Fine. Re-count Ohio. It won't change anything. While we're at it, why don't we recount Pennsylvania, whose vote count was actually closer than Ohio? Or Wisconsin, which was even closer?
Oh, that's right. We only want to recount states that may cause Kerry to win.
Is it really every vote that we want counted, or is it just every vote in certain states?
Ohio: Bush by 136,483 votes, 2.5% Pennsylvania: Kerry by 128,869 votes, 2.3% Wisconsin: Kerry by 11,813 votes, 0.4%
I just wish that they will be powered by something, anything other than the internal combustion engine. It's time for something new. But then again, maybe you already knew that I feel that way.
Of course, what you fail to mention is that perhaps the most notable of these "few" exceptions has been and is still the United States of America. Which, in fact, has been instrumental in bringing such murderous governments to an end throughout its history.
And yet you haven't even read these links yourself? Check the third link you supplied.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems a teensy bit hypocritical to say that you won't engage someone in a discussion unless they've read something that you yourself have not even read.
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security."
Right. It is indeed a great and true quote. So, which essential liberty, specifically, are we giving up through the PATRIOT act? This is not flamebait, I genuinely want to know.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated
Am I less secure in my "person," my house, my "papers," or my "effects" somehow? What rights does the PATRIOT act grant the government against that security that they didn't already have via some other method?
What is the link to McCarthy supposed to prove? I read it, and it said this:
Vindicated
In 1995, when Venona transcripts were declassified, it was learned that regardless of the specific number, McCarthy consistently underestimated the extent of Soviet espionage. Venona specifically references at least 349 people in the United States--including citizens, immigrants, and permanent residents--who cooperated in various ways with Soviet intelligence agencies.
It is generally believed that McCarthy had no access to Venona intelligence, deriving his information from other sources. Venona does confirm that some individuals investigated by McCarthy were indeed Soviet agents. For example, Mary Jane Keeney was identified by McCarthy simply as "a communist"; in fact she and her husband were both Soviet agents. Another individual named by McCarthy was Lauchlin Currie, a special assistant to President Roosevelt. He was confirmed by Venona to be a Soviet Agent. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were also proven to be Soviet spies, contrary to the popular belief that they were innocent victims of what has come to be known as "McCarthyism."
So, McCarthy was right. What is that supposed to prove, exactly?
Sounds like a problem with red tape, rather than a problem with the actual amount of available numbers. They just need to figure out a better way to use the space they have. A 17 digit code, where each digit is either a letter or a number (36 possibities for each digit) has 286,511,799,958,070,431,838,109,696 possible combinations!
Somehow I doubt even a tiny fraction of 286 septillion cars have been produced, or will ever be produced.
Now that is pretty random. I am fairly certain I've seen that blue Sparrow driving on 522 a couple of times. I live in Kenmore, and I suspect that Sparrow drives right down my stretch of 522 every day. What company do you work at? I wish my company would make a special spot for electric cars...
#1 - I wrote the article summary. I know what it says.
#2 - They're taking money, and they have stock on hand. Delivery will be within the year. This is a lot more solid than your average Slashdot vaporware.
A grand total of one Tango exists. The single prototype. The inventor is in the process of developing an $85,000 kit-car version, but even that doesn't yet exist. So yes, the Sparrow is being sold right now, and the Tango isn't.
I have actually been following these things pretty closely. I didn't just happen across some press release and submit it to Slashdot. Alternatives to the dinosaur that is the ICE have been a keen interest of mine for quite some time now.
At around $14,000 and only a 20-40 mile range I really can't see this as a real option for anyone. You can buy a hybrid car at that price. And get a range closer to 400 miles...
Really? You can't see it as an option for anyone? As I stated in an above post, many families have two cars. There really isn't a need for both of those cars to seat 4 and have a 400 mile range. The vast majority of the time, one of the two cars doesn't go more than 50 miles in a day, with one person in it. Why wouldn't a Sparrow be an option for those people?
It would be worth paying a bit more than a hybrid, to not be a slave to the filling station. Not only that, but electric cars are simpler, quieter, and cleaner! What's not to love?
If the price were around $3,000 I'd consider it.
Okay, now you're just being totally unrealistic. Gas powered cars have been around for over a century, and you can't buy one of those brand new for even twice that price.
I agree that the sales aren't likely to take off, but if they had the money to start some massive marketing, they certainly could. How many households have two or more cars? Now how many of those households actually require both of those cars to have 4+ seats and go 300+ miles per tank?
I wouldn't replace both my cars with an electric commuter car like this one, but I just might replace at least one of them.
Personally, I like the Tango more than the Sparrow.
So do I, but the reality is that the Sparrow is being sold right now, and the Tango isn't.
This is definitely cool, but I thought that one of the running jokes of the series was that the town always seems to suddenly have new major geological features that don't fit with ones they've shown before. It seems like making a map of the place kinda misses the point.
But, then again, someone must have made a map of it for The Simpsons Hit & Run, right? Speaking of which, does this map match the one used in that game? Hmm...
I take responsibility for the above comment. That'll teach me to sit down at a computer and post something without seeing who is logged in first. *blushes*
I take responsibility for the above comment. That'll teach me to sit down at a computer and post something without seeing who is logged in first. *blushes*
It's a converted shop/garage with about 600 sq feet of living space (and a ton of storage space in the part that's still a garage)on a piece of property that the owner wants to pave over and turn into apartments. He's hit all sorts of roadblocks, and it looks like it may never happen, but in the mean time, he rents out the house and the converted garage in the back half of the lot at a dirt-cheap price to get back a little bit from this worthless land he bought.
Some friends of ours were living here, and before that, friends of theirs were living here, and it was (at the time) owned by their relatives. It has since been sold, but the new owner hasn't bothered changing rent or anything. When our friends bought a house, we jumped at the opportunity to move in to their old place. Considering that between my wife and I, we had $40,000 in school loans just a year and a half ago, we'll take any opportunity to become debt-free faster. Right now, we're on track to make it by May of next year!
"What are bicycles and public transportation, Alex?"
As I stated in the submission, bicycles aren't really an option. Not only the distance, but I live in the Seattle area, so there are a number of rather daunting hills along my 18 mile commute. As far as public transportation goes, I have looked into that, but commuting from Kenmore to Monroe by bus would take over an hour, and require three bus changes. There just aren't any routes that run directly between the two.
The biggest problem with commuter electric vehicles is that most of them consume more energy per mile than an economy car with one occupant.... depending on how your electricity is generated.
As stated above, I live in Seattle, so the majority of our electricity comes from the dams. Almost certainly cleaner than burning a gallon of gas every 30 miles.
You can buy an older, used car for $3,000-5,000. If you learn to work on them yourself, you can save money on repairs and maintainence.
I already havean older used car, that I only paid $2000 for six years ago. And, I already do work on it myself. The point isn't just the cost, but the waste of space and fuel. Even though I get 30mpg, it still feels like a waste.
suck it up and get a motorcycle.... Stop whining because it's not everything a car is and do something to make things better.
First, who's whining? Second, I'm not prepared to take the risks associated with a motorcycle. Too many drivers are blind to them, and here in Seattle, the weather is not very friendly to motorcycles for much of the year. Believe me, there are tempting aspects of motorcycles, but they don't hold enough advantages over my cheap clunker car to woo me to them.
Then why, do you have as the #1 thing on your 'wish list' on your website, a Chrysler PT Cruiser?
See above. Good point, and I have changed it. (^_^)
Yes, rideshare. Carpool, vanpool, bus, train, SOMETHING where there is another driver.
I'm actually working on that. Working way out in sticks, most people at my small company (less than 2 dozen employees) come from different directions than me, or work different hours than me. One person comes from my direction, and we're working out a plan to carpool at least a few days a week, even though we usually work different hours than each other.
Basically I'm saying.. move to a better place, heck you might even make some money in real estate in the process:)
Hmm, not likely, considering two factors: 1) I don't own a house. 2) I'm only paying $250 a month for the two-bedroom I'm at now. Again, given that I'm living in the greater Seattle area, moving would be an incredibly foolish financial decision.
Hmm, good call. It was mainly because I admire the visual style of the PT Cruiser. Of course, I also know that no one who may buy me gifts (family or friends) is going to buy me a $20,000 car, so it was mainly up there as a joke.
But, since you mentioned it, I have changed it.:^)
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Fine. Re-count Ohio. It won't change anything. While we're at it, why don't we recount Pennsylvania, whose vote count was actually closer than Ohio? Or Wisconsin, which was even closer?
Oh, that's right. We only want to recount states that may cause Kerry to win.
Is it really every vote that we want counted, or is it just every vote in certain states?
Ohio: Bush by 136,483 votes, 2.5%
Pennsylvania: Kerry by 128,869 votes, 2.3%
Wisconsin: Kerry by 11,813 votes, 0.4%
I just wish that they will be powered by something, anything other than the internal combustion engine. It's time for something new. But then again, maybe you already knew that I feel that way.
You can see the current cloud.
No, no I don't think we can. Unless the current cloud looks a little something like a "Request to server timed out" window.
Of course, what you fail to mention is that perhaps the most notable of these "few" exceptions has been and is still the United States of America. Which, in fact, has been instrumental in bringing such murderous governments to an end throughout its history.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems a teensy bit hypocritical to say that you won't engage someone in a discussion unless they've read something that you yourself have not even read.
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security."
Right. It is indeed a great and true quote. So, which essential liberty, specifically, are we giving up through the PATRIOT act? This is not flamebait, I genuinely want to know.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated
Am I less secure in my "person," my house, my "papers," or my "effects" somehow? What rights does the PATRIOT act grant the government against that security that they didn't already have via some other method?
So, McCarthy was right. What is that supposed to prove, exactly?
Sounds like a problem with red tape, rather than a problem with the actual amount of available numbers. They just need to figure out a better way to use the space they have. A 17 digit code, where each digit is either a letter or a number (36 possibities for each digit) has 286,511,799,958,070,431,838,109,696 possible combinations!
Somehow I doubt even a tiny fraction of 286 septillion cars have been produced, or will ever be produced.
But it's no different than what "Napster" or "Atari" has done.
The eVic is a 20GB (hence the name) hard drive-based player...
Um, am I missing something here? How does the name eVic in any way imply 20GB of space???
Obligatory Penny Arcade Link
Now that is pretty random. I am fairly certain I've seen that blue Sparrow driving on 522 a couple of times. I live in Kenmore, and I suspect that Sparrow drives right down my stretch of 522 every day. What company do you work at? I wish my company would make a special spot for electric cars...
#1 - I wrote the article summary. I know what it says.
#2 - They're taking money, and they have stock on hand. Delivery will be within the year. This is a lot more solid than your average Slashdot vaporware.
A grand total of one Tango exists. The single prototype. The inventor is in the process of developing an $85,000 kit-car version, but even that doesn't yet exist. So yes, the Sparrow is being sold right now, and the Tango isn't.
I have actually been following these things pretty closely. I didn't just happen across some press release and submit it to Slashdot. Alternatives to the dinosaur that is the ICE have been a keen interest of mine for quite some time now.
At around $14,000 and only a 20-40 mile range I really can't see this as a real option for anyone. You can buy a hybrid car at that price. And get a range closer to 400 miles...
Really? You can't see it as an option for anyone? As I stated in an above post, many families have two cars. There really isn't a need for both of those cars to seat 4 and have a 400 mile range. The vast majority of the time, one of the two cars doesn't go more than 50 miles in a day, with one person in it. Why wouldn't a Sparrow be an option for those people?
It would be worth paying a bit more than a hybrid, to not be a slave to the filling station. Not only that, but electric cars are simpler, quieter, and cleaner! What's not to love?
If the price were around $3,000 I'd consider it.
Okay, now you're just being totally unrealistic. Gas powered cars have been around for over a century, and you can't buy one of those brand new for even twice that price.
I agree that the sales aren't likely to take off, but if they had the money to start some massive marketing, they certainly could. How many households have two or more cars? Now how many of those households actually require both of those cars to have 4+ seats and go 300+ miles per tank?
I wouldn't replace both my cars with an electric commuter car like this one, but I just might replace at least one of them.
Personally, I like the Tango more than the Sparrow.
So do I, but the reality is that the Sparrow is being sold right now, and the Tango isn't.
This is definitely cool, but I thought that one of the running jokes of the series was that the town always seems to suddenly have new major geological features that don't fit with ones they've shown before. It seems like making a map of the place kinda misses the point.
But, then again, someone must have made a map of it for The Simpsons Hit & Run, right? Speaking of which, does this map match the one used in that game? Hmm...
I take responsibility for the above comment. That'll teach me to sit down at a computer and post something without seeing who is logged in first. *blushes*
I take responsibility for the above comment. That'll teach me to sit down at a computer and post something without seeing who is logged in first. *blushes*
BTW how did you score such cheap rent?
Off topic, so I'm posting w/o the karma bonus...
It's a converted shop/garage with about 600 sq feet of living space (and a ton of storage space in the part that's still a garage)on a piece of property that the owner wants to pave over and turn into apartments. He's hit all sorts of roadblocks, and it looks like it may never happen, but in the mean time, he rents out the house and the converted garage in the back half of the lot at a dirt-cheap price to get back a little bit from this worthless land he bought.
Some friends of ours were living here, and before that, friends of theirs were living here, and it was (at the time) owned by their relatives. It has since been sold, but the new owner hasn't bothered changing rent or anything. When our friends bought a house, we jumped at the opportunity to move in to their old place. Considering that between my wife and I, we had $40,000 in school loans just a year and a half ago, we'll take any opportunity to become debt-free faster. Right now, we're on track to make it by May of next year!
A few responses to the comments so far:
... depending on how your electricity is generated.
... Stop whining because it's not everything a car is and do something to make things better.
:)
"What are bicycles and public transportation, Alex?"
As I stated in the submission, bicycles aren't really an option. Not only the distance, but I live in the Seattle area, so there are a number of rather daunting hills along my 18 mile commute. As far as public transportation goes, I have looked into that, but commuting from Kenmore to Monroe by bus would take over an hour, and require three bus changes. There just aren't any routes that run directly between the two.
The biggest problem with commuter electric vehicles is that most of them consume more energy per mile than an economy car with one occupant.
As stated above, I live in Seattle, so the majority of our electricity comes from the dams. Almost certainly cleaner than burning a gallon of gas every 30 miles.
You can buy an older, used car for $3,000-5,000. If you learn to work on them yourself, you can save money on repairs and maintainence.
I already have an older used car, that I only paid $2000 for six years ago. And, I already do work on it myself. The point isn't just the cost, but the waste of space and fuel. Even though I get 30mpg, it still feels like a waste.
suck it up and get a motorcycle.
First, who's whining? Second, I'm not prepared to take the risks associated with a motorcycle. Too many drivers are blind to them, and here in Seattle, the weather is not very friendly to motorcycles for much of the year. Believe me, there are tempting aspects of motorcycles, but they don't hold enough advantages over my cheap clunker car to woo me to them.
Then why, do you have as the #1 thing on your 'wish list' on your website, a Chrysler PT Cruiser?
See above. Good point, and I have changed it. (^_^)
Yes, rideshare. Carpool, vanpool, bus, train, SOMETHING where there is another driver.
I'm actually working on that. Working way out in sticks, most people at my small company (less than 2 dozen employees) come from different directions than me, or work different hours than me. One person comes from my direction, and we're working out a plan to carpool at least a few days a week, even though we usually work different hours than each other.
Basically I'm saying.. move to a better place, heck you might even make some money in real estate in the process
Hmm, not likely, considering two factors: 1) I don't own a house. 2) I'm only paying $250 a month for the two-bedroom I'm at now. Again, given that I'm living in the greater Seattle area, moving would be an incredibly foolish financial decision.
Hmm, good call. It was mainly because I admire the visual style of the PT Cruiser. Of course, I also know that no one who may buy me gifts (family or friends) is going to buy me a $20,000 car, so it was mainly up there as a joke.
:^)
But, since you mentioned it, I have changed it.
Star Wars Episode 7: Milking the Cash Cow
Star Wars Episode 8: Beating a Dead Horse
Star Wars Episode 9: Please God, Make it Stop Already!
This was the cover story of the Popular Science that I just received in the mail. You can read the article here.
I recently read another guy's story at his journey to try and win the Master Builder position. You can find it here.
Rumors of a new, smaller, "iPodJr" have been floating around the Rumor Sites for a few weeks (as well a here at Slashdot).
What I find amusing is that the above sentence implies that Slashdot is not a rumor site itself. Heh.