Before I tackled a similar project, I calculated how much this "real time monitor" would cost, figured out how much I'm likely to save (a few pennies per day), and then decided to buy a $20 gadget on amazon called "Kill A Watt"
It tracks how many KWh a single device (like a TV or freezer) is using. Once a month I look at it, multiply by 9.5 cents, and figure out how much energy it used (typically 1-2 dollars - trivial).
I discovered the appliances use very little energy. Most of the $300 bill is caused by the central Heat Pump, so now I turn if off when I'm not home and also at night (covers keep me warm).
There's no indication MJ liked playing with children naked.
And even when brought to trial, the court declared him innocent. So why does everyone automatically label him "child molester"? It would be wiser to say, "I don't know if he molested children or not," rather than treat him like a pariah. You are really no better than those persons in the Salem Witch Trials (assuming guilt upon mere, unproven gossip).
On the other hand I know of at least two cases where DNA proved two murderers were innocent. They lost 25 years of their lives, because the government stubbornly refused to do a simple test..... they could have been released ten years earlier.
We (okay me and Congressman Ron Paul) don't want to eliminate Medicare, SS, and other programs
We merely want to convert them to a needs-based system, where if you earned a certain lifetime income (say $5 million per wage earner), then you would be ineligible. In other words change these programs from Entitlements to last-resort Safety nets. Those who earn more than 5 million (i.e. the rich and upper classes) can care for themselves out of their lifetime savings.
And of course Welfare/Food Stamps I would not touch at all. Neither is perfect but they work well enough.
>>>>>>> (slam against FOX News) >>>> >>>>I should watch nothing but the pro-"make government bigger" bias of the other channels. >> >>Yes, Republicans.....
Non-sequitor. We were discussing FOX, MSNBC, and other channels on television not political parties.
>>>I never knew contracts could be so restrictive as to limit the amount of food you are allowed to consume over the course of your entire life.
Or even limit how much food you can eat at LUNCH. I guess we learn something new everyday. i.e. If you work at Rockwell Collins your bosses will
monitor how much food you eat, and terminate your job if you eat too much .
Woah..... big ASSumption. I watch both FOX and MSNBC plus International news (Russia Today/Euronews/France24) when time permits. You made a random guess (slam) in your post but you missed the mark by a wide shot.
>>>Or she is someone looking for an excuse to cover the real, hidden reason for the termination (maybe "we found someone who will do it for less"?).
I can't be certain but given (1) they merged two departments into one just two weeks prior to my termination and (2) I learned they dumped 2 of the 3 contractors and never replaced them, I suspect the new boss was tasked by Rockwell Collins to downsize & cut costs. And I was the victim of that, but rather than simply lay me off, she felt the need to invent a bunch of lies.
The other non-professional thing she did was refuse to pay me for my last day - about $200 worth of wages. She simply REFUSED to sign my timecard even though, per Iowa law, Rockwell Collins is obligated to pay employees that are ordered to report to work.
>>>anyone who seeks to terminate a professional relationship over the other's choice in mainstream news networks is an ignorant, micromanaging, overly fussy, narrow-minded pinhead.
Precisely.
Furthermore it was MY lunch hour and if I want to watch FOX I can (everyone else around me was watching CNN, youtube, Hulu, etc). And second if it was a problem they could just asked me to stop and I would have complied. THIRD and most importantly the fact she also added, "You eat too much food" really demonstrates that she was a pinhead boss.
Oh and there was one detail I left out: "She" wasn't my original boss. The man who hired me had been fired one week earlier. I suspect if he had still been in charge, I'd still have a job but the new lady wanted to cut costs, so she dumped 2 of the 3 contractors hired .
The corporation signs a 6 month contract which means they can't let you go "just because we changed our mind". They have to provide a reason for why the contract should be nullified, else the other company can sue for breach.
Rather than expose myself to opposing views that I disagree with, and thereby be more open-minded, I should watch nothing but the pro-"make government bigger" bias of the other channels.
On the other hand, some assholes deserve to be framed. Like my previous boss who fired me because "you were eating too much food at lifetime" and "you were seen watching FOX News while eating your sandwich". What the hell? Is eating and taking a state-mandated lunch break now a crime?
Of course being a contractor I had zero rights to fight this blatant lie..... but I wouldn't mind putting some porn (just regular adult stuff) on her computer so she, too, gets fired. Karma.
I'm curious about the reviewer's "under-represented" comment.
What about Final Fantasy and its spinoff Tactics series? Pretty well known. Or Front Mission? Or La Pucelle? Or Disgaea? Or Ogre Battles? Or Valkyria Chronicles? .
>>>a conviction in a criminal case or a finding of guilt in a civil case would be a rubber stamp by a judge
In the US and UK we have jury nullifcation. Basically: They refuse to enforce unjust laws, and insist the citizen by let go because he has committed no crime. Do they not have the same power in France?
I know a lot of young persons who are anti-Drug War. They think you should be able to put anything into your OWN body that you desire, because you're harming no one but yourself (unless you're DUI of course). If you are not free to use your body however you wish, then you are not a free person - you are a Serf to the Congressional Masters.
Plus the simple fact the Drug War, banning naturally-growing plants given to us by Nature, is unconstitutional. It violates our 9th and 10th amendment rights.
A lot of this could be fixed by simply striking the part of the US Constitution that gives Congress the power to grant 100+ year copyrights. I assume the French constitution has a similar clause that could be struck.
No copyright == no more power for corporate Masters to treat citizens like Serfs needing a whipping.
>>>The big corporations, using corrupted politicians, create new laws.....
And yet just last night I had someone telling me corporations should have the same rights as People (including the right to vote I guess?). People can be so dumb. Corporations should have NO rights whatsoever. This government is the PEOPLE's government not the government for inaimate buildings/things. .
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Before I tackled a similar project, I calculated how much this "real time monitor" would cost, figured out how much I'm likely to save (a few pennies per day), and then decided to buy a $20 gadget on amazon called "Kill A Watt"
It tracks how many KWh a single device (like a TV or freezer) is using. Once a month I look at it, multiply by 9.5 cents, and figure out how much energy it used (typically 1-2 dollars - trivial).
I discovered the appliances use very little energy. Most of the $300 bill is caused by the central Heat Pump, so now I turn if off when I'm not home and also at night (covers keep me warm).
There's no indication MJ liked playing with children naked.
And even when brought to trial, the court declared him innocent. So why does everyone automatically label him "child molester"? It would be wiser to say, "I don't know if he molested children or not," rather than treat him like a pariah. You are really no better than those persons in the Salem Witch Trials (assuming guilt upon mere, unproven gossip).
On the other hand I know of at least two cases where DNA proved two murderers were innocent. They lost 25 years of their lives, because the government stubbornly refused to do a simple test..... they could have been released ten years earlier.
We (okay me and Congressman Ron Paul) don't want to eliminate Medicare, SS, and other programs
We merely want to convert them to a needs-based system, where if you earned a certain lifetime income (say $5 million per wage earner), then you would be ineligible. In other words change these programs from Entitlements to last-resort Safety nets. Those who earn more than 5 million (i.e. the rich and upper classes) can care for themselves out of their lifetime savings.
And of course Welfare/Food Stamps I would not touch at all.
Neither is perfect but they work well enough.
>>>>>>> (slam against FOX News)
>>>>
>>>>I should watch nothing but the pro-"make government bigger" bias of the other channels.
>>
>>Yes, Republicans.....
Non-sequitor. We were discussing FOX, MSNBC, and other channels on television not political parties.
>>>I never knew contracts could be so restrictive as to limit the amount of food you are allowed to consume over the course of your entire life.
Or even limit how much food you can eat at LUNCH.
I guess we learn something new everyday.
i.e. If you work at Rockwell Collins your bosses will
monitor how much food you eat, and terminate your job if you eat too much
.
>>>Fox News viewers
Woah..... big ASSumption. I watch both FOX and MSNBC plus International news (Russia Today/Euronews/France24) when time permits. You made a random guess (slam) in your post but you missed the mark by a wide shot.
>>>Or she is someone looking for an excuse to cover the real, hidden reason for the termination (maybe "we found someone who will do it for less"?).
I can't be certain but given (1) they merged two departments into one just two weeks prior to my termination and (2) I learned they dumped 2 of the 3 contractors and never replaced them, I suspect the new boss was tasked by Rockwell Collins to downsize & cut costs. And I was the victim of that, but rather than simply lay me off, she felt the need to invent a bunch of lies.
The other non-professional thing she did was refuse to pay me for my last day - about $200 worth of wages. She simply REFUSED to sign my timecard even though, per Iowa law, Rockwell Collins is obligated to pay employees that are ordered to report to work.
>>>anyone who seeks to terminate a professional relationship over the other's choice in mainstream news networks is an ignorant, micromanaging, overly fussy, narrow-minded pinhead.
Precisely.
Furthermore it was MY lunch hour and if I want to watch FOX I can (everyone else around me was watching CNN, youtube, Hulu, etc). And second if it was a problem they could just asked me to stop and I would have complied. THIRD and most importantly the fact she also added, "You eat too much food" really demonstrates that she was a pinhead boss.
Oh and there was one detail I left out: "She" wasn't my original boss. The man who hired me had been fired one week earlier. I suspect if he had still been in charge, I'd still have a job but the new lady wanted to cut costs, so she dumped 2 of the 3 contractors hired
.
Well I was never replaced.
Rockwell Collins hired 3 contractors, kept them for just one month, and then downsized to 1 contractor (thereby violating two 6 month contracts).
>>>If you have such a contract, then how did you get fired?
I already explained this in the original post: They made-up a bunch of lies. (Really - who thinks "you eat too much food" is a valid reason?)
There's no indication MJ liked playing with children naked.
And even when brought to trial, the court declared him innocent.
"Where liberty lives, there is my country." - Benjamin Franklin
It's not quite that simple.
The corporation signs a 6 month contract which means they can't let you go "just because we changed our mind". They have to provide a reason for why the contract should be nullified, else the other company can sue for breach.
You're right.
Rather than expose myself to opposing views that I disagree with, and thereby be more open-minded, I should watch nothing but the pro-"make government bigger" bias of the other channels.
On the other hand, some assholes deserve to be framed. Like my previous boss who fired me because "you were eating too much food at lifetime" and "you were seen watching FOX News while eating your sandwich". What the hell? Is eating and taking a state-mandated lunch break now a crime?
Of course being a contractor I had zero rights to fight this blatant lie..... but I wouldn't mind putting some porn (just regular adult stuff) on her computer so she, too, gets fired. Karma.
Oh. Rockwell Collins.
As long as they are not butt ugly (or fat) (or both) a teen o 20-something woman can pretty mcuh get any kind of man they desire.
Lucky beeotches.
Us men on the other hand have to work at it, and hear the word "no" or simply derisive laughter about 9 times out of 10 attempts.
I'm curious about the reviewer's "under-represented" comment.
What about Final Fantasy and its spinoff Tactics series? Pretty well known. Or Front Mission? Or La Pucelle? Or Disgaea? Or Ogre Battles? Or Valkyria Chronicles?
.
You think Robespierre had a good personality? He became a tyrant himself, killing people simply because he didn't like their ideas.
Don't be silly anon. coward:
Nobody loses their rights. The employees inside the corporation still have the right to vote/speak/etc even if the corporation does not.
>>>a conviction in a criminal case or a finding of guilt in a civil case would be a rubber stamp by a judge
In the US and UK we have jury nullifcation. Basically: They refuse to enforce unjust laws, and insist the citizen by let go because he has committed no crime. Do they not have the same power in France?
That doesn't mean young people accept it.
I know a lot of young persons who are anti-Drug War. They think you should be able to put anything into your OWN body that you desire, because you're harming no one but yourself (unless you're DUI of course). If you are not free to use your body however you wish, then you are not a free person - you are a Serf to the Congressional Masters.
Plus the simple fact the Drug War, banning naturally-growing plants given to us by Nature, is unconstitutional. It violates our 9th and 10th amendment rights.
A lot of this could be fixed by simply striking the part of the US Constitution that gives Congress the power to grant 100+ year copyrights. I assume the French constitution has a similar clause that could be struck.
No copyright == no more power for corporate Masters to treat citizens like Serfs needing a whipping.
Robespierre? I'd rather have someone with a gun. Like one of those French Army sharpshooters taking aim at the RIAA CEO's head.
>>>The big corporations, using corrupted politicians, create new laws.....
And yet just last night I had someone telling me corporations should have the same rights as People (including the right to vote I guess?). People can be so dumb. Corporations should have NO rights whatsoever. This government is the PEOPLE's government not the government for inaimate buildings/things.
.