YES! So overpriced. I have X-10 controllers and modules that I got in the 80s. I would love to retire this outdated protocol for something modern. When I look for replacements, I am shocked at how horribly overpriced everything is (except for some of the base units that seem reasonably priced).
I priced out a replacement for the modules I use to control my Christmas lights. It would have been over $700 just to do that. Are you kidding me? When X-10 was released, it was marketed to everyone (I discovered it at Radio Shack). The new stuff seems to be aimed at the wealthy and is marked up appropriately.
I also don't want anything that requires an internet connection to work. I don't want to have my stuff stop working when some company turns off their servers. It is one thing to have extra features that are available when internet-connected, but not the basic functionality.
Where is this free transportation of which you speak? Are you referring to school buses? It probably varies by location, but in my area they are no longer free and they kept increasing the distance required to live from the school to even be eligible to pay for the service.
Yes, exactly. Tax breaks are just a race to the bottom. We need to stop it. When a municipality needs to recoup the lost tax stream, they invariably end up increasing taxes on the workers. The people end up shouldering the burden to enrich corporations.
A full-stack developer is a jack of all trades and master of none. I see job listings that have a far worse problem. For example, I saw an actual listing for a job that wanted a web programmer who could also: design for print and web, do photography and videography, create e-mail campaigns, handle social media, write content and documentation, and train users.
They need four people but only got funding for one so they are looking for a unicorn. I have seen similar job listings over and over. The person is being set up for failure. No thanks.
If you apply for a job with me, I will contact you via e-mail (or maybe phone)* — not Snapchat or whatever the cool kids are using this month. Don't have e-mail? I'll hire someone who does. While at work, you WILL check your e-mail. I have had employees who said that the reason they did not respond to my message is that they don't use e-mail. I let them know that if they wished to remain employed, they would start using e-mail.
You and your 13-year-old friends can use whatever you want, but in the adult world, e-mail is not dead.
*I have had people apply for jobs that would not answer my call ("I don't know this number"), not respond to my voicemail, and not read my e-mail. How the hell am I supposed to contact you? Their resumes went in the trash.
I would rather not say how many years it took me to notice that Android code names were in alphabetical order. Once I noticed, things made more sense. While I now know that Turnip is newer than Prune, there is still the problem that if you check the version on the device, it doesn't say what yummy dessert it is.
I, too, am sticking with my X10 controllers and modules. I would love to switch to something more reliable but two things are holding me back:
(1) Requiring an internet connection to work. It is one thing to offer extra features if internet-connected, but being a requirement is ridiculous.
(2) The cost of the modules. $50 to $75 for most of them is outrageous.
That's the problem I have. All of my exterior lights are X10-controlled. I would love to replace my ancient X10 modules and controllers, but the new tech is ridiculously over-priced. My 1984 computer had 64 KB of RAM and cost more than my current 16 GB PC. So why is the 30-years newer stuff so obscenely priced? Just to replace the X10 modules I have to control my Christmas lights would cost me close to a $1000. Nope.
Oh come on, are you that thick? They may not cost that much now, but a few years ago they sure did. Also, a few years ago all the ones I saw were marked as not dimmable. And after having problems with some CFLs (not all), I was reluctant to gamble on a $40 bulb. Now that they are much cheaper, I have purchased 2. We'll see how they go before I get any more. So, yeah, had I spent $40 on a bulb that was supposed to last years and had it die in 6 months, I would be very wary of the promises of LED lighting.
I was visiting San Luis Obispo, CA last week and saw a guy sitting in a coffee shop typing on a Model 100. I still have one in my garage. I need to see if it works (my dad left batteries in and they leaked). I new reporters who loved them: instant on, compact, quiet typing.
No thanks. Not going to try Fedora 16, ever. I am staying with Fedora 14 for the next few years. Maybe then I'll evaluate the state of desktop interfaces and see if anyone has come to their senses and stopped trying to foist some hipster-designed tablet interface on us. I have work to do with my computer, thank you very much, and that abomination known as Gnome Shell will not allow me to do it.
You need to be modded up to +100. I could not agree more. I plan on running Fedora 14 until long after its expiration date. I refuse to run that tablet interface known as Gnome Shell and I don't see a usable alternative right now.
You will get my Gnome 2 when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
Well there's your problem: hidden is not a valid value for the display property. hidden is valid for the visibility property. According to the WebAIM training that I just had, both "display: none" and "visibility: hidden" should hide content from screen readers. I don't know for certain as I have never used one.
Also, CFLs will not work with dimmers, nor fit in all enclosures, nor work with all lampshades. They are not a direct replacement for incandescent bulbs. I use CFLs where I can, but still need incandescent bulbs. LED bulbs also have similar problems with the added problem of the light tending to be too directional.
I'm all for a more efficient light bulb to replace the venerable incandescent bulb. CFLs are just not it.
No only could they help avoid using natural gas, but they could themselves be used as peakers, with the utility drawing off power from your batteries during peak load times and paying you for it.
Yep, but the judge in this case is the even bigger idiot. Who is he? I'd like to give him a piece of my mind — and I bet so would a lot of other people around her.
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YES! So overpriced. I have X-10 controllers and modules that I got in the 80s. I would love to retire this outdated protocol for something modern. When I look for replacements, I am shocked at how horribly overpriced everything is (except for some of the base units that seem reasonably priced).
I priced out a replacement for the modules I use to control my Christmas lights. It would have been over $700 just to do that. Are you kidding me? When X-10 was released, it was marketed to everyone (I discovered it at Radio Shack). The new stuff seems to be aimed at the wealthy and is marked up appropriately.
I also don't want anything that requires an internet connection to work. I don't want to have my stuff stop working when some company turns off their servers. It is one thing to have extra features that are available when internet-connected, but not the basic functionality.
Where is this free transportation of which you speak? Are you referring to school buses? It probably varies by location, but in my area they are no longer free and they kept increasing the distance required to live from the school to even be eligible to pay for the service.
Yes, exactly. Tax breaks are just a race to the bottom. We need to stop it. When a municipality needs to recoup the lost tax stream, they invariably end up increasing taxes on the workers. The people end up shouldering the burden to enrich corporations.
They need four people but only got funding for one so they are looking for a unicorn. I have seen similar job listings over and over. The person is being set up for failure. No thanks.
You and your 13-year-old friends can use whatever you want, but in the adult world, e-mail is not dead.
*I have had people apply for jobs that would not answer my call ("I don't know this number"), not respond to my voicemail, and not read my e-mail. How the hell am I supposed to contact you? Their resumes went in the trash.
I would rather not say how many years it took me to notice that Android code names were in alphabetical order. Once I noticed, things made more sense. While I now know that Turnip is newer than Prune, there is still the problem that if you check the version on the device, it doesn't say what yummy dessert it is.
I, too, am sticking with my X10 controllers and modules. I would love to switch to something more reliable but two things are holding me back: (1) Requiring an internet connection to work. It is one thing to offer extra features if internet-connected, but being a requirement is ridiculous. (2) The cost of the modules. $50 to $75 for most of them is outrageous.
No, you didn't read it right. It says "no 802.11ac Wi-Fi", but it does have no 802.11n Wi-Fi.
It wasn't a joke for them. It was a private message to the recipient. Whether you liked the joke or not is irrelevant.
Yet another company that I will never have any dealings with. I suggest everyone else follow and spread the word.
That's the problem I have. All of my exterior lights are X10-controlled. I would love to replace my ancient X10 modules and controllers, but the new tech is ridiculously over-priced. My 1984 computer had 64 KB of RAM and cost more than my current 16 GB PC. So why is the 30-years newer stuff so obscenely priced? Just to replace the X10 modules I have to control my Christmas lights would cost me close to a $1000. Nope.
Oh come on, are you that thick? They may not cost that much now, but a few years ago they sure did. Also, a few years ago all the ones I saw were marked as not dimmable. And after having problems with some CFLs (not all), I was reluctant to gamble on a $40 bulb. Now that they are much cheaper, I have purchased 2. We'll see how they go before I get any more. So, yeah, had I spent $40 on a bulb that was supposed to last years and had it die in 6 months, I would be very wary of the promises of LED lighting.
Hilarious. How did we get on the subject of mythology? Or have we moved into the Theatre of the Absurd?
Exactly what I was thinking.Could they come after me if I buy a bag of blue LEDs and make things with them?
I was going to use:
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Chicago
I was visiting San Luis Obispo, CA last week and saw a guy sitting in a coffee shop typing on a Model 100. I still have one in my garage. I need to see if it works (my dad left batteries in and they leaked). I new reporters who loved them: instant on, compact, quiet typing.
No thanks. Not going to try Fedora 16, ever. I am staying with Fedora 14 for the next few years. Maybe then I'll evaluate the state of desktop interfaces and see if anyone has come to their senses and stopped trying to foist some hipster-designed tablet interface on us. I have work to do with my computer, thank you very much, and that abomination known as Gnome Shell will not allow me to do it.
You will get my Gnome 2 when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
Or something like that.
So you're married, I see. After a while, even once a week seems like an unobtainable dream. Eventually, you long for the comfort of the grave.
Well there's your problem: hidden is not a valid value for the display property. hidden is valid for the visibility property. According to the WebAIM training that I just had, both "display: none" and "visibility: hidden" should hide content from screen readers. I don't know for certain as I have never used one.
Exactly.
Also, CFLs will not work with dimmers, nor fit in all enclosures, nor work with all lampshades. They are not a direct replacement for incandescent bulbs. I use CFLs where I can, but still need incandescent bulbs. LED bulbs also have similar problems with the added problem of the light tending to be too directional.
I'm all for a more efficient light bulb to replace the venerable incandescent bulb. CFLs are just not it.
"Protection" in the same way that the Mafia offers "protection". You do want it, don't you? Do you know what happened to the last guy who refused it?
No only could they help avoid using natural gas, but they could themselves be used as peakers, with the utility drawing off power from your batteries during peak load times and paying you for it.
Yep, but the judge in this case is the even bigger idiot. Who is he? I'd like to give him a piece of my mind — and I bet so would a lot of other people around her.
Are they that confident or that desperate?