Hey kids, skip school....ya....OMG...look how many kids are skipping school to support the environment.
Okay kids, can you spell the world "environment"...
*** Now if they showed up at school on a Saturday or showed up an hour early. That would really be something. Teacher supported and sponsored skipping of classes. Oh gee, how many of these kids skipped and just went home....
I am fine with a 90-day network lock of cell phones. Mainly to prevent scamming, basically buying a bunch of phones under plan discounts just prior to leaving the country and saying sayonara.
Where as before, all I had to do was worry about the NSA chopping off a single finger. Now, I have to fear my entire hand being severed in order to unlock my phone and read all my secrets (which are already known by Facebook).
***
All that said, I absolutely love my LG V20. Best cell phone I have ever owned: USB Type-C, Removable Battery, Slick thin metal case, microSD card, and the least problems of ANY smartphone I've owned (much less problems than either my iPhone or Samsung Galaxy's).
2012 Nissan Versa Sedan - Continuous rattling of heat shield (commonly identified problem reported by many owners). Transmission replaced at 53,000 miles due to slipping. Decent gas mileage, averaging around 35.5 of 38 MPG HWY rating during my commute. Traded in for a Nissan Rogue
2014 Nissan Rogue - After intermittent issues, blower motor fan fails just past 1 year of ownership, dealer states it is due to the fuse. Vehicle is outside of warranty by about 800 miles. And cause the fuse is considered a consumable - not covered by the extended warranty. Out $750, less than 6 months later it fails again. Minor cosmetic panels on seats break off. And the vehicle average 23.5 MPG (less than the Rogue's 25 MPG CTY rating) on the same identical commute. Vehicles routinely reported to never get anywhere close to their rated mileage. Even in test after test and review after review.
I wonder, has Consumer Reports pulled its "Recommend" rating for either Nissan vehicle? I wager not...despite many of the problems I reported above being common enough to fill user forums with threads. Go figure.
. . . . . . . . THEORY: URM (United Republic of Mars) has super advanced technology far beyond Earths (and seemingly superior ethics). URM is the civilization that was formed by Elon Musk's departure and colonization of Mars, bringing many of the brightest and most visionary minds with him.
So confused. I went to Home Depot and bought one of the those yellow work vests. I was wearing it as I drove. But the speed camera still caught me and gave me a ticket. I thought yellow vests prevented speed cameras from working.
So essentially, we will be getting 5 years of public domain, 1923-1927, upon which legislation that Disney will coerce Congress to pass will extend the copyrights another 20-40 years. So sometimes when I die, we may finally see 1928.
Most larger companies simply offer that the individual was employed and nothing more. Too much legal potential for libel lawsuits if they say much more....
And all they have to do is say, well, I saw them repeatedly terminate employees the same day they gave notice.
Who in the recent decade of depression saw numerous companies a) let workers go with little to no warning and no compensation or b) witnessed the extremely common scenario where an employee informs their employer they are taking a new job, gives their two weeks notice, and are immediately escorted out the building and left with no job for two weeks.
Companies keep trying to pull shit on employees. I don't think these greedy CEO's realize that there are consequences for their policies. If employers fail to respect 2 weeks notice, than they cannot expect their employees to do so. If corporations find every loophole and means to pay their employees less regardless of the effect on their employees. Than employers can't complain when those same folks keep jumping jobs for more money - if YOU make it ALL about money, than expect it to be all about MONEY.
"not to reward certain workers with perks like T-shirts, invite them to all-hands meetings, or allow them to engage in professional development training."
A) Working for a large contracting firm on a government agency contract - includes all of the above
B) Having also been a sub-contractor for said contracting firm, when such - included all of the above
PS - I work for one of the largest IT contractors in the world, which was formerly a part of one of the largest companies in the world, on a project for one of the largest government agencies in the world.
They are a) built on car frames, b) using car engine and drive platforms, c) with next to zero towing capacity.
80% of SUVs sold today are nothing more than mid-sized hatchbacks with AWD. They are NOT SUVs. They're more akin to the old Subaru AWD station wagons than anything else. But marketing....
No one wants to drive a station wagon, and few guys want to drive hatchbacks. So they call them "Crossovers".
They are NOT built on truck frames, nor do they contain truck engines, and most of them have low towing capacity. Hence, their MPG isn't that far off of most sedans. And often significantly better than many minivans, of which Crossover SUVs have significantly displaced.
Where as real SUV is built on a solid much heavier truck frame. Can load and tow a significant amount of weight. And the non-2WD models usually feature "true" 4WD as opposed to mere AWD. (And yes, there is a difference.)
The statement is that carbon emissions are higher across the globe. It's posited that its due to more cars on the road. However, I suspect that the metrics of newly added cars has not sky-rocketed. And many electric cars have been added. While some use of coal has returned. A lot of renewable energy has been added as well.
But surely, there wasn't a big trend across the globe. So what is not being said equates to one of two things...
a) We have been in a global recession and economic decline, and this was the first year to see a global shift into recovery
b) or there were multiple large natural phenomena which have contributed. (e.g. U.S. wildfires from mismanaged forestry, volcanoes, etc)
I had a 2014 Nissan Rogue. It's actually a rather nicely designed vehicle with a good layout, nice controls, and a lot of functionality. It is also one of the few mid-sized vehicles with a 3rd row seat. This is essentially, a modern station wagon with AWD.
However, I encountered two issues with my Nissan Rogue AWD.
ISSUE 1) Fuel Economy - It never came close to the estimated EPA mileage - not even in the ballpark. In fact if you review
RATED: 25 City, 31 Highway, 27 Combined.
Over the life of the vehicle I averaged 23.5 MPG. Now I drove nearly a 100 miles a day, mostly highway. And if you look at FuelEconomy.gov, you'll see my mileage was the norm. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/fe...
Frankly, I believe that Nissan used a computer algorithm to put the vehicle in a more efficient low-power fuel economy mode for testing. I believe you only enter this mode if you are driving like 50 MPH. It is one thing, to expect EPA estimates to be off. But usually, when you buy a vehicle, you at least expect your HWY mileage to be better than the CTY rating. And considering my prior vehicle was a Nissan Versa, rated at 30CTY, 37HWY, 33C, in which on the same commute I averaged around 36.5MPG. So yes, I felt very deceived.
ISSUE 2) 36K/3YR warranty - so I added the extended warranty at purchase as well. I had an intermittent issue with the AC they told me to bring it in when it was occurring. However, when it finally did and completely failed. The vehicle was at 37,000 miles and 13 months of age. Took them a week to diagnose and fix the problem. Which they claimed was the blower motor fuse, and that the blower motor was fine. Nissan refused to cover it under warranty. A 13 month old vehicle that had the problems in it's first year. Fuses are considered replaceables, so the extended warranty didn't cover it. $700+ to fix a brand new car. I fought with Nissan national, and they finally covered half the cost. Within 6 months, the problem was back. Nissan wanted more money to diagnose.
Driving a 100 miles a day in summer heat sweating while going thru a nasty divorce and battling depression is NO FUN. There were days I damn near wanted to drive the thing off the road, or into a showroom. Finally, I gave up, why fight to struggle and pay for a vehicle that wasn't working. It needed a set of four new tires - runflats so about double the price. And I gave up and let the bank take it.
Thanks Nissan...
Love the car, but the fact Nissan wouldn't stand behind their product when it was only a year old. NOT COOL!!!!
(And without a doubt they are cheating on the EPA mileage and need to be penalized on it like Kia was.)
Last year my daughter wanted one, I was like HELL NO, not at that price. So daddy went to Dollar Tree and bought a large Tupperware bowl. Stuffed it full of little things, bath bombs, etc, etc. Wrapped it in aluminum foil. Then wrote
My cousin lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. They've had temps at -40 below.
Alaska has valuable oil resources which have generated a market for its extraction, and thus economics has motivated humans to live in such a harsh habitat. Trust me, if a resource or economically valuable aspect was discovered regarding Mars, humans would build habitats upon it.
120 hours of PTO (can't really call it vacation, since what used to be 5 sick/personal days are now lumped into it, so really about 80 hours of vacation). Plus 80 holidays.
High Compression Air Powered Vehicles - accident....*boof* pressure tank integrity failure and all the occupants along with those in neighboring vehicles are instantly frozen to death as solid icecorpsicles.
Elon Musk stated that they had a goal and expectation of production numbers and profitability, however, many investors did not believe it to be possible. They pulled out....
Elon Musk and Tesla achieved, and even exceeded their stated goals. So the investors who pulled out, basically are crying cause they lost thousands by pulling out too soon. And so now Elon and Tesla are being investigated for providing accurate estimates regarding future metrics.
It almost sounds like the real issue, wasn't that Elon stated inclination to take Tesla private in order to tank the stock. But more so on that he knew they were going to be successful and gain a lot more value. Hmm...
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ALL cats recognize their name. Whether they give a damn about you calling them is entirely another thing.
Hey kids, skip school....ya....OMG...look how many kids are skipping school to support the environment.
Okay kids, can you spell the world "environment"...
***
Now if they showed up at school on a Saturday or showed up an hour early. That would really be something. Teacher supported and sponsored skipping of classes. Oh gee, how many of these kids skipped and just went home....
I am fine with a 90-day network lock of cell phones. Mainly to prevent scamming, basically buying a bunch of phones under plan discounts just prior to leaving the country and saying sayonara.
Where as before, all I had to do was worry about the NSA chopping off a single finger. Now, I have to fear my entire hand being severed in order to unlock my phone and read all my secrets (which are already known by Facebook).
***
All that said, I absolutely love my LG V20. Best cell phone I have ever owned: USB Type-C, Removable Battery, Slick thin metal case, microSD card, and the least problems of ANY smartphone I've owned (much less problems than either my iPhone or Samsung Galaxy's).
2012 Nissan Versa Sedan - Continuous rattling of heat shield (commonly identified problem reported by many owners). Transmission replaced at 53,000 miles due to slipping. Decent gas mileage, averaging around 35.5 of 38 MPG HWY rating during my commute. Traded in for a Nissan Rogue
2014 Nissan Rogue - After intermittent issues, blower motor fan fails just past 1 year of ownership, dealer states it is due to the fuse. Vehicle is outside of warranty by about 800 miles. And cause the fuse is considered a consumable - not covered by the extended warranty. Out $750, less than 6 months later it fails again. Minor cosmetic panels on seats break off. And the vehicle average 23.5 MPG (less than the Rogue's 25 MPG CTY rating) on the same identical commute. Vehicles routinely reported to never get anywhere close to their rated mileage. Even in test after test and review after review.
I wonder, has Consumer Reports pulled its "Recommend" rating for either Nissan vehicle? I wager not...despite many of the problems I reported above being common enough to fill user forums with threads. Go figure.
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THEORY: URM (United Republic of Mars) has super advanced technology far beyond Earths (and seemingly superior ethics). URM is the civilization that was formed by Elon Musk's departure and colonization of Mars, bringing many of the brightest and most visionary minds with him.
Netflix's deal with Marvel ends this year. So basically, they CANNOT produce any more seasons.
Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot are they supposed to do? Keep releasing them in violation of copyright and licensing laws and have Disney sue them?
So confused. I went to Home Depot and bought one of the those yellow work vests. I was wearing it as I drove. But the speed camera still caught me and gave me a ticket. I thought yellow vests prevented speed cameras from working.
"The" is a mighty useful word.
So essentially, we will be getting 5 years of public domain, 1923-1927, upon which legislation that Disney will coerce Congress to pass will extend the copyrights another 20-40 years. So sometimes when I die, we may finally see 1928.
Am I understanding this correctly?
Most larger companies simply offer that the individual was employed and nothing more. Too much legal potential for libel lawsuits if they say much more....
And all they have to do is say, well, I saw them repeatedly terminate employees the same day they gave notice.
Who in the recent decade of depression saw numerous companies a) let workers go with little to no warning and no compensation or b) witnessed the extremely common scenario where an employee informs their employer they are taking a new job, gives their two weeks notice, and are immediately escorted out the building and left with no job for two weeks.
Companies keep trying to pull shit on employees. I don't think these greedy CEO's realize that there are consequences for their policies. If employers fail to respect 2 weeks notice, than they cannot expect their employees to do so. If corporations find every loophole and means to pay their employees less regardless of the effect on their employees. Than employers can't complain when those same folks keep jumping jobs for more money - if YOU make it ALL about money, than expect it to be all about MONEY.
"not to reward certain workers with perks like T-shirts, invite them to all-hands meetings, or allow them to engage in professional development training."
A) Working for a large contracting firm on a government agency contract - includes all of the above
B) Having also been a sub-contractor for said contracting firm, when such - included all of the above
PS - I work for one of the largest IT contractors in the world, which was formerly a part of one of the largest companies in the world, on a project for one of the largest government agencies in the world.
Crossover SUVs are not the same SUVs of old.
They are a) built on car frames, b) using car engine and drive platforms, c) with next to zero towing capacity.
80% of SUVs sold today are nothing more than mid-sized hatchbacks with AWD. They are NOT SUVs. They're more akin to the old Subaru AWD station wagons than anything else. But marketing....
No one wants to drive a station wagon, and few guys want to drive hatchbacks. So they call them "Crossovers".
They are NOT built on truck frames, nor do they contain truck engines, and most of them have low towing capacity. Hence, their MPG isn't that far off of most sedans. And often significantly better than many minivans, of which Crossover SUVs have significantly displaced.
Where as real SUV is built on a solid much heavier truck frame. Can load and tow a significant amount of weight. And the non-2WD models usually feature "true" 4WD as opposed to mere AWD. (And yes, there is a difference.)
The statement is that carbon emissions are higher across the globe. It's posited that its due to more cars on the road. However, I suspect that the metrics of newly added cars has not sky-rocketed. And many electric cars have been added. While some use of coal has returned. A lot of renewable energy has been added as well.
But surely, there wasn't a big trend across the globe. So what is not being said equates to one of two things...
a) We have been in a global recession and economic decline, and this was the first year to see a global shift into recovery
b) or there were multiple large natural phenomena which have contributed. (e.g. U.S. wildfires from mismanaged forestry, volcanoes, etc)
Likely, it was a combination of both.
Xbox Next X is going to have some really "killer" games...
I had a 2014 Nissan Rogue. It's actually a rather nicely designed vehicle with a good layout, nice controls, and a lot of functionality. It is also one of the few mid-sized vehicles with a 3rd row seat. This is essentially, a modern station wagon with AWD.
However, I encountered two issues with my Nissan Rogue AWD.
ISSUE 1) Fuel Economy - It never came close to the estimated EPA mileage - not even in the ballpark. In fact if you review
RATED: 25 City, 31 Highway, 27 Combined.
Over the life of the vehicle I averaged 23.5 MPG. Now I drove nearly a 100 miles a day, mostly highway. And if you look at FuelEconomy.gov, you'll see my mileage was the norm.
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/fe...
Frankly, I believe that Nissan used a computer algorithm to put the vehicle in a more efficient low-power fuel economy mode for testing. I believe you only enter this mode if you are driving like 50 MPH. It is one thing, to expect EPA estimates to be off. But usually, when you buy a vehicle, you at least expect your HWY mileage to be better than the CTY rating. And considering my prior vehicle was a Nissan Versa, rated at 30CTY, 37HWY, 33C, in which on the same commute I averaged around 36.5MPG. So yes, I felt very deceived.
ISSUE 2) 36K/3YR warranty - so I added the extended warranty at purchase as well. I had an intermittent issue with the AC they told me to bring it in when it was occurring. However, when it finally did and completely failed. The vehicle was at 37,000 miles and 13 months of age. Took them a week to diagnose and fix the problem. Which they claimed was the blower motor fuse, and that the blower motor was fine. Nissan refused to cover it under warranty. A 13 month old vehicle that had the problems in it's first year. Fuses are considered replaceables, so the extended warranty didn't cover it. $700+ to fix a brand new car. I fought with Nissan national, and they finally covered half the cost. Within 6 months, the problem was back. Nissan wanted more money to diagnose.
Driving a 100 miles a day in summer heat sweating while going thru a nasty divorce and battling depression is NO FUN. There were days I damn near wanted to drive the thing off the road, or into a showroom. Finally, I gave up, why fight to struggle and pay for a vehicle that wasn't working. It needed a set of four new tires - runflats so about double the price. And I gave up and let the bank take it.
Thanks Nissan...
Love the car, but the fact Nissan wouldn't stand behind their product when it was only a year old. NOT COOL!!!!
(And without a doubt they are cheating on the EPA mileage and need to be penalized on it like Kia was.)
$eriously, like $80 and the girls get some make up, dolls, and bath bombs. o.O
https://www.amazon.com/L-L-Sur...
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Last year my daughter wanted one, I was like HELL NO, not at that price. So daddy went to Dollar Tree and bought a large Tupperware bowl. Stuffed it full of little things, bath bombs, etc, etc. Wrapped it in aluminum foil. Then wrote
"Daddy L.O.L.Z." on it....
Kids loved it.
Hey Bill,
My cousin lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. They've had temps at -40 below.
Alaska has valuable oil resources which have generated a market for its extraction, and thus economics has motivated humans to live in such a harsh habitat. Trust me, if a resource or economically valuable aspect was discovered regarding Mars, humans would build habitats upon it.
Why?
They don't listen. We don't have the $$$ to make them listen to us.
Corporate America is endeavoring to lead us into neo-Feudalism.
120 hours of PTO (can't really call it vacation, since what used to be 5 sick/personal days are now lumped into it, so really about 80 hours of vacation). Plus 80 holidays.
Yes, my life sucks....
High Compression Air Powered Vehicles - accident....*boof* pressure tank integrity failure and all the occupants along with those in neighboring vehicles are instantly frozen to death as solid icecorpsicles.
Elon Musk stated that they had a goal and expectation of production numbers and profitability, however, many investors did not believe it to be possible. They pulled out....
Elon Musk and Tesla achieved, and even exceeded their stated goals. So the investors who pulled out, basically are crying cause they lost thousands by pulling out too soon. And so now Elon and Tesla are being investigated for providing accurate estimates regarding future metrics.
It almost sounds like the real issue, wasn't that Elon stated inclination to take Tesla private in order to tank the stock. But more so on that he knew they were going to be successful and gain a lot more value. Hmm...
Apparently, the only one in America that actually gives a crap about the midterm elections.
Shh...don't remind people that America has a 1st Amendment.