That's a great question. There have to be a bunch of engineers w/spare time to contribute to these kinds of projects. Not everyone can move to another country or even dedicate a semester to a project.
OTOH, will the administrative cost be worthwhile?
If you've ever wondered what human skin tastes like, here's a chance to grow a bunch and slap it on the grill. Or sell it on ebay or make your own leather furniture. The possibilities are endless!
You're absolutely right about power quality - my microwave has display problems after using it with the generator. On the cheaper generators there is no cushion for sudden power demands, so you end up with a brownout for the time that it takes the regulator to dump additional fuel into the engine and the time that the engine needs to speed up. Plus who knows what the actual frequency or voltage that thing put out.
I only needed the generator for 5 days for Frances and Jeanne (I lent it to co-workers for TWELVE additional days, the poor bastards). At the risk of sounding like an idiot, until you get the power back, you don't know how long it will be. One week? Two? 18 days? The peace of mind afforded by a generator is worth a few bucks in my opinion.
One drawback to a generator is the amount of fuel that it will use. I bought one just before Frances (I live near where it made landfall), and it will consume 5 gallons in 12 hours at half power or 2600W. That really sucks when all of the gas stations are closed because they have no power or gas and you end up siphoning gas from the lawn mower, girlfriend's truck, etc. Does that happen with your typical winter storm?
Also consider building a shelter for the generator - we lost some food because I couldn't run the generator until the rain stopped (12 freaking hours later...)
If you decide to wire it directly to your breaker panel, do it right. There are transfer switches made for this application that will prevent killing linemen who aren't expecting the lines to be hot, as well as protecting all of your shit from catching on fire. Your insurance company will not pay for anything and you can also end up with some legal problems.
The first thing I did with the generator? Made coffee of course.
So with Mr. Rod's assessment above, here's my take:
What's wrong with surfing the web on a government network at a rest stop? I can see not using anything that requires a password if you're paranoid about the geek a few cars down, but how about checking the weather? Or double-checking reservations or operating hours?
If you've ever been on a long car trip, say 12+ hours driving by yourself, sometimes willpower is simply not enough to keep you operating as a safe driver. You need a bit of stimulation, even if it's just walking into a greasy spoon and ordering coffee. I'd rather surf the internet than eat a goddamn burnt omelette.
So what do you recommend for a one story 1960's Florida house with mostly awning windows and a 300 sq. ft in-law suite on the other side of the garage from the 1600 sq. ft. main part of the house. Should I pay to add it to the main AC system? It's currently some kind of geothermal setup where there is no outdoor evaporator.
I fear mold and mildew issues in that part of the house in the summer.
Say hypothetically that they decided to include some 3rd party code in their release but their lawyer dropped the ball ("sure, you can use that for free") and misread the licensing agreement. So they rush out a fix that removes the code (perhaps a standalone executable) to avoid a steep licensing fee or a lawsuit.
You can't write a new file, but it will let you overwrite files.
From here:
"The driver can overwrite existing files, but it cannot change the length, add new or delete existing files."
So you can screw things up if ya wanna
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That's a great question. There have to be a bunch of engineers w/spare time to contribute to these kinds of projects. Not everyone can move to another country or even dedicate a semester to a project. OTOH, will the administrative cost be worthwhile?
If you've ever wondered what human skin tastes like, here's a chance to grow a bunch and slap it on the grill. Or sell it on ebay or make your own leather furniture. The possibilities are endless!
You're absolutely right about power quality - my microwave has display problems after using it with the generator. On the cheaper generators there is no cushion for sudden power demands, so you end up with a brownout for the time that it takes the regulator to dump additional fuel into the engine and the time that the engine needs to speed up. Plus who knows what the actual frequency or voltage that thing put out.
I only needed the generator for 5 days for Frances and Jeanne (I lent it to co-workers for TWELVE additional days, the poor bastards). At the risk of sounding like an idiot, until you get the power back, you don't know how long it will be. One week? Two? 18 days? The peace of mind afforded by a generator is worth a few bucks in my opinion.
One drawback to a generator is the amount of fuel that it will use. I bought one just before Frances (I live near where it made landfall), and it will consume 5 gallons in 12 hours at half power or 2600W. That really sucks when all of the gas stations are closed because they have no power or gas and you end up siphoning gas from the lawn mower, girlfriend's truck, etc. Does that happen with your typical winter storm?
Also consider building a shelter for the generator - we lost some food because I couldn't run the generator until the rain stopped (12 freaking hours later...)
If you decide to wire it directly to your breaker panel, do it right. There are transfer switches made for this application that will prevent killing linemen who aren't expecting the lines to be hot, as well as protecting all of your shit from catching on fire. Your insurance company will not pay for anything and you can also end up with some legal problems.
The first thing I did with the generator? Made coffee of course.
So with Mr. Rod's assessment above, here's my take:
What's wrong with surfing the web on a government network at a rest stop? I can see not using anything that requires a password if you're paranoid about the geek a few cars down, but how about checking the weather? Or double-checking reservations or operating hours?
If you've ever been on a long car trip, say 12+ hours driving by yourself, sometimes willpower is simply not enough to keep you operating as a safe driver. You need a bit of stimulation, even if it's just walking into a greasy spoon and ordering coffee. I'd rather surf the internet than eat a goddamn burnt omelette.
I can ask the Port Malabar Palm Bay library.
Malabar in the hizzouse!
So what do you recommend for a one story 1960's Florida house with mostly awning windows and a 300 sq. ft in-law suite on the other side of the garage from the 1600 sq. ft. main part of the house. Should I pay to add it to the main AC system? It's currently some kind of geothermal setup where there is no outdoor evaporator.
I fear mold and mildew issues in that part of the house in the summer.
Thanks!
Ah, I see you found the Wig District
Say hypothetically that they decided to include some 3rd party code in their release but their lawyer dropped the ball ("sure, you can use that for free") and misread the licensing agreement. So they rush out a fix that removes the code (perhaps a standalone executable) to avoid a steep licensing fee or a lawsuit.
How's that?
You can't write a new file, but it will let you overwrite files. :
From here
"The driver can overwrite existing files, but it cannot change the length, add new or delete existing files."
So you can screw things up if ya wanna