Nissan settled a class action lawsuit that guarantees the battery capacity for a number of years (6; I think). That's different than just saying the batteries will work. That takes away many of the issues around battery capacity / duration.
Mine says it has an 85 mile range on a full charge. However, I make it a point to reset the trip meter every time I charge it. One mile driven != one mile off of the distance countdown. That's probably the most annoying part of the car. I typically charge to 80%. I start with 75 miles. I drive 30 miles. And I end with 35 miles. It's the same commute day after day, and pretty much the same result. I've learned to expect it and pretty much ignore the "miles remaining".
I have a 2012 model and I tend to be closer to the 50-60 range, and my commute is typically 45-55mph on back roads. I live in FL so cold isn't an issue. Granted, I keep the charge at 80% to help the battery last longer, but even with a full charge, I think 80 miles is a fairy tail. The last time I took it to the airport (about 65 mile round trip, mostly freeway @ 65mph), it started with a full charge and made it home with 2 miles remaining on the indicator.
I don't say this to complain about the car. I actually love it. I've been to a gas station about 5 times over the last year. My average commute during my work day is 20-30 miles (depending on where I go for lunch), and a busy day tends to max out at 50 miles. I just recognize the limitations. My second car is a Prius and that's what we use for long hauls.
And, as another posted, the Nissan dealers are Nissan's worst enemy in selling them.
Yes... yes... and yes. I actually own a Leaf and I love it. But the hell I went through at the dealership neraly had me abort and go home minus a shiny new Leaf.
Also, keep in mind that it is the debtor and not the lender who truly holds the power. Don't believe me? Look at the massive losses that banks took during the lending crisis. One single f--k you to the lenders and the lenders have lost their investment. Sure that causes losses for the debtor (see Argentina) but those losses are only real if the lender has the ability to force the issue. Most don't.
I am an Android developer and am curious about your experience with older apps on Android 4.2. Could you provide some examples? My experience matches the GP in that apps "just work" on when placed on newer versions of Android.
To be fair, it's more like buying a new car and just replacing the software on the touchscreen computer. A custom ROM is just software whereas everything else you listed is hardware. The hardware for the S3 is fantastic. I'd love to get a S4, but I think I'll wait until Cyanogen, or someone else, manages to clear out all of Samsung's "awesome software".
I know I may not be their target audience, but I would really prefer to have the option to get a vanilla Android install one of their devices. The Galaxy S3 has better hardware than the Galaxy Nexus, but the Galaxy Nexus runs just so much better than a stock S3.
The US suffers from the prisoner's dilema...
Pretend you have a small grouping of 10 isolated people. Zero of those people have guns, which means that you as an individual have a 0% change of being shot... ever. Now, assume that the 10 people don't know that no one else has a gun. They believe that at least one of their neighbors has a gun. Therefore, one decides to do something about it and procure a firearm. That one person has now increased the changes of being shot in that community to a non-zero number. Ignoring the fact that you are more likely to be killed by a gun you know than a gun you don't and we will assume that the person with the gun has a 0% chance of being shot with a gun and everyone else now has a non-zero chance.
Now, as a non-gun owner, you say, "well, I must too have a gun." After such an event, everyone's risk of being shot with a gun doubles given that there are now two guns in the community. The original owner of a gun went from a 0% chance to a non-zero percent chance as well. The risk to the community has increased greatly, but yet, two members feel more secure, even though their actual risk increased. Continue that throughout and it's easy to understand the gun nut philosophy.
Those who profess that the problem isn't too many guns but rather too few completely fail at the prisoners dilema. Be sure to avoid doing anything significant with them; they apparently have already proven they will chose their own self interest over the greater good.
Totally right. We would have been better off without those damn dirty immigrants. People like Albert Einstein, Sergey Brin, and Andrew Grove polluted our country with their crazy scientific and business ideas. Surely we would be better off if we completely closed our borders and our minds such that outsiders could never corrupt our great country...
Actually not true. Anti-theft measures, custom sizes, plus sane after market prices have all contributed significantly to the reduction in car break ins to steal stereo equipment... come on dude, this was even part of the summary.
My thoughts as well. The victim is rarely the one who should be blamed, but it is often so much easier that people do it anyway.
Same concept... if only those first graders had their own assault rifles...
I hate Apple's philosophy. That said, I believe they make great software. The Apple TV is better than any product for my kids and I that I can find. I have a Nexus Q, and it sucks. There is a reason Google pulled it from the market.
Anyhow, even with my love for the Apple TV, I recognize the home sharing works much better from iTunes and Windows. The OSX version runs out of connections and can't free them properly. In this case, Windows spanks the OSX version. You have to constantly restart the OSX iTunes version to keep home sharing working. Windows iTunes "just works" and does so really well.
Yes, plural of anecdote is not data, but look it up yourself and I think the data speaks for itself. Apple may pretend to prefer their OS, but Windows and iTunes just works better if you want to network the devices.
My 0% loan for a new Prius disagrees...
In seriousness, I think you should include cars as they.are a pre-req for most people to have or maintain a job.
I guess my point was simply that "important enough" is a bar so high, virtually no one is likely to meet it. In my own case, my application was making just shy of $50k/yr when it was shut down without expressed reason, notice, or appeals process. Even in that situation, the lawyers said it wasn't worth it. Given the lost income, I was probably at the top 5% of people for a potential claim for damages, so what chance does the super majority of people really have if Google gives them the middle finger?
I'm really not anti-Google, and I hope I don't read like I am. In general, I do really like their services, technologies, etc. My sole complaint is simply that if you have a problem with them, they flip the bird and disappear. You have no ability to even try to reason with them. They are like the "Judge Dredd" of internet services. Once they decided on something (completely without any input from you), it's done and you're f---ed. They don't even bother to pretend otherwise, the "We are unable to provide further details regarding this issue" pretty much proves that.
As someone who had my Android developer account down without explanation, I can attest to the lack of redress. They shut down my developer account for "violating the Terms of Service." I had a banking application and when I asked what I did that violated their ToS, they replied back with (emphasis mine):
Thank you for your replies. We have completed the review of your appeal.
Your Android Market Publisher account has been suspended due to repeat
violations of our Terms of Service. You may view these terms here:
http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.htmlhttp://www.android.com/market/terms/developer-content-policy.html
We will not be restoring your account at this time. Please note that
Android Market Publisher suspensions may span multiple account
registrations and related Google services. Should your account become
reinstated, we will notify you.
We are unable to provide further details regarding this issue. Please do
not register another new developer account. We recommend your utilizing an
alternative application distribution system and payment method for future
orders.
So basically, they shut down my account, but are unable to provide any details why. In speaking with lawyers, it is simply not cost effective to try to sue them. I would spend far more in lawyer fees than I could ever hope to earn back. Verizon and Amazon both specifically requested my application for their stores, and it is still happily listed and selling in them.
Proof is irrelevent. What counts is the credit card company has one standard response to this sort of thing and there is no appeal process for the merchant.
That is absolutely false. I have both worked at a major bank, and contested charges on my own card. The banks take the complaint back to the merchant and give the merchant a chance to respond. They then give the customer a change to respond, and back and forth until a final decision can be made. From personal experience, that decision does not always go the way of the complaining customer.
I used to work for a company with an offshore team. The offshore team was located in India.
They made it a point to stress that they had to be out by a certain time. Our company chartered a bus for the employees to ride on. If the employees missed the bus, they had to take a taxi. The taxis were considered not safe. They told us they were always afraid of being robbed when they were in the taxis and preferred the bus instead because it had armed guards. Can't speak to you, but I'm pretty sure most people in America don't have to deal with that situation. Granted, they were in Bangladore instead of Mumbai.
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Heh, you're assuming you can actually buy one. The Google Play store has been "out of inventory" for going on two months straight.
Heh. Similar here. They sent me a coupon for $10 off my first oil change a few months after I bought my Leaf.
Nissan settled a class action lawsuit that guarantees the battery capacity for a number of years (6; I think). That's different than just saying the batteries will work. That takes away many of the issues around battery capacity / duration.
Mine says it has an 85 mile range on a full charge. However, I make it a point to reset the trip meter every time I charge it. One mile driven != one mile off of the distance countdown. That's probably the most annoying part of the car. I typically charge to 80%. I start with 75 miles. I drive 30 miles. And I end with 35 miles. It's the same commute day after day, and pretty much the same result. I've learned to expect it and pretty much ignore the "miles remaining".
I have a 2012 model and I tend to be closer to the 50-60 range, and my commute is typically 45-55mph on back roads. I live in FL so cold isn't an issue. Granted, I keep the charge at 80% to help the battery last longer, but even with a full charge, I think 80 miles is a fairy tail. The last time I took it to the airport (about 65 mile round trip, mostly freeway @ 65mph), it started with a full charge and made it home with 2 miles remaining on the indicator.
I don't say this to complain about the car. I actually love it. I've been to a gas station about 5 times over the last year. My average commute during my work day is 20-30 miles (depending on where I go for lunch), and a busy day tends to max out at 50 miles. I just recognize the limitations. My second car is a Prius and that's what we use for long hauls.
Yes... yes... and yes. I actually own a Leaf and I love it. But the hell I went through at the dealership neraly had me abort and go home minus a shiny new Leaf.
Also, keep in mind that it is the debtor and not the lender who truly holds the power. Don't believe me? Look at the massive losses that banks took during the lending crisis. One single f--k you to the lenders and the lenders have lost their investment. Sure that causes losses for the debtor (see Argentina) but those losses are only real if the lender has the ability to force the issue. Most don't.
"If pixie sticks are outlawed then only outlaws will have pixie sticks!" Your argument sounds no different to me.
I am an Android developer and am curious about your experience with older apps on Android 4.2. Could you provide some examples? My experience matches the GP in that apps "just work" on when placed on newer versions of Android.
To be fair, it's more like buying a new car and just replacing the software on the touchscreen computer. A custom ROM is just software whereas everything else you listed is hardware. The hardware for the S3 is fantastic. I'd love to get a S4, but I think I'll wait until Cyanogen, or someone else, manages to clear out all of Samsung's "awesome software". I know I may not be their target audience, but I would really prefer to have the option to get a vanilla Android install one of their devices. The Galaxy S3 has better hardware than the Galaxy Nexus, but the Galaxy Nexus runs just so much better than a stock S3.
I'm sure that the fact that Java is the key technology behind Android development had nothing to do with Apple's decision.
For the record, Columbine had *armed guards*. But, hey, don't let facts get in the way of a good story...
The US suffers from the prisoner's dilema... Pretend you have a small grouping of 10 isolated people. Zero of those people have guns, which means that you as an individual have a 0% change of being shot... ever. Now, assume that the 10 people don't know that no one else has a gun. They believe that at least one of their neighbors has a gun. Therefore, one decides to do something about it and procure a firearm. That one person has now increased the changes of being shot in that community to a non-zero number. Ignoring the fact that you are more likely to be killed by a gun you know than a gun you don't and we will assume that the person with the gun has a 0% chance of being shot with a gun and everyone else now has a non-zero chance.
Now, as a non-gun owner, you say, "well, I must too have a gun." After such an event, everyone's risk of being shot with a gun doubles given that there are now two guns in the community. The original owner of a gun went from a 0% chance to a non-zero percent chance as well. The risk to the community has increased greatly, but yet, two members feel more secure, even though their actual risk increased. Continue that throughout and it's easy to understand the gun nut philosophy.
Those who profess that the problem isn't too many guns but rather too few completely fail at the prisoners dilema. Be sure to avoid doing anything significant with them; they apparently have already proven they will chose their own self interest over the greater good.
Any chance you happen to have a citation rather than a simple unsubstantiated claim?
Totally right. We would have been better off without those damn dirty immigrants. People like Albert Einstein, Sergey Brin, and Andrew Grove polluted our country with their crazy scientific and business ideas. Surely we would be better off if we completely closed our borders and our minds such that outsiders could never corrupt our great country...
Actually not true. Anti-theft measures, custom sizes, plus sane after market prices have all contributed significantly to the reduction in car break ins to steal stereo equipment... come on dude, this was even part of the summary.
My thoughts as well. The victim is rarely the one who should be blamed, but it is often so much easier that people do it anyway. Same concept... if only those first graders had their own assault rifles...
I hate Apple's philosophy. That said, I believe they make great software. The Apple TV is better than any product for my kids and I that I can find. I have a Nexus Q, and it sucks. There is a reason Google pulled it from the market. Anyhow, even with my love for the Apple TV, I recognize the home sharing works much better from iTunes and Windows. The OSX version runs out of connections and can't free them properly. In this case, Windows spanks the OSX version. You have to constantly restart the OSX iTunes version to keep home sharing working. Windows iTunes "just works" and does so really well. Yes, plural of anecdote is not data, but look it up yourself and I think the data speaks for itself. Apple may pretend to prefer their OS, but Windows and iTunes just works better if you want to network the devices.
Exactly. That is why Bush was able to nominate someone so unqualified that even the Republicans couldn't stomach the idea of approving her.
My 0% loan for a new Prius disagrees... In seriousness, I think you should include cars as they.are a pre-req for most people to have or maintain a job.
As an owner of both devices, I can tell you that the iPhone battery absolutely stomps the Galaxy S3's.
I guess my point was simply that "important enough" is a bar so high, virtually no one is likely to meet it. In my own case, my application was making just shy of $50k/yr when it was shut down without expressed reason, notice, or appeals process. Even in that situation, the lawyers said it wasn't worth it. Given the lost income, I was probably at the top 5% of people for a potential claim for damages, so what chance does the super majority of people really have if Google gives them the middle finger?
I'm really not anti-Google, and I hope I don't read like I am. In general, I do really like their services, technologies, etc. My sole complaint is simply that if you have a problem with them, they flip the bird and disappear. You have no ability to even try to reason with them. They are like the "Judge Dredd" of internet services. Once they decided on something (completely without any input from you), it's done and you're f---ed. They don't even bother to pretend otherwise, the "We are unable to provide further details regarding this issue" pretty much proves that.
So basically, they shut down my account, but are unable to provide any details why. In speaking with lawyers, it is simply not cost effective to try to sue them. I would spend far more in lawyer fees than I could ever hope to earn back. Verizon and Amazon both specifically requested my application for their stores, and it is still happily listed and selling in them.
That is absolutely false. I have both worked at a major bank, and contested charges on my own card. The banks take the complaint back to the merchant and give the merchant a chance to respond. They then give the customer a change to respond, and back and forth until a final decision can be made. From personal experience, that decision does not always go the way of the complaining customer.
I used to work for a company with an offshore team. The offshore team was located in India. They made it a point to stress that they had to be out by a certain time. Our company chartered a bus for the employees to ride on. If the employees missed the bus, they had to take a taxi. The taxis were considered not safe. They told us they were always afraid of being robbed when they were in the taxis and preferred the bus instead because it had armed guards. Can't speak to you, but I'm pretty sure most people in America don't have to deal with that situation. Granted, they were in Bangladore instead of Mumbai.