What is missing from what I have read about this study is what is the false negative rate?
Having a problem and it not being detected leads to a false sense of security. "My watch says I'm OK, so I don't need to see a Doctor". I have an Apple Watch 4, and Apple is very clear it is not a medical device and to seek medical services if you suspect you have a problem. I bet that advice is widely ignored.
My employer standardized on Windows phones years ago after being on Blackberry for years before that. About a year ago, they phased out the last of the Windows phones and went exclusively with iPhones. My only use of the Windows phone was work related because I keep another phone for personal use.
There is one and only one thing that I miss about my old Windows phone: The way it handled meeting notifications from the Exchange calendar. Notification would pop up on the lock screen 15 minutes before the event. You could dismiss or snooze without unlocking the phone. You got reminders every 5 minutes until explicitly dismissed, even after the time of the event.
Meeting notifications under IOS 10 were horrible. One notification 15 minutes before the event and it was easy to miss if you woke up the iPhone with the home button. They made slight improvements under IOS 11 in that you can get back to the notifications if you wake up the phone through the home button. Snoozing brings up a 2nd reminder 6 minutes before the event. You can set a 2nd reminder time on the iPhone, but you have to do it manually for each and every event. I have not found a way to get another reminder at the event time, or to continue reminders after the start time has expired.
The thing I don't miss the most about the Windows phone was the password requirements our Corporate security mandated with mix of upper/lower case and special symbols. Was a pain to unlock. They let us use touch ID on the iPhone which is a huge time saver. I would almost give that up to have meeting/calendar notifications that work the way I want them too. It is a shame that as good as the iPhone is for many things, there are some very basic things that just plain stink.
I would use computers to eliminate mail in ballots. I firmly believe all voting should be done in a public place where it can be verified nobody knows how you voted. This is the only way to ensure the vote is not coerced.
Long ago, unions operated the presses that printed ballots. Some printed extra ballots and pre-marked them for union members. If you wanted to keep your job, you had to return a blank unmarked ballot as evidence you voted the pre-marked ballot. Any system that allows you to prove how you voted allows coercion in similar ways.
I recognize there are very few convictions for voter fraud. It is nearly impossible to prove. I am not suggesting there is currently wide-spread buying of votes. I think most coercion would more likely be peer pressure. Vote as your group wants or they will "unfriend" you, etc.
With mail-in ballots, including most absentee ballots, allow you to prove how you voted by showing others the ballot before mailing. Someone else could also fill it in for you or vote in your place. Computers could solve this problem by allowing your local district ballot in voting centers that may be out of your districts. It should be possible for someone to vote while on vacation. Of coarse you would also have to ban taking photographs of your marked ballot and have voter ID to make this work. I don't expect these aspects to be popular (I am not trying to troll).
The main way I would change current election system doesn't require computers. I would simply require every office have a "none of the above" selection. If "none of the above" wins, there are several options. My favorite is to just have that office remain vacant for the term. If it is a Governor or President, it means every bill passed by the legislature gets a pocket veto and requires a super majority to override. Another option is to ban all the loosing candidates from running again and go for another round of elections. This would have really helped in 2016 when we had only extraordinarily bad choices for candidates.
I was 4 years old at the time. I remember hearing the astronauts died during "training exercises." I pictured them jumping rope and jogging in place inside the Apollo capsule. I thought that was a strange thing to do and didn't understand why they would be exercising on top of a rocket.
My 1993 Ford Escort Wagon (yes, I still own it) has absolutely no trouble passing State of Washington emissions laws. It's not even close to the limits.
My vehicle currently gets roughly 35 mpg highway and 30 mpg city. I know it's simplistic to use gas mileage as a proxy for gasoline conversion efficiency, but - it is not obvious to me that there's been significant improvement in gas engines over the past 20 or 30 years. I don't see a lot of similarly-sized new cars that do better than - or even as good as - my old beater.
I drove a 1993 Mercury Tracer wagon similar to your Escort for 18-1/2 years. It was a very reliable and durable car. I sold it to the brother of a co-worker 3-1/2 years ago and still see it every now and then. I got 30 to 31 MPG on my daily commute.
I replaced it with a 2012 Ford Focus. On the same commute route, I have averaged 36 MPG on the 46K miles it has on it now. The Focus has almost twice the horsepower of the Tracer. (160 vs 88). Yes there are similarly sized cars that get worse milage than your Escort, but technology has improved efficiency.
electric heat pumps (with appropriate backup heat),
Why do you need a backup for heat pumps?
Efficiency drops off at lower temperatures.
Efficiency does drop, but it is not the reason you need backup heat. Most air source heat pumps are still more than "100%" efficient compared to resistive heat down to about 0 F outdoor temperature. Backup heat is needed because the heat capacity goes down as outdoor temperature goes down. You may get 36,000 BTU/hr at 60 F, but at 20 F it is only about 20,000 BTU/hr (varies with design of unit). Unfortunately, the amount of heat you need goes up as outdoor temperature goes down.
When sizing heat pump systems, the capacity vs outdoor temperature is plotted on the same graph as the heat load. They form a nice "X" shape and point they cross is called the "balance point". That is the outdoor temperature you need auxiliary heat to keep the building warm.
I live in Indiana. I am not fond of sales taxes, but even less fond of "use" taxes.
Indiana has attempted to tax internet and out-of-state purchases for years with a so-called "use" tax. There is a line on the income tax form where you are supposed to add up all out of state purchases where sales tax was not paid, and pay the equivalent sales tax rate for the right to use your purchased items in Indiana. The absurd thing about a "use" tax is it doesn't apply to purchases you paid other state's sales tax on.
If you register a new car bought out of state, and you paid less sales tax on the car than Indiana would have charged, Indiana will charge you the difference in when you apply for title in Indiana. The only way around this is to title the car in the other state and transfer it to Indiana latter.
All they did was move the current world-wide market share of Symbian over to WP7. This means they are making two assumptions:
1) Nokia will maintain its current smartphone market share in spite of WP7 2) Nobody else will provide WP7 on their phones. Or if they do, new adopters will cancel out market share losses by Nokia
...Or do you consider Social Security a handout? Please tell me.
handout noun 1. Something given free to a needy person or organization.
No, Social Security does not meet the definition of a handout. It is not given free. The money paid out in "benefits" is collected in taxes from other people. These people do not have a choice whether or not to pay the taxes.
I am planning to NOT accept Social Security payments (if the system still exists) when I retire. I do not have a right to put a gun to your head to take your money for my retirement, I cannot let government do it on my behalf.
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What is missing from what I have read about this study is what is the false negative rate?
Having a problem and it not being detected leads to a false sense of security. "My watch says I'm OK, so I don't need to see a Doctor". I have an Apple Watch 4, and Apple is very clear it is not a medical device and to seek medical services if you suspect you have a problem. I bet that advice is widely ignored.
My employer standardized on Windows phones years ago after being on Blackberry for years before that. About a year ago, they phased out the last of the Windows phones and went exclusively with iPhones. My only use of the Windows phone was work related because I keep another phone for personal use.
There is one and only one thing that I miss about my old Windows phone: The way it handled meeting notifications from the Exchange calendar. Notification would pop up on the lock screen 15 minutes before the event. You could dismiss or snooze without unlocking the phone. You got reminders every 5 minutes until explicitly dismissed, even after the time of the event.
Meeting notifications under IOS 10 were horrible. One notification 15 minutes before the event and it was easy to miss if you woke up the iPhone with the home button. They made slight improvements under IOS 11 in that you can get back to the notifications if you wake up the phone through the home button. Snoozing brings up a 2nd reminder 6 minutes before the event. You can set a 2nd reminder time on the iPhone, but you have to do it manually for each and every event. I have not found a way to get another reminder at the event time, or to continue reminders after the start time has expired.
The thing I don't miss the most about the Windows phone was the password requirements our Corporate security mandated with mix of upper/lower case and special symbols. Was a pain to unlock. They let us use touch ID on the iPhone which is a huge time saver. I would almost give that up to have meeting/calendar notifications that work the way I want them too. It is a shame that as good as the iPhone is for many things, there are some very basic things that just plain stink.
I would use computers to eliminate mail in ballots. I firmly believe all voting should be done in a public place where it can be verified nobody knows how you voted. This is the only way to ensure the vote is not coerced.
Long ago, unions operated the presses that printed ballots. Some printed extra ballots and pre-marked them for union members. If you wanted to keep your job, you had to return a blank unmarked ballot as evidence you voted the pre-marked ballot. Any system that allows you to prove how you voted allows coercion in similar ways.
I recognize there are very few convictions for voter fraud. It is nearly impossible to prove. I am not suggesting there is currently wide-spread buying of votes. I think most coercion would more likely be peer pressure. Vote as your group wants or they will "unfriend" you, etc.
With mail-in ballots, including most absentee ballots, allow you to prove how you voted by showing others the ballot before mailing. Someone else could also fill it in for you or vote in your place. Computers could solve this problem by allowing your local district ballot in voting centers that may be out of your districts. It should be possible for someone to vote while on vacation. Of coarse you would also have to ban taking photographs of your marked ballot and have voter ID to make this work. I don't expect these aspects to be popular (I am not trying to troll).
The main way I would change current election system doesn't require computers. I would simply require every office have a "none of the above" selection. If "none of the above" wins, there are several options. My favorite is to just have that office remain vacant for the term. If it is a Governor or President, it means every bill passed by the legislature gets a pocket veto and requires a super majority to override. Another option is to ban all the loosing candidates from running again and go for another round of elections. This would have really helped in 2016 when we had only extraordinarily bad choices for candidates.
I was 4 years old at the time. I remember hearing the astronauts died during "training exercises." I pictured them jumping rope and jogging in place inside the Apollo capsule. I thought that was a strange thing to do and didn't understand why they would be exercising on top of a rocket.
They should have written a comic book about the iPhone. Then they would have won all the lawsuits with people making rectangles with rounded corners.
My 1993 Ford Escort Wagon (yes, I still own it) has absolutely no trouble passing State of Washington emissions laws. It's not even close to the limits.
My vehicle currently gets roughly 35 mpg highway and 30 mpg city. I know it's simplistic to use gas mileage as a proxy for gasoline conversion efficiency, but - it is not obvious to me that there's been significant improvement in gas engines over the past 20 or 30 years. I don't see a lot of similarly-sized new cars that do better than - or even as good as - my old beater.
I drove a 1993 Mercury Tracer wagon similar to your Escort for 18-1/2 years. It was a very reliable and durable car. I sold it to the brother of a co-worker 3-1/2 years ago and still see it every now and then. I got 30 to 31 MPG on my daily commute.
I replaced it with a 2012 Ford Focus. On the same commute route, I have averaged 36 MPG on the 46K miles it has on it now. The Focus has almost twice the horsepower of the Tracer. (160 vs 88). Yes there are similarly sized cars that get worse milage than your Escort, but technology has improved efficiency.
electric heat pumps (with appropriate backup heat),
Why do you need a backup for heat pumps?
Efficiency drops off at lower temperatures.
Efficiency does drop, but it is not the reason you need backup heat. Most air source heat pumps are still more than "100%" efficient compared to resistive heat down to about 0 F outdoor temperature. Backup heat is needed because the heat capacity goes down as outdoor temperature goes down. You may get 36,000 BTU/hr at 60 F, but at 20 F it is only about 20,000 BTU/hr (varies with design of unit). Unfortunately, the amount of heat you need goes up as outdoor temperature goes down.
When sizing heat pump systems, the capacity vs outdoor temperature is plotted on the same graph as the heat load. They form a nice "X" shape and point they cross is called the "balance point". That is the outdoor temperature you need auxiliary heat to keep the building warm.
I live in Indiana. I am not fond of sales taxes, but even less fond of "use" taxes.
Indiana has attempted to tax internet and out-of-state purchases for years with a so-called "use" tax. There is a line on the income tax form where you are supposed to add up all out of state purchases where sales tax was not paid, and pay the equivalent sales tax rate for the right to use your purchased items in Indiana. The absurd thing about a "use" tax is it doesn't apply to purchases you paid other state's sales tax on.
If you register a new car bought out of state, and you paid less sales tax on the car than Indiana would have charged, Indiana will charge you the difference in when you apply for title in Indiana. The only way around this is to title the car in the other state and transfer it to Indiana latter.
get a C++0x compiler that supports PIC12F508 microcontrollers?
All they did was move the current world-wide market share of Symbian over to WP7. This means they are making two assumptions:
1) Nokia will maintain its current smartphone market share in spite of WP7
2) Nobody else will provide WP7 on their phones. Or if they do, new adopters will cancel out market share losses by Nokia
handout
noun
1. Something given free to a needy person or organization.
No, Social Security does not meet the definition of a handout. It is not given free. The money paid out in "benefits" is collected in taxes from other people. These people do not have a choice whether or not to pay the taxes.
I am planning to NOT accept Social Security payments (if the system still exists) when I retire. I do not have a right to put a gun to your head to take your money for my retirement, I cannot let government do it on my behalf.