Another reason there isn't a pressing need to replace the auto-battery is that it's already one of the most recycled items. Since it's recycled about 97% of the time, other areas are better suited to improvements for the near term future.
I currently have Vonage for my ancient DirecTivo series 1 to dial out and get it's guide data, I don't use it for anything else. (yes I'm lazy and haven't added a wireless network adapter!)
Anyone have any other VOIP solutions that handle faxing fairly well? Vonage's price also irks me, but it does 'just work' so I suck it up and deal.
Or would having a Vonage phone number with a non-Verizon area code maybe?
It realy does seem to be overly broad that only 'Verizon' is allowed to do VOIP to POTS? Wouldn't every single VOIP provider be screwed by this????
I'll agree to a point. The issue is how do you organize fairly complex and obtuse concepts. I'm working on Project X with issues a, b & c, and Project Y with issues d, e, f. Where f, b, & c are somewhat related. Having those on the top would make sense.
But in the case of patients, they are all generally classifiable by *one* piece of data. Their *Name*. So putting folders in alphabetical order isn't that hard. The 'system' is already in place, you don't have to develop 'how' you organize. (which for my 'messy' self is the hardest part)
Now, having a file for 'recent' patients and one for 'in-frequent' patients would make sense. And once a month/week whatever, you process the 'recent' file and if it hasn't been used, you push it to the long term file. Likewise if you pull from the long term, you put in 'recent.
So I guess it's a mix of both concepts, use the easy organization methods available, but also make use of the 'relevance' of the stuff your organizing.
The funny part is having people home earlier in the evening (when it's hotter) will likely cause an *increase* in the energy usage.
The whole concept made sense once upon a time (i.e. Ben Franklin's time) when the only power usage was the candles. If you used less candles you used less energy and money.
But now, with electric everything on 24/7, a few light bulbs won't help much. If people have invested in energy *saving* programmable thermostats, then they come on when it's still hot to get the house cool for arrival after work. So having DST in effect causes AC units to run when it's hotter rather than later in the evening when it's cooler.
My guess is that even *one* such AC unit cancels out multiple households of lightbulb savings...
I used to cross between Buffalo and Detroit regularly and at 5pm, the cops all went home. 80-90mph (not kmh) was the norm and 100+ wasn't unheard of for regular traffic speeds...
Apple doesn't make money on the downloads and they don't make money off of iPod's because of iTunes. They make money off of iPods because iPods have seriously outdone the other music players/companies. Are the technical features of an iPod that much greater than others? nope, in some cases it's inferior (no built in FM tuner, etc) and yet iPod is STILL the number one music player. People want that player, regardless of whether or not they use iTunes.
If iTunes opens up to non-DRM (AAC) stuff, iPods will continue selling like hot cakes. Besides, iTunes DRM is crackable and even if not you can just burn to CD and rerip into mp3's.
Zactly. My 2 main machines at home are running w2k, with Office 97 chugging along just peachy. They play the games I like(WoW), run Visual Studio just fine, and generally just 'work'.
If it gets the job done, why the heck am I looking at upgrading damn near everything just to run a new version of an OS that was mostly written back in the w2k release?
As for the XP to w2k comparison, my only guess would be slightly better driver support for more consumer periphials(sp?), but if that difference is probably something like 95% to 98% who cares?
Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas, but measured over time, CO2 has more impact. The Methane breaks down after 10-15 years whereas the CO2 stays around for 200-400 years... Linky
Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas, but measured over time, CO2 has more impact. The Methane breaks down after 10-15 years whereas the CO2 stays around for 200-400 years... Linky
The heat generated by light bulbs is not total energy lost, at least not in the winter
Moot point since the heat *not* generated by the CF's is a benefit in the summer, and a net 'loss' in the winter.
Maybe we should only run CF's in the summer and then run incandescents all winter? change them for daylight saving time or something? ok, somebody shut me up before the gov't gets a brand new 'idea'....
did you even read to the end of my post? I specifically called out special cases where there is critical knowledge only the employee has or you know it's going to be a hard position to fill.
I also simply said a blanket policy is usually a bad idea, especially a 3 *month* notice giving requirement.
and I work in the IT field which has it's own wonderful variations of this situation;-)
read my other posts on this thread. I'm not saying axe-murder anyone who turns in notice. Just that once that notice is given, the priorities for that person are no longer the same as they were. As a *general* rule, if someone's priorities aren't the same as my own, I look to replace them. Given a known working relationship, and the trust built up with that, obviously this varies widely. Some people you can hand the keys to your car and know it will be returned safely, others you know to look for bodies in the trunk;-) It's all in the amount of risk you want to assume
I wouldn't send someone who turned in notice to a training class, would you? You'd get nothing back tangible back for your investment besides the good will they'd probably have. Is that worth it? Maybe, but I'd gather most people wouldn't send them to the class.
Burning bridges is a bad idea, I agree. I didn't mean to imply anything about burning bridges.
Having people leave 'as soon as possible' might be a week, two, even months depending on the position and the outstanding issues. As your boss said 'don't do anything important', same concept.
And the company is doing them a favor by giving them 100% of their time with pay. How is this anything other than a positive solution to both sides?
There are always individual cases, but if it's just a random person turning in notice, you don't want the risk that they will do something bad (even accidentally) when you have no more recourse over them.
Frankly, if someone gives notice, you want them gone as soon as is possible. They've cut the relationship, and your work is no longer their top priority.
And frankly, even from a moral point of view do you want someone walking around talking about how much better a job they are moving too?
A policy that requires people to stay 3 months is idiotic and self-defeating. Granted their may be extenuating circumstances (hard to fill position, very arcane knowledge, etc) but a blanket rule like that isn't a great idea.
Both Home Depot and Lowes carry dimmable CFL bulbs. The selection is pretty sparse but they do carry them. And you have to look very closely at the package to determine which ones are dimmable and which aren't.
And if your particular stores aren't carrying them...did you ask them why not?
JW is infrared...i.e. non-visible. So I don't think it will be producing the same type of amazing images. A different kind of amazing, but nothing like Hubble.
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Heh, I wasn't planning on moving to Vista any time soon, and the longer I wait, the better my current XP installation seems.
;-)
why does that sound familiar? oh yeah, I said the same thing about XP compared to W2K
Another reason there isn't a pressing need to replace the auto-battery is that it's already one of the most recycled items. Since it's recycled about 97% of the time, other areas are better suited to improvements for the near term future.
I currently have Vonage for my ancient DirecTivo series 1 to dial out and get it's guide data, I don't use it for anything else. (yes I'm lazy and haven't added a wireless network adapter!)
Anyone have any other VOIP solutions that handle faxing fairly well? Vonage's price also irks me, but it does 'just work' so I suck it up and deal.
Or would having a Vonage phone number with a non-Verizon area code maybe?
It realy does seem to be overly broad that only 'Verizon' is allowed to do VOIP to POTS? Wouldn't every single VOIP provider be screwed by this????
I'll agree to a point. The issue is how do you organize fairly complex and obtuse concepts. I'm working on Project X with issues a, b & c, and Project Y with issues d, e, f. Where f, b, & c are somewhat related. Having those on the top would make sense.
But in the case of patients, they are all generally classifiable by *one* piece of data. Their *Name*. So putting folders in alphabetical order isn't that hard. The 'system' is already in place, you don't have to develop 'how' you organize. (which for my 'messy' self is the hardest part)
Now, having a file for 'recent' patients and one for 'in-frequent' patients would make sense. And once a month/week whatever, you process the 'recent' file and if it hasn't been used, you push it to the long term file. Likewise if you pull from the long term, you put in 'recent.
So I guess it's a mix of both concepts, use the easy organization methods available, but also make use of the 'relevance' of the stuff your organizing.
The funny part is having people home earlier in the evening (when it's hotter) will likely cause an *increase* in the energy usage.
The whole concept made sense once upon a time (i.e. Ben Franklin's time) when the only power usage was the candles. If you used less candles you used less energy and money.
But now, with electric everything on 24/7, a few light bulbs won't help much. If people have invested in energy *saving* programmable thermostats, then they come on when it's still hot to get the house cool for arrival after work. So having DST in effect causes AC units to run when it's hotter rather than later in the evening when it's cooler.
My guess is that even *one* such AC unit cancels out multiple households of lightbulb savings...
Wow, Troll? somebodies humor detector must have been "Looooossssst iiiiinnnnnnn spaaaccccceeeeeee" ;-)
please clarify:
Plus if the bags are in sections, then you could lose one
Are we talking about the inflatable astronauts or the lunatic diaper wearing astronauts?
Thank you thank you, I'll be here all week...try the veal!
or only enforce it between 9 & 5 on weekdays ;-)
I used to cross between Buffalo and Detroit regularly and at 5pm, the cops all went home. 80-90mph (not kmh) was the norm and 100+ wasn't unheard of for regular traffic speeds...
Apple doesn't make money on the downloads and they don't make money off of iPod's because of iTunes. They make money off of iPods because iPods have seriously outdone the other music players/companies. Are the technical features of an iPod that much greater than others? nope, in some cases it's inferior (no built in FM tuner, etc) and yet iPod is STILL the number one music player. People want that player, regardless of whether or not they use iTunes.
If iTunes opens up to non-DRM (AAC) stuff, iPods will continue selling like hot cakes. Besides, iTunes DRM is crackable and even if not you can just burn to CD and rerip into mp3's.
Oh and...wait for it...
No activation bullsh!t for swapping out a measly hard drive!
Zactly. My 2 main machines at home are running w2k, with Office 97 chugging along just peachy. They play the games I like(WoW), run Visual Studio just fine, and generally just 'work'.
If it gets the job done, why the heck am I looking at upgrading damn near everything just to run a new version of an OS that was mostly written back in the w2k release?
As for the XP to w2k comparison, my only guess would be slightly better driver support for more consumer periphials(sp?), but if that difference is probably something like 95% to 98% who cares?
Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas, but measured over time, CO2 has more impact. The Methane breaks down after 10-15 years whereas the CO2 stays around for 200-400 years... Linky
Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas, but measured over time, CO2 has more impact. The Methane breaks down after 10-15 years whereas the CO2 stays around for 200-400 years... Linky
The heat generated by light bulbs is not total energy lost, at least not in the winter
Moot point since the heat *not* generated by the CF's is a benefit in the summer, and a net 'loss' in the winter.
Maybe we should only run CF's in the summer and then run incandescents all winter? change them for daylight saving time or something? ok, somebody shut me up before the gov't gets a brand new 'idea'....
Yes they do!
thank you for a massive reminder how old I'm getting!!! LOL great reference!
They're planning on doing just that....only stumbling block is getting the Wii controller to handle the 3 dimenions of space ;-)
did you even read to the end of my post? I specifically called out special cases where there is critical knowledge only the employee has or you know it's going to be a hard position to fill.
;-)
I also simply said a blanket policy is usually a bad idea, especially a 3 *month* notice giving requirement.
and I work in the IT field which has it's own wonderful variations of this situation
read my other posts on this thread. I'm not saying axe-murder anyone who turns in notice. Just that once that notice is given, the priorities for that person are no longer the same as they were. As a *general* rule, if someone's priorities aren't the same as my own, I look to replace them. Given a known working relationship, and the trust built up with that, obviously this varies widely. Some people you can hand the keys to your car and know it will be returned safely, others you know to look for bodies in the trunk ;-) It's all in the amount of risk you want to assume
I wouldn't send someone who turned in notice to a training class, would you? You'd get nothing back tangible back for your investment besides the good will they'd probably have. Is that worth it? Maybe, but I'd gather most people wouldn't send them to the class.
Burning bridges is a bad idea, I agree. I didn't mean to imply anything about burning bridges.
Having people leave 'as soon as possible' might be a week, two, even months depending on the position and the outstanding issues. As your boss said 'don't do anything important', same concept.
And the company is doing them a favor by giving them 100% of their time with pay. How is this anything other than a positive solution to both sides?
There are always individual cases, but if it's just a random person turning in notice, you don't want the risk that they will do something bad (even accidentally) when you have no more recourse over them.
Frankly, if someone gives notice, you want them gone as soon as is possible. They've cut the relationship, and your work is no longer their top priority.
And frankly, even from a moral point of view do you want someone walking around talking about how much better a job they are moving too?
A policy that requires people to stay 3 months is idiotic and self-defeating. Granted their may be extenuating circumstances (hard to fill position, very arcane knowledge, etc) but a blanket rule like that isn't a great idea.
Try reading the *entire* post, eh? He specifically said "If your particular stores don't carry them..did you ask them why not?"
Both Home Depot and Lowes carry dimmable CFL bulbs. The selection is pretty sparse but they do carry them. And you have to look very closely at the package to determine which ones are dimmable and which aren't.
And if your particular stores aren't carrying them...did you ask them why not?
JW is infrared...i.e. non-visible. So I don't think it will be producing the same type of amazing images. A different kind of amazing, but nothing like Hubble.