Yeah, $2K for free energy forever _for someone who has convenient access to a supercharger_ seems like an incredibly great deal.
I admit I'm using "gas price equivalents" here... I drive a short distance, but even I would put in over $30 of gas more often than every 2 weeks in my car with a small tank..
That's around 2.5 years payback, and I'm lowballing some of those numbers.
OK, so you're basically unwilling to live within the system, so you're not getting a margin acct. You do realize you're not liable for anything more than $50 (and the credit card companies usually waive that) in fraudulent charges, right?
I'm not sure if he reviews all different types of batteries, but "NLee the Engineer" reviews tons of rechargeable batteries (and other stuff, as you'll see at the link) at Amazon, and he seems to really know his stuff.
Basically, after you've found what you're looking for, his reviews seem to be very knowledgeable. He'll knock bad products and give good reviews to good ones.
BTW, France also has admitted that even reprocessing fuel from thermal reactors doesn't make economic sense.
Can you provide a citation? I thought that with the proper type of reactor, the reprocessing step was basically economically neutral, but of course environmentally useful.
Limited Range: I'll admit that the Model S is currently the only vehicle to compete with gasoline for range
True on absolute terms, but NOT true in the actual day to day commute/usage of the majority of the U.S. population. Even the lowest range electric cars can go over 2x the average commute... and people can charge overnight at home or some at work, as you mention.
The funny thing is, I have more "range anxiety" in my phone battery than I do in my car battery. I even drive one of the lowest range electric cars.
Uhh, get a Schwab, etc., account, and IIRC, the standard is you can do margin for 1/2 of your portfolio value in your account.. Of course you have to pay margin interest.
The article is conflating the web and the Internet, as usual.. sigh..
So what do they actually mean? I presume they really just mean web sites (articles).. Not something like Hulu Plus. I hate regular ads(*) with a passion. I love Tivo, but if there were something like an ad free Hulu Plus, or Netflix with current shows _AND_ past shows, I'd pay a lot for it, instead of regular cable. (I'd expect/want to watch it on TV, not just a computer/phone/tablet.)
Though, even if JUST for web sites, that's freaking cheap. I'd pay it in a minute... and I'm VERY frugal.
(*) Though it bugs some people, product placement very very rarely bugs me, even really blatant ones like on Survivor.
I skip prerecorded ads (e.g. beginning, end of Carolla's podcast.. sometimes in the middle). I listen to live reads, for those kinds of mistakes or just riffing..
Well, he "settled". I can't provide a direct quote, though it sure seemed like he said previously he'd never settle.
I'm glad at least that there isn't a permanent gag order, and Adam will give the details in not too long a time.
BTW, I am not saying I'm necessarily 100% on his side. There was either a Planet Money or Freakanomics podcast episode about Personal Audio, and, after listening to that, I do think they had something very close to "a podcast with cassettes".. As much as people disclaim patents of "do X __ON THE INTERNET___", this seems to me to be at least a more reasonable case of a patent "crossing media". IANAL , so that's why I say "seems". Though even Adam has said on his podcast that he's not against patents, he's mostly railed against the system itself.
Whatever little snippet I saw of him on the news the other day, yelling at his team (press conference?), definitely did remind me of the DEVELOPERS spazzing.
(no, just kidding, from imdb: "Has nystagmus, a condition which causes a person's eyes to move involuntarily." But he was who I thought about when reading the summary.)
I'm fascinated by a system you claim is "opt out" that people are forced to "opt out" of.
OK, my wording wasn't very good, but I think my intent was clear.
Basically -- get rid of Social Security over an extended time. (BTW, I realize politically this will never happen unfortunately. Even most right wing Republicans don't say that we should get rid of SS.)
Let people willingly opt out of it, but make future workers NOT eligible for Social Security... Unfortunately, since people can't plan for themselves, something like a "mandated" 401k (it is still entirely all of their money) might be slightly more politically acceptable for them.
Even though I want out of Social Security, I think you're being unreasonable. I think we should "wind down" SS. Let people opt out of it (maybe force people under 25 to opt out of it), and let others above that opt out, with possibly a sliding scale one time tax rebate or other incentive (a huge one time 401k deposit). Let people who currently expect it stay on it.
I see it as being almost the same as people with ridiculously high pension benefits. The people should get the benefits they were promised when they were hired.. but you can cut down/remove pension benefits for new hires.
Delaying firing *for a year* seems pretty serious. Presumably, they were being paid for that year. Were they also suspended? (i.e. year long paid vacation)
You can currently go out right now and find a company in your town that will provide, install and maintain PV panels on your roof for a guaranteed electricity price that is LOWER than what you currently pay and is fixed for 10 years (the loan is a monthly payment that will be cheaper than the power cost it offsets over a year). At the end of the 10 years you own the panels outright and all the power generated until they fail is FREE.
I love the idea, would love to get solar.. My electric bill is usually between $20-30. Even if I only charged my new electric car at home, solar wouldn't pay for itself for me.
Consumers pay those bills. Every time you buy something, you are paying those outrages salaries.
You don't have to buy some name brand thing if you think it costs too much. Buy a generic/house brand, some of which are made by the same factories that make the name brand product.
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Yeah, $2K for free energy forever _for someone who has convenient access to a supercharger_ seems like an incredibly great deal.
I admit I'm using "gas price equivalents" here...
I drive a short distance, but even I would put in over $30 of gas more often than every 2 weeks in my car with a small tank..
That's around 2.5 years payback, and I'm lowballing some of those numbers.
Hint: Paragraphs.
OK, so you're basically unwilling to live within the system, so you're not getting a margin acct. You do realize you're not liable for anything more than $50 (and the credit card companies usually waive that) in fraudulent charges, right?
I'm not sure if he reviews all different types of batteries, but "NLee the Engineer" reviews tons of rechargeable batteries (and other stuff, as you'll see at the link) at Amazon, and he seems to really know his stuff.
Basically, after you've found what you're looking for, his reviews seem to be very knowledgeable. He'll knock bad products and give good reviews to good ones.
His link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/p...
Can you provide a citation? I thought that with the proper type of reactor, the reprocessing step was basically economically neutral, but of course environmentally useful.
True on absolute terms, but NOT true in the actual day to day commute/usage of the majority of the U.S. population. Even the lowest range electric cars can go over 2x the average commute... and people can charge overnight at home or some at work, as you mention.
The funny thing is, I have more "range anxiety" in my phone battery than I do in my car battery. I even drive one of the lowest range electric cars.
Your broker won't "let" you sell short?
Uhh, get a Schwab, etc., account, and IIRC, the standard is you can do margin for 1/2 of your portfolio value in your account.. Of course you have to pay margin interest.
The article is conflating the web and the Internet, as usual.. sigh..
So what do they actually mean? I presume they really just mean web sites (articles).. Not something like Hulu Plus. I hate regular ads(*) with a passion. I love Tivo, but if there were something like an ad free Hulu Plus, or Netflix with current shows _AND_ past shows, I'd pay a lot for it, instead of regular cable. (I'd expect/want to watch it on TV, not just a computer/phone/tablet.)
Though, even if JUST for web sites, that's freaking cheap. I'd pay it in a minute... and I'm VERY frugal.
(*) Though it bugs some people, product placement very very rarely bugs me, even really blatant ones like on Survivor.
Cheap energy + dinner == win win
I skip prerecorded ads (e.g. beginning, end of Carolla's podcast.. sometimes in the middle). I listen to live reads, for those kinds of mistakes or just riffing..
Well, he "settled". I can't provide a direct quote, though it sure seemed like he said previously he'd never settle.
I'm glad at least that there isn't a permanent gag order, and Adam will give the details in not too long a time.
BTW, I am not saying I'm necessarily 100% on his side. There was either a Planet Money or Freakanomics podcast episode about Personal Audio, and, after listening to that, I do think they had something very close to "a podcast with cassettes".. As much as people disclaim patents of "do X __ON THE INTERNET___", this seems to me to be at least a more reasonable case of a patent "crossing media". IANAL , so that's why I say "seems". Though even Adam has said on his podcast that he's not against patents, he's mostly railed against the system itself.
Whatever little snippet I saw of him on the news the other day, yelling at his team (press conference?), definitely did remind me of the DEVELOPERS spazzing.
Carnegie gave a HUGE boost to the public library system, by donating tons of books and money to them.
Also, having opened the hall that is the subject of a joke most people know is a big thing.
Wait, so Pruitt Taylor Vince has ADHD?
(no, just kidding, from imdb: "Has nystagmus, a condition which causes a person's eyes to move involuntarily." But he was who I thought about when reading the summary.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
OK, my wording wasn't very good, but I think my intent was clear.
Basically -- get rid of Social Security over an extended time. (BTW, I realize politically this will never happen unfortunately. Even most right wing Republicans don't say that we should get rid of SS.)
Let people willingly opt out of it, but make future workers NOT eligible for Social Security... Unfortunately, since people can't plan for themselves, something like a "mandated" 401k (it is still entirely all of their money) might be slightly more politically acceptable for them.
Even though I want out of Social Security, I think you're being unreasonable. I think we should "wind down" SS. Let people opt out of it (maybe force people under 25 to opt out of it), and let others above that opt out, with possibly a sliding scale one time tax rebate or other incentive (a huge one time 401k deposit). Let people who currently expect it stay on it.
I see it as being almost the same as people with ridiculously high pension benefits. The people should get the benefits they were promised when they were hired.. but you can cut down/remove pension benefits for new hires.
I want to opt out of social security because I have a 401(k) and other savings.
As someone else said, Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.
Delaying firing *for a year* seems pretty serious. Presumably, they were being paid for that year. Were they also suspended? (i.e. year long paid vacation)
I love the idea, would love to get solar.. My electric bill is usually between $20-30. Even if I only charged my new electric car at home, solar wouldn't pay for itself for me.
You paid $9.95 AN HOUR, didn't you? They said $20/month.
They already renegotiated their contracts, in tandem. They are clearly not the main characters of the show.
You don't have to buy some name brand thing if you think it costs too much. Buy a generic/house brand, some of which are made by the same factories that make the name brand product.
You can't put up an antenna?!?
How is adding the girls jumping the shark?
This is actually one of the very few times where a show semi-radically changed, and the result is better.
Umm, I used VCRs for a long time before Tivo, to fast forward through commercials.
(I am a huge Tivo fan, btw... but strongly consider it evolutionary rather than revolutionary.)