Yeah, but China and Iran aren't the ones saying to let the attackers hang out for a while.
Yeah, but China and Iran aren't the ones saying to let the attackers hang out for a while.
Does anyone remember "Operation Fast and Furious"? The DHS let a Border Patrolman be killed through their incompetence. We here in Arizona are familiar with the competence of our former Governor Janet Napalireno. A middle aged bureaucrat in comfortable shoes.
I try to weigh each policy decision by its merits, rather than attempting to smash it in to the mold of some iron-clad dogma. What will I actually gain? What will others gain? What will I/we lose? Are the gains worth the costs? If the policy closes some doors for us, does it open others?
And you're so focused on what you and your friends might gain that you completely ignore the fact that people have rights. What you're promoting is at best forced temporary slavery on one person for the benefit of others. It doesn't matter if we'll invent warp engines in 20 years and no one will ever say a mean thing again, you do NOT have the right to forcefully take someone's property for your personal gain or to force them to work for you for free. You think it's OK because it's those "evil" hard working people having their rights violated for the benefit of those like you - but you would be foaming at the mouth if you were the one being punished for no reason to make someone else's life easier.
If "socialism" is so bad, how can so many countries that practice it be so well-off?
If by "well off" you mean crippling debt to the point of collapse, a population that think it's entitled to whatever it wants for free so that the slightest notion of them having to take responsibility for their actions sends them into violent riots, a government that almost perfectly models Orwell's 1984, and a complete lack of respect for the most basic of human rights, then sure - you're right. The US is rapidly reaching the point of collapsing because we've been implementing the same failed policies of your ideal countries while they're slowly and painfully realizing that it's not sustainable.
if your goal is to raise the overall standard of living then government-driven solutions seem to be worth a look
Almost every major advancement that has improved the standard of living was developed by private individuals seeking to make a profit - you know, that "evil" capitalism that took the US from a poor colony to the richest country in the world that everyone rushed to come to so that they could enjoy the higher standard of living too. Government driven solutions almost always come with a loss of rights. The main difference between us is that you think rights are privileges granted to us by our masters in the government, whereas I think they are something that no one has the right to take away from you. As such, you'll justify anything you want because rights can be eliminated to suit your goals, whereas I can only justify an action that respects people's rights.
Microsoft's pledge includes their use of the services you mentioned. If all the customers of all airlines, for example, were carbon neutral including their use of air transport, then the problem is solved. Whether that's possible I don't know, but since we are hardly even making an effort yet, large gains are relatively easy.
You do realize, I hope, that the purpose of the TSA is in fact not anything to do with stopping terrorism. Their sole purpose is to push the population into a mentality where they refuse to fly. This is the reason Congress will do nothing to stop the TSA from molesting children and the elderly. The sole purpose is to decrease air travel and therefore reduce emissions from planes. They are doing a better job each year. The government just invented two more terrorist plots that they have saved us from so they can expand the intrusiveness even more. I hope none of you hold airline stocks.
The lawsuits to prevent this deal will start right away of course. Microsoft has a legion of lawyers that can keep these folks in the dark ages for another decade.
That's the way our American court system works. The party with the most money will be able to drag the court costs out until the other party goes broke. It's called American justice. Or in other words the "Golden Rule" the person in court with the most money will rule.
Yes, exactly. The technical term for this is "getting away with whatever price we think we can", AKA gouging. Until our dollar was regularly at par or higher than the US dollar, you could make a long, long list of items that were 20 to 100% higher in Canada than in the US. I can understand a little bit higher to handle "international" customers. To meet some of the laws here (the most obvious being labels and instructions in both English and French, and perhaps CSA approval for electronic equipment), it might cost a bit more. There are taxes and tariffs too. But some of the cost differentials were and still are implausibly ridiculous (like +50% to +100%). They charge more because they can. Now that online services are available, and the rough parity of the dollars makes it obvious we are getting ripped off, all of that is being undermined. It's about fricking time.
Meanwhile, our high dollar makes all our products more expensive, which isn't a good thing unless all you want to sell is oil. It's gutting our manufacturing industries.:-(
Revel in your low dollar, USA companies. It makes your product more competitive. Putting up the price for international customers kind of defeats the point. You *are* getting paid a reasonable price, and the market, being what it is, will find a way around the "international" price premium if it is too high.
Hey, you Canadians could lower the value of your dollar too. Just elect a President (Pime Minister) who decides when he takes office that he will run the money presses 24/7/365.25/4. Your dollar will go into the crapper too.
I generally have a favorable image of Google but this sounds like pure bullshit. Even the guy reviewing the code line by line didn't notice? Come on!!!
Formalize the separation between Church and State.
Add a new separation between Business and State
Provide free education through Masters Degree, and for every year after your AA, you have to work as a teacher for 1 year, all your living expenses will be covered and you'll receive a small stipend OR you will serve in the National Guard OR you will work to rebuild the nations infrastructure... pick
Less than 3% of the nations educational budget should go to administrators... figure out how to divvy that up guys. Education is not an industry, its a birthright
People will pass a basic test to vote. Those that don't vote will pay a small tax. Those that do vote will receive a small credit. People want to act like idiots, we'll put the dots close together for a couple generations until they get the hint.
We provide contraception, we teach reproductive health and we explain to young people actions have consequences, some that last a lifetime. We stop being squeamish about telling people the friggin truth and we get desperately honest with one another on a social scale.
We put checks and balances back in, and we pull the fascist imbeciles out.
We stop prosecuting whistle blowers and make them national heroes instead.
We subsidize elections and media donates precisely the same amount of air time to each candidate. Anyone can run for anything, and a non-partisan organization provides extensive information on each candidate for public consumption. This organization is composed of volunteers from diverse backgrounds and beliefs and changes governing members on a frequent and short term basis.
Freedom of the press and protection from ideological control by any single group, corporate interest, or ideological body will be strictly enforced by law.
Put a choke hold on the banks, muzzle them, screw the lid on so tight they pop, follow up by doing the same to the insurance companies.
Split health care into for profit and not for profit. Ensure that not for profit health care is excellent, and accessible to everyone. People who are injured in the commission of felonies and misdemeanor pay 10 times the going rate and if unable to pay must perform public service until the debt is paid.
Lemme see, did I miss anything? I'm sure I did. Well this is a good start. I figure this might make a dent in the national stupid that pervades our society today.
The last two decades since the reunification of Germany have been about Germany's economic conquering of Europe through
(i) a massive sustained process of industrialisation;
(ii) weakening neighbouring economies by a Union which encourages them to reduce self-sufficiency (become "service" or "finance"-oriented economies, i.e. empty shells reliant on foreign imports) while taking on massive debt.
Hitler's stupid racial bullshit was his Achilles' heel - his consequential belief that he could militarily conquer "inferior" races was his downfall. Post-WW2 Germany has learnt from this, applying merely economic strategy. In the short term this is better - no millions of dead bodies - but in the long term it's much worse, as dominance will be sustained.
You can deny this or shout "Godwin!" as much as you want, but it it what has already happened. Germany has led Europe in the same way that winning powers post-WW1 once treated Germany.
You've got to admire it. Then do something about it.
Holy crap. He's talking about us, The U.S.A. We have become a "service or finance oriented economy" and the government, past and present, has made sure that we have massive debt. "He" wants to raise the debt ceiling again because $400,000 per citizen isn't enough debt.
Cablevision here in NJ is $99 for cable, telephone, internet.
Want just internet? It's $70.
They already have the monopoly (No FIOS). Just because you don't want to get all the services doesn't mean they can't charge you as if you got all the services anyway. They just cut it down slightly to pretend like the other services were worth something.
I was pissed off enough to tell them I'm canceling and switching to Verizon's achingly slow DSL to save another $10-15, so they knocked the price down and upgraded my internet speed. I'll have to go through the same song and dance next year when that expires.
That's what Cox Cable charged for their bundle, $100.00 for Internet, Phone and TV. Fast forward five years and now it's $150.00. No big increases. Just $0.85 one month $0.67 another month. They never acknowledge a rate increase they just sneak the bill higher by less than a buck every few month. I broke my bundle and replaced the TV with DirecTV and saved $20.00 a month. I am thinking of replacing my phone with Vonage or something. The inflation that the government denies is getting pretty bad. Especially food.
Wow! You guys have laws against DRM circumvention? Your politicians really are insane.
We Americans are profoundly proud that we have a government totally bought and paid for by Sony and the other IP owners. We are merely here to serve our Intellectual Property Overlords. We all grovel at their feet because they own all our Senators and Congressmen. Hail Sony!!!!
Though very rare, it is not unheard of for flush valve water closets to explode. The flush valves need 20+psig to operate, and most codes allow up to 80 psig. Water is, practically, incompressible, so the release of pressure from a suddenly opening valve will create sudden acceleration that may cause "water hammer" and jerk the pipes some. But air is compressible, and if there is air in the pipes, a sudden release of pressure can cause the air to expand explosively, adding much greater acceleration and velocity to the water entering the fixture, and possibly rupturing the brittle ceramics that the fixture is made of.
In most buildings more than a few stories high, you need a pump to raise the water to the top floors and still have enough pressure. Especially in older buildings, this pump is a constant RPM centrifugal pump, which cannot adjust to the variability in flow rates, especially at times of low usage. So the discharge of the pump fills a bladder tank, which contains water on one side of the bladder and air compressed by the water on the other. The pump does not have to turn on and off all the time, because the bladder tank holds enough water and pressure to keep the water flowing for a minute or two after the pump turns off (much longer in times of low flow) and it takes a minute or two for the tank to fill to full pressure while the pump is running ( longer at times of high demand).
Apparently, in this case, the air got into the system because some part of the system failed, the water pressure dropped, and air got sucked in. It was then pressurized by the normal water pressures.
Thanks for the great explanation. If I could I would reward you with points.
remember when the Republicans used to be all about civil liberties and keeping the government from crawling up your ass?
The article CLEARLY states that two top Democrat politicians in the Senate which is run by Democrats pushed hard to pass this. The problem seems to be that the Republicans have gone so far right and the Democrats have gone so far left that they have met in the 180 degree neversphere. There is ZERO difference in either party's ultimate goal, enslavement of the public, only in the method. Capitalism or Communism.
When the bulb will last 20 years, quite possibly "more than one", because I'd say the likelihood is fairly high that a renter in 20 years will have never had to change a light bulb?
What?
At $60/pop....I kinda doubt any renters are going to be leaving any of their bulbs behind when they move!!!
Like many places where when you rent, you have to provide your own appliances (used to be very prevalent in New Orleans)...you will likely have to start providing your own $60 lightbulbs too!!
I bought three for my living room today. Here was my reasoning: They are amazing for LEDs. I have other LED bulbs but the problem has always been that because of the directional nature of LEDs they all act like miniature spot lights. They don't diffuse light like the global shaped incandescent source. These Phillips LEDs do. And they are 17 watts (1100) lumens 75 watt equivalent) but they are so bright it hurts to look directly at them. I replaced three 65 watt bulbs in my living room with them and it is much brighter, less load on my air conditioner (I'm in Phoenix and that's important to me) and only 51 watts total. For me it's a plus, plus and plus. Oh, and with my military discount at Home Depot they cost me $36.00 each.
That's 3 incandescent bulbs x 65 watts per bulb = (195 watts for 8 hours per day/ 1000) *.1114 per kwh = $.17 per day for the incandescents. That's 3 LED bulbs x 17 watts per bulb = (51 watts for 8 hours per day/ 1000) *.1114 per kwh = $.045 per day for the LEDs.
Incandescents cost me $.17 x 30 days = $5.10 a month x 12 months = $61.20 a year. LEDs cost me $.045 x 30 days = $1.30 a month x 12 months = $15.60. The savings on my electric bill is $45.60 a year, not counting the savings by not generating heat that fights the A/C. Total cost for the three bulbs was $108.00. $108. / $45.60 = 2.3 years to pay for themselves. Their life at 8 hours / day is expected to be 8.5 years. The lifetime savings should be $282.00. And I am not a tree hugger and I don't work for Phillips.
Yeah, i've seen that kind of thing, and I was avoiding it on purpose. Because, most people who pledge to never vote for a "Christian" or any other person of faith, will do exactly that come Nov. this year. Many of those will vote for Obama, and do so gladly because... well Obama is their kind of person of faith.
I'd love to see the "Atheist Party" candidate and what kind of wackjob they'd end up with. If I had my guess, most people who claim atheism end up voting for some big government (sky daddy substitute) politician like Obama.
Me, I'm not a "Christian". I am a Libertarian, and I don't have a problem with people of faith (or lack their of) politically. My point, Atheists will mock religious people and how they vote, but then often vote for exactly the person they just mocked (like Obama). They compromise their own values in doing so.
Unless Atheists some how got the message (hidden) that Obama isn't really a Christian (or Muslim), in which case, he is pretending (lying) about it, just to get elected. What kind of values is that?
To expand on your point... I have not believed in magical, invisible flying friends since I was about seven years old. That said, what choices do I or anyone else have? There sure aren't any admitted atheists on the ballot. So do I vote for the social justice candidate Obama, who wants to share the wealth or the whacked out Mormon candidate who not only believes in Flying Friends but believes he is destined to become one. The only other choice is to abstain and not vote at all. That leaves the choice entirely up to the people who want Obama to give them their fair share of free money. I'm one of the 52 % who still pay taxes so it's my money they're getting for free. Or Romney who is richer than God and has no clue what it means to have to live from paycheck to paycheck. We have these great selections of candidates every four years.
When they say "the right to pray" what the mean is "the right to make others pray, or at least feel marginalized by forcing them to stand out as not part of the group if they choose not to participate."
Anyone can pray anytime, anywhere. A kid can pray in school. What CAN'T happen is the school can;t LEAD A PRAYER and therefore use authority to enforce that religion.
That's what they are really saying, but they LIE CONSTANTLY about it, those moral religious folks.
You, sir, possess true wisdom. Ever think of running for public office?
I'm retired from two different electrical utilities. I can tell you that one of the things that was checked on old analog meters was the wear on the contact legs. It doesn't take many repetitions of flipping the meter in it's socket to wear off the plating on the copper legs. It's pretty obvious.
Medicaid is for poor people. stealing their identity won't gain them access to much money. However the SS numbers might be useful for illegal alien ID cards.
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I just bought a Raspberry Pi at Newark Electronics. $44.xx with shipping and taxes. Whoo Hoo!
I just made it 5.
TFA says they're dimable. Therefore I wouldn't expect them to have any problems with brown outs.
Yeah, but China and Iran aren't the ones saying to let the attackers hang out for a while.
Yeah, but China and Iran aren't the ones saying to let the attackers hang out for a while.
Does anyone remember "Operation Fast and Furious"? The DHS let a Border Patrolman be killed through their incompetence. We here in Arizona are familiar with the competence of our former Governor Janet Napalireno. A middle aged bureaucrat in comfortable shoes.
I try to weigh each policy decision by its merits, rather than attempting to smash it in to the mold of some iron-clad dogma. What will I actually gain? What will others gain? What will I/we lose? Are the gains worth the costs? If the policy closes some doors for us, does it open others?
And you're so focused on what you and your friends might gain that you completely ignore the fact that people have rights. What you're promoting is at best forced temporary slavery on one person for the benefit of others. It doesn't matter if we'll invent warp engines in 20 years and no one will ever say a mean thing again, you do NOT have the right to forcefully take someone's property for your personal gain or to force them to work for you for free. You think it's OK because it's those "evil" hard working people having their rights violated for the benefit of those like you - but you would be foaming at the mouth if you were the one being punished for no reason to make someone else's life easier.
If "socialism" is so bad, how can so many countries that practice it be so well-off?
If by "well off" you mean crippling debt to the point of collapse, a population that think it's entitled to whatever it wants for free so that the slightest notion of them having to take responsibility for their actions sends them into violent riots, a government that almost perfectly models Orwell's 1984, and a complete lack of respect for the most basic of human rights, then sure - you're right. The US is rapidly reaching the point of collapsing because we've been implementing the same failed policies of your ideal countries while they're slowly and painfully realizing that it's not sustainable.
if your goal is to raise the overall standard of living then government-driven solutions seem to be worth a look
Almost every major advancement that has improved the standard of living was developed by private individuals seeking to make a profit - you know, that "evil" capitalism that took the US from a poor colony to the richest country in the world that everyone rushed to come to so that they could enjoy the higher standard of living too. Government driven solutions almost always come with a loss of rights. The main difference between us is that you think rights are privileges granted to us by our masters in the government, whereas I think they are something that no one has the right to take away from you. As such, you'll justify anything you want because rights can be eliminated to suit your goals, whereas I can only justify an action that respects people's rights.
Wish I had points... Well stated.
For me, freedom comes first. There is no reason to shut them down (just like there's no reason for the TSA or Patriot Act).
But I agree that the whole, "I can't think of an explanation, so none exist." argument isn't logical.
Right on!
Microsoft's pledge includes their use of the services you mentioned. If all the customers of all airlines, for example, were carbon neutral including their use of air transport, then the problem is solved. Whether that's possible I don't know, but since we are hardly even making an effort yet, large gains are relatively easy.
You do realize, I hope, that the purpose of the TSA is in fact not anything to do with stopping terrorism. Their sole purpose is to push the population into a mentality where they refuse to fly. This is the reason Congress will do nothing to stop the TSA from molesting children and the elderly. The sole purpose is to decrease air travel and therefore reduce emissions from planes. They are doing a better job each year. The government just invented two more terrorist plots that they have saved us from so they can expand the intrusiveness even more. I hope none of you hold airline stocks.
The lawsuits to prevent this deal will start right away of course. Microsoft has a legion of lawyers that can keep these folks in the dark ages for another decade.
That's the way our American court system works. The party with the most money will be able to drag the court costs out until the other party goes broke. It's called American justice. Or in other words the "Golden Rule" the person in court with the most money will rule.
Yes, exactly. The technical term for this is "getting away with whatever price we think we can", AKA gouging. Until our dollar was regularly at par or higher than the US dollar, you could make a long, long list of items that were 20 to 100% higher in Canada than in the US. I can understand a little bit higher to handle "international" customers. To meet some of the laws here (the most obvious being labels and instructions in both English and French, and perhaps CSA approval for electronic equipment), it might cost a bit more. There are taxes and tariffs too. But some of the cost differentials were and still are implausibly ridiculous (like +50% to +100%). They charge more because they can. Now that online services are available, and the rough parity of the dollars makes it obvious we are getting ripped off, all of that is being undermined. It's about fricking time.
Meanwhile, our high dollar makes all our products more expensive, which isn't a good thing unless all you want to sell is oil. It's gutting our manufacturing industries. :-(
Revel in your low dollar, USA companies. It makes your product more competitive. Putting up the price for international customers kind of defeats the point. You *are* getting paid a reasonable price, and the market, being what it is, will find a way around the "international" price premium if it is too high.
Hey, you Canadians could lower the value of your dollar too. Just elect a President (Pime Minister) who decides when he takes office that he will run the money presses 24/7/365.25/4. Your dollar will go into the crapper too.
This is the USA. We haven't had a Constitution since 2001. 9/11 to be exact.
I generally have a favorable image of Google but this sounds like pure bullshit. Even the guy reviewing the code line by line didn't notice? Come on!!!
You want to see some changes?
Reinstated Glass-Steagall
Formalize the separation between Church and State.
Add a new separation between Business and State
Provide free education through Masters Degree, and for every year after your AA, you have to work as a teacher for 1 year, all your living expenses will be covered and you'll receive a small stipend OR you will serve in the National Guard OR you will work to rebuild the nations infrastructure... pick
Less than 3% of the nations educational budget should go to administrators... figure out how to divvy that up guys. Education is not an industry, its a birthright
People will pass a basic test to vote. Those that don't vote will pay a small tax. Those that do vote will receive a small credit. People want to act like idiots, we'll put the dots close together for a couple generations until they get the hint.
We provide contraception, we teach reproductive health and we explain to young people actions have consequences, some that last a lifetime. We stop being squeamish about telling people the friggin truth and we get desperately honest with one another on a social scale.
We put checks and balances back in, and we pull the fascist imbeciles out.
We stop prosecuting whistle blowers and make them national heroes instead.
We subsidize elections and media donates precisely the same amount of air time to each candidate. Anyone can run for anything, and a non-partisan organization provides extensive information on each candidate for public consumption. This organization is composed of volunteers from diverse backgrounds and beliefs and changes governing members on a frequent and short term basis.
Freedom of the press and protection from ideological control by any single group, corporate interest, or ideological body will be strictly enforced by law.
Put a choke hold on the banks, muzzle them, screw the lid on so tight they pop, follow up by doing the same to the insurance companies.
Split health care into for profit and not for profit. Ensure that not for profit health care is excellent, and accessible to everyone. People who are injured in the commission of felonies and misdemeanor pay 10 times the going rate and if unable to pay must perform public service until the debt is paid.
Lemme see, did I miss anything? I'm sure I did. Well this is a good start. I figure this might make a dent in the national stupid that pervades our society today.
I want Genda to run for President. Right on.
The last two decades since the reunification of Germany have been about Germany's economic conquering of Europe through
(i) a massive sustained process of industrialisation;
(ii) weakening neighbouring economies by a Union which encourages them to reduce self-sufficiency (become "service" or "finance"-oriented economies, i.e. empty shells reliant on foreign imports) while taking on massive debt.
Hitler's stupid racial bullshit was his Achilles' heel - his consequential belief that he could militarily conquer "inferior" races was his downfall. Post-WW2 Germany has learnt from this, applying merely economic strategy. In the short term this is better - no millions of dead bodies - but in the long term it's much worse, as dominance will be sustained.
You can deny this or shout "Godwin!" as much as you want, but it it what has already happened. Germany has led Europe in the same way that winning powers post-WW1 once treated Germany.
You've got to admire it. Then do something about it.
Holy crap. He's talking about us, The U.S.A. We have become a "service or finance oriented economy" and the government, past and present, has made sure that we have massive debt. "He" wants to raise the debt ceiling again because $400,000 per citizen isn't enough debt.
They probably hope that everyone forgets about it before then. Then "bang" here it is!
Cablevision here in NJ is $99 for cable, telephone, internet.
Want just internet? It's $70.
They already have the monopoly (No FIOS). Just because you don't want to get all the services doesn't mean they can't charge you as if you got all the services anyway. They just cut it down slightly to pretend like the other services were worth something.
I was pissed off enough to tell them I'm canceling and switching to Verizon's achingly slow DSL to save another $10-15, so they knocked the price down and upgraded my internet speed. I'll have to go through the same song and dance next year when that expires.
That's what Cox Cable charged for their bundle, $100.00 for Internet, Phone and TV. Fast forward five years and now it's $150.00. No big increases. Just $0.85 one month $0.67 another month. They never acknowledge a rate increase they just sneak the bill higher by less than a buck every few month. I broke my bundle and replaced the TV with DirecTV and saved $20.00 a month. I am thinking of replacing my phone with Vonage or something. The inflation that the government denies is getting pretty bad. Especially food.
they were charged with DRM circumvention
Wow! You guys have laws against DRM circumvention? Your politicians really are insane.
We Americans are profoundly proud that we have a government totally bought and paid for by Sony and the other IP owners. We are merely here to serve our Intellectual Property Overlords. We all grovel at their feet because they own all our Senators and Congressmen. Hail Sony!!!!
No air compressor need be connected to the water system in order to get compressed air in the system.
This has a better explanation.
Though very rare, it is not unheard of for flush valve water closets to explode. The flush valves need 20+psig to operate, and most codes allow up to 80 psig. Water is, practically, incompressible, so the release of pressure from a suddenly opening valve will create sudden acceleration that may cause "water hammer" and jerk the pipes some. But air is compressible, and if there is air in the pipes, a sudden release of pressure can cause the air to expand explosively, adding much greater acceleration and velocity to the water entering the fixture, and possibly rupturing the brittle ceramics that the fixture is made of.
In most buildings more than a few stories high, you need a pump to raise the water to the top floors and still have enough pressure. Especially in older buildings, this pump is a constant RPM centrifugal pump, which cannot adjust to the variability in flow rates, especially at times of low usage. So the discharge of the pump fills a bladder tank, which contains water on one side of the bladder and air compressed by the water on the other. The pump does not have to turn on and off all the time, because the bladder tank holds enough water and pressure to keep the water flowing for a minute or two after the pump turns off (much longer in times of low flow) and it takes a minute or two for the tank to fill to full pressure while the pump is running ( longer at times of high demand).
Apparently, in this case, the air got into the system because some part of the system failed, the water pressure dropped, and air got sucked in. It was then pressurized by the normal water pressures.
Thanks for the great explanation. If I could I would reward you with points.
remember when the Republicans used to be all about civil liberties and keeping the government from crawling up your ass?
The article CLEARLY states that two top Democrat politicians in the Senate which is run by Democrats pushed hard to pass this. The problem seems to be that the Republicans have gone so far right and the Democrats have gone so far left that they have met in the 180 degree neversphere. There is ZERO difference in either party's ultimate goal, enslavement of the public, only in the method. Capitalism or Communism.
Ahh, but the ability to dim and instant on were part of my criteria. CFLs can do neither. These don't contain mercury either.
I gave my II+ to my then 5 year old son and bought a IIe when they came out. I still have both and they both still run.
What?
At $60/pop....I kinda doubt any renters are going to be leaving any of their bulbs behind when they move!!!
Like many places where when you rent, you have to provide your own appliances (used to be very prevalent in New Orleans)...you will likely have to start providing your own $60 lightbulbs too!!
I bought three for my living room today. Here was my reasoning:
They are amazing for LEDs. I have other LED bulbs but the problem has always been that because of the directional nature of LEDs they all act like miniature spot lights. They don't diffuse light like the global shaped incandescent source. These Phillips LEDs do. And they are 17 watts (1100) lumens 75 watt equivalent) but they are so bright it hurts to look directly at them. I replaced three 65 watt bulbs in my living room with them and it is much brighter, less load on my air conditioner (I'm in Phoenix and that's important to me) and only 51 watts total. For me it's a plus, plus and plus. Oh, and with my military discount at Home Depot they cost me $36.00 each.
That's 3 incandescent bulbs x 65 watts per bulb = (195 watts for 8 hours per day/ 1000) * .1114 per kwh = $.17 per day for the incandescents. .1114 per kwh = $.045 per day for the LEDs.
That's 3 LED bulbs x 17 watts per bulb = (51 watts for 8 hours per day/ 1000) *
Incandescents cost me $.17 x 30 days = $5.10 a month x 12 months = $61.20 a year.
LEDs cost me $.045 x 30 days = $1.30 a month x 12 months = $15.60.
The savings on my electric bill is $45.60 a year, not counting the savings by not generating heat that fights the A/C.
Total cost for the three bulbs was $108.00. $108. / $45.60 = 2.3 years to pay for themselves. Their life at 8 hours / day is expected to be 8.5 years. The lifetime savings should be $282.00. And I am not a tree hugger and I don't work for Phillips.
Yeah, i've seen that kind of thing, and I was avoiding it on purpose. Because, most people who pledge to never vote for a "Christian" or any other person of faith, will do exactly that come Nov. this year. Many of those will vote for Obama, and do so gladly because ... well Obama is their kind of person of faith.
I'd love to see the "Atheist Party" candidate and what kind of wackjob they'd end up with. If I had my guess, most people who claim atheism end up voting for some big government (sky daddy substitute) politician like Obama.
Me, I'm not a "Christian". I am a Libertarian, and I don't have a problem with people of faith (or lack their of) politically. My point, Atheists will mock religious people and how they vote, but then often vote for exactly the person they just mocked (like Obama). They compromise their own values in doing so.
Unless Atheists some how got the message (hidden) that Obama isn't really a Christian (or Muslim), in which case, he is pretending (lying) about it, just to get elected. What kind of values is that?
To expand on your point... I have not believed in magical, invisible flying friends since I was about seven years old. That said, what choices do I or anyone else have? There sure aren't any admitted atheists on the ballot. So do I vote for the social justice candidate Obama, who wants to share the wealth or the whacked out Mormon candidate who not only believes in Flying Friends but believes he is destined to become one. The only other choice is to abstain and not vote at all. That leaves the choice entirely up to the people who want Obama to give them their fair share of free money. I'm one of the 52 % who still pay taxes so it's my money they're getting for free. Or Romney who is richer than God and has no clue what it means to have to live from paycheck to paycheck. We have these great selections of candidates every four years.
When they say "the right to pray" what the mean is "the right to make others pray, or at least feel marginalized by forcing them to stand out as not part of the group if they choose not to participate."
Anyone can pray anytime, anywhere. A kid can pray in school. What CAN'T happen is the school can;t LEAD A PRAYER and therefore use authority to enforce that religion.
That's what they are really saying, but they LIE CONSTANTLY about it, those moral religious folks.
You, sir, possess true wisdom. Ever think of running for public office?
I'm retired from two different electrical utilities. I can tell you that one of the things that was checked on old analog meters was the wear on the contact legs. It doesn't take many repetitions of flipping the meter in it's socket to wear off the plating on the copper legs. It's pretty obvious.
Medicaid is for poor people. stealing their identity won't gain them access to much money. However the SS numbers might be useful for illegal alien ID cards.