One of the other engineers on my team has a couple year old Prius. We jokingly give each other crap. The area we're in is modern suburban sprawl, lots of long, straight, 45mph roads, and 70-75mph interstates. He admits his Prius does no better than my TDI.
I have a 2.0L, turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel engine in my VW station wagon, and my lifetime average is 42.4mpg. I usually average 47mpg on the highway. That's better than a Prius V. My wagon is also cheaper, and performs better.
The local VW dealer claims 40% of the new cars he sells are diesels. I see Jetta TDIs *everywhere* in the Kansas City area, as well as Sportwagen, Passat, and Golf TDIs, in decreasing order of frequency.
Volvo has a new V60 diesel-electric hybrid, which is supposed to have incredible economy and decent performance. It is the first of its kind. Whether or not it will be sold in the US, who knows.
I'm a pilot and engineer and work with embedded systems and software mostly, but I wear an old mechanical watch. Not many people pay any attention to it, but it has major geek cred. That is because the watch is an Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch. On the rare occasion that someone comments on it, I will show them the inscription on the back: "Flight qualified by NASA for all manned space missions...the first watch worn on the moon".
Sure, it wasn't cheap. But I don't plan on buying another watch. And when I have kids, and I'm gone, one of them can have it.
Since Airbus has had an office in downtown Wichita, has parts of the A320, A330XWB, and A380 engineered and built in south Wichita down at 43rd and MacArthur...
Boeing never left Washington, but that doesn't mean they can't have massive facilities in other places.
You are quite misinformed. Final assembly is performed in Washington. Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita manufactures most of the structures that are shipped to Washington for assembly.
Try again, AC. Final assembly is done in Washington state. An enormous amount of the aircraft you mentioned are engineered and manufactured by Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, and then those parts are sent to Washington. The entire 737 fuselage is built in Wichita and put on a train car. The 787 forward fuselage sections are made and shipped two at a time on a special aircraft, the Dreamlifter.
I always like to remind the "coastal elites" that when they fly over us in the midwest, its in an airplane that was engineered and manufactured in Kansas. That usually shuts them up.
I have bladderless, pressurized toilet tanks in my house. There's a trade name for them, but I can't remember it. Basically, water flows into a sealed, pressurized tank, compressing the air in the tank. When its full, the valve to the water line closes. Then, when you flush, the compressed air is used to force the water out. The end result is a very powerful flush that requires very little water.
Thanks! Garmin provided the G1000 system for the simulator, as well as engineers to help with system integration, and mentor the students. At least once every week, there are Garmin engineers in class to supplement the teacher.
...with a bunch of local high school students. Its a long running project that we recently started to build a simulator from a Beechcraft A90 cockpit. The students are doing pretty much all the work, while some of us at local engineering firms offer guidance and help. Right now, they are making their own switch panels and interfacing them with the simulator computers using Arduino boards. The whole simulator is driven by X-Plane. We have 3x55" 1920x1080 monitors wrapping around the windshield, and a real Garmin G1000 glass cockpit system. Check out our class page to learn more about our progress.
Because Sprint and a large chunk of Verizon handsets don't use SIM cards, and most people would have brain meltdowns if they saw what the actual retail price of a replacement phone would be. So, they buy a new contract to try and get the purchase price down.
More importantly, it may be illegal for them to scan your drivers license. In several states, it is clear law that no private entity may maintain a database of drivers license data.
If she wants a new car with better economy, she should look at Volkswagen TDIs. I own a Sportwagen TDI, and in the city I get 42mpg, on the highway 48mpg. My lifetime average is 41.4mpg in that car, which includes the break-in period where it gets less economy. Incidentally, this is what the EPA uses for their mpg ratings. The best I've ever gotten out of it is 56.2mpg over a 12 mile stretch of highway from my office to my friend's house.
You can get a new one for $22k, nicely equipped.
When looking at economy cars, the VW is safer, better handling, more powerful (so it doesn't feel like an econobox), built with better quality materials, and mechanically and electrically simpler. I can't believe the slashdot crowd completely ignores these vehicles.
Lawrence, Kansas has a 100+ year old hydropower dam on the Kansas River. It powers the city administration buildings, the local cable tv/internet company, the local tv station, and the local newspaper facilities.
If you live in a big city and commute, its really nice to have the traffic features modern PNDs offer and have the device identify a traffic incident somewhere on your commute and route you around it. If you have a long drive to work every day, you might not know all the roads immediately off your usual route.
Hammond was a well known Internet Assclown and convict before the word LulzSec was ever conceived. He lived in a dump (ever been to the South Side? The heavily armed FBI went in sufficiently equipped), and was an anarchist. He didn't care about anything and enjoyed the frenzy that resulted from his shenanigans. I won't shed a tear over the fact that he's likely to be imprisoned for the next 20 years. He didn't "stay ahead of law enforcement," he'd been arrested and imprisoned several times, even on related charges.
I deal with economic espionage and IP control at $DAYJOB enough that I have various FBI agents in my contacts list on my cell phone, and I'm in theirs. I've established a good rapport with them and we have interesting conversations. Seeing what people will do *knowing* that they could spend 20 years in prison if they are caught is astonishing. What's more astonishing are the reasons. Its not often about the money. Usually its misplaced loyalty, but also ego (for the lulz). Robert Hanssen (a hacker in his own right, but known for being an FBI traitor) is an excellent example of someone who did what he did "for the lulz." He's responsible for immense damage to the US and for the deaths of a lot of people. You know what he had to say when he was arrested?
"What took you so long?"
Anyway, just because things look stupid and don't make sense doesn't mean there has to be some conspiracy in the background that explains everything. Occam's razor: some people are just weapons-grade stupid creatures.
Have fun trying to by a house or get a professional job while someone is screwing with your credit because they charged thousands of dollars to your credit card "for the lulz."
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One of the other engineers on my team has a couple year old Prius. We jokingly give each other crap. The area we're in is modern suburban sprawl, lots of long, straight, 45mph roads, and 70-75mph interstates. He admits his Prius does no better than my TDI.
The midwest and rectangle states reject your proposal.
I have a 2.0L, turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel engine in my VW station wagon, and my lifetime average is 42.4mpg. I usually average 47mpg on the highway. That's better than a Prius V. My wagon is also cheaper, and performs better.
The local VW dealer claims 40% of the new cars he sells are diesels. I see Jetta TDIs *everywhere* in the Kansas City area, as well as Sportwagen, Passat, and Golf TDIs, in decreasing order of frequency.
Volvo has a new V60 diesel-electric hybrid, which is supposed to have incredible economy and decent performance. It is the first of its kind. Whether or not it will be sold in the US, who knows.
I'm a pilot and engineer and work with embedded systems and software mostly, but I wear an old mechanical watch. Not many people pay any attention to it, but it has major geek cred. That is because the watch is an Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch. On the rare occasion that someone comments on it, I will show them the inscription on the back: "Flight qualified by NASA for all manned space missions...the first watch worn on the moon".
Sure, it wasn't cheap. But I don't plan on buying another watch. And when I have kids, and I'm gone, one of them can have it.
Multiprez? Yeah, I can see her even getting reelected.
Since Airbus has had an office in downtown Wichita, has parts of the A320, A330XWB, and A380 engineered and built in south Wichita down at 43rd and MacArthur...
Boeing never left Washington, but that doesn't mean they can't have massive facilities in other places.
You are quite misinformed. Final assembly is performed in Washington. Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita manufactures most of the structures that are shipped to Washington for assembly.
Try again, AC. Final assembly is done in Washington state. An enormous amount of the aircraft you mentioned are engineered and manufactured by Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, and then those parts are sent to Washington. The entire 737 fuselage is built in Wichita and put on a train car. The 787 forward fuselage sections are made and shipped two at a time on a special aircraft, the Dreamlifter.
Don't believe me? Read their product list.
I always like to remind the "coastal elites" that when they fly over us in the midwest, its in an airplane that was engineered and manufactured in Kansas. That usually shuts them up.
I have bladderless, pressurized toilet tanks in my house. There's a trade name for them, but I can't remember it. Basically, water flows into a sealed, pressurized tank, compressing the air in the tank. When its full, the valve to the water line closes. Then, when you flush, the compressed air is used to force the water out. The end result is a very powerful flush that requires very little water.
Thanks! Garmin provided the G1000 system for the simulator, as well as engineers to help with system integration, and mentor the students. At least once every week, there are Garmin engineers in class to supplement the teacher.
...with a bunch of local high school students. Its a long running project that we recently started to build a simulator from a Beechcraft A90 cockpit. The students are doing pretty much all the work, while some of us at local engineering firms offer guidance and help. Right now, they are making their own switch panels and interfacing them with the simulator computers using Arduino boards. The whole simulator is driven by X-Plane. We have 3x55" 1920x1080 monitors wrapping around the windshield, and a real Garmin G1000 glass cockpit system. Check out our class page to learn more about our progress.
I'm at a large aerospace and consumer electronics company with ~10,000 employees. We have moved just about everyone over to Windows 7.
"... wait, what was it that Florida did well?"
Florida could assemble spacecraft and launch them successfully into space. Though I doubt that's ever going to happen again.
Because Sprint and a large chunk of Verizon handsets don't use SIM cards, and most people would have brain meltdowns if they saw what the actual retail price of a replacement phone would be. So, they buy a new contract to try and get the purchase price down.
More importantly, it may be illegal for them to scan your drivers license. In several states, it is clear law that no private entity may maintain a database of drivers license data.
If she wants a new car with better economy, she should look at Volkswagen TDIs. I own a Sportwagen TDI, and in the city I get 42mpg, on the highway 48mpg. My lifetime average is 41.4mpg in that car, which includes the break-in period where it gets less economy. Incidentally, this is what the EPA uses for their mpg ratings. The best I've ever gotten out of it is 56.2mpg over a 12 mile stretch of highway from my office to my friend's house.
You can get a new one for $22k, nicely equipped.
When looking at economy cars, the VW is safer, better handling, more powerful (so it doesn't feel like an econobox), built with better quality materials, and mechanically and electrically simpler. I can't believe the slashdot crowd completely ignores these vehicles.
Natalie Portman is forbidden from pouring hot grits down your pants.
Lawrence, Kansas has a 100+ year old hydropower dam on the Kansas River. It powers the city administration buildings, the local cable tv/internet company, the local tv station, and the local newspaper facilities.
The last two generations of Garmin nuvis have allowed for voice operated control.
If you live in a big city and commute, its really nice to have the traffic features modern PNDs offer and have the device identify a traffic incident somewhere on your commute and route you around it. If you have a long drive to work every day, you might not know all the roads immediately off your usual route.
Hammond was a well known Internet Assclown and convict before the word LulzSec was ever conceived. He lived in a dump (ever been to the South Side? The heavily armed FBI went in sufficiently equipped), and was an anarchist. He didn't care about anything and enjoyed the frenzy that resulted from his shenanigans. I won't shed a tear over the fact that he's likely to be imprisoned for the next 20 years. He didn't "stay ahead of law enforcement," he'd been arrested and imprisoned several times, even on related charges.
I deal with economic espionage and IP control at $DAYJOB enough that I have various FBI agents in my contacts list on my cell phone, and I'm in theirs. I've established a good rapport with them and we have interesting conversations. Seeing what people will do *knowing* that they could spend 20 years in prison if they are caught is astonishing. What's more astonishing are the reasons. Its not often about the money. Usually its misplaced loyalty, but also ego (for the lulz). Robert Hanssen (a hacker in his own right, but known for being an FBI traitor) is an excellent example of someone who did what he did "for the lulz." He's responsible for immense damage to the US and for the deaths of a lot of people. You know what he had to say when he was arrested?
"What took you so long?"
Anyway, just because things look stupid and don't make sense doesn't mean there has to be some conspiracy in the background that explains everything. Occam's razor: some people are just weapons-grade stupid creatures.
Have fun trying to by a house or get a professional job while someone is screwing with your credit because they charged thousands of dollars to your credit card "for the lulz."
Last time I slapped on a baklava, it took me an hour to get the honey and nuts out of my beard.