How about saying that any member of a government that is allowed to vote on economic policy actually has some education in economic theory, or has exhibited some experience in said topic.
Obama has never run a business, but now he's the HMFIC at GM?
Wow, screw letting the market decide, lets force these fuckers to comply.
First we're going to MAKE people buy a bulb. I'll be damned if the government makes me buy a light bulb. Then we're going to REQUIRE a house inspection. No liberties lost there. I can understand why some states inspect cars, but houses? Not without some suspicion that it's unfit to live in. As it stands now, no one comes in my house without a search warrant. Except those who want to play tag with my 12gauge.
You may not have meant to be quite so authoritarian in your solution, but with the government trying to MAKE us buy healthcare now, I (and many others) are getting pretty sensitive (are you in the U.S.?)
I was watching a show the other day about the veto-happy governor of New Mexico. He was describing how he was demonized for vetoing a law that would force pet stores to walk each cat/dog for n hours/week. He wasn't in the pockets of pet stores, he just saw the unconsidered cost of setting up the pet inspection police.
At this point is the cost of setting up the lightbulb police going to worth it compared to the money saved by forcing A CFL? 10? All of them?
When we look at the packaging and there's no warm up time listed, then why would we bother buying one expensive bulb over a cheap bulb.
I know that when I buy a BMW I'm going to get a better product than a kia, even without looking at the specs. But when I compare brands of lightbulbs they all look the same to me. (and everyone else) So why the hell would I bother buying the more expensive ones JUST because they're more expensive. People aren't going to conduct their on trials on lightbulbs to figure out which ones warm up fastest. And people aren't going to consult consumer reports before they get a simple light bulb.
And yes, I have a dozen bulbs in my house. I only use them in places where I leave the lights on all night (exterior lights) or in rooms that I may need to leave an ugly light on for long periods. Anywhere that I may need 'instant' light (bathroom) or a comfortable light (living room) I'm only going to use a CFL.
Personally I think CFL's aren't going to be around much longer. LEDs are coming down quickly in price, they use even less juice, come on instantly, last forever, endless form factors, and you can even adjust the color on some of them. When they are down to $3-$5/bulb I'll start replacing my incandescents and CFLs.
We live in a rural area. We aren't on city water, we have a well. About 3 or 4 times a year it gets cold enough that we turn on a light in the pump house to help raise the temperature to protect our already well insulated pipes. This is a very effective solution for us and safer than using a space heater. The space heater costs a lot more than a lightbulb and isn't considered 'safe to leave unattended.' We also have chickens. We have a heatlamp in there, and they can move in/out of it's light to control their own temp (don't want them cooked... yet...)
Do we NEED more fucking regulations? Give me a break.
Not sure who the hell is modding you down... Yes. I've raised chickens. We have 6 hens now and planning on getting more. Nothing is as good at regulating the temp for them as a simple light bulb (we use the yellow 'bug' bulbs as they seem to get a little warmer)
I can see a bunch of liberals now trying to raise chickens with a CFL, wondering why they keep dying.
Also, we use them to keep our pump from freezing (about 6 times a year)
They are used in terrariums to keep cold blooded animals at the right temp.
They are pretty good at lighting a dark room instantly. You know, when you don't want to stand there for 30 seconds waiting for a light because you only need to be in there for 5 seconds.
Just because Russia propper isn't the most shining example of a Democracy, it doesn't mean that Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan aren't.
Sure, I'm sure there's corruption in some of those too, but by no means all of them.
for some reason my control-v is broke right now, but looking at wikipedia it's showing a positive outlook on Latvia, Lithuaia and Estonia, and a 'very serious situation' in Turkmenistan.
You don't have to worry about tarballs. If you get one of those, BP will pay to have it removed. Or rather our government 'heavy' will lean on BP until something is done about it...
Apparently they hiss a lot, but I've never seen one actually do what they're supposed to do. Maybe our possums are turning liberal and they want a government hand out.
Seriously though, no one in their right mind down here would try to destroy a rat problem with a possum problem. Matter of fact, anyone that doesn't call them 'possum' doesn't really have any experience with the nasty things. The 'opossum' is about one of the nastiest animals I have ever had the displeasure of looking at. We get them in the garbage can every now and then... They get stuck and can't get out if there's not enough in the can for them to climb out. I usually just leave them there and let the trash man take care of them. I've poked at them a little bit and they just show their teeth and hiss. I've never seen them play dead. They're about the #2 roadkill item around here, after armadillo...
So New York, I hear that badgers eat possum... interested?
Seems like they think this is a prank, since they ARE comedians... I'll be surprised if it happens, even if they do get a permit. And nobody's going to come because, while people will drive across country for a rally they believe in, they aren't willing to do it to be part of a joke. Hence, the 25k permit...
But it appears by doing this they are drawing more attention to Beck's rally. No publicity is bad publicity. And their LIKELY small turnouts (don't expect to see a lot of people there for a prank) is just going to put more attention on how huge the Beck attendance was.
I think it's funny what their doing. I think they should talk it up on the she and get laughs, but I think if they actually go so far as to HOLD a rally and the attendance is low it's going to be spun that the right had a massive turn out (which is true), while the left is unsupported, a conclusion that can not be drawn from lack of attendance.
Each time there's a voice call there's a signaling load when setting up the call. There's a little bit when moving between cells, and a little to terminate a call.
Each time a phone establishes it's tcp/ip connection similar things occure, because the phone is NOT always connected to the network. Its as-needed. Exchange/pop3/imap are all set up to check email on an interval. Each phone is different, but lets say you're phone is doing SOMETHING every minute (exchange in active sync mode can go down to a 60 second heartbeat interval, well that's the default minimum but the admin can make it less than that) that's 1440 minutes...
Now consider all the apps on your phone that are doing this in addition to mail and you can see a lot of signaling going on.
And remember that even while you're sleeping, you're phone is still doing this.
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Good point.
How about saying that any member of a government that is allowed to vote on economic policy actually has some education in economic theory, or has exhibited some experience in said topic.
Obama has never run a business, but now he's the HMFIC at GM?
Wow, screw letting the market decide, lets force these fuckers to comply.
First we're going to MAKE people buy a bulb. I'll be damned if the government makes me buy a light bulb.
Then we're going to REQUIRE a house inspection. No liberties lost there. I can understand why some states inspect cars, but houses? Not without some suspicion that it's unfit to live in. As it stands now, no one comes in my house without a search warrant. Except those who want to play tag with my 12gauge.
You may not have meant to be quite so authoritarian in your solution, but with the government trying to MAKE us buy healthcare now, I (and many others) are getting pretty sensitive (are you in the U.S.?)
I was watching a show the other day about the veto-happy governor of New Mexico. He was describing how he was demonized for vetoing a law that would force pet stores to walk each cat/dog for n hours/week. He wasn't in the pockets of pet stores, he just saw the unconsidered cost of setting up the pet inspection police.
At this point is the cost of setting up the lightbulb police going to worth it compared to the money saved by forcing A CFL? 10? All of them?
When we look at the packaging and there's no warm up time listed, then why would we bother buying one expensive bulb over a cheap bulb.
I know that when I buy a BMW I'm going to get a better product than a kia, even without looking at the specs. But when I compare brands of lightbulbs they all look the same to me. (and everyone else) So why the hell would I bother buying the more expensive ones JUST because they're more expensive. People aren't going to conduct their on trials on lightbulbs to figure out which ones warm up fastest. And people aren't going to consult consumer reports before they get a simple light bulb.
And yes, I have a dozen bulbs in my house. I only use them in places where I leave the lights on all night (exterior lights) or in rooms that I may need to leave an ugly light on for long periods. Anywhere that I may need 'instant' light (bathroom) or a comfortable light (living room) I'm only going to use a CFL.
Personally I think CFL's aren't going to be around much longer. LEDs are coming down quickly in price, they use even less juice, come on instantly, last forever, endless form factors, and you can even adjust the color on some of them. When they are down to $3-$5/bulb I'll start replacing my incandescents and CFLs.
They're going to replace them all with space heaters... That'll be the safest option.
We live in a rural area. We aren't on city water, we have a well. About 3 or 4 times a year it gets cold enough that we turn on a light in the pump house to help raise the temperature to protect our already well insulated pipes. This is a very effective solution for us and safer than using a space heater. The space heater costs a lot more than a lightbulb and isn't considered 'safe to leave unattended.' We also have chickens. We have a heatlamp in there, and they can move in/out of it's light to control their own temp (don't want them cooked... yet...)
Do we NEED more fucking regulations? Give me a break.
Not sure who the hell is modding you down... Yes. I've raised chickens. We have 6 hens now and planning on getting more. Nothing is as good at regulating the temp for them as a simple light bulb (we use the yellow 'bug' bulbs as they seem to get a little warmer)
I can see a bunch of liberals now trying to raise chickens with a CFL, wondering why they keep dying.
Also, we use them to keep our pump from freezing (about 6 times a year)
They are used in terrariums to keep cold blooded animals at the right temp.
They are pretty good at lighting a dark room instantly. You know, when you don't want to stand there for 30 seconds waiting for a light because you only need to be in there for 5 seconds.
Just because Russia propper isn't the most shining example of a Democracy, it doesn't mean that Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan aren't.
Sure, I'm sure there's corruption in some of those too, but by no means all of them.
for some reason my control-v is broke right now, but looking at wikipedia it's showing a positive outlook on Latvia, Lithuaia and Estonia, and a 'very serious situation' in Turkmenistan.
That's what it looks like to me.
And this is useful because???
You don't have to worry about tarballs. If you get one of those, BP will pay to have it removed. Or rather our government 'heavy' will lean on BP until something is done about it...
I prefer using desktop traffic to restrict ports 1-65535 tcp/udp outbound on the client machines. It helps keep them focused.
With the way I drive, I feel insecure not having a seatbelt. Hell, I should get a 5point harness...
At least I've never done this with my pathfinder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvDBWX8-iB0
How are they nasty?
You answered your question in the next line in case you missed it...
...and eat clean up all the rabid carcasses...
Let the garbage men take care of them... They come out as flat as roadkill, but without the tire tracks
No, but according to wikipedia they're supposed to behave a certain way. Hissing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum#Behavior
Apparently they hiss a lot, but I've never seen one actually do what they're supposed to do. Maybe our possums are turning liberal and they want a government hand out.
A few questions:
Have you ever looked on a map to see where fort Sumter is?
Next question...
When someone walks up on your front porch with a gun pointed at you, do you wait for them to shoot first?
Me neither.
This story is giving me back a google text ad for "Alabama Pest Control" Yes, it got the location right.
Seriously though, no one in their right mind down here would try to destroy a rat problem with a possum problem. Matter of fact, anyone that doesn't call them 'possum' doesn't really have any experience with the nasty things. The 'opossum' is about one of the nastiest animals I have ever had the displeasure of looking at. We get them in the garbage can every now and then... They get stuck and can't get out if there's not enough in the can for them to climb out. I usually just leave them there and let the trash man take care of them. I've poked at them a little bit and they just show their teeth and hiss. I've never seen them play dead. They're about the #2 roadkill item around here, after armadillo...
So New York, I hear that badgers eat possum... interested?
Exactly, just like MSNBC is for the Dems.
Seems like they think this is a prank, since they ARE comedians... I'll be surprised if it happens, even if they do get a permit. And nobody's going to come because, while people will drive across country for a rally they believe in, they aren't willing to do it to be part of a joke. Hence, the 25k permit...
True, I just used a little generalization because there's no official muslim language, no more than there is for Christianity, but I'll say Arabic.
But it appears by doing this they are drawing more attention to Beck's rally. No publicity is bad publicity. And their LIKELY small turnouts (don't expect to see a lot of people there for a prank) is just going to put more attention on how huge the Beck attendance was.
I think it's funny what their doing. I think they should talk it up on the she and get laughs, but I think if they actually go so far as to HOLD a rally and the attendance is low it's going to be spun that the right had a massive turn out (which is true), while the left is unsupported, a conclusion that can not be drawn from lack of attendance.
just push it up a little higher and let it fly even longer...
And we'll call that flight path "orbit"
And instead of drone, we'll call it a satellite.
And we'll let it fly for 20 years!
I'll take my 89 mil in large bills thank you.
Akbar? Is that muslim for For the Win?
Each time there's a voice call there's a signaling load when setting up the call. There's a little bit when moving between cells, and a little to terminate a call.
Each time a phone establishes it's tcp/ip connection similar things occure, because the phone is NOT always connected to the network. Its as-needed. Exchange/pop3/imap are all set up to check email on an interval. Each phone is different, but lets say you're phone is doing SOMETHING every minute (exchange in active sync mode can go down to a 60 second heartbeat interval, well that's the default minimum but the admin can make it less than that) that's 1440 minutes...
Now consider all the apps on your phone that are doing this in addition to mail and you can see a lot of signaling going on.
And remember that even while you're sleeping, you're phone is still doing this.
Wow, the first post in /. history to use the N word and not be modded flamebait or troll.
I think there should be some achievement awarded there.