Certainly a valid idea, yet if you goal is to save energy, then much more basic stuff needs to happen first.
I seem to recall reading in the Wall Street Journal recently that automotive fleet miles per gallon figures had reached a 20 year low. Looking at the piece of shit SUV's (and I note their drivers as well) this comes as no suprise. Detroit's marketing drone's have created a buzz over the last 10 years moving everyone up to SUV's/Pickup's as the standard transporation (as they can sell more metal). Yes, and of course look at these SUV's during rush hour. How many of these 3000+ lb. monsters are used to haul one driver? And look at the bed of the SUV driver's pickup truck.... he ain't a real man unless is is scratched and rusted.
Yeah, and don't give me this crap about how the big SUV's are safer then the compact cars. The large size difference is the real safety issue. Go back to your high school physics, and it is easy to see how much more energy is contained in a 3000+ lb. monster as compared to a 1700lb compact car. SUV's are a hazard to the road.
This is the real issue.... being able to see what a bill of goods the marketing folks at the car maker's have sold the American public. This is the quickest and cheapest way to save energy. Our compact cars of the early 80's now would be getting over 50mpg if we had continued the trend.
Hodgy said:
>The European in the same situation who would
>like to work in the US is an invader,
>threatening job security and mom and apple pie,
>and should be given lip service and treated like
>crap
Since when are the H1B meccas of India or China part of Europe?
I'm not sure I can agree with that. While that very
well have been the impression, that same impression
often predates the "next cool thing". I mean,
who would have thought in the 70's that a GUI
would be the standard today?
Global infrastructure? Well my friend, we don't even have that today, so no, I don't find it funny. Europe cell phone standards are different
then the U.S.'s
Why waste everyone's time with trying to
be the first off-topic post no matter what?
Someone else will sign for it, and it will be
ignored. Are you stupid or something? The only
way to get there attention is to pay them.
I e-mailed my senator (Are now dishonorable
energy secritary Spence Abraham), mail him, certfied mailed him and then finally got a
response out of him... he *thanked* me for
my support of the H1B indentured servant
legislation he was sponsoring (I objected
strongly to it).
If these guys are not idiots, they are on the take.
How anyone in their right mind could foot for
one of these traitors (Dem or Rep) is beyond me.
Vote Libertarian.
Your so focused on the IP issues your missing a
obvious alarm bell that should be going off. Twice
your headhunter mentioned the term "crunch time"
and working weekends and (unpaid) overtime.
It sounds like a sweat shop to me.... and at
less then 100K a year and apparently no ownership,
I'd be walking out of the interview before we even
got to the IP issues.
Your labor is your product... if they want overtime and weekends, great, just pay you
hourly. Get over the "status' of being a salaried
employee, otherwise your better off working at
Home Depot or UPS.
-Jeff
Slashdot Mirror
You can't put a geo-sync satellite over the poles.
Certainly a valid idea, yet if you goal is to save energy, then much more basic stuff needs to happen first.
I seem to recall reading in the Wall Street Journal recently that automotive fleet miles per gallon figures had reached a 20 year low. Looking at the piece of shit SUV's (and I note their drivers as well) this comes as no suprise. Detroit's marketing drone's have created a buzz over the last 10 years moving everyone up to SUV's/Pickup's as the standard transporation (as they can sell more metal). Yes, and of course look at these SUV's during rush hour. How many of these 3000+ lb. monsters are used to haul one driver? And look at the bed of the SUV driver's pickup truck.... he ain't a real man unless is is scratched and rusted.
Yeah, and don't give me this crap about how the big SUV's are safer then the compact cars. The large size difference is the real safety issue. Go back to your high school physics, and it is easy to see how much more energy is contained in a 3000+ lb. monster as compared to a 1700lb compact car. SUV's are a hazard to the road.
This is the real issue.... being able to see what a bill of goods the marketing folks at the car maker's have sold the American public. This is the quickest and cheapest way to save energy. Our compact cars of the early 80's now would be getting over 50mpg if we had continued the trend.
Hodgy said: >The European in the same situation who would >like to work in the US is an invader, >threatening job security and mom and apple pie, >and should be given lip service and treated like >crap Since when are the H1B meccas of India or China part of Europe?
Maybe, but TV is a bad analogy. The biggest thing holding back progress in TV is the NAB, NOT the FCC.
You mean you had to be a old white guy to own a radio phone in the 60's? ;-)
I'm not sure I can agree with that. While that very well have been the impression, that same impression often predates the "next cool thing". I mean, who would have thought in the 70's that a GUI would be the standard today?
Global infrastructure? Well my friend, we don't even have that today, so no, I don't find it funny. Europe cell phone standards are different then the U.S.'s Why waste everyone's time with trying to be the first off-topic post no matter what?
EXACTLY. Now you are getting it. They have to be given tribute, just like the fucking criminals that they are.
Someone else will sign for it, and it will be ignored. Are you stupid or something? The only way to get there attention is to pay them. I e-mailed my senator (Are now dishonorable energy secritary Spence Abraham), mail him, certfied mailed him and then finally got a response out of him... he *thanked* me for my support of the H1B indentured servant legislation he was sponsoring (I objected strongly to it). If these guys are not idiots, they are on the take. How anyone in their right mind could foot for one of these traitors (Dem or Rep) is beyond me. Vote Libertarian.
Yeap, that is what I have heard also. Had to deal with a non-compete once.
Your so focused on the IP issues your missing a obvious alarm bell that should be going off. Twice your headhunter mentioned the term "crunch time" and working weekends and (unpaid) overtime. It sounds like a sweat shop to me.... and at less then 100K a year and apparently no ownership, I'd be walking out of the interview before we even got to the IP issues. Your labor is your product... if they want overtime and weekends, great, just pay you hourly. Get over the "status' of being a salaried employee, otherwise your better off working at Home Depot or UPS. -Jeff