Because domain guy is responsible for the domain names and mail guy is responsible for the mail stuff. Trust me, no company neglects email and it turns a one-person requirement for failure into a two-person requirement for failure.
Not to mention if you have a specific address for such things, you can do all sorts of tricks like having the address forward to both your domain manager *and* inserting a ticket into your ticketing system.
Such emails should never go directly to a person but rather to an alias, preferably one which goes to a group of people.
One of my tasks for one company I worked for was domain name manager. We were in an aggressive acquisition phase so I was dealing with new integrating new companies with their own domain names (which we kept) constantly. Gaining control of those was often somewhat crazy with the companies not knowing who was responsible or the person having left/dead or just a a-hole about getting back to me. We even had one domain snatched up by a squatter (not my fault) that cost $5000 to get back. Damn right you manage these things properly. I would check the folder those emails went to regularly and we had monitoring processes in place to ramp things up as domain expiry drew near if for some reason I missed something. This isn't rocket science.
Also what would be nice was a thermostat that took account of changing external conditions. Don't run the cooling when the sun has set and it's got cold outside and the inside temperature would be dropping soon anyway.
Part of the problem is *everywhere* has AC so it's hard for your body to adapt. There are limits of course but there's a fairly wide range where our bodies can adapt but a fairly narrow range that are set on thermostats.
I think one of the biggest things that would get people to adjust their thermostats would be an indicator that showed how much it was actually costing to run right there on the display. I also have considered the idea of a thermostat where you set a budget for the month and it does its best to maintain the temperature you set within that budget.
The crazy thing is, a lot of that stuff *could* make use of an off switch. There's no need for my stove or microwave to be drawing power just to run a display that is simply not needed probably 98% of the time.
Well, if you decide to go with a phone that can't run anything at all (Motofone f3 for example), I guess that's the choice you make. Point is that there are options that don't require a smartphone and don't need a bundled data plan (though yes, data on such plans is costly, more costly than justified but cheaper than a full data plan for occasional usage)
And yes, texts are far too expensive. Though on Tracfone they cost 0.3 of a minute which if my quick mental calculations are correct comes out somewhere under 1c which seems low so there's something up there.
But possibly something could be done along the lines of the Amazon Kindle's whispernet where the data is included in the cost of the unit when purchased.
Why would keeping car dealers in business be good for the local economy? The money that pays their commission comes out of the local economy. If they are not providing value (a point that I will not argue for or against right here), they are basically just an embodiment of the broken window fallacy.
The risk of car exhaust is/was not the removal of oxygen but the emission of carbon monoxide which would bind to the hemoglobin and prevent oxygen uptake.
Compact CFLs are especially sensitive to temperature. In winter, the one in my mud room has to be left on all the time otherwise it's basically useless for its purpose since by the time it's throwing any light, I've been and gone. Besides the energy wastage, this could actually be dangerous in certain circumstances.
Yes. They are a little more efficient. Just enough that they can still be sold. They are more expensive than the old incandescents though. They are the alternative if you didn't stockpile incandescents and don't want to spend on CFL or LED.
Personally, I think compact CFL is a dead-end tech and won't be sad to see the back of them. LED (or some other tech) is the future.
Yep. I have a couple of LED lights and am pretty happy with them so far. They are pricey so I am still doing mixed buys but due to the longevity of the bulbs, and likely falling prices (and probably improved technology), I expect to be fully switched over in due time. The biggest barrier will be the dimmer lights which I make quite extensive use of (A good way to save energy as well as being aesthetically pleasing.
I understand many feature phones can run j2me apps though in theory, even that is not required for a simple sms payment gateway. I.e. simply text "PAY.103 1FIRSTBITS" to the gateway number could be enough to make a payment.
My car is pretty smooth by default having a skid-pan under the engine. I don't think enclosing the exhaust pipe would be a winning formula. I'm sure wheel shrouds would have a net positive effect as well as a few other modifications.
I bought a decent mpg car rather than worry about hypermiling. I have since compared driving reservedly vs lead foot and there was almost no different in net mpg. So now I use a hybrid approach.
Your technique often fails for sensor lights where frequently arriving earlier means the light changes sooner (not in all cases but it can often be judged). Also, by slowing down early, you may be blocking people from entering filter lanes (and in some cases, preventing them from triggering a sensor in time to get an arrow).
If you're aware of these and take account of them, fair play to you but I run across people all the time who are/do not.
Your pocket gets heavy because you're not used to getting prices with tax included, adding them up in your head as you shop and actually using your change. I have seen it in other Americans (not a slight against them, it's just a different environment and I have adapted to the American way since living here).
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Because domain guy is responsible for the domain names and mail guy is responsible for the mail stuff. Trust me, no company neglects email and it turns a one-person requirement for failure into a two-person requirement for failure.
Not to mention if you have a specific address for such things, you can do all sorts of tricks like having the address forward to both your domain manager *and* inserting a ticket into your ticketing system.
The best way is to scrape (or API) the domain registrar. Sometimes takes a bit of work but you have a 100% up-to-the-minute completely accurate list.
Such emails should never go directly to a person but rather to an alias, preferably one which goes to a group of people.
One of my tasks for one company I worked for was domain name manager. We were in an aggressive acquisition phase so I was dealing with new integrating new companies with their own domain names (which we kept) constantly. Gaining control of those was often somewhat crazy with the companies not knowing who was responsible or the person having left/dead or just a a-hole about getting back to me. We even had one domain snatched up by a squatter (not my fault) that cost $5000 to get back. Damn right you manage these things properly. I would check the folder those emails went to regularly and we had monitoring processes in place to ramp things up as domain expiry drew near if for some reason I missed something. This isn't rocket science.
Also what would be nice was a thermostat that took account of changing external conditions. Don't run the cooling when the sun has set and it's got cold outside and the inside temperature would be dropping soon anyway.
Part of the problem is *everywhere* has AC so it's hard for your body to adapt. There are limits of course but there's a fairly wide range where our bodies can adapt but a fairly narrow range that are set on thermostats.
I think one of the biggest things that would get people to adjust their thermostats would be an indicator that showed how much it was actually costing to run right there on the display. I also have considered the idea of a thermostat where you set a budget for the month and it does its best to maintain the temperature you set within that budget.
The crazy thing is, a lot of that stuff *could* make use of an off switch. There's no need for my stove or microwave to be drawing power just to run a display that is simply not needed probably 98% of the time.
I missed a decimal point. So 0.3 units is around 6c
Well, if you decide to go with a phone that can't run anything at all (Motofone f3 for example), I guess that's the choice you make. Point is that there are options that don't require a smartphone and don't need a bundled data plan (though yes, data on such plans is costly, more costly than justified but cheaper than a full data plan for occasional usage)
And yes, texts are far too expensive. Though on Tracfone they cost 0.3 of a minute which if my quick mental calculations are correct comes out somewhere under 1c which seems low so there's something up there.
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But possibly something could be done along the lines of the Amazon Kindle's whispernet where the data is included in the cost of the unit when purchased.
Why would keeping car dealers in business be good for the local economy? The money that pays their commission comes out of the local economy. If they are not providing value (a point that I will not argue for or against right here), they are basically just an embodiment of the broken window fallacy.
Can it? Only if you're simple minded. Otherwise there are many factors to be considered.
Or it could just make you gullible. I leave it to history to decide which
Excellent argument. I'm convinced.
The risk of car exhaust is/was not the removal of oxygen but the emission of carbon monoxide which would bind to the hemoglobin and prevent oxygen uptake.
Compact CFLs are especially sensitive to temperature. In winter, the one in my mud room has to be left on all the time otherwise it's basically useless for its purpose since by the time it's throwing any light, I've been and gone. Besides the energy wastage, this could actually be dangerous in certain circumstances.
Yes. They are a little more efficient. Just enough that they can still be sold. They are more expensive than the old incandescents though. They are the alternative if you didn't stockpile incandescents and don't want to spend on CFL or LED.
Personally, I think compact CFL is a dead-end tech and won't be sad to see the back of them. LED (or some other tech) is the future.
Yep. I have a couple of LED lights and am pretty happy with them so far. They are pricey so I am still doing mixed buys but due to the longevity of the bulbs, and likely falling prices (and probably improved technology), I expect to be fully switched over in due time. The biggest barrier will be the dimmer lights which I make quite extensive use of (A good way to save energy as well as being aesthetically pleasing.
I understand many feature phones can run j2me apps though in theory, even that is not required for a simple sms payment gateway. I.e. simply text "PAY .103 1FIRSTBITS" to the gateway number could be enough to make a payment.
My car is pretty smooth by default having a skid-pan under the engine. I don't think enclosing the exhaust pipe would be a winning formula. I'm sure wheel shrouds would have a net positive effect as well as a few other modifications.
I bought a decent mpg car rather than worry about hypermiling. I have since compared driving reservedly vs lead foot and there was almost no different in net mpg. So now I use a hybrid approach.
Your technique often fails for sensor lights where frequently arriving earlier means the light changes sooner (not in all cases but it can often be judged). Also, by slowing down early, you may be blocking people from entering filter lanes (and in some cases, preventing them from triggering a sensor in time to get an arrow).
If you're aware of these and take account of them, fair play to you but I run across people all the time who are/do not.
Lies. And you fell for it.
Your pocket gets heavy because you're not used to getting prices with tax included, adding them up in your head as you shop and actually using your change. I have seen it in other Americans (not a slight against them, it's just a different environment and I have adapted to the American way since living here).
So run a wallet with an SMS interface (I'm not aware of such a beast but there's absolutely no reason it couldn't work)
I understand he's currently stuck on picking Evian or Dasani for the beverage.
Had to kick over a few tables on the way out.