I don't know about Comcast but with Charter it is about 2-3x not 10x. Then again I pull down a lot of bits in a given month and have a couple of servers up and running as well so a business class line is really what I needed anyway. Add in that I don't have to deal with regular home user level of support when a problem happens (usually once a year to 18 months) and it is worth it.
My only qualm is getting computer illiterate judges to realize that there isn't a key and thus not throw you in jail until you cough up something that doesn't exist. I would imagine that there would be similar issues with a jury as well.
Or make it look like this. Why do so many vehicle manufactures think electric cars have to look like crap when if they made them look nice or even just look like a normal car more people would want them. Right now by having the look stupid it basically is a way for smug people to advertise that they care more than you do.
$325 for a brake fluid change, $600 for transmission fluid and filter service, $400 to evacuate and refill the AC, I would look into going to a different shop since those are 2-3x what shops around me charge and about 10x what I spend doing them my self. Granted I do spend about $50 on an oil change for my car but then it takes 7 quarts, has a canister filter (not the standard spin on one), and I use full synthetic, but with my Jeep I can do an oil change on that for $14 if I use regular oil. I would see if there are less costly shops since those seem like highway robbery prices, and there isn't any thing special about those services on a civic when compared to every other vehicle on the road.
As far as pumped storage, how about using some of the old open pit mines as those can get fairly deep. If you used a mine like the Hull Rust mine on the north side of Hibbing, MN you would have around a 500 foot drop from the rim to the bottom. Granted that mine is still in use but there are others that are just a giant hole in the ground now.
That is why I am in favor of Nickle-Iron batteries instead of lead acid, NiMH, Li-Ion ones. Granted they don't have the energy density but in a stationary install that is less important, but they last longer and can take a lot more abuse and neglect than others. They do have a higher self discharge rate but in a solar setup that should be a big concern since the power isn't for long term storage.
I would include the old model 500 telephone in that list as well. On my desk at home I have the old black model 500 phone and model M keyboard, and I will regret the day that my phone company disallows pulse dialing.
Look into setting up junction points for your HDDs. This way stupid windows programs that believe they need to be on C:\[some dir] can think they are on the primary drive even if they are on one of the secondary HDDs instead of the primary SDD. I have that setup and it is wonderful.
Let the real scholars hash out what it's supposed to mean. We can then decide whether we want to amend that.
So that would be the same legal scholars who decided that the individual mandate in the affordable care act and the penalty/fee/tax for not having insurance was not a tax thus giving standing but then later ruled that it is in fact a tax and thus was something that was constitutionally allowable to be levied by congress. This seems like a rather tortured reasoning since they ruled one way and then in the same ruling they overturned an earlier part. So you will have to excuse me if I don't put much faith in their legal scholarship if they overturn their own ruling mere minutes after making it.
I have had to deal with the re-ask the questions since I end up finishing their questionnaire and then find that I have a couple of documents that still need entering. The first time I went and did as you did and re-answered the stupid questions again, the last time I just clicked back to the double check part and then it seems to ask only the relevant questions from adding the missed form. I keep submitting a suggestion that they offer an advanced mode where all you do is enter the data from the forms and then let it ask the few necessary questions it needs but from what I can tell they don't have such a thing.
Personally I wish they would move tax day to October 31st. Talk about a scary byzantine nightmare, so it would be a fitting day. I thought I had complex taxes but I guess there are a few circles of hell that are still worse than the one I am stuck in.
This also puts tax day right before election day so maybe something could be done about it. I would prefer a much simple cleaner system that doesn't play favorites. On this topic this is one of my personal favorite editorial cartoons which happens to be the venerable Dr. Seuss.
We have a large number of political parties the problem is we have a winner take all system.
For example there are 3 viable parties in the state of Minnesota, the Republicans, the Democrats, and the Independence party. The Independence party really hasn't won anything since Jessie Ventura was governor starting back in 98, but are a large enough party that no side gets close to 50% and our last governor was elected narrowly with a 43.6% (Democrat) vs 43.2% (Republican) vs 11.9% (Independence) split. Our previous govenor didn't win either time with more than 50% of the vote either. Something like IRV or proportional representation would do wonders to increase the viability of lesser parties like in other modern democracies, but that requires those currently in power to change how things are done.
How come the homeopathic practitioners don't just row out into the sea and throw their goose livers in there? They could cure all diseases overnight. They must be mean capitalists if they're not doing things like that.
Simple reason. It won't be diluted enough and thus not very potent. I mean you can't get that 1 part in 1.0x10^200 dilution by dumping a goose liver, and even if you could how would you manage to do that magic shake on an ocean full of water at once. Probably at best they could only manage a 1 part in 1.0x10^20 to 1 part in 1.0x10^30, which wouldn't be any where near strong enough, using that method.
Really, this sounds more like user error. I haven't had a vehicle overheat ever and yet I have driven probably about 300,000 miles in my life all in vehicles that initially had at least 80,000 miles on them when I purchased them. The total mileage on all vehicles I have ever owned is well over a million if not closer to 1.5 million with the average mileage when I sent them off to the scrap yard probably around 250,000 miles. The only strangeness I have ever had with the cooling system was when a temp sensor flaked out and would provide basically random readings that would jump around all over the place, and the time when the thermostat got stuck open on one vehicle.
This sounds more like you didn't take care of your stuff and then it took a shit on you. Sadly that is fairly common amongst most people. Why should they have to change belts, hoses, fluids, spark plugs, filters, the car still runs and there isn't a light on so they think they are good to go. I had a discussion like this with my step father who said he only goes and gets the oil changed on vehicles when the light comes on. The light he was referring to was the red idiot light on the dash telling you your oil pressure has dropped too low either because it cant pump the thick crud or it isn't sucking up enough oil to maintain pressure.
They haven't just started showing up in heavy equipment but have been trickling down to smaller heavy equipment for a while. Going back to the 70s there were the 240 short ton trucks that were diesel electrics that were working in mines. These types of trucks are still in use and even the new ultra class of haul trucks are basically all diesel electrics.
I was thinking more along the lines of having some flashing UV LEDs that flash every 10 or so seconds. Put a couple in the grill and let them flash away.
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I thought she lived in Minneapolis.
I don't know about Comcast but with Charter it is about 2-3x not 10x. Then again I pull down a lot of bits in a given month and have a couple of servers up and running as well so a business class line is really what I needed anyway. Add in that I don't have to deal with regular home user level of support when a problem happens (usually once a year to 18 months) and it is worth it.
My only qualm is getting computer illiterate judges to realize that there isn't a key and thus not throw you in jail until you cough up something that doesn't exist. I would imagine that there would be similar issues with a jury as well.
Or make it look like this. Why do so many vehicle manufactures think electric cars have to look like crap when if they made them look nice or even just look like a normal car more people would want them. Right now by having the look stupid it basically is a way for smug people to advertise that they care more than you do.
$325 for a brake fluid change, $600 for transmission fluid and filter service, $400 to evacuate and refill the AC, I would look into going to a different shop since those are 2-3x what shops around me charge and about 10x what I spend doing them my self. Granted I do spend about $50 on an oil change for my car but then it takes 7 quarts, has a canister filter (not the standard spin on one), and I use full synthetic, but with my Jeep I can do an oil change on that for $14 if I use regular oil. I would see if there are less costly shops since those seem like highway robbery prices, and there isn't any thing special about those services on a civic when compared to every other vehicle on the road.
As far as pumped storage, how about using some of the old open pit mines as those can get fairly deep. If you used a mine like the Hull Rust mine on the north side of Hibbing, MN you would have around a 500 foot drop from the rim to the bottom. Granted that mine is still in use but there are others that are just a giant hole in the ground now.
That is why I am in favor of Nickle-Iron batteries instead of lead acid, NiMH, Li-Ion ones. Granted they don't have the energy density but in a stationary install that is less important, but they last longer and can take a lot more abuse and neglect than others. They do have a higher self discharge rate but in a solar setup that should be a big concern since the power isn't for long term storage.
Then there is the follow up to that in the tech world.
Well how about some Raspberry Pi for dessert and we can call it good.
I would include the old model 500 telephone in that list as well. On my desk at home I have the old black model 500 phone and model M keyboard, and I will regret the day that my phone company disallows pulse dialing.
Close, should #3 be "I fucking hate Word!"
Look into setting up junction points for your HDDs. This way stupid windows programs that believe they need to be on C:\[some dir] can think they are on the primary drive even if they are on one of the secondary HDDs instead of the primary SDD. I have that setup and it is wonderful.
I thought it was a Simpsons season finally cliffhanger.
Let the real scholars hash out what it's supposed to mean. We can then decide whether we want to amend that.
So that would be the same legal scholars who decided that the individual mandate in the affordable care act and the penalty/fee/tax for not having insurance was not a tax thus giving standing but then later ruled that it is in fact a tax and thus was something that was constitutionally allowable to be levied by congress. This seems like a rather tortured reasoning since they ruled one way and then in the same ruling they overturned an earlier part. So you will have to excuse me if I don't put much faith in their legal scholarship if they overturn their own ruling mere minutes after making it.
I have had to deal with the re-ask the questions since I end up finishing their questionnaire and then find that I have a couple of documents that still need entering. The first time I went and did as you did and re-answered the stupid questions again, the last time I just clicked back to the double check part and then it seems to ask only the relevant questions from adding the missed form. I keep submitting a suggestion that they offer an advanced mode where all you do is enter the data from the forms and then let it ask the few necessary questions it needs but from what I can tell they don't have such a thing.
Personally I wish they would move tax day to October 31st. Talk about a scary byzantine nightmare, so it would be a fitting day. I thought I had complex taxes but I guess there are a few circles of hell that are still worse than the one I am stuck in.
This also puts tax day right before election day so maybe something could be done about it. I would prefer a much simple cleaner system that doesn't play favorites. On this topic this is one of my personal favorite editorial cartoons which happens to be the venerable Dr. Seuss.
We have a large number of political parties the problem is we have a winner take all system.
For example there are 3 viable parties in the state of Minnesota, the Republicans, the Democrats, and the Independence party. The Independence party really hasn't won anything since Jessie Ventura was governor starting back in 98, but are a large enough party that no side gets close to 50% and our last governor was elected narrowly with a 43.6% (Democrat) vs 43.2% (Republican) vs 11.9% (Independence) split. Our previous govenor didn't win either time with more than 50% of the vote either. Something like IRV or proportional representation would do wonders to increase the viability of lesser parties like in other modern democracies, but that requires those currently in power to change how things are done.
the biggest companies in the industry are run by drop outs
Sounds like MBAs really are a worthless degree then.
How come the homeopathic practitioners don't just row out into the sea and throw their goose livers in there? They could cure all diseases overnight. They must be mean capitalists if they're not doing things like that.
Simple reason. It won't be diluted enough and thus not very potent. I mean you can't get that 1 part in 1.0x10^200 dilution by dumping a goose liver, and even if you could how would you manage to do that magic shake on an ocean full of water at once. Probably at best they could only manage a 1 part in 1.0x10^20 to 1 part in 1.0x10^30, which wouldn't be any where near strong enough, using that method.
self-checkout machines are the future
God I hope not. It seems like half the time I want to use one they are broken or being operated by people who have no idea what they are doing.
I think the goal should be to kick JJ Abrams hard enough in the nuts so he stops seeing lens flares.
That is not concealing enough, I suggest one of these: Auto darkening welding helmet
Really, this sounds more like user error. I haven't had a vehicle overheat ever and yet I have driven probably about 300,000 miles in my life all in vehicles that initially had at least 80,000 miles on them when I purchased them. The total mileage on all vehicles I have ever owned is well over a million if not closer to 1.5 million with the average mileage when I sent them off to the scrap yard probably around 250,000 miles. The only strangeness I have ever had with the cooling system was when a temp sensor flaked out and would provide basically random readings that would jump around all over the place, and the time when the thermostat got stuck open on one vehicle.
This sounds more like you didn't take care of your stuff and then it took a shit on you. Sadly that is fairly common amongst most people. Why should they have to change belts, hoses, fluids, spark plugs, filters, the car still runs and there isn't a light on so they think they are good to go. I had a discussion like this with my step father who said he only goes and gets the oil changed on vehicles when the light comes on. The light he was referring to was the red idiot light on the dash telling you your oil pressure has dropped too low either because it cant pump the thick crud or it isn't sucking up enough oil to maintain pressure.
They haven't just started showing up in heavy equipment but have been trickling down to smaller heavy equipment for a while. Going back to the 70s there were the 240 short ton trucks that were diesel electrics that were working in mines. These types of trucks are still in use and even the new ultra class of haul trucks are basically all diesel electrics.
I was thinking more along the lines of having some flashing UV LEDs that flash every 10 or so seconds. Put a couple in the grill and let them flash away.