bottom there was a large, but still finite waste chamber.
This got me to thinking - The major expense of anything in space is pretty much launching it. Storage space is essentially unlimited as long as you're willing to put it outside.
Rather than bringing stuff back, store it up there until you have a use for it. Some recycling tech, even if it ends up limited to making extra shielding, would be good.
Right now, they are probably statically tuned to get more out of Gas, and not so much E85
Logically they'd have to be. Set the compression low enough for standard dino-gas and you burn ethanol inefficiently. Set the compression more for alcohol and you cause detonation, which will damage the engine. Which situation is worse? Thus - they tune it rather heavily to gasoline. Still, Josquint might have something wrong or poorly designed in his vehicle, as every review I've heard of has lower milage with E85 but MORE power.
My mid-term idea for a solution: Have adjustable timing and set the compression fairly high. Require the user, if he's to use dino-fuel, to use premium(or visit the local airport).
Simple enough, though it generally requires a warrent.
All blocks of IP addresses are owned by somebody, mostly ISPs.
Once you have an IP address, you look up who owns it and you call them. They do their research, looking at things such as DNS records, DHCP assignments, DSLAM logs, etc... They then look up which customer that was, and there you go.
In a corporate enviroment a simply DNS lookup should give you a computer name, a little more the switchport it's connected to, and a little digging who's logged into it.
I wasn't talking about CFLs, I was refering to actual fluorescent bulbs designed to go into a fixture with a seperate ballast.
Yeah, CFLs are only good for 5 years, and they're less efficient and more expensive for any given amount of light.
Good bulbs/ballasts tend to cost 50-100% more, but can easily be worth it. The bulbs went from $3 to $5.50. For 20k hours, I figure that's not much. The better quality ones produce more light for the wattage, and light with better color(in the 90's). The better ballasts start quicker, especially at cold temperatures, maintain the bulbs in better condition, and don't hum(perceptably). I think those were 50% more, but I ended up replacing the fixture rather than the ballast. More expensive, but the old one was nasty and had a wierd ballast (it was a three bulb model).
That's funny. As I've stated, mine come on instantly, yet I've had some of them for as long as 5 years without problems. It was an attrition replacement scheme.
Still, the 'junk' ones, even if they don't last as long, will be useful in areas that you need instant light, yet not high traffic.
Good idea on marking the install date. I should probably do that.
Hmm... Just pulled out one of mine. it's a GE Helical 20W unit, designed for 120VAC/60Hz/300mA operation. Model FLE 20HT32SW. It's good down to -15C, has a color temperature of 2700K and a CRI of 82*. They're $15/6 at walmart.
Of course, Japan tends to be far more expensive than the USA, though the difference in Hz and voltage shouldn't make a huge difference, unless they're just rebranded bulbs meant for 120VAC. The electronic ballasts are like switched power supplies; They multiply the frequency of the AC(into the 10's of kHz) in order to make transforming the voltage easier and more efficient in a small package, even then, the 10hz difference is nothing. Not being able to read japanese, I can't compare with the ones on the site you posted. I do remember reading somewhere that the helicals are the best, but have no source.
*The tubes I just installed might be a shade whiter, their CRI is over 90(shouldn't have thrown the tabs with the info away).
My newer bulbs ( 3 years old) all come on quickly enough that I can't perceive a warm-up time. Now, admittably I haven't tested them outside in -30. But that could be considered a specialty application.
The 4 tube fixture I installed is rated to 0F as 'instant start'. And it is an instant start. Off, on, with no perceptable increase in light once it's on.
I'm apparantly not one of the more sensitive people on the board - but I can spot a failing ballast at 50 paces. The flickering drives me bonkers in short order.
Part of the problem you can have in many government/school/business/industry buildings lit by flourescent light is that they use the cheapest components they can get their hands on. That means lousy bulbs and ballasts. They probably hadn't been replaced when they should have either.
I went through an upgrade in one building where they finally went through and replaced all the ballasts and bulbs - difference was like night and day.
This is like arguing that we shouldn't test because then they teach towards the test and not for education.
Thing is - you have a percentage of teachers who weren't effectivly teaching anything.
My idea was rather organic in intent. If you must come up with some sort of metrics, they're for that year. Shake it up every year. Besides, I was thinking more along the lines of how the higher medals are done in the military(when politics don't get involved). Pick a few outstanding individuals. Maybe the top 1-10%. Note that I'm not being exacting here. More can earn the reward if many 'stand up', fewer will if they don't. Same with the bad effects. No set percentage, but the board decides on the worst of the force, 'are they worth keeping?'.
The worst thing is the time it takes before they get to full power. It's insane.
Uh, Did you get your CFLs at a flea market or garage sale? I run nothing but CFLs and FLs. I just replaced an old flourescent light fixture(cheaper than replacing the ballast, as it had a wierd one) with a new electronic ballast one. The old one took a minute to start, but was built back in the '60s. The new on advertised: No hum, instant start down to 0F. Haven't tested the cold start yet, but it's on effectivly instantly. Same with my CFLs. If yours are taking a long time to start up, either something's wrong with your power or they're the old type with magnetic ballasts. The new electronic ones get rid of hum/flicker, as well as start very quickly.
Of course, CFLs come as one unit, and 'only' last 10k hours on average vs 20k for straight bulb FL, and even longer for the ballast.
Premium fluorescent tubes are ~$5.50 each. Cheap ones are ~$2.50. A cheap 4 pack of incandescents will cost ~$.50. On the other hand, you're lucky to get a month out of those bulbs, while you won't be replacing the tubes for something on the order of 10 years. You'll be making money at 2 years, even without considering the electricity savings.
Not making investments such as these would be part of the reason that they're still living paycheck to paycheck*.
*Yes, there are the occasional exception with somebody having a hard time in life from medical, job loss, or other disaster type expense. But the majority are the ones who can't help but use those credit cards.
Determining the meaning of Privacy is also another good example of judges interpreting what isn't literally written.
The problem with interpreting this loosly is you also get decisions like Kelo v. City of New London. I'm sorry, but judges getting creative in their interpretations is a band-aid, not a fix. The fix is to fix the problem in the law or constitution.
Otherwise the only limit to government or the judges is their creativity in interpreting the constitution in new-speak. You know, the one where growing crops on your own land and feeding it to animals owned by you on the same land is interstate commerce.
Cop or not, you speed if there is a need to, not because you "can".
Police, Medical, and Fire are all authorized exemptions to many traffic laws in my state. In all cases it's a matter of determining that the increased risk from not following the rules is outweighed by the risk of not getting to the destination *quickly*. Everybody in our area get's out of the way of the ambulance. On the highway, with lights and sirens flashing they're often doing at least 100mph. On the other hand, I figure they have a heart attack/stroke victim in there. Minutes can mean the difference between life, disability and death.
I'd argue that, as the designated enforcers of the law, they should first set an example by obeying the law. They already have exemptions built into many laws to help them get their job done, like ignoring speed limits and traffic signs while enroute to an emergency situation or in pursuit of a fleeing suspect.
In other times, the judge also must ignore what the people really wanted when the law was written (such as slavery and other civil rights violations) and do the right thing for the time.
That's what Amendments are for. You know, like the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th amendments?
Ah, I'm glad I live in a state that doesn't expect any sort of 'minimal force'. Somebody breaks into my home or attacks me, I'm allowed everything up to and including killing them to get them to stop.
Of course, it also doesn't get practiced much, because the criminals know better than to try.
I'm sure they're set to ignore police cars, the police probably know exactly where they are(so they can slow down for them), and in most cases aren't considered criminal offenses, so if the officer quietly pays the ticket, it's not going to make the news.
Still, there's a lot of hate for the cameras in many areas. I've heard that they're going to place second cameras to catch the vandals who're taking out the speed cameras in Ireland. Or was it Scotland? My solution to that - Wear a mask.
Dumb-assed anti-gunners. I tore up my NRA card many years ago (quit hounding your paying members for more money, thereby squandering it all on postage!), but I may have to send them a few bucks after reading this.
Give them a call. I did to be placed on the 'reduced mailing list'. I get a begging letter once a year with my new card, and I'm a lifetime member.
ps Yes I'm a gun-toting libertarian. I own all sorts of 'scary' guns. They haven't hurt anybody, at least since I've gotten them. Got a problem with that? When one owns a used M1 Garand and Yugoslavian SKS, I can't say for sure that they haven't been used in anger.
libertarian here, and I believe that peace officers are indeed part of the government's responsability. Now why the heck they're embroiled in the 'drug war' and enforcing prostitution and gambling laws* is beyond me.
Of course, I do consider myself a moderate libertarian. Some of the fringe are just barely this side of anarchists. Of course, you should listen to some looney republicans or democrats on occasion.
As for the monopoly - Well, police are the clean up squad. I don't expect every joe and jane to have to deal with every criminal menace. For one thing, they really have only one option for resolution of the problem - lethal force. With no police, non-lethal isn't effective because once the goblin recovers he's free to return to attack them again.
For controlling the police - Maybe a citizen's review board. Each year all the local officer's records are reviewed and they're rewarded if they've done good, and punished/fined/fired if they've done bad. I like the reward idea because then the review board is not seen solely as a negative by the police.
*Well, unless the drugs are adulterated with dangerous chemicals, the hooker's got a dangerous disease and isn't telling customers or the casino's tables are fixed.
So you're proposing a solution that'll get less than half of the vehicles? Well, I do believe that every bit helps, but I also think that a solution that meets 90% of demand is better than one that meets 10%.
As for you and your work, excuse me if I'm skepical until it's actually released and being sold in massive quantities.
It'd be more a statement about moderation. Our mass-produced society has, oddly enough, allowed more variety in most people's lives. That they fail to take advantage of it is their own fault.
Sure, there are some issues with overuse of something or another, but that's always coming up.
For example, Botox. Virilent poison in most dosages, used as a cosmetic aid in microscopic doses. On the other end, water. You die without enough of it, you die with too much of it.
Increased bandwidth requirements are driving utilization of spread-spectrum technology such as DSSS, FHSS, and OFDM instead of single-band transmissions. These transmissions are extremely hard to detect, looking much like random noise, especially if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. They also allow the transmission of more data with less gain, allowing the usage of lower transmission levels, making detection at distance pretty much impossible.
Sooner or later we're going to have to restrict our usage of single-band transmissions for better spectrum utilization. On the cosmic scale of things, this will likely happen quickly.
The thing is, if human CO2 emissions are only.05 degrees of difference, whereas 1.1 is solar activity change and.05 is volcanic, limiting our CO2 emissions aren't going to do jack squat in comparison to natural sources of increased temperature. We might as well set off a few hundred nukes and cause some nuclear winter. At least that'd reduce temperatures.
The way I look at it, everything in civilization depends on power. The cheaper and more plentiful the power, the better people live and the more options we have.
Yes, conserving power is great and all that(I just installed a tube flourescent fixture in my house), waste is always bad, but there's any number of technologies that about the only thing holding them back is that the electricity is too expensive to do it. Hydrogen, Ethanol production, various metal foundry techniques, etc...
There's very little we can't do with enough power, and that includes land reclamation. Dredge the oceans a bit. Create new land above the sea level. So many tons of earth/soil/rock go into the ocean every day, the tendency is towards a planet like waterworld, with all soils underneath the waves. It takes tetonic movements to move it back up naturally.
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bottom there was a large, but still finite waste chamber.
This got me to thinking - The major expense of anything in space is pretty much launching it. Storage space is essentially unlimited as long as you're willing to put it outside.
Rather than bringing stuff back, store it up there until you have a use for it. Some recycling tech, even if it ends up limited to making extra shielding, would be good.
Right now, they are probably statically tuned to get more out of Gas, and not so much E85
Logically they'd have to be. Set the compression low enough for standard dino-gas and you burn ethanol inefficiently. Set the compression more for alcohol and you cause detonation, which will damage the engine. Which situation is worse? Thus - they tune it rather heavily to gasoline. Still, Josquint might have something wrong or poorly designed in his vehicle, as every review I've heard of has lower milage with E85 but MORE power.
My mid-term idea for a solution: Have adjustable timing and set the compression fairly high. Require the user, if he's to use dino-fuel, to use premium(or visit the local airport).
Simple enough, though it generally requires a warrent.
All blocks of IP addresses are owned by somebody, mostly ISPs.
Once you have an IP address, you look up who owns it and you call them. They do their research, looking at things such as DNS records, DHCP assignments, DSLAM logs, etc... They then look up which customer that was, and there you go.
In a corporate enviroment a simply DNS lookup should give you a computer name, a little more the switchport it's connected to, and a little digging who's logged into it.
I wasn't talking about CFLs, I was refering to actual fluorescent bulbs designed to go into a fixture with a seperate ballast.
Yeah, CFLs are only good for 5 years, and they're less efficient and more expensive for any given amount of light.
Good bulbs/ballasts tend to cost 50-100% more, but can easily be worth it. The bulbs went from $3 to $5.50. For 20k hours, I figure that's not much. The better quality ones produce more light for the wattage, and light with better color(in the 90's). The better ballasts start quicker, especially at cold temperatures, maintain the bulbs in better condition, and don't hum(perceptably). I think those were 50% more, but I ended up replacing the fixture rather than the ballast. More expensive, but the old one was nasty and had a wierd ballast (it was a three bulb model).
That's funny. As I've stated, mine come on instantly, yet I've had some of them for as long as 5 years without problems. It was an attrition replacement scheme.
Still, the 'junk' ones, even if they don't last as long, will be useful in areas that you need instant light, yet not high traffic.
Good idea on marking the install date. I should probably do that.
Hmm... Just pulled out one of mine. it's a GE Helical 20W unit, designed for 120VAC/60Hz/300mA operation. Model FLE 20HT32SW. It's good down to -15C, has a color temperature of 2700K and a CRI of 82*. They're $15/6 at walmart.
Of course, Japan tends to be far more expensive than the USA, though the difference in Hz and voltage shouldn't make a huge difference, unless they're just rebranded bulbs meant for 120VAC. The electronic ballasts are like switched power supplies; They multiply the frequency of the AC(into the 10's of kHz) in order to make transforming the voltage easier and more efficient in a small package, even then, the 10hz difference is nothing. Not being able to read japanese, I can't compare with the ones on the site you posted. I do remember reading somewhere that the helicals are the best, but have no source.
*The tubes I just installed might be a shade whiter, their CRI is over 90(shouldn't have thrown the tabs with the info away).
My newer bulbs ( 3 years old) all come on quickly enough that I can't perceive a warm-up time. Now, admittably I haven't tested them outside in -30. But that could be considered a specialty application.
The 4 tube fixture I installed is rated to 0F as 'instant start'. And it is an instant start. Off, on, with no perceptable increase in light once it's on.
I'm apparantly not one of the more sensitive people on the board - but I can spot a failing ballast at 50 paces. The flickering drives me bonkers in short order.
Part of the problem you can have in many government/school/business/industry buildings lit by flourescent light is that they use the cheapest components they can get their hands on. That means lousy bulbs and ballasts. They probably hadn't been replaced when they should have either.
I went through an upgrade in one building where they finally went through and replaced all the ballasts and bulbs - difference was like night and day.
This is like arguing that we shouldn't test because then they teach towards the test and not for education.
Thing is - you have a percentage of teachers who weren't effectivly teaching anything.
My idea was rather organic in intent. If you must come up with some sort of metrics, they're for that year. Shake it up every year. Besides, I was thinking more along the lines of how the higher medals are done in the military(when politics don't get involved). Pick a few outstanding individuals. Maybe the top 1-10%. Note that I'm not being exacting here. More can earn the reward if many 'stand up', fewer will if they don't. Same with the bad effects. No set percentage, but the board decides on the worst of the force, 'are they worth keeping?'.
Where I am I'd likely have to drive at least a hundred miles to find one. Them types tend to move out of my area.
The worst thing is the time it takes before they get to full power. It's insane.
Uh, Did you get your CFLs at a flea market or garage sale? I run nothing but CFLs and FLs. I just replaced an old flourescent light fixture(cheaper than replacing the ballast, as it had a wierd one) with a new electronic ballast one. The old one took a minute to start, but was built back in the '60s. The new on advertised: No hum, instant start down to 0F. Haven't tested the cold start yet, but it's on effectivly instantly. Same with my CFLs. If yours are taking a long time to start up, either something's wrong with your power or they're the old type with magnetic ballasts. The new electronic ones get rid of hum/flicker, as well as start very quickly.
Of course, CFLs come as one unit, and 'only' last 10k hours on average vs 20k for straight bulb FL, and even longer for the ballast.
Useless, horrible pieces of crap.
What brand and how old are they?
Darkness?
Premium fluorescent tubes are ~$5.50 each. Cheap ones are ~$2.50. A cheap 4 pack of incandescents will cost ~$.50. On the other hand, you're lucky to get a month out of those bulbs, while you won't be replacing the tubes for something on the order of 10 years. You'll be making money at 2 years, even without considering the electricity savings.
Not making investments such as these would be part of the reason that they're still living paycheck to paycheck*.
*Yes, there are the occasional exception with somebody having a hard time in life from medical, job loss, or other disaster type expense. But the majority are the ones who can't help but use those credit cards.
Determining the meaning of Privacy is also another good example of judges interpreting what isn't literally written.
The problem with interpreting this loosly is you also get decisions like Kelo v. City of New London. I'm sorry, but judges getting creative in their interpretations is a band-aid, not a fix. The fix is to fix the problem in the law or constitution.
Otherwise the only limit to government or the judges is their creativity in interpreting the constitution in new-speak. You know, the one where growing crops on your own land and feeding it to animals owned by you on the same land is interstate commerce.
Except for my carry piece they're locked up in a safe that takes special equipment to move. And yes, I have SNs.
Cop or not, you speed if there is a need to, not because you "can".
Police, Medical, and Fire are all authorized exemptions to many traffic laws in my state. In all cases it's a matter of determining that the increased risk from not following the rules is outweighed by the risk of not getting to the destination *quickly*. Everybody in our area get's out of the way of the ambulance. On the highway, with lights and sirens flashing they're often doing at least 100mph. On the other hand, I figure they have a heart attack/stroke victim in there. Minutes can mean the difference between life, disability and death.
I'd argue that, as the designated enforcers of the law, they should first set an example by obeying the law. They already have exemptions built into many laws to help them get their job done, like ignoring speed limits and traffic signs while enroute to an emergency situation or in pursuit of a fleeing suspect.
42 in a 25 is unsafe, even with lights on.
In other times, the judge also must ignore what the people really wanted when the law was written (such as slavery and other civil rights violations) and do the right thing for the time.
That's what Amendments are for. You know, like the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th amendments?
Ah, I'm glad I live in a state that doesn't expect any sort of 'minimal force'. Somebody breaks into my home or attacks me, I'm allowed everything up to and including killing them to get them to stop.
Of course, it also doesn't get practiced much, because the criminals know better than to try.
I'm sure they're set to ignore police cars, the police probably know exactly where they are(so they can slow down for them), and in most cases aren't considered criminal offenses, so if the officer quietly pays the ticket, it's not going to make the news.
Still, there's a lot of hate for the cameras in many areas. I've heard that they're going to place second cameras to catch the vandals who're taking out the speed cameras in Ireland. Or was it Scotland? My solution to that - Wear a mask.
Dumb-assed anti-gunners. I tore up my NRA card many years ago (quit hounding your paying members for more money, thereby squandering it all on postage!), but I may have to send them a few bucks after reading this.
Give them a call. I did to be placed on the 'reduced mailing list'. I get a begging letter once a year with my new card, and I'm a lifetime member.
ps
Yes I'm a gun-toting libertarian. I own all sorts of 'scary' guns. They haven't hurt anybody, at least since I've gotten them. Got a problem with that?
When one owns a used M1 Garand and Yugoslavian SKS, I can't say for sure that they haven't been used in anger.
libertarian here, and I believe that peace officers are indeed part of the government's responsability. Now why the heck they're embroiled in the 'drug war' and enforcing prostitution and gambling laws* is beyond me.
Of course, I do consider myself a moderate libertarian. Some of the fringe are just barely this side of anarchists. Of course, you should listen to some looney republicans or democrats on occasion.
As for the monopoly - Well, police are the clean up squad. I don't expect every joe and jane to have to deal with every criminal menace. For one thing, they really have only one option for resolution of the problem - lethal force. With no police, non-lethal isn't effective because once the goblin recovers he's free to return to attack them again.
For controlling the police - Maybe a citizen's review board. Each year all the local officer's records are reviewed and they're rewarded if they've done good, and punished/fined/fired if they've done bad. I like the reward idea because then the review board is not seen solely as a negative by the police.
*Well, unless the drugs are adulterated with dangerous chemicals, the hooker's got a dangerous disease and isn't telling customers or the casino's tables are fixed.
So you're proposing a solution that'll get less than half of the vehicles? Well, I do believe that every bit helps, but I also think that a solution that meets 90% of demand is better than one that meets 10%.
As for you and your work, excuse me if I'm skepical until it's actually released and being sold in massive quantities.
Huh?
It'd be more a statement about moderation. Our mass-produced society has, oddly enough, allowed more variety in most people's lives. That they fail to take advantage of it is their own fault.
Sure, there are some issues with overuse of something or another, but that's always coming up.
For example, Botox. Virilent poison in most dosages, used as a cosmetic aid in microscopic doses. On the other end, water. You die without enough of it, you die with too much of it.
Increased bandwidth requirements are driving utilization of spread-spectrum technology such as DSSS, FHSS, and OFDM instead of single-band transmissions. These transmissions are extremely hard to detect, looking much like random noise, especially if you don't know exactly what you're looking for. They also allow the transmission of more data with less gain, allowing the usage of lower transmission levels, making detection at distance pretty much impossible.
Sooner or later we're going to have to restrict our usage of single-band transmissions for better spectrum utilization. On the cosmic scale of things, this will likely happen quickly.
The thing is, if human CO2 emissions are only .05 degrees of difference, whereas 1.1 is solar activity change and .05 is volcanic, limiting our CO2 emissions aren't going to do jack squat in comparison to natural sources of increased temperature. We might as well set off a few hundred nukes and cause some nuclear winter. At least that'd reduce temperatures.
The way I look at it, everything in civilization depends on power. The cheaper and more plentiful the power, the better people live and the more options we have.
Yes, conserving power is great and all that(I just installed a tube flourescent fixture in my house), waste is always bad, but there's any number of technologies that about the only thing holding them back is that the electricity is too expensive to do it. Hydrogen, Ethanol production, various metal foundry techniques, etc...
There's very little we can't do with enough power, and that includes land reclamation. Dredge the oceans a bit. Create new land above the sea level. So many tons of earth/soil/rock go into the ocean every day, the tendency is towards a planet like waterworld, with all soils underneath the waves. It takes tetonic movements to move it back up naturally.
We could desalinate the ocean with enough power.