I'm sure that same sentiment came from the mouths of those in the horse and buggy era.
There are two factors for why riding a motorcycle is a bad idea given today's scenarios. One - most other vehicles on the road weigh at least 3 times the amount from a vehicle perspective. The energy involved in a collision is just too great. Two - inattentiveness in a vehicle. This can happen on motorcycles too; don't get me wrong - and I've caught myself plenty of times in my car not paying due attention. We all do it.
Those things said, a motorcycle is a fun recreation - but to use it year round in the climate I'm in is just stupid given the alternatives.
Heater cores tend to go belly up more in the cold than the warm as well. Had a friend who went through two on older model tbirds/cougars - and let me tell you, putting a tee inline to get the car to be functional at 10 degrees F or lower with the wind blowing in his work parking lot is not fun at all.
I have a bit over 250hp in my fwd car; in first gear, yes - unusable to a fault. 3rd gear passing on the freeway? Very usable. And a grin on my face that is near priceless.
Perhaps converting the gasoline into a different energy format (at much less loss) and then using that energy format to drive the wheels. Kind of like a fuel-cell to electric car - keep the usable energy throughout the conversion high, as well as please the masses for acceleration/performance and quick refuels.
Mythbusters at one point did a bit on mpg as well as pollution - cars compared to motorcycles. Even though a motorcycle gets slightly better mileage per gallon than most vehicles out there, the pollutants are more - suggesting unrefined engines and/or timing.
Fuel injection is just now becoming a staple in the motorcycle business. I'm not sure how long catalytic converters have been - I know my motorcycle has one. It still gets 50ish mpg though - I attribute that mileage to both me enjoying the throttle a bit much and the old-school air cooling of the engine.
In the US, you can self insure your cars. Here's what's required by law in the state of Ohio:
$30,000 bond issued by an insurance carrier or authorized surety company.
Certificate of proof of financial responsibility signed by your insurance agent.
Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) certificate showing you have at least $30,000 in cash or government bonds deposited with the State Treasurer.
$30,000 BMV-issued bond certificate, signed by two people owning real estate with an equity of at least $60,000.
BMV-issued certificate of self-insurance (only available to those with at least 26 motor vehicles registered in their name or a company's name).
So, for $30k you can be self insured. Or if you have at least 26 motor vehicles. Both are proof that you can pay for damages should you be at fault in an accident. Problem is - what happens when that $30,000 runs out? Also, if you have to use some of that $30,000 to pay for an accident - now you no longer have the bond and have to go get a company to insure you.
I honestly think in today's world, a $30,000 bond is probably too low; but you can do it.
I've had jeans in the past that fit around the waist perfectly; in other areas (ahem) it seems the designer forgot that I had some other equipment down there.
While I don't know the technical details as much, readyboost does help in some situations - so there's got to be something else happening on a hard drive that is even higher latency than what you're describing about one link in the chain of USB. I have an older 4gb CF card in my machine at home - no other use, so I cranked it into a readyboost drive. It can peak out USB sustained speeds (it's a UDMA5 capable drive) and I do have it going through a USB controller, but once the OS is loaded things are just snappy overall. My main HDD is a raptor, so it's about as fast as you'll get on a consumer level HDD from a seek perspective.
Same here. Vacationed in Chicago recently - downtown - and it's pushed me to go to another carrier for service due to practically non-existent data service. I had a Verizon 4g access point and it was chugging along just fine.
I was talking with a co-worker in Germany about motorcycles. I probably put $300 into my training - $250 for the beginner's motorcycle class (which got me my license) and $50 in costs to BMV in Ohio for license and temps. In Germany, they have approximately a 1400 pound expenditure before they're certified to ride on the motorways. This includes hours of testing and skills practice.
My thoughts regarding "oh noes, the cost!!!" - it would just be passed on to the customer. Would it outrage a lot of people? yes. But given the way that getting a license is so much of a cakewalk in the US, I think it might be a good idea to pursue.
I have a 37" lcd as our primary tv screen (wife HAD to keep our old tv enclosure...) and while a good DVD doesn't look bad, 720p streams look a whole lot crisper, even from 8 feet away. I can't really tell the difference between 720 and 1080 with this screen size, but 480 to 720 is pretty definitive.
Concealed Carry permits in Ohio are pretty much worthless (I know, we're talking Colorado here, but maybe it's similar?) Everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) has signs posted at the entrances barring the firearm from the premises. Makes it kind of worthless to a point.
I was in a collision scenario around 10 years ago where the driver was definitely not the owner. Someone hit me at a red light; all 3 passengers got out of the car QUICK and bolted from the scene. The passengers all got rounded up in front of the local police department (why, oh why would you run towards the police lol) but they could not easily determine the driver of the vehicle. Neither could I, as I only had an instant to relax before the hit - I saw them coming in the rear view and my immediate concern was for the service manager who was in the passenger seat on a test drive to help solve an intermittent misfire. The car that hit me turned out to be an over due rental - and none of the occupants were the renter of the car; it was one of the passenger's sister who rented the car. Eventually the insurance company covering the rental (turned out to be a dealership across from the location I was getting my car looked at) paid for the damages to the car.
In any case, I would be very leery to rent out my car unless I had additional insurance protection to cover this scenario - and I would have to think that between the extra hike in insurance costs plus GM's cut of this process, it would probably not turn out to be a whole lot of money unless I was renting a few cars at a time.
How large of a whole house generator did you install? I will probably do one on the next house we purchase; for now I have a cheap chinese 4kw generator to run a window a/c unit (if needed) and the fridge. 10-11k sound like a pretty decent generator (assuming installation is included in that figure too.)
From what I remember though the portables were more costly (I bought a window unit maybe 6 years ago to help out with my poorly running AC at the time) and less efficient since they didn't readily eliminate the water. Could be wrong nowadays. Cool is cool though, so I would think that even if you couldn't get a portable unit that a window unit wouldn't be a bad choice - and in central Ohio where I live, there's still peeps without power. My close friend lost his main A/C unit (well, lost a cap on the unit) last Thursday and then lost power on Friday. He has used my window unit to drop his house to 80 degrees when he did have power.
I would LOVE to have an HUD in my motorcycle helmet! Some bike makers' styling prefers to put a speedo and other pertinent information down on the gas tank (mainly cruisers, which are more popular in the US) and I find that to be disconcerting in high traffic areas. Keeping track of your speed shouldn't take you away from your main job - staying alert and aware of what's happening around you in traffic. Can you tell my current bike is a cruiser? My next one will probably be an adventure-touring bike similar to the Concours or FJR1300A, where the information is closer to the natural line of sight.
Cars would be neat to have fitted with an HUD as well - however it takes a lot less time for my eyes to float down to the speedo and back up when in a car. There's a little less to worry about in driving a car too, with not having to worry about balancing or counter-steering to keep you out of harm's way.
I have co-workers over in Germany; the biggest thing I complain about is their benefit of 6 weeks of vacation time a year. Seems like every other week they're able to call off... I'm somewhat jealous, told them I'll move over any time!
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I'm sure that same sentiment came from the mouths of those in the horse and buggy era.
There are two factors for why riding a motorcycle is a bad idea given today's scenarios. One - most other vehicles on the road weigh at least 3 times the amount from a vehicle perspective. The energy involved in a collision is just too great. Two - inattentiveness in a vehicle. This can happen on motorcycles too; don't get me wrong - and I've caught myself plenty of times in my car not paying due attention. We all do it.
Those things said, a motorcycle is a fun recreation - but to use it year round in the climate I'm in is just stupid given the alternatives.
Heater cores tend to go belly up more in the cold than the warm as well. Had a friend who went through two on older model tbirds/cougars - and let me tell you, putting a tee inline to get the car to be functional at 10 degrees F or lower with the wind blowing in his work parking lot is not fun at all.
The cows are secretly trying to poison themselves to take themselves out of the food chain for the Earth.
Maybe you should consider becoming an assassin.
I have a bit over 250hp in my fwd car; in first gear, yes - unusable to a fault. 3rd gear passing on the freeway? Very usable. And a grin on my face that is near priceless.
Perhaps converting the gasoline into a different energy format (at much less loss) and then using that energy format to drive the wheels. Kind of like a fuel-cell to electric car - keep the usable energy throughout the conversion high, as well as please the masses for acceleration/performance and quick refuels.
Mythbusters at one point did a bit on mpg as well as pollution - cars compared to motorcycles. Even though a motorcycle gets slightly better mileage per gallon than most vehicles out there, the pollutants are more - suggesting unrefined engines and/or timing.
Fuel injection is just now becoming a staple in the motorcycle business. I'm not sure how long catalytic converters have been - I know my motorcycle has one. It still gets 50ish mpg though - I attribute that mileage to both me enjoying the throttle a bit much and the old-school air cooling of the engine.
In the US, you can self insure your cars. Here's what's required by law in the state of Ohio:
$30,000 bond issued by an insurance carrier or authorized surety company.
Certificate of proof of financial responsibility signed by your insurance agent.
Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) certificate showing you have at least $30,000 in cash or government bonds deposited with the State Treasurer.
$30,000 BMV-issued bond certificate, signed by two people owning real estate with an equity of at least $60,000.
BMV-issued certificate of self-insurance (only available to those with at least 26 motor vehicles registered in their name or a company's name).
So, for $30k you can be self insured. Or if you have at least 26 motor vehicles. Both are proof that you can pay for damages should you be at fault in an accident. Problem is - what happens when that $30,000 runs out? Also, if you have to use some of that $30,000 to pay for an accident - now you no longer have the bond and have to go get a company to insure you.
I honestly think in today's world, a $30,000 bond is probably too low; but you can do it.
It would also cost the tax payer less money in equipment costs.
BWAHHAHAHAA since when has anything the government improved on saved the taxpayer money?
You don't need death benefits, you need to start singing country music.
I've had jeans in the past that fit around the waist perfectly; in other areas (ahem) it seems the designer forgot that I had some other equipment down there.
And no, they weren't ladies' jeans.
While I don't know the technical details as much, readyboost does help in some situations - so there's got to be something else happening on a hard drive that is even higher latency than what you're describing about one link in the chain of USB. I have an older 4gb CF card in my machine at home - no other use, so I cranked it into a readyboost drive. It can peak out USB sustained speeds (it's a UDMA5 capable drive) and I do have it going through a USB controller, but once the OS is loaded things are just snappy overall. My main HDD is a raptor, so it's about as fast as you'll get on a consumer level HDD from a seek perspective.
Same here. Vacationed in Chicago recently - downtown - and it's pushed me to go to another carrier for service due to practically non-existent data service. I had a Verizon 4g access point and it was chugging along just fine.
I was talking with a co-worker in Germany about motorcycles. I probably put $300 into my training - $250 for the beginner's motorcycle class (which got me my license) and $50 in costs to BMV in Ohio for license and temps. In Germany, they have approximately a 1400 pound expenditure before they're certified to ride on the motorways. This includes hours of testing and skills practice.
My thoughts regarding "oh noes, the cost!!!" - it would just be passed on to the customer. Would it outrage a lot of people? yes. But given the way that getting a license is so much of a cakewalk in the US, I think it might be a good idea to pursue.
I have a 37" lcd as our primary tv screen (wife HAD to keep our old tv enclosure...) and while a good DVD doesn't look bad, 720p streams look a whole lot crisper, even from 8 feet away. I can't really tell the difference between 720 and 1080 with this screen size, but 480 to 720 is pretty definitive.
Concealed Carry permits in Ohio are pretty much worthless (I know, we're talking Colorado here, but maybe it's similar?) Everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) has signs posted at the entrances barring the firearm from the premises. Makes it kind of worthless to a point.
Someone I once knew always said "Nothing parties like a rental!"
I was in a collision scenario around 10 years ago where the driver was definitely not the owner. Someone hit me at a red light; all 3 passengers got out of the car QUICK and bolted from the scene. The passengers all got rounded up in front of the local police department (why, oh why would you run towards the police lol) but they could not easily determine the driver of the vehicle. Neither could I, as I only had an instant to relax before the hit - I saw them coming in the rear view and my immediate concern was for the service manager who was in the passenger seat on a test drive to help solve an intermittent misfire. The car that hit me turned out to be an over due rental - and none of the occupants were the renter of the car; it was one of the passenger's sister who rented the car. Eventually the insurance company covering the rental (turned out to be a dealership across from the location I was getting my car looked at) paid for the damages to the car.
In any case, I would be very leery to rent out my car unless I had additional insurance protection to cover this scenario - and I would have to think that between the extra hike in insurance costs plus GM's cut of this process, it would probably not turn out to be a whole lot of money unless I was renting a few cars at a time.
Radio Shack probably will, given their ever decreasing hobbyist electronics section.
How large of a whole house generator did you install? I will probably do one on the next house we purchase; for now I have a cheap chinese 4kw generator to run a window a/c unit (if needed) and the fridge. 10-11k sound like a pretty decent generator (assuming installation is included in that figure too.)
From what I remember though the portables were more costly (I bought a window unit maybe 6 years ago to help out with my poorly running AC at the time) and less efficient since they didn't readily eliminate the water. Could be wrong nowadays. Cool is cool though, so I would think that even if you couldn't get a portable unit that a window unit wouldn't be a bad choice - and in central Ohio where I live, there's still peeps without power. My close friend lost his main A/C unit (well, lost a cap on the unit) last Thursday and then lost power on Friday. He has used my window unit to drop his house to 80 degrees when he did have power.
I would LOVE to have an HUD in my motorcycle helmet! Some bike makers' styling prefers to put a speedo and other pertinent information down on the gas tank (mainly cruisers, which are more popular in the US) and I find that to be disconcerting in high traffic areas. Keeping track of your speed shouldn't take you away from your main job - staying alert and aware of what's happening around you in traffic. Can you tell my current bike is a cruiser? My next one will probably be an adventure-touring bike similar to the Concours or FJR1300A, where the information is closer to the natural line of sight.
Cars would be neat to have fitted with an HUD as well - however it takes a lot less time for my eyes to float down to the speedo and back up when in a car. There's a little less to worry about in driving a car too, with not having to worry about balancing or counter-steering to keep you out of harm's way.
I have co-workers over in Germany; the biggest thing I complain about is their benefit of 6 weeks of vacation time a year. Seems like every other week they're able to call off... I'm somewhat jealous, told them I'll move over any time!
And everyone on slashdot has an opinion. Problem is when I have an opinion it seems.
Oh yes, random internet hate. By an AC no less. Good day, sir.