. Add in the fact that if I pay all the fees and obtain permission then one year later I want to fix something or add a feature I must re-up the $$$
Sorry the average Mexican was screwed long and hard by THEIR government not ours. Check into the system they had for decades. There is currently improvement on some fronts but corruption is still the norm. Also check into the output of the socialized oil production. Oh wait I am sorry it is all the evil americans fault .....
They said it was not stolen based on it being in the same office which is always locked. However how do you not find a laptop in the same office? Was it that large? If so how many people have keys and is it really always locked? Remember you are taking the word of the same group that did not encrypt the info, protect the laptop or find it in a different location within the same area. I believe there is no telling whether it was compromised based on the data provided.
I use multiple banks and mutual fund companies. I also keep cash in the safe. Further I refuse to give personal information on a regular basis. Yes I am that paranoid and I think with good cause.
No, I was using Per Capita as was he. I can compare an apple and an orange all day but that means what? I was in no way making any judgement merely correcting the facts presented. Interesting that he got a 5 for incorrect numbers and you got a 4 for an incorrect correction. Do I detect a anti-US bias in the scoring?
These stats compiled mostly from the world bank (UN) in 2003 seem to disagree with your per capita numbers
http://www.success-and-culture.net/articles/percapitaincome.shtml
AlGore is a moron that is milking his moment of fame. He has no scientific knowledge or ability.
I have watched solar tech for decades as I find it fascinating. However for a reality check go to Circuit Cellar and read the articles on the editors own system. Solar is still wildly expensive with the only chance of reasonable payback needing massive rebates and tax incentives. Guess what you (and me) still pay for those and the payback is the same merely hidden.
Further while cells have improved and progress continues that is FAR from the whole system. You need inverters if you want to grid tie and they are a big portion of cost. If no grid tie then you need inverters AND batteries. Then add in the expert installation needed that is unavailable in large sections of the USA (yes the world does not consist of LA and NYC). Then add in maintainence.
Solar has advanced and does make sense for some applications. Solar will continue to advance in all probability with the sensible applications expanding. Someone MIGHT make systems more plug and play reducing the need for expert solutions. However government mandate will not make this happen.
If it is an article on Christian religion and they use BCE or CE rather than BC/AD you can expect an anti-religious bias in my experience.
Hopefully your ex boss reads this and takes action. They were wrong to not pay you if that is what happened however I doubt that is the whole story as you are a confessed liar.
I would not care. You can escort me if you desire but if you try to steal my stuff and hear glass breaking don't worry it is just me creating an alternate door.
I actually saw a terrible company that I was at escort someone out a week after they gave two weeks notice (WTF ???) It was real tacky and made the customer whose guards were used really mad.