The roadster has a 53kWh battery. Thus to charge it in a "few", (say, 3) hours will need ~17kW, which is 70A at 240V, assuming you have 240V, which is not the standard voltage in the US, I know. I don't know many homes that would be capable of handling that amount of current, so the claim looks unreasonable.
Actually, the distribution system in the US actually provides 240 volt residential service. Each house is connected to three wires: two 120 volt conductors and a neutral conductor. 120 volt devices get connected to a 120 volt connector and the neutral, while 240 volt devices (such as my electric laundry dryer) get connected to both of the 120 volt conductors.
"Imagine you've spent three years in law school, two more years clerking, and the last decade trying to make partner — and now here comes a machine that can do much of your $400-per-hour job faster, and for a fraction of the cost. What do you do now?'"
"I went to DeVry a while back and it was no cake-walk. To earn my CIS degree, the was a while back, but we had courses covering programming, databases, online systems, systems analysis.
Oh, I believe you, Emperor Shaddam IV!
Per the Accredited Programs Search feature of http://www.abet.org/ (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, now just ABET Inc), DeVry
has accredited Technology (TAC) programs. Being ABET-accredited programs, graduates of those DeVry programs have worked their asses off, IMHO!
However, per the same search feature, DeVry does *not* have any accredited Engineering (EAC) programs
My comment in the submission was an attempt to highlight how the author slams China for counting the graduates of non-Engineering programs as "Engineers" while not calling out the US for doing the same exact thing!
Math and Physics majors have to work their asses off to graduate, yet nobody considers them to be "Engineers"...
The "think of the children" argument has managed to get all sorts of ridiculous legislation passed, so it's clearly an effective argument.
If you are a parent, you have to teach your children not to allow strangers to touch their private parts.
How do you teach them that lesson and still explain what happens at TSA checkpoints?
On 07/09/2011 at approximately 1340 hrs I was dispatched to the central screening point at the Nashville International Airport for report of a passenger that was refusing screening. Upon my arrival, I made contact with the subject, identified as Andrea Abbott, who was involved in a verbal altercation with TSA screening agents. Abbott was being verbally abusive toward the TSA agents stating her daughter would not be screened. I advised Abbott that she and her daughter would have to be screened or they would be escorted by me out of the secured area of the airport. Abbott then became verbally abusive toward me as well as the TSA agents. Abbott stated she did not want her daughter to be “touched inappropriately,” have her “crotch grabbed,” or be further screened. Eventually Abbott agreed to allow her daughter to be screened by TSA. Abbott retrieved her cell phone and was attempting to film her daughter being screened. I advised Abbott to put her cell phone away. Again, Abbott was verbally abusive [Emphasis Added]. After her daughter was screened TSA advised Abbott would have to be screened as well to continue down the concourse. Abbott stated this was “bullsh!t” and became verbally abusive toward TSA and myself again. I advised Abbott numerous times she was disrupting the screening process and flow of passengers through the area. Abbott refused to calm down. At this time I placed Abbott under arrest for Disorderly Conduct (TCA 39-17-305). Ms. Abbot was loud in her speech and very belligerant therefore she was arrested for disorderly conduct.
The citizen was engaged in perfectly legal behavior, which the cop ordered her to stop. When she declined, he arrested her. This is why "disorderly conduct" is frequently referred to as "contempt of cop" by district attorneys.
Does anybody really expect that the TSA would admit that their scanners are dangerous and then remove them? No way. Not after the hundreds of millions of dollars they've spent buying them.
TSA spent millions on installing "puffer" machines and those have all been removed.
So, yes, I do really expect that TSA will end up removing the nude-o-scopes.
I concur. I work for one of the agencies that scored over 50% and we are completely locked-in to Microsoft products.
As you would expect, our systems are complete shit -- our only IT support people are clueless MSCE types, we constantly have downtime, all of our internal "institutional knowledge" is being moved into sharepoint, and my head is gonna explode the next time someone mentions the word Ribbon.
The article says that NYC is replacing 11,000 of their 250,000 street signs this year -- those are signs they would be replacing anyway, as part of routine maintenance.
Yaah, they're called roundabouts. Problem is, they're too confusing for yanks apparently.
Roundabouts may be too confusing for the Confederates, but the Yanks certainly understand them - check out the New York State Roundabouts website:
https://www.nysdot.gov/main/roundabouts
Yahoo Research says: e.g. a women searching for "wagner" probably wants the 18th-century German composer, while for men in the US "wagner" is a paint sprayer.
Google says: e.g. a women searching for "wagner" probably wants the 18th-century German composer, while for men in the US "wagner" is a porn star
Slashdot Mirror
The roadster has a 53kWh battery. Thus to charge it in a "few", (say, 3) hours will need ~17kW, which is 70A at 240V, assuming you have 240V, which is not the standard voltage in the US, I know. I don't know many homes that would be capable of handling that amount of current, so the claim looks unreasonable.
Actually, the distribution system in the US actually provides 240 volt residential service. Each house is connected to three wires: two 120 volt conductors and a neutral conductor. 120 volt devices get connected to a 120 volt connector and the neutral, while 240 volt devices (such as my electric laundry dryer) get connected to both of the 120 volt conductors.
Quick and easy tip to increase storage space on a budget: buy the 3.5" model and punch a hole in the top corner.
You meant to say 5.25" model.
What other products will they eventually mandate that we buy from corporations, purely by virtue of existing?
We already have to buy car insurance
"Imagine you've spent three years in law school, two more years clerking, and the last decade trying to make partner — and now here comes a machine that can do much of your $400-per-hour job faster, and for a fraction of the cost. What do you do now?'"
Sue!
Microsoft considers Slashdot to be on the same level as the New York Times!
I've never seen a Microsoft ad on the NYTimes website.
I wish I could say the same about /.
"I went to DeVry a while back and it was no cake-walk. To earn my CIS degree, the was a while back, but we had courses covering programming, databases, online systems, systems analysis.
Oh, I believe you, Emperor Shaddam IV!
Per the Accredited Programs Search feature of http://www.abet.org/ (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, now just ABET Inc), DeVry has accredited Technology (TAC) programs. Being ABET-accredited programs, graduates of those DeVry programs have worked their asses off, IMHO!
However, per the same search feature, DeVry does *not* have any accredited Engineering (EAC) programs
My comment in the submission was an attempt to highlight how the author slams China for counting the graduates of non-Engineering programs as "Engineers" while not calling out the US for doing the same exact thing!
Math and Physics majors have to work their asses off to graduate, yet nobody considers them to be "Engineers"...
The "think of the children" argument has managed to get all sorts of ridiculous legislation passed, so it's clearly an effective argument.
If you are a parent, you have to teach your children not to allow strangers to touch their private parts. How do you teach them that lesson and still explain what happens at TSA checkpoints?
On 07/09/2011 at approximately 1340 hrs I was dispatched to the central screening point at the Nashville International Airport for report of a passenger that was refusing screening. Upon my arrival, I made contact with the subject, identified as Andrea Abbott, who was involved in a verbal altercation with TSA screening agents. Abbott was being verbally abusive toward the TSA agents stating her daughter would not be screened. I advised Abbott that she and her daughter would have to be screened or they would be escorted by me out of the secured area of the airport. Abbott then became verbally abusive toward me as well as the TSA agents. Abbott stated she did not want her daughter to be “touched inappropriately,” have her “crotch grabbed,” or be further screened. Eventually Abbott agreed to allow her daughter to be screened by TSA. Abbott retrieved her cell phone and was attempting to film her daughter being screened. I advised Abbott to put her cell phone away. Again, Abbott was verbally abusive [Emphasis Added] . After her daughter was screened TSA advised Abbott would have to be screened as well to continue down the concourse. Abbott stated this was “bullsh!t” and became verbally abusive toward TSA and myself again. I advised Abbott numerous times she was disrupting the screening process and flow of passengers through the area. Abbott refused to calm down. At this time I placed Abbott under arrest for Disorderly Conduct (TCA 39-17-305). Ms. Abbot was loud in her speech and very belligerant therefore she was arrested for disorderly conduct.
The citizen was engaged in perfectly legal behavior, which the cop ordered her to stop. When she declined, he arrested her. This is why "disorderly conduct" is frequently referred to as "contempt of cop" by district attorneys.
Cake is even more yummy when it comes from Microsoft!
Does anybody really expect that the TSA would admit that their scanners are dangerous and then remove them? No way. Not after the hundreds of millions of dollars they've spent buying them.
TSA spent millions on installing "puffer" machines and those have all been removed.
So, yes, I do really expect that TSA will end up removing the nude-o-scopes.
Why would you want one other than to just be an asshole?
To ensure that my mother-in-law gets lost on her way to visit us.
Back in the day when I was 11 and used Windows
Back when I was 11, all my data and programs had to fit on a couple of cassette tapes...
"But in the age where Google ranks supreme, you do not want to mess with a girl who knows how to manipulate Google.'"
Guys, to be safe, you should only date blondes.
As you would expect, our systems are complete shit -- our only IT support people are clueless MSCE types, we constantly have downtime, all of our internal "institutional knowledge" is being moved into sharepoint, and my head is gonna explode the next time someone mentions the word Ribbon.
Which Who is on first?
Yes, billions of people in India and China will be able to afford $150/barrel fuel, but people in first world nations won't. Nice logic there.
What leads you to believe that today's first world nations will remain first world nations?
"Rock" refers to the venture-capitalists' head(s), while "Melt" refers to the process of extracting cash from them.
Right, but the country started out with the express intention of NOT having two sets of rules.
Uh, how could the country not have had two sets of rules when it had both slaves and everyone else?
As a consumer, you are only allowed two votes: Consent or Abstain. There is no Dissent.
Also, 'Consent' or 'Abstain' are the only allowed votes that shareholders get.
That's exactly backwards. Science productivity falls off a cliff from scientists who get married.
That's why the plan called for getting scientists hookers, not wives...
... but the rest of America is still sore at those four consecutive Super Bowls you guys made us sit through with your losing teams.
Maybe they can convert Ralph Wilson stadium into a data center once the Bills relocate to Toronto?
Leave the signs as they are
Signs are sheet metal with some paint on them.
Paint fades over time.
Ergo, the signs would have to be replaced anyway.
The article says that NYC is replacing 11,000 of their 250,000 street signs this year -- those are signs they would be replacing anyway, as part of routine maintenance.
Yaah, they're called roundabouts. Problem is, they're too confusing for yanks apparently.
Roundabouts may be too confusing for the Confederates, but the Yanks certainly understand them - check out the New York State Roundabouts website: https://www.nysdot.gov/main/roundabouts
I'm not sure I follow you -- can you make your point with a calzone analogy?
Yahoo Research says: e.g. a women searching for "wagner" probably wants the 18th-century German composer, while for men in the US "wagner" is a paint sprayer.
Google says: e.g. a women searching for "wagner" probably wants the 18th-century German composer, while for men in the US "wagner" is a porn star
Gee, I wonder which one men are gonna use...