When you measure terminal voltage, it's going to vary, depending on the load you put on while you measure, and the battery's internal resistance. So 1.3V with no load is different than 1.3V with a 100mA (for example) load. Put another way, 1.3V without a load may translate to much less when the battery is put into the system. At the end of the day, when the battery starts to die, you don't have much energy left. You can maybe prolong it for a bit with one of these gadgets, but it's like sucking the last slurps of a smoothie...pretty soon, you're going to be out of juice.
The 57-year-old project manager and software developer. His boss said he was doing a great job. Now, he's replaced by an H1-B with limited English. Yeah. I can't blame Disney for doing what they need to do to make their bottom line look good, but if this wasn't illegal, I don't know what is. I guess I'm just glad Disney doesn't make software for aircraft or medical equipment, because the quality they're going to get from these H1-B workers is going to be proportional to what they're paying them.
And so low voltage DC will require more copper in the wiring. Home run wiring (one wire per outlet) will increase the amount of copper required per home.
We use (relatively) high voltage for a reason: to cut IR losses.
I also call shenanigans on the 20%-40% inefficiency number -- a good DC/DC switching converter should be 85-90% efficient.
> In 2008 I seriously thougt that this man would mean change.
If I were you, I'd do some serious soul-seaching regarding this child-like gullibility problem you have. It's dangerous.
In his defense, the alternative wasn't much better. So, in the end, the result's the same, no matter who you elect. Obama, at least, *could* have been the better choice.
He's certainly a bit of a disappointment. He started out all "hope and change" and then the New Boss turned out to be the same as the Old Boss (at least, where corporate interests and the security services were concerned).
Yes, I know, it shouldn't have come as a surprise.
The possibility of a good paying job in software development when they graduate college. Maybe even with the company paying off their student loans for them.
Instead of the chance to compete against low-balling H1B applicants...
Don't dry your poodle in this microwave oven. Do not look into laser with remaining eye. Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear. Not to be used as a flotation device. This packet of nuts may contain traces of nuts. Look out for pedestrians when engaging the auto-park feature.
There's always a better idiot to beat your safety system. Also, wasn't this caused simply by the driver stepping on the accelerator? This did not look like the kind of driving any self-parking car would do, pedestrians or no.
I notice nobody's mentioning the fact that the journalists were too preoccupied to move out odf the way. If I saw a car coming at me at the speed that Volvo was travelling, I would not have remained in its path.
I think it's better if the police know you're filming them. They tend to be a little more polite.
You also have to be careful because of these states where there are "mutual consent" laws about recording. i.e. in some states you can record a conversation surreptitiously, while in others, all parties to the conversation must know it's being recorded. The authorities have actually tried to use this against people who film their encounters with the police. There was a case in MD where an off-duty cop pulled over a motorcycle driver who was wearing a helmet cam and they tried to say he broke the "wiretapping" laws by recording without the cop's consent.
They tried the same thing in Massachusetts. Only problem: the guy filming was a lawyer and he fought it. Courts came back and said that filming a public official in a public place was completely legal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
Freedom isn't free. If you don't stand up for your rights, you'll have them trampled on. Every citizen with a video camera is a bad cop's worst nightmare.
If they had been smart, they would have revealed slightly different secrets to each new member. Then, when the inevitable disclosure occurs, they can check their records and trace the leaker.
A very small part of me wants to see a Rand Paul / Hillary Clinton contest. The disconnect would be so great as would the fireworks. You could probably sell tickets. The adult in me realizes that would be a Bad Thing, though.
It is illegal to hire an H1-B worker if the position can be filled by a legal resident/citizen. You've just admitted that you break the law. So fuck you. Yes, you are evil management. I hope you lose your job, your pension, and your wife fucks the poolboy.
It is illegal to hire an H1-B worker if the position can be filled by a legal resident/citizen. You've just admitted that you break the law. So fuck you. Yes, you are evil management. I hope you lose your job, your pension, and your wife fucks the poolboy.
To quote a famous person: "When the President does it, that means it's not illegal"
Yes, I know what happened to him.
But that's the attitude in the top echelons of Disney, I suspect. Sure, it's illegal to fire a bunch of US workers and replace them with H1Bs. So what? What's the penalty for a billion-dollar megacorp like Disney? Is the Justice Dept going to take them to court over a bunch of IT workers? A few backhanders to the right congresscritters, and the investigation disappears.
These megacorps have bought the US government. And if you don't believe it, ask the (former) IT staff at Disney.
Perhaps because women aren't represented well in engineering, and a recent study has indicated that teams work better and smarter when they include women.
https://hbr.org/2011/06/defend...
Now, as an engineer, I want my team to be as god as I can get it. Why wouldn't I want women engineers? I know good ones and bad ones, but engineering ought to be an option for interested women, and it shouldn't be anymore of an uphill slog than it is for guys, right? So a little bit of effort to attract or encourage women to consider engineering as a career isn't such a bad idea, is it? After all, our major tech companies are all whining that there aren't enough qualified engineers in the US, so they need to increase the H1B threshold. (yes, I realise that's not why they want to increase the number of cheap, exploitable foreign workers)
Has the government - beyond just the white house - been inclined to revoke any tax exempt statuses in memory? I don't recall a single one. Just because Scientology has only a slightly higher public approval rate than ebola doesn't mean the government is likely to take a stand against them.
Besides, even if it was revoked, they would likely just find a really good accountant / lawyer team and end up paying the same amount (or less) in taxes. Last year Prudential insurance paid no corporate income tax and received a $106 million rebate. Time Warner cable paid no taxes on $4.3B in profit, CBS no taxes on $1.8B. Scientology could probably do better on their taxes by registering as a corporation anyways.
Well, if the IRS re-examines them and decides they don't meet the definition of a religion, I don't see why they wouldn't revoke tax exempt status.
They automatically revoke it if you fail to file the required reports: http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Ide...
Any college degree and any amount of intelligence, you could get in as an officer. It will probably still be in combat arms, but like blue9steel says, it's tons better being an officer, than being enlisted.
And the benefits after you've done your time, should you decide not to stay in, are impressive.
Disclaimer: my son was in for ~8 years, 6+ of them as an officer.
I'm tired of paying $25/100Mb of data while I travel. Extortion.
It's WAY past time for this to happen. For both voice and data. Telecom is hugely profitable, mobile telecom even more so. So profitable, in fact, that companies can succeed in spite of being totally inept.
The problem is that the business is not willing to put their restrictions out in the open.
If you don't want to bake cakes for gay people, or whatever, just put a sign in the window, or on your web page: "Gay clients not welcome". Stand up for your beliefs. Let the market decide.
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Power companies say solar is not constant and therefore not as useful to them as gas and coal generation plants.
But solar is perfect for handling the additional load from air conditioning, something that annually has caused power shortages here in the Northeast.
When you measure terminal voltage, it's going to vary, depending on the load you put on while you measure, and the battery's internal resistance. So 1.3V with no load is different than 1.3V with a 100mA (for example) load. Put another way, 1.3V without a load may translate to much less when the battery is put into the system. At the end of the day, when the battery starts to die, you don't have much energy left. You can maybe prolong it for a bit with one of these gadgets, but it's like sucking the last slurps of a smoothie...pretty soon, you're going to be out of juice.
I have to train my replacement because they're laying me off. I'd tell them to kiss my fucking ass.
Train the H1-B to completely F* up every possible aspect of the job would be my parting gift tot he company.
"Yes, Anil, once you finish polishing the bearing surface, make sure to pack it with grease, and don't forget the pinch of carborundum powder!"
The 57-year-old project manager and software developer. His boss said he was doing a great job. Now, he's replaced by an H1-B with limited English. Yeah. I can't blame Disney for doing what they need to do to make their bottom line look good, but if this wasn't illegal, I don't know what is. I guess I'm just glad Disney doesn't make software for aircraft or medical equipment, because the quality they're going to get from these H1-B workers is going to be proportional to what they're paying them.
I also call shenanigans on the 20%-40% inefficiency number -- a good DC/DC switching converter should be 85-90% efficient.
> In 2008 I seriously thougt that this man would mean change.
If I were you, I'd do some serious soul-seaching regarding this child-like gullibility problem you have. It's dangerous.
In his defense, the alternative wasn't much better. So, in the end, the result's the same, no matter who you elect. Obama, at least, *could* have been the better choice.
Yes, I know, it shouldn't have come as a surprise.
The possibility of a good paying job in software development when they graduate college. Maybe even with the company paying off their student loans for them.
Instead of the chance to compete against low-balling H1B applicants...
Don't dry your poodle in this microwave oven. Do not look into laser with remaining eye. Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear. Not to be used as a flotation device. This packet of nuts may contain traces of nuts. Look out for pedestrians when engaging the auto-park feature. There's always a better idiot to beat your safety system. Also, wasn't this caused simply by the driver stepping on the accelerator? This did not look like the kind of driving any self-parking car would do, pedestrians or no.
I notice nobody's mentioning the fact that the journalists were too preoccupied to move out odf the way. If I saw a car coming at me at the speed that Volvo was travelling, I would not have remained in its path.
Someone (possibly you) should send this network map to the authors of the paper..
// Everyone from AT&T who worked on this must be dead
Those things are pretty much indestructable.
I think it's better if the police know you're filming them. They tend to be a little more polite.
You also have to be careful because of these states where there are "mutual consent" laws about recording. i.e. in some states you can record a conversation surreptitiously, while in others, all parties to the conversation must know it's being recorded. The authorities have actually tried to use this against people who film their encounters with the police. There was a case in MD where an off-duty cop pulled over a motorcycle driver who was wearing a helmet cam and they tried to say he broke the "wiretapping" laws by recording without the cop's consent.
They tried the same thing in Massachusetts. Only problem: the guy filming was a lawyer and he fought it. Courts came back and said that filming a public official in a public place was completely legal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
Freedom isn't free. If you don't stand up for your rights, you'll have them trampled on. Every citizen with a video camera is a bad cop's worst nightmare.
If they had been smart, they would have revealed slightly different secrets to each new member. Then, when the inevitable disclosure occurs, they can check their records and trace the leaker.
But I've already said too much...
And they *still* can't seem to make a profit. (They wanted $150 from me)
A very small part of me wants to see a Rand Paul / Hillary Clinton contest. The disconnect would be so great as would the fireworks. You could probably sell tickets. The adult in me realizes that would be a Bad Thing, though.
It is illegal to hire an H1-B worker if the position can be filled by a legal resident/citizen. You've just admitted that you break the law. So fuck you. Yes, you are evil management. I hope you lose your job, your pension, and your wife fucks the poolboy.
It is illegal to hire an H1-B worker if the position can be filled by a legal resident/citizen. You've just admitted that you break the law. So fuck you. Yes, you are evil management. I hope you lose your job, your pension, and your wife fucks the poolboy.
To quote a famous person: "When the President does it, that means it's not illegal"
Yes, I know what happened to him.
But that's the attitude in the top echelons of Disney, I suspect. Sure, it's illegal to fire a bunch of US workers and replace them with H1Bs. So what? What's the penalty for a billion-dollar megacorp like Disney? Is the Justice Dept going to take them to court over a bunch of IT workers? A few backhanders to the right congresscritters, and the investigation disappears.
These megacorps have bought the US government. And if you don't believe it, ask the (former) IT staff at Disney.
Perhaps because women aren't represented well in engineering, and a recent study has indicated that teams work better and smarter when they include women. https://hbr.org/2011/06/defend...
Now, as an engineer, I want my team to be as god as I can get it. Why wouldn't I want women engineers? I know good ones and bad ones, but engineering ought to be an option for interested women, and it shouldn't be anymore of an uphill slog than it is for guys, right? So a little bit of effort to attract or encourage women to consider engineering as a career isn't such a bad idea, is it? After all, our major tech companies are all whining that there aren't enough qualified engineers in the US, so they need to increase the H1B threshold. (yes, I realise that's not why they want to increase the number of cheap, exploitable foreign workers)
Has the government - beyond just the white house - been inclined to revoke any tax exempt statuses in memory? I don't recall a single one. Just because Scientology has only a slightly higher public approval rate than ebola doesn't mean the government is likely to take a stand against them. Besides, even if it was revoked, they would likely just find a really good accountant / lawyer team and end up paying the same amount (or less) in taxes. Last year Prudential insurance paid no corporate income tax and received a $106 million rebate. Time Warner cable paid no taxes on $4.3B in profit, CBS no taxes on $1.8B. Scientology could probably do better on their taxes by registering as a corporation anyways.
Well, if the IRS re-examines them and decides they don't meet the definition of a religion, I don't see why they wouldn't revoke tax exempt status. They automatically revoke it if you fail to file the required reports: http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Ide...
It's almost impossible to do it in a way that can't easily be detected.
And the benefits after you've done your time, should you decide not to stay in, are impressive.
Disclaimer: my son was in for ~8 years, 6+ of them as an officer.
I'm tired of paying $25/100Mb of data while I travel. Extortion.
It's WAY past time for this to happen. For both voice and data. Telecom is hugely profitable, mobile telecom even more so. So profitable, in fact, that companies can succeed in spite of being totally inept.
Given her lack of success during her tenure at HP, I wouldn't suggest taking her advice about how to run a company
If you don't want to bake cakes for gay people, or whatever, just put a sign in the window, or on your web page: "Gay clients not welcome". Stand up for your beliefs. Let the market decide.
And you know Jesus would feel this way how exactly?
The same way everyone else does.