Provided you do it right... I see folks try this all the time but they have the most patronizing tone of voice imaginable. Makes me uncomfortable just listening to them.
The same thing can be said for manned space exploration - However people are still willing to take the risks. If we stop doing anything that is considered hazardous, we stop an awful lot of progress (I'm not up for arguing whether caving is progress, I don't dive:P ).
Identify the risks, mitigate what you can, accept that despite your best efforts you *still* might not come back.
I'm not gonna lie, I was foiled by the "unplug the wire to enable the wireless" bit for the better part of a week on my 315w. No complaints otherwise, though - and I love the way the laser printers make the lights flicker when it's warming up.
I suppose that depends on what type of energy you're talking about. If you were to set fire to said politicians toes and wait for the whole thing to burn to a stump, it's a decent amount of energy that could keep the average American home warm for a night.
On the other hand if you're thinking of releasing all of the kinetic energy stored in said politician's molecules.... Woah.
A minor nit... Though you're right about a poorly designed wide open exhaust hurting performance, nobody tunes for backpressure (except maybe acoustical engineers...). It is always bad in a four stroke engine. However you do want to maintain the exhaust gas velocity which necessitates a particular pipe diameter (somewhere considerably smaller than the grapefruit you can shove down the average California Civic CRX tailpipe).
That, and it doesn't make your car sound fast. It makes the driver sound like a teenager:P
Just remember boys and girls, the whistle tips go WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
If somebody wants an item, can afford said item, and decides to buy said item - that is their business and not foolishness of the fanboy/gadgethead type. This isn't just a matter of walking away from a company you disagree with. The point is the company was doing something *illegal* to try to increase its profits on the sale. Walking away to let somebody else get victimized isn't the only thing to do here.
This is also true in the US - usually called "bundling." Retail stores will still try to pull it off because #1) Apple's newest toys generally have pretty low profit margin for the resellers, and #2) Most consumers don't know that they have rights. I'd put money on this being a greedy store manager looking to boost his daily profit margin ratings (a big deal for retail chains).
If it's available and if it works well, that won't be an issue. You see regular Ubuntu pre-loaded on machines from several manufacturers these days. An off the shelf tablet edition would definitely draw some attention and I wouldn't be surprised to see a major manufacturer distributing a device running it (Dell, Lenovo, etc)
I'm not arguing we should switch right now this minute - but new machines are going to be tooled (and the majority of new machines are being tooled metric - even American cars), road signs will wear out and need to be replaced, etc. The market is already slowly switching to the metric system because maintaining two sets of measure is expensive. The more our economy gets intertwined with other nations, the more pressure our businesses will have to go metric.
Cookbooks and recipes... I'll give you that one, only because cookbooks have just about the longest shelf life of anything made today. I'll take buying two sets of measuring cups over two sets of gear wrenches any day.
Sick time and paid time off are typically already budgeted for. Training *should* be as well, but eating a few days across an entire employee base is pretty expensive for an operating system - that's money that could be better spent directly on job skills.
Don't be silly, the vast majority of Americans are entirely comfortable with metric. The only thing stopping adoption of the worldwide standard is the silly "us vs them" mentality that is oh so prevalent in our politics.
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Provided you do it right... I see folks try this all the time but they have the most patronizing tone of voice imaginable. Makes me uncomfortable just listening to them.
Or, more likely, a great excuse for their at-fault traffic accident.
There's a "This is your brain on drugs" joke in here somewhere... Care to lead me to it?
The amount of harassment that gets done at your mom's basement just boggles my mind...
The same thing can be said for manned space exploration - However people are still willing to take the risks. If we stop doing anything that is considered hazardous, we stop an awful lot of progress (I'm not up for arguing whether caving is progress, I don't dive :P ).
Identify the risks, mitigate what you can, accept that despite your best efforts you *still* might not come back.
The critical difference here is that the other three will at least get you out of the house and into the sunshine and fresh air.
What's your point?
I have nothing to add to this conversation, but God I love Schlock.
That all depends on who you voted for in the last Presidential election...
I'm not gonna lie, I was foiled by the "unplug the wire to enable the wireless" bit for the better part of a week on my 315w. No complaints otherwise, though - and I love the way the laser printers make the lights flicker when it's warming up.
I suppose that depends on what type of energy you're talking about. If you were to set fire to said politicians toes and wait for the whole thing to burn to a stump, it's a decent amount of energy that could keep the average American home warm for a night.
On the other hand if you're thinking of releasing all of the kinetic energy stored in said politician's molecules.... Woah.
I can't tell if you're being serious and that scares me.
A minor nit... Though you're right about a poorly designed wide open exhaust hurting performance, nobody tunes for backpressure (except maybe acoustical engineers...). It is always bad in a four stroke engine. However you do want to maintain the exhaust gas velocity which necessitates a particular pipe diameter (somewhere considerably smaller than the grapefruit you can shove down the average California Civic CRX tailpipe).
:P
That, and it doesn't make your car sound fast. It makes the driver sound like a teenager
Just remember boys and girls, the whistle tips go WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Provided you learn those limits in a safe environment rather than in traffic.
What's a horse? Can I get one for my iPhone?
Agreed - most SCCA events around here have tons of folks rolling around in their beaters.
If somebody wants an item, can afford said item, and decides to buy said item - that is their business and not foolishness of the fanboy/gadgethead type. This isn't just a matter of walking away from a company you disagree with. The point is the company was doing something *illegal* to try to increase its profits on the sale. Walking away to let somebody else get victimized isn't the only thing to do here.
This is also true in the US - usually called "bundling." Retail stores will still try to pull it off because #1) Apple's newest toys generally have pretty low profit margin for the resellers, and #2) Most consumers don't know that they have rights. I'd put money on this being a greedy store manager looking to boost his daily profit margin ratings (a big deal for retail chains).
Imagine all the people.... living live in peeeeaace....
The Mexican Hat Dance!!!!
Please explain your car analogy. I've put a lot of effort into analyzing it against what I know, and I clearly must be missing something.
Contrary to popular belief, tuna comes in many forms beside "canned."
If it's available and if it works well, that won't be an issue. You see regular Ubuntu pre-loaded on machines from several manufacturers these days. An off the shelf tablet edition would definitely draw some attention and I wouldn't be surprised to see a major manufacturer distributing a device running it (Dell, Lenovo, etc)
I'm not arguing we should switch right now this minute - but new machines are going to be tooled (and the majority of new machines are being tooled metric - even American cars), road signs will wear out and need to be replaced, etc. The market is already slowly switching to the metric system because maintaining two sets of measure is expensive. The more our economy gets intertwined with other nations, the more pressure our businesses will have to go metric.
Cookbooks and recipes... I'll give you that one, only because cookbooks have just about the longest shelf life of anything made today. I'll take buying two sets of measuring cups over two sets of gear wrenches any day.
Sick time and paid time off are typically already budgeted for. Training *should* be as well, but eating a few days across an entire employee base is pretty expensive for an operating system - that's money that could be better spent directly on job skills.
Don't be silly, the vast majority of Americans are entirely comfortable with metric. The only thing stopping adoption of the worldwide standard is the silly "us vs them" mentality that is oh so prevalent in our politics.