Again, where's the gun to their head to do this contract job?
Ok..it does sound like the app is a bit unfair, treating 6x cases of water the same as 1x case, but still...the person 'can' refuse a trip, or even to work for the company at all.
It takes a bit of smarts to figure out if the bill rate for a contracting gig is worth the effort, you know?
Put on those big boy pants and do some ciphering.
The articles cover the 'lowest' equivalent rates but fail to say how often that has happened. What are the average and highest equivalent hourly rates and why is that information ignored?
It would revolutionize the industry, but there are a ton of technical issues to overcome.
Well, since it appears to be being done right now, presumably technology has moved on since your EE grad class in 1988?
Since he never said anything to the contrary, presumably you were more interested in trying to sound superior rather than learning about the past challenges from those who lived them.
More to the point, since when in the fuck did we start predicting "periodic slowdowns in the Earth's rotation??" I smell unsubstantiated confusion, Guardian-style...
The earth's rotation has been slowing steadily all the time. Would that not mean a steady increase in quake activity?
Did they take into account the trained conservatism in diagnosis? Radiologists (and doctors in general) will err on diagnosing as possible positive and then testing for validation. AI doesn't care about playing it safe.
Not discounting the usefulness as a tool, just adding perspective to the comparison.
I'm not familiar with the operation, it sounds like a great concept. I wonder if they tried to much to have 'everything' and rather could have maybe narrowed down to the most used/popular equipment. Or maybe get into service contracts with businesses that had similar facility needs at times.
I can see how it would be hard to keep going, either way.
I second the Plex/Chromecast Audio solution. Normally the Chromecast would only play streaming music services, but with Plex I can play all the music I already have on the computer. I have five of the Chromecast Audios spread around the house since it will sync the music between all of them.
That's how I do it. 3 CCAs in the house & outdoor speakers, 1 other I use portable, PLEX as the server and control. Haven't seen a lower cost, easier to implement solution. Group Sync works great.
The only missing item for me was on/off remote control. I started using some RF controlled power switches, then recently went with some JinVoo compatible smart plugs so I can turn on/off from Android as well.
The energy spent *MINING* a bitcoin is not at all close to the energy spent *TRANSACTING* a bitcoin. Why is this even a metric?
What metric should be used and why? The purpose of currency is to provide a means to conduct transactions, so in that sense it seems reasonable as the metric is tied to the purpose.
I've often wondered why elevated monorail type systems are not being seriously pursued. I've not looked into it but there must be reasons. I assume operational cost and throughput capacity are part of the problem. It sure does minimize footprint.
Train politics are nuts. You have large land owners who want lobby for lines and stops on their land so they can reap the benefits of land value increase. You have towns that all want stops, or multiple stops, you have the construction business lobbying for anything to build, you have politicians wanting to make everyone happy, use the train plan as leverage, or just get their cut.
All that and more, the last thing actually prioritized is the cost benefit case, and even when that is spelled out, almost all projects tend to come in significantly over budget.
Trains are a good thing, we need more of them, but they are a messy business.
Nuclear can easilty be an option in the US, it just takes some commitment, funding, and educated people such as yourself to help fend off the FUD that is at the heart of political issues. We have reactors being built, they are difficult FOAK projects but once completed replication can go much faster.
As for "cost cutting company's throwing safety out the window", you'd better be more specific because US nuclear safety and operational record is pretty impressive. You say you want more nuclear, but you find excuses and spread cost cutting safety FUD.
Stupid questions. There are many nuclear plants running today, the time it took to build them is now irrelevant. That fact that they were built gives us the largest source of emission free generation from a scalable source. Neither solar nor wind generates as much yet, so call me when they catch up.
Once the infrastructure and experience is in place, no reason large plants cannot be built and operational in under 3 years. Since new plants are expected to last 80 to 100 years, they will serve is well for a long time.
In Germany, wind generated more than nuclear, solar less than nuclear. Unfortunately, their CO2 emissions have no dropped significantly due to need to back up intermittent wind and solar, and due to cutback in nuclear. You seem to agree with them, that cutting nuclear is more important than cutting CO2 emissions.
Globally, nuclear generates much more than either.
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Again, where's the gun to their head to do this contract job?
Ok..it does sound like the app is a bit unfair, treating 6x cases of water the same as 1x case, but still...the person 'can' refuse a trip, or even to work for the company at all.
It takes a bit of smarts to figure out if the bill rate for a contracting gig is worth the effort, you know?
Put on those big boy pants and do some ciphering.
The articles cover the 'lowest' equivalent rates but fail to say how often that has happened. What are the average and highest equivalent hourly rates and why is that information ignored?
It would revolutionize the industry, but there are a ton of technical issues to overcome.
Well, since it appears to be being done right now, presumably technology has moved on since your EE grad class in 1988?
Since he never said anything to the contrary, presumably you were more interested in trying to sound superior rather than learning about the past challenges from those who lived them.
From what I can recall, Pringles were the first to stack chips.
Good point, not necessarily steadily but continuously.
The most accurate definition I've seen/heard is "speech that I disagree with."
No, its speech that CNN and MSNBC tell you to disagree with.
"aggressively tolerant" means bashing those that aren't deemed tolerant enough.
Or, they could have it backwards. Earthquakes can change the earth's rotation. Maybe changes leading to an earthquake can as well.
https://www.space.com/11115-ja...
More to the point, since when in the fuck did we start predicting "periodic slowdowns in the Earth's rotation??" I smell unsubstantiated confusion, Guardian-style...
The earth's rotation has been slowing steadily all the time. Would that not mean a steady increase in quake activity?
This is how they will spread the biological kill switch to us all. Telling us its for our own protection.
Did they take into account the trained conservatism in diagnosis? Radiologists (and doctors in general) will err on diagnosing as possible positive and then testing for validation. AI doesn't care about playing it safe.
Not discounting the usefulness as a tool, just adding perspective to the comparison.
Welcome to the future, we've renamed everything to make it better.
A truck stop for cars is what I'm seeing.
Is Baghdad Bob drinking vodka these days?
I'm not familiar with the operation, it sounds like a great concept. I wonder if they tried to much to have 'everything' and rather could have maybe narrowed down to the most used/popular equipment. Or maybe get into service contracts with businesses that had similar facility needs at times.
I can see how it would be hard to keep going, either way.
I second the Plex/Chromecast Audio solution. Normally the Chromecast would only play streaming music services, but with Plex I can play all the music I already have on the computer. I have five of the Chromecast Audios spread around the house since it will sync the music between all of them.
That's how I do it. 3 CCAs in the house & outdoor speakers, 1 other I use portable, PLEX as the server and control. Haven't seen a lower cost, easier to implement solution. Group Sync works great.
The only missing item for me was on/off remote control. I started using some RF controlled power switches, then recently went with some JinVoo compatible smart plugs so I can turn on/off from Android as well.
The energy spent *MINING* a bitcoin is not at all close to the energy spent *TRANSACTING* a bitcoin. Why is this even a metric?
What metric should be used and why? The purpose of currency is to provide a means to conduct transactions, so in that sense it seems reasonable as the metric is tied to the purpose.
To auto core wrecked or not to autocrrect. That is the qestion
They said it was impossible to burn through this much cash and still be behind.
I've often wondered why elevated monorail type systems are not being seriously pursued. I've not looked into it but there must be reasons. I assume operational cost and throughput capacity are part of the problem. It sure does minimize footprint.
A few beers and they look good to me.
Train politics are nuts. You have large land owners who want lobby for lines and stops on their land so they can reap the benefits of land value increase. You have towns that all want stops, or multiple stops, you have the construction business lobbying for anything to build, you have politicians wanting to make everyone happy, use the train plan as leverage, or just get their cut.
All that and more, the last thing actually prioritized is the cost benefit case, and even when that is spelled out, almost all projects tend to come in significantly over budget.
Trains are a good thing, we need more of them, but they are a messy business.
Nuclear can easilty be an option in the US, it just takes some commitment, funding, and educated people such as yourself to help fend off the FUD that is at the heart of political issues. We have reactors being built, they are difficult FOAK projects but once completed replication can go much faster.
As for "cost cutting company's throwing safety out the window", you'd better be more specific because US nuclear safety and operational record is pretty impressive. You say you want more nuclear, but you find excuses and spread cost cutting safety FUD.
We now have a grammar nazi post on the front page..
The headline is also grammatically incorrect. It should read more like, "Daylight Savings" is a Grammatically Incorrect Term.
But do terms need to be grammatically correct? They are what they are.,
Stupid questions. There are many nuclear plants running today, the time it took to build them is now irrelevant. That fact that they were built gives us the largest source of emission free generation from a scalable source. Neither solar nor wind generates as much yet, so call me when they catch up.
Once the infrastructure and experience is in place, no reason large plants cannot be built and operational in under 3 years. Since new plants are expected to last 80 to 100 years, they will serve is well for a long time.
In Germany, wind generated more than nuclear, solar less than nuclear. Unfortunately, their CO2 emissions have no dropped significantly due to need to back up intermittent wind and solar, and due to cutback in nuclear. You seem to agree with them, that cutting nuclear is more important than cutting CO2 emissions.
Globally, nuclear generates much more than either.
You're not that dumb are you?
If you can tell me the number, please do.