But they *are* a dedicated device, that's what I was trying to say.. Or at least they're "closer" to a dedicated device than a phone (e.g. maybe doing "physical activity" related measurements).
Anything that makes "wearables" die out faster is good in my book.
Do you carry around a smartphone all the time? If you don't, many people do.
Isn't a wearable "just" a subset of an existing smartphone, or arguably an addition (due to using smartphone for communication with the wearable)?
I don't have any of the FitBit, etc., but they seem to have become reasonably popular for the early adopter crowd.
Basically, I don't see a need for a wearable currently either, but to completely throw out the idea seems ridiculous. It seems like just an extension of "more, comparatively powerful, personal electronics being used for specialized purposes to augment one's life".
I POINTED THAT OUT. I said they were plug in hybrids. Many people can use them _effectively_ as pure electric vehicles if they try hard enough, using gas only for exceptionally long (for them) trips.
as well as a 110v plug (which is almost useless since 110v charges so slow).
I admittedly don't regularly charge at home, only because we have free chargers at work (and I only do that 1-2 times a week).. But I still don't get this attitude.
Plug in when you get home, your car is (at least partially -- e.g. for a Tesla) charged the next morning... cheaper than gas. Your car also has timers to charge, so you can make it only start charging at a certain time if you are on time of day pricing for electricity.
Honda Insight -- plug in hybrid. Toyota Prius - plug in hybrid (a version of the Prius) GM - Spark - pure electric, and of course the Volt - plug in hybrid.
Well, obviously your mistake was making an _image_ of the hard drive, rather than copying all of the *files*.. (possibly doing both, if you had the space..)
$40 for a set you build one time that takes an hour or so
BTW, you realize that even though the kit may be for a specific Star Wars vehicle, you can still use the various parts to create whatever you want?
Also, while I too somewhat bemoan the "everything's a kit, not just a bunch of plain LEGO" (though I know you can still buy plain LEGO), from the same podcast I mention another response (likely a Planet Money podcast), licensed properties basically saved LEGO, because cheaper plastic bricks were undercutting them (even though theirs do apparently actually stick together better, as someone else mentioned).
Megablocks are not LEGOs. They are made by a different company, and "happen to" be sort-of compatible with proper LEGOs. If you have ever tried comparing them, you'd be sure to find that Megablocks do not stick together as well as LEGOs - I believe that LEGOs are produced to much finer tolerances than Megablocks.
In a podcast I listened to recently, I'm pretty sure it was one of the Planet Money ones from within the past year or two (I started with the very beginning of their feed several weeks ago and am close to catching up), they talked about how the LEGO molds have markings (possibly numbers, I forget that exact detail) so you can tell in EXACTLY which mold and which location a particular piece came from, so that if it didn't come out properly, you can find/fix the mold.
There just isn't enough space and more importantly WATER in the area.
We're never going to actually run out of water. Water may very well become very EXPENSIVE, but if we really need to, we obviously can desalinate the oceans.
BTW, the vast vast majority of water is used for crops, and CA farmers have been switching to more thirsty crops over the decades. In an article I read over the weekend that was in the SJ Mercury (but it was from I think a week or two ago, yes I read old papers), an almond takes a gallon of water to grow, a walnut takes 5 gallons.
everybody wants to live near work
Actually, not true, and that's exactly what this article is about. It's about people living in SF, and commuting to Silicon Valley. Jeez, I'm only a couple of miles from work, and I wish I were closer.
I have no idea how long ago your story is from (I've been doing web filing since the late 1990s..) For at LEAST many years now, you can get a PDF....and while you don't EXACTLY fill in a "1040-like form", in many specific areas (e.g. filling in W2, etc.), you do have the option of "direct entry" that looks very close to the regular form you get, OR question & answer format.
I choose the direct entry for the things that are just "enter a bunch of numbers". (Yeah, that should be automatically entered, and is apparently for some people.) But for other things, I think the Q&A is far more useful.
If you just want to literally enter a 1040, jeez, just doing it on paper isn't MUCH more work. At least originally, the free govt e-file WAS literally a form, and it wouldn't even do the math for you.. I think that was due to the tax prep companies complaining.
Some people are being clever, and using technology to their advantage to make money.
Why is it stealing?
I think various things done to cause the recession were bad (banks selling mortgage-based assets as good investments while simultaneously betting against them, AND mortgage borrowers getting fraudulent mortgages they couldn't afford/didn't understand).
In the interview I heard (maybe it was the podcast from yesterday's 60 minutes), some companies were fighting back against this with their own technology.. Great.
How is it NOT like indentured servitude if your employer's competitors have all agreed with your employer that you're not allowed to work for them, that you have to stay with your current employer?
Wait, isn't "poaching" only DIRECTLY going after people and offering them a job or at least interview?
Are people claiming that if a potential employee found a job listing themselves, they couldn't successfully get the job through the normal interview process?
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But they *are* a dedicated device, that's what I was trying to say.. Or at least they're "closer" to a dedicated device than a phone (e.g. maybe doing "physical activity" related measurements).
Do you carry around a smartphone all the time? If you don't, many people do.
Isn't a wearable "just" a subset of an existing smartphone, or arguably an addition (due to using smartphone for communication with the wearable)?
I don't have any of the FitBit, etc., but they seem to have become reasonably popular for the early adopter crowd.
Basically, I don't see a need for a wearable currently either, but to completely throw out the idea seems ridiculous. It seems like just an extension of "more, comparatively powerful, personal electronics being used for specialized purposes to augment one's life".
I POINTED THAT OUT. I said they were plug in hybrids. Many people can use them _effectively_ as pure electric vehicles if they try hard enough, using gas only for exceptionally long (for them) trips.
Why aren't you afraid of someone stealing the clearly labelled envelopes to the IRS and committing identity fraud that way?
Yeah, but I just wanted to specifically point out the brands he mentioned.
I admittedly don't regularly charge at home, only because we have free chargers at work (and I only do that 1-2 times a week).. But I still don't get this attitude.
Plug in when you get home, your car is (at least partially -- e.g. for a Tesla) charged the next morning... cheaper than gas. Your car also has timers to charge, so you can make it only start charging at a certain time if you are on time of day pricing for electricity.
Umm.. currently available vehicles:
Honda Insight -- plug in hybrid.
Toyota Prius - plug in hybrid (a version of the Prius)
GM - Spark - pure electric, and of course the Volt - plug in hybrid.
I have no idea about Ford.
(I have a smart EV.)
Well, obviously your mistake was making an _image_ of the hard drive, rather than copying all of the *files*.. (possibly doing both, if you had the space..)
This is the Planet Money story about LEGO.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money...
BTW, you realize that even though the kit may be for a specific Star Wars vehicle, you can still use the various parts to create whatever you want?
Also, while I too somewhat bemoan the "everything's a kit, not just a bunch of plain LEGO" (though I know you can still buy plain LEGO), from the same podcast I mention another response (likely a Planet Money podcast), licensed properties basically saved LEGO, because cheaper plastic bricks were undercutting them (even though theirs do apparently actually stick together better, as someone else mentioned).
In a podcast I listened to recently, I'm pretty sure it was one of the Planet Money ones from within the past year or two (I started with the very beginning of their feed several weeks ago and am close to catching up), they talked about how the LEGO molds have markings (possibly numbers, I forget that exact detail) so you can tell in EXACTLY which mold and which location a particular piece came from, so that if it didn't come out properly, you can find/fix the mold.
It is the same singular or plural.
Well, wouldn't you rather have that $2 than the government?
Plus, as I said in another response, I'd *rather* owe (but not enough to have a penalty) at the end of the year.
We're never going to actually run out of water. Water may very well become very EXPENSIVE, but if we really need to, we obviously can desalinate the oceans.
BTW, the vast vast majority of water is used for crops, and CA farmers have been switching to more thirsty crops over the decades. In an article I read over the weekend that was in the SJ Mercury (but it was from I think a week or two ago, yes I read old papers), an almond takes a gallon of water to grow, a walnut takes 5 gallons.
Actually, not true, and that's exactly what this article is about. It's about people living in SF, and commuting to Silicon Valley. Jeez, I'm only a couple of miles from work, and I wish I were closer.
If you're getting refunds, you have too much withheld, and are giving the government an interest-free loan.
You don't have to pay taxes on interest or dividend income? Your employer doesn't know that.
I have no idea how long ago your story is from (I've been doing web filing since the late 1990s..) For at LEAST many years now, you can get a PDF. ...and while you don't EXACTLY fill in a "1040-like form", in many specific areas (e.g. filling in W2, etc.), you do have the option of "direct entry" that looks very close to the regular form you get, OR question & answer format.
I choose the direct entry for the things that are just "enter a bunch of numbers". (Yeah, that should be automatically entered, and is apparently for some people.) But for other things, I think the Q&A is far more useful.
If you just want to literally enter a 1040, jeez, just doing it on paper isn't MUCH more work. At least originally, the free govt e-file WAS literally a form, and it wouldn't even do the math for you.. I think that was due to the tax prep companies complaining.
What, do you think the tax services themselves will commit identity fraud, or someone will rip off the data FROM the tax services, or what?
Or even not a 'small' debt. Theoretically, the best would be to owe $.01 less than what would give you an underpayment penalty.
I don't actually try to get that close, but definitely don't "woohoo" like some people do about a tax refund.
I hate typos in books, or even in the newspaper, though the latter seems to happen much more frequently nowadays.
The CA electric car carpool stickers work until 2019. IIRC, other non-carpool stickers become invalid earier.
(Ignoring the joke...)
Doesn't even need to be attached to the wall, it can truly be 'a remote'. E.g. X10.
Free, and illegal.
Some people are being clever, and using technology to their advantage to make money.
Why is it stealing?
I think various things done to cause the recession were bad (banks selling mortgage-based assets as good investments while simultaneously betting against them, AND mortgage borrowers getting fraudulent mortgages they couldn't afford/didn't understand).
In the interview I heard (maybe it was the podcast from yesterday's 60 minutes), some companies were fighting back against this with their own technology.. Great.
Wait, isn't "poaching" only DIRECTLY going after people and offering them a job or at least interview?
Are people claiming that if a potential employee found a job listing themselves, they couldn't successfully get the job through the normal interview process?