I bought one (5 year old Pixel) a few months ago, cheap. Put (updateable) Linux on it, and it's better than a cheap Windows laptop. And WAYYYY cheaper than a Mac.
He's right, wind farms are going up so fast that the wind is going to slow down. And the more solar farms go up, the less sun there is for grass and trees, thus reducing CO2 uptake. Rush Limburger said so.
It's not thermal cycling, it's the temperature coefficient of tungsten that causes a surge at turn-on. The inrush current of a cold bulb might be 5-10 times what a hot filament takes. That's why they blow out when you flip them on.
They don't lie. "Truth is not truth", as Rudy Giuliani said. The lifetime of an LED in ideal laboratory conditions is 50,000 hours, and they just get gradually dimmer but they keep working. I forget what the "lifetime" cutoff is, 70% or something. But they keep glowing.
Doesn't sound so bad, does it? Well, you put those LEDs in a bulb with an electronic driver, and it's subject to catastrophic failure of any of the components. The you put it in an enclosed fixture where the heat builds up. And you bought the cheapest crap from the dollar store, with unknown reliability and poor manufacturing techniques. Then a power line spike comes along and fries the driver. Did you use it connector up in violation of the instructions? Doesn't matter, the company went out of business before the bulbs got to the USA and a 'different' company makes them.
I got my start in 1963 replacing those dual caps in 5 tube AC-DC radios that dried out and produced a terrible hum. With a quick replacement they were good as new. 50-30 MF, 180 volts.
Today it's computer motherboards that can have crappy power supply electrolytics.
That doesn't work. Since I live in New York and it was decided for Clinton months before the election, I voted for Trump so you couldn't blame me. Didn't turn out well.
Come to think of it, there was no scenario where the election could have turned out well.
... we could build an extension to the Detroit-Windsor tunnel that connects just south of the Rio Grande. Folks could start a new life in the People's Republic of Canuckistan.
I'm typing on a Chromebook Pixel (2014) that I got used for $200. The build quality is excellent, speakers are great, hi-rez touch screen and i5 chip. I put GalliumOS on it (has the drivers for everything) and I'm using an SD card for storage.
I live 5 miles from the telco central office (Verizon), and they were charging $88 for the cheapest land line. Finally we got off that and use a $5 a month VoIP, but pay Spectrum for internet. We have never in the 44 years we've been here, had cable TV so we can't cut that cord - it runs our internet! Our other (sucky) option is satellite. That's it. DSL is "too far".
Here in NY they gave Spectrum 60 days to get the hell out and pass their customers on to someone else. Gonna get interesting.
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I bought one (5 year old Pixel) a few months ago, cheap. Put (updateable) Linux on it, and it's better than a cheap Windows laptop. And WAYYYY cheaper than a Mac.
I lasted a month on ChromeOS, before I dual booted with Linux. I presume you do the same if you are concerned with spyware.
Hillary Clinton was the problem.
Here in New York, we are dealing with a massive spill of solar energy. But we'll get it cleaned up by this evening.
Not gonna help to lock the sails if your footings suck like that Japanese one.
Canada is a great country, where you can drive 100 and gas is only $1.29.
He's right, wind farms are going up so fast that the wind is going to slow down. And the more solar farms go up, the less sun there is for grass and trees, thus reducing CO2 uptake. Rush Limburger said so.
If that works, do Nicaragua next.
Funny, how socialism always leads to kleptocracy.
>There is a middle ground between state-run planned economy and corporation run governments.
Is there an uncharted Florida key between Cuba and Mar-A-Lago?
"Back off, man, I'm a Scientist!"
-- Bill Murray, in "Ghostbusters"
Because they are way too inefficient to meet the standard.
It's not thermal cycling, it's the temperature coefficient of tungsten that causes a surge at turn-on. The inrush current of a cold bulb might be 5-10 times what a hot filament takes. That's why they blow out when you flip them on.
They don't lie. "Truth is not truth", as Rudy Giuliani said. The lifetime of an LED in ideal laboratory conditions is 50,000 hours, and they just get gradually dimmer but they keep working. I forget what the "lifetime" cutoff is, 70% or something. But they keep glowing.
Doesn't sound so bad, does it? Well, you put those LEDs in a bulb with an electronic driver, and it's subject to catastrophic failure of any of the components. The you put it in an enclosed fixture where the heat builds up. And you bought the cheapest crap from the dollar store, with unknown reliability and poor manufacturing techniques. Then a power line spike comes along and fries the driver. Did you use it connector up in violation of the instructions? Doesn't matter, the company went out of business before the bulbs got to the USA and a 'different' company makes them.
I buy T shirts with pockets. Because I have nowhere to put my glasses otherwise.
MTBF: that word does not mean what you think it means.
Also, that "50,000 hours" you see on LED packages? Complete bullshit.
Read up on electrolytic capacitors some time.
I got my start in 1963 replacing those dual caps in 5 tube AC-DC radios that dried out and produced a terrible hum. With a quick replacement they were good as new. 50-30 MF, 180 volts.
Today it's computer motherboards that can have crappy power supply electrolytics.
Here in upstate New York, it looked like that was imminent.
So throw the trees into a subduction zone. Make more coal.
That doesn't work. Since I live in New York and it was decided for Clinton months before the election, I voted for Trump so you couldn't blame me. Didn't turn out well.
Come to think of it, there was no scenario where the election could have turned out well.
But Nissan sells more electrics, and they're almost affordable.
... we could build an extension to the Detroit-Windsor tunnel that connects just south of the Rio Grande. Folks could start a new life in the People's Republic of Canuckistan.
Chromebook with crouton or GalliumOS.
For kids or grandma, that's a good thing.
For me, I lasted a week with ChromeOS, a month with crouton. Now I run GalliumOS and I can do anything.
I'm typing on a Chromebook Pixel (2014) that I got used for $200. The build quality is excellent, speakers are great, hi-rez touch screen and i5 chip. I put GalliumOS on it (has the drivers for everything) and I'm using an SD card for storage.
My first PC that never had Windows.
I live 5 miles from the telco central office (Verizon), and they were charging $88 for the cheapest land line. Finally we got off that and use a $5 a month VoIP, but pay Spectrum for internet. We have never in the 44 years we've been here, had cable TV so we can't cut that cord - it runs our internet! Our other (sucky) option is satellite. That's it. DSL is "too far".
Here in NY they gave Spectrum 60 days to get the hell out and pass their customers on to someone else. Gonna get interesting.