Wait, if we want ISPs to be treated like a utility then it's it only fair for them that they meter the connection? How much I pay for electricity changes based on when I use it and how much I use. Don't get me wrong, I despise Comcast and their shenanigans but there is a valid argument for IPSs to charge users who use more bandwidth more for the service. When you criticize Comcast for this then you sound unreasonable while I would rather save the pitchforks for when they start shaking down Netflix again for a "priority" lane.
I get that you hate Microsoft, rich people and especially Bill Gates. But these Billionaires are throwing money at a problem that benefits everyone and you still criticize them.
I often ask myself which is worse; the bureaucratic incompetence of the government or the greediness of corporations? Which is worse seems to depend on the level of competition. Google's sudden exit from rolling fiber and the proposed speeds of the upcoming 5G wireless technology make me think we will likely see an increase in competition for internet service. I'll even wager the 4 major mobile carriers will have an edge over Comcast because they can bundle home internet with the mobile phone package.
My local Centrylink DSL can only handle 20Mbps and that's enough to regularly stream down to two devices before the image starts to degrade. Granted my DSL line gets a very solid 20Mbps speed, not the "sometimes, up to" speeds that most wireless and comcast promise.
Seeing those helped me understand our elected officials and their decisions much better. Which has caused me to be less frustrated and angry about it. It's not simple and even those with the best of intentions can only do so much.
Well, you can download the source code and examine it for back doors. I know not many will do this but it would be a huge breach of trust by Microsoft if anyone found anything like a back door. Because of this I believe it's far more likely that they created this tool to appease international customers and released it as an open source project to prove it.
First, all of us who used CRT monitors at > 60Hz agree with you. Second, that's site's seriously cool. It complained that I opened it on a side monitor instead of my main.
That is a rough year and it's surprising because the Odyssey is generally a reliable car and is on the list of cars that often go over 200k miles. https://www.roadandtrack.com/n...
I've always looked at reliability as the primary metric but haven't really evaluated the ownership cost. Sadly, most calculators I see that calculate the ownership of a vehicle always starts with a new vehicle. Any of us who actually bother to do the math will know that as expensive as your Odyssey was, it would have cost you more if you had bought a new one and sold it 5 years later. So even if you get a lemon and have to fix it up it's still less expensive then buying new. In the end, it might be less expensive to own a domestic vehicle even though it's not quite as reliable. A AAA membership isn't that expensive.
Both times it was done be a mechanic. In 2008 it looks like the brake fluid and coolant was flushed as well. It was probably done at the dealer. In 2017 there was an air filter done as well.
I run synthetic oil so I run it for longer then is technically recommended. The last set of tires on the 4Runner lasted way too long. There was still plenty of tread on them when I replaced them but they were just getting uneven and shaky.
Are Honda's expensive to maintain? Mine has seemed fairly reliable. As I look at my spreadsheet there's only a handful of the costs that are replacement parts: 3% of the total cost of the car. (not including regular maintenance like a timing belt changes)
As I compare it to the cost of our 4Runner it is more expense; The Accord costing about $270/mo vs $191/mo but we've only had the Accord for 8 years vs 15 years for the 4Runner. Check it out yourself if you're curious: https://docs.google.com/spread...
BTW: this is what it looks like if you try to "drive the car until the wheels fall off".
You know that super annoying person who knows nothing of the industry suggests a simple solution? Hi, I'm super annoying.
Why are there huge wiring harasses in the first place? Wouldn't it make more sense to have many smaller harnesses that are easier to replace small sections of without having to disassemble half the car?
So a German engineering firm says that it only costs 28,000 to make a Tasla Model 3 but that German EV companies are not capable of producing a similar vehicle at this time. Does that mean that their German cars cost less then $28,000 to make? Otherwise they'd be foolish not to try and compete.
Nope, people just choose to spend their money instead of saving it for retirement. I save 4 times as much for retirement then how much I save/spend for cars. My goal to be able to retire at 55.
He beat the game he was playing but that game was to get a NES to play SNES games. I recommend watching the video. In reading the summary my first thought was similar to yours but after watching the video I understand why he did it. It's very fascinating.
You might be onto something. The closest thing to live streaming I've done is watching YouTube videos of people playing games, Factorio, where I want to see how they did something very specific. Katherine of Sky is one of my favorites because I find her voice soothing. But I haven't any idea what she looks like because all her videos don't show her face. https://www.youtube.com/channe...
If part of the screen is the woman's face then that's distracting because part of my brain will always notice an attractive women which takes away focus from what I'm really interested in. This is especially true for some twitch channels where the girl is specifically showing a lot of skin to attract more viewers. It can be quite frustrating.
If I was choosing between two streams I might be more likely to choose the guys stream because there wouldn't be that distraction.
I'm surprised how many people think that is what's going on. Of the rich people I know not one of them were/are like that. It's a great narrative to get all heated up about but I don't think it's a true as many think it is. I think the "engineer at a tech company, earning six figure" is far more likely and perfectly fine if that's what that hard working individual wants to spend their money on.
Some games are worth it. Most people would consider me cheap and I wouldn't disagree. But I've spent well over that on Rocksmith DLC, much more if you count equipment. But that's more a hobby then a game so it's a little different. I would have a hard time justifying it for most games.
They do it because they have an SOE, and people stepping outside the SOE costs them money, time and frustration.
This. It would be petty of me to change jobs because I can't use the OS of my choice. Windows works and does the job fine. The company I work for is very particular about treating everyone fairly. For example, I did make a stink about additional monitors because I work better with three monitors. Now, everyone on my floor has three monitors, the two standard 21" screens and one 34" curved 3440 x 1440 monitor.
But I couldn't make a honest compelling argument to use Linux. Sure I prefer it but tools like Cygwin, MobaXterm, and now WSL allow me to do what I need. Integrating it with Active Directory and setting up Remote Desktop so that I can remote in to their Windows Servers would take time for me and that of the system administrators.
You may not but I do. My work requires that I use Windows. With WSL I can use all the classic Linux commands that I've been using for 15 years. The better they make it the happier I am.
What upsets me is that I honestly don't think it would have happened when Steve Jobs was at the helm. After he passed away the company applied the standard strategy of charging as much as possible and reducing the cost of manufacturing the product.
They forget that it was that level of quality that many of us were willing to pay for. They've been losing credibility from me for years with buggy releases and crappy hardware. Eventually, the momentum will run out and some other company that is run by somebody who cares more about producing a great product then maximizing the bottom line will overtake them.
Not all the public is so easily fooled; one of the things I like about/. is that most of us are very critical thinkers.
If his system allows people to rate the credibility of an article but then those users also have a credibility that gives them more or less weight I think the system can balance out. For example if I rate an article as very credible but then most people rate it as not very credible then my credibility would go down. Then when I rate other articles that rating has less impact because my overall credibility is isn't very high. On the other hand, if I've rated dozens of articles and my rating is close to what others have rated it then it shows that I'm fairly credible.
Open question: what systems would you recommend Elon Musk put in place to help make the system work?
Journalists that I know personally try very hard to have accurate facts and to not let their bias taint their work. While not all journalists are like that I believe most try to be. Editors and publications do have to care more about the bottom line and sadly getting the news out quickly is more important then accuracy.
A better plan is to switch to PC where there isn't an upgrade cycle. It may be more accurate to say it's a constant gradual increase in hardware requirements. The benefit is that I can still play a game I bought 20 years ago on my PC; 30 years ago if I use an emulator.
Sure you might miss out on some games but it will only be the exclusive titles and unless you already own a XBox One and a Playstation 4 then you're already missing out on some of those exclusive titles. My opinion, if it's a good game then the studio will publish it on all platforms and I can do without the few exceptions to that rule.
Surveys also prove that people want more leafy green salads in McDonalds but nobody ever eats them if they appear.
It's funny that you bring that up because what I took away from the "documentary" Supersize Me was that the McDonald's Rep explained how they tried selling healthier burgers in the 70's and nobody bought them.
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Wait, if we want ISPs to be treated like a utility then it's it only fair for them that they meter the connection? How much I pay for electricity changes based on when I use it and how much I use. Don't get me wrong, I despise Comcast and their shenanigans but there is a valid argument for IPSs to charge users who use more bandwidth more for the service. When you criticize Comcast for this then you sound unreasonable while I would rather save the pitchforks for when they start shaking down Netflix again for a "priority" lane.
I'm still confused. Even if they do make money doing it if we all benefit it's still a bad thing because...?
I get that you hate Microsoft, rich people and especially Bill Gates. But these Billionaires are throwing money at a problem that benefits everyone and you still criticize them.
I often ask myself which is worse; the bureaucratic incompetence of the government or the greediness of corporations? Which is worse seems to depend on the level of competition. Google's sudden exit from rolling fiber and the proposed speeds of the upcoming 5G wireless technology make me think we will likely see an increase in competition for internet service. I'll even wager the 4 major mobile carriers will have an edge over Comcast because they can bundle home internet with the mobile phone package.
My local Centrylink DSL can only handle 20Mbps and that's enough to regularly stream down to two devices before the image starts to degrade. Granted my DSL line gets a very solid 20Mbps speed, not the "sometimes, up to" speeds that most wireless and comcast promise.
I hate having to choose between rupuklicans and deomancrates when it comes to our general election.
CGP Grey did a great video about that, it's a fun thought experiment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
He did another video called rules for rulers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Seeing those helped me understand our elected officials and their decisions much better. Which has caused me to be less frustrated and angry about it. It's not simple and even those with the best of intentions can only do so much.
Well, you can download the source code and examine it for back doors. I know not many will do this but it would be a huge breach of trust by Microsoft if anyone found anything like a back door. Because of this I believe it's far more likely that they created this tool to appease international customers and released it as an open source project to prove it.
First, all of us who used CRT monitors at > 60Hz agree with you.
Second, that's site's seriously cool. It complained that I opened it on a side monitor instead of my main.
That is a rough year and it's surprising because the Odyssey is generally a reliable car and is on the list of cars that often go over 200k miles. https://www.roadandtrack.com/n...
I've always looked at reliability as the primary metric but haven't really evaluated the ownership cost. Sadly, most calculators I see that calculate the ownership of a vehicle always starts with a new vehicle. Any of us who actually bother to do the math will know that as expensive as your Odyssey was, it would have cost you more if you had bought a new one and sold it 5 years later. So even if you get a lemon and have to fix it up it's still less expensive then buying new. In the end, it might be less expensive to own a domestic vehicle even though it's not quite as reliable. A AAA membership isn't that expensive.
Both times it was done be a mechanic. In 2008 it looks like the brake fluid and coolant was flushed as well. It was probably done at the dealer. In 2017 there was an air filter done as well.
I run synthetic oil so I run it for longer then is technically recommended. The last set of tires on the 4Runner lasted way too long. There was still plenty of tread on them when I replaced them but they were just getting uneven and shaky.
Are Honda's expensive to maintain? Mine has seemed fairly reliable. As I look at my spreadsheet there's only a handful of the costs that are replacement parts: 3% of the total cost of the car. (not including regular maintenance like a timing belt changes)
As I compare it to the cost of our 4Runner it is more expense; The Accord costing about $270/mo vs $191/mo but we've only had the Accord for 8 years vs 15 years for the 4Runner. Check it out yourself if you're curious: https://docs.google.com/spread...
BTW: this is what it looks like if you try to "drive the car until the wheels fall off".
You know that super annoying person who knows nothing of the industry suggests a simple solution? Hi, I'm super annoying.
Why are there huge wiring harasses in the first place? Wouldn't it make more sense to have many smaller harnesses that are easier to replace small sections of without having to disassemble half the car?
So a German engineering firm says that it only costs 28,000 to make a Tasla Model 3 but that German EV companies are not capable of producing a similar vehicle at this time. Does that mean that their German cars cost less then $28,000 to make? Otherwise they'd be foolish not to try and compete.
the days of fat retirements are long gone
Nope, people just choose to spend their money instead of saving it for retirement. I save 4 times as much for retirement then how much I save/spend for cars. My goal to be able to retire at 55.
He beat the game he was playing but that game was to get a NES to play SNES games. I recommend watching the video. In reading the summary my first thought was similar to yours but after watching the video I understand why he did it. It's very fascinating.
You might be onto something. The closest thing to live streaming I've done is watching YouTube videos of people playing games, Factorio, where I want to see how they did something very specific. Katherine of Sky is one of my favorites because I find her voice soothing. But I haven't any idea what she looks like because all her videos don't show her face. https://www.youtube.com/channe...
If part of the screen is the woman's face then that's distracting because part of my brain will always notice an attractive women which takes away focus from what I'm really interested in. This is especially true for some twitch channels where the girl is specifically showing a lot of skin to attract more viewers. It can be quite frustrating.
If I was choosing between two streams I might be more likely to choose the guys stream because there wouldn't be that distraction.
I'm surprised how many people think that is what's going on. Of the rich people I know not one of them were/are like that. It's a great narrative to get all heated up about but I don't think it's a true as many think it is. I think the "engineer at a tech company, earning six figure" is far more likely and perfectly fine if that's what that hard working individual wants to spend their money on.
Some games are worth it. Most people would consider me cheap and I wouldn't disagree. But I've spent well over that on Rocksmith DLC, much more if you count equipment. But that's more a hobby then a game so it's a little different. I would have a hard time justifying it for most games.
They do it because they have an SOE, and people stepping outside the SOE costs them money, time and frustration.
This. It would be petty of me to change jobs because I can't use the OS of my choice. Windows works and does the job fine. The company I work for is very particular about treating everyone fairly. For example, I did make a stink about additional monitors because I work better with three monitors. Now, everyone on my floor has three monitors, the two standard 21" screens and one 34" curved 3440 x 1440 monitor.
But I couldn't make a honest compelling argument to use Linux. Sure I prefer it but tools like Cygwin, MobaXterm, and now WSL allow me to do what I need. Integrating it with Active Directory and setting up Remote Desktop so that I can remote in to their Windows Servers would take time for me and that of the system administrators.
You may not but I do. My work requires that I use Windows. With WSL I can use all the classic Linux commands that I've been using for 15 years. The better they make it the happier I am.
What upsets me is that I honestly don't think it would have happened when Steve Jobs was at the helm. After he passed away the company applied the standard strategy of charging as much as possible and reducing the cost of manufacturing the product.
They forget that it was that level of quality that many of us were willing to pay for. They've been losing credibility from me for years with buggy releases and crappy hardware. Eventually, the momentum will run out and some other company that is run by somebody who cares more about producing a great product then maximizing the bottom line will overtake them.
Not all the public is so easily fooled; one of the things I like about /. is that most of us are very critical thinkers.
If his system allows people to rate the credibility of an article but then those users also have a credibility that gives them more or less weight I think the system can balance out. For example if I rate an article as very credible but then most people rate it as not very credible then my credibility would go down. Then when I rate other articles that rating has less impact because my overall credibility is isn't very high. On the other hand, if I've rated dozens of articles and my rating is close to what others have rated it then it shows that I'm fairly credible.
Open question: what systems would you recommend Elon Musk put in place to help make the system work?
Journalists that I know personally try very hard to have accurate facts and to not let their bias taint their work. While not all journalists are like that I believe most try to be. Editors and publications do have to care more about the bottom line and sadly getting the news out quickly is more important then accuracy.
A better plan is to switch to PC where there isn't an upgrade cycle. It may be more accurate to say it's a constant gradual increase in hardware requirements. The benefit is that I can still play a game I bought 20 years ago on my PC; 30 years ago if I use an emulator.
Sure you might miss out on some games but it will only be the exclusive titles and unless you already own a XBox One and a Playstation 4 then you're already missing out on some of those exclusive titles. My opinion, if it's a good game then the studio will publish it on all platforms and I can do without the few exceptions to that rule.
Surveys also prove that people want more leafy green salads in McDonalds but nobody ever eats them if they appear.
It's funny that you bring that up because what I took away from the "documentary" Supersize Me was that the McDonald's Rep explained how they tried selling healthier burgers in the 70's and nobody bought them.