I know many fat people who go days on in eating less than a 120lb person, maybe even losing the weight, only to be broken by one binge and rapidly going back to their old ways.
That's because they are doing it wrong. They need to eat exactly what a person of their size should be eating or a teeny bit less, their body will naturally approach the correct weight with a bit of exercise thrown in. By going so they almost certainly binge because their body thinks it is starving.
Lazy bastards. I mean, how hard is it to change what is apparently that one really trivial-to-find call in their code to useProcessSeparationOhAndIAlsoWantAPony(true)? Took them long enough...
The hard part wasn't the process separation, it was the pony.
I assume it would be charged overnight at my house. In the six years I've had my current car I've driven it further than 200 miles from my house exactly once. I don't even get to 100 miles in a day really.
For electricity, I am looking at installing solar as I live in Southern California and it's break even in about eight years. Add this in and it's a no-brainer.
As far as maintenance issues, I didn't calculate any major maintenance costs for either this or internal combustion as I specifically stated: "I'm not going to even mention stuff like no fuel filter, fuel injector cleaning, all that crap. We'll assume some irritating yearly maintenance is required for this as well." The Tesla website says every 12 months or 12K miles.
Battery life is definitely something to consider, and if it can't maintain 50% after ten years (I really could care less whether it's 300 miles or 150 personally.) then that cost would have to be figured in. From what I've read though, that shouldn't be an issue. You lose 20-30% in five years and then it begins degrading much slower.
So yeah, overall, $40K - $16.5K = $23.5K is very doable for me and not in the toy realm at all. My last car was $17K used and my wife's car was $12K (bought this year during the automotive crash). The utility of next to no service or fillups and silent operation is worth at least $3K over the life of the car so that puts it at around $20K for me. That is far from the realm of "rich person's toy".
That prompted me to run the numbers. I drive about 11K miles per year commuting and get around 23 mpg (lead foot). 11K miles/23 mpg = 479 gallons. Gas is already $3.20 a gallon again here so let's call it $3 average to account for the "penny a mile". $3/gallon * 479 gallons/year = $1,437/year. I keep cars for ten years so that's $14,370 over the life of the car, and that's if gas doesn't go any higher (yeah, right).
Adding in four oil changes a year at $40/each and that's $160/yr or $1600 lifetime. No smog checks is another $60 every two years or $300. Not to mention ZERO time spent filling up or waiting for oil changes/smogs. So savings of $16,270 takes $49,000 down to $32,730. My last car was purchased in 2003 so I can buy a used 2011 in 2013 (I always buy slightly used anyway) for probably $40K or so max. No time at filling stations or smog checks is worth another $3K to me as well. I'm not going to even mention stuff like no fuel filter, fuel injector cleaning, all that crap. We'll assume some irritating yearly maintenance is required for this as well.
I am purely pragmatic when it comes to car costs and going green, but if this thing turns out to be reliable -- which wouldn't surprise me given they have experience and pure electric is far simpler than internal combustion -- I'll be on this like white on rice.
There is nothing magical about the metabolic process. More calories will add more weight if you don't burn them.
If only all these people who magically gain weight while eating less calories than they burn could teach third worlders their tricks. Or at least apply them to farming livesstock so we could fatten cattle without feeding them!
I'm starting to think we just have too much knowledge these days. I've lost count of the number of 'discoveries' that are already known, both in IT and the wider areas of science and beyond.
Because the energy is not in infrared or UV radiation, you will experience neither of these effects. If you're worried about microwave radiation, remember that this includes the frequencies that make up the WiFi, Bluetooth, and AM/FM radio waves that pass through your body all the time.
For those concerned I am going to be selling custom tinfoil hats for protection.
Stylish AND they keep out government brain wave interference as well.
I even recently saw a device advertised recently which converts some other type of card (microSD? not sure) to Memory Stick. Obviously such a thing wouldn't exist if Memory Stick were priced competitively.
I suppose the existence of other devices that convert Memory Stick to SD is also proof that Memory Stick is not priced competitively.
By definition, were it not priced competitively, it would not exist (for long anyway). Sony doesn't lock in all devices either, for example the PS3s that have memory slots accept a host of forms and you can swap out the harddrive in any PS3 if you like.
If the companies decide to hike the prices in two years time due a deterioration in Gulf politics for example, he is sheltered from its effects and lets be honest it's very unlikely the price is going to go down per kwh.
While I like the idea and evaluate it myself every few years, I have to mention that during a major credit crunch deflation is always a real possibility.
I see plenty of good reasons. But just having a good reason isn't enough to do something. We have limited resources. There are many oppressed nations around the world. How about instead of rushing to interfere with Iran, we simply stop supporting the oppressive regimes we prop up first?
Seriously overpriced? No. Not for what you get. Somewhat overpriced? At $399 yes. At $349 it may or may not be. At $299 it would be a steal.
Yes, you pay a little bit more for quality hardware that doesn't break and things like integrated WiFi. TCO isn't a whole lot different between the two machines.
It's amusing to see people still making up reasons to hate the other guys.
Really, the wattage of the device as a BluRay player is all you've got left now that the games are out for the PS3 and there is a sustainable userbase?
Anyone who wants to play Resistance 2 or Killzone 2?
I've been playing FPS on both consoles and PCs for a long time and while I'll play the games that have what I want, the mouse/keyboard is miles above either.
Saying one stick is better than another for an FPS is like bragging your bigwheel is faster than a tricycle.
Activision is just playing the game to publicly seek concessions from Sony. With 25M PS3s and 50M PSPs they would be stupid to ignore that market and they know it.
While I think a price cut is needed as well, if you read the article, what Activision is really upset by is the $500M in royalties they paid.
That may be the case with science in general, but when you are planning a multi-billion dollar campus you need to have your plans in place before you break ground.
Similarly, you change your hypothesis between experiments, not during.
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Modern farming uses fertilizer which is created from... you guessed it... fossil fuels.
I know many fat people who go days on in eating less than a 120lb person, maybe even losing the weight, only to be broken by one binge and rapidly going back to their old ways.
That's because they are doing it wrong. They need to eat exactly what a person of their size should be eating or a teeny bit less, their body will naturally approach the correct weight with a bit of exercise thrown in. By going so they almost certainly binge because their body thinks it is starving.
Yes, this takes. It also works.
Lazy bastards. I mean, how hard is it to change what is apparently that one really trivial-to-find call in their code to useProcessSeparationOhAndIAlsoWantAPony(true)? Took them long enough...
The hard part wasn't the process separation, it was the pony.
I don't get it, is that like paying people to be your friend?
Yeah, but the fraternity system is already saturated...
I assume it would be charged overnight at my house. In the six years I've had my current car I've driven it further than 200 miles from my house exactly once. I don't even get to 100 miles in a day really.
For electricity, I am looking at installing solar as I live in Southern California and it's break even in about eight years. Add this in and it's a no-brainer.
As far as maintenance issues, I didn't calculate any major maintenance costs for either this or internal combustion as I specifically stated: "I'm not going to even mention stuff like no fuel filter, fuel injector cleaning, all that crap. We'll assume some irritating yearly maintenance is required for this as well." The Tesla website says every 12 months or 12K miles.
Battery life is definitely something to consider, and if it can't maintain 50% after ten years (I really could care less whether it's 300 miles or 150 personally.) then that cost would have to be figured in. From what I've read though, that shouldn't be an issue. You lose 20-30% in five years and then it begins degrading much slower.
So yeah, overall, $40K - $16.5K = $23.5K is very doable for me and not in the toy realm at all. My last car was $17K used and my wife's car was $12K (bought this year during the automotive crash). The utility of next to no service or fillups and silent operation is worth at least $3K over the life of the car so that puts it at around $20K for me. That is far from the realm of "rich person's toy".
I have 60K miles on my commuter. Probably never more than 100 miles at a time.
That prompted me to run the numbers. I drive about 11K miles per year commuting and get around 23 mpg (lead foot). 11K miles/23 mpg = 479 gallons. Gas is already $3.20 a gallon again here so let's call it $3 average to account for the "penny a mile". $3/gallon * 479 gallons/year = $1,437/year. I keep cars for ten years so that's $14,370 over the life of the car, and that's if gas doesn't go any higher (yeah, right).
Adding in four oil changes a year at $40/each and that's $160/yr or $1600 lifetime. No smog checks is another $60 every two years or $300. Not to mention ZERO time spent filling up or waiting for oil changes/smogs. So savings of $16,270 takes $49,000 down to $32,730. My last car was purchased in 2003 so I can buy a used 2011 in 2013 (I always buy slightly used anyway) for probably $40K or so max. No time at filling stations or smog checks is worth another $3K to me as well. I'm not going to even mention stuff like no fuel filter, fuel injector cleaning, all that crap. We'll assume some irritating yearly maintenance is required for this as well.
I am purely pragmatic when it comes to car costs and going green, but if this thing turns out to be reliable -- which wouldn't surprise me given they have experience and pure electric is far simpler than internal combustion -- I'll be on this like white on rice.
Hmmm, I don't really see where he called her stupid. Let me re-read it...
Nope, still don't see it.
Can you help me out by pointing out where that is?
Except that the kids can't help that their parents are thick as bricks.
Perhaps, but should those kids fail to grow to be adults there is less likelihood we'll have more kids with thick parents.
There is nothing magical about the metabolic process. More calories will add more weight if you don't burn them.
If only all these people who magically gain weight while eating less calories than they burn could teach third worlders their tricks. Or at least apply them to farming livesstock so we could fatten cattle without feeding them!
I'm starting to think we just have too much knowledge these days. I've lost count of the number of 'discoveries' that are already known, both in IT and the wider areas of science and beyond.
Sorry, somebody already thought of that.
Probably the Simpson's.
Because the energy is not in infrared or UV radiation, you will experience neither of these effects. If you're worried about microwave radiation, remember that this includes the frequencies that make up the WiFi, Bluetooth, and AM/FM radio waves that pass through your body all the time.
For those concerned I am going to be selling custom tinfoil hats for protection.
Stylish AND they keep out government brain wave interference as well.
I even recently saw a device advertised recently which converts some other type of card (microSD? not sure) to Memory Stick. Obviously such a thing wouldn't exist if Memory Stick were priced competitively.
I suppose the existence of other devices that convert Memory Stick to SD is also proof that Memory Stick is not priced competitively.
By definition, were it not priced competitively, it would not exist (for long anyway). Sony doesn't lock in all devices either, for example the PS3s that have memory slots accept a host of forms and you can swap out the harddrive in any PS3 if you like.
If the companies decide to hike the prices in two years time due a deterioration in Gulf politics for example, he is sheltered from its effects and lets be honest it's very unlikely the price is going to go down per kwh.
While I like the idea and evaluate it myself every few years, I have to mention that during a major credit crunch deflation is always a real possibility.
I see plenty of good reasons. But just having a good reason isn't enough to do something. We have limited resources. There are many oppressed nations around the world. How about instead of rushing to interfere with Iran, we simply stop supporting the oppressive regimes we prop up first?
How is Chloe supposed to track the terrorists?
Seriously overpriced? No. Not for what you get. Somewhat overpriced? At $399 yes. At $349 it may or may not be. At $299 it would be a steal.
Yes, you pay a little bit more for quality hardware that doesn't break and things like integrated WiFi. TCO isn't a whole lot different between the two machines.
It's amusing to see people still making up reasons to hate the other guys.
There are currently 457 games on this list (PS3 games)
Another few hundred downloadable.
Personally I have not been able to keep up for the last year or so. I've not even gotten to Resident Evil 5 yet...
Really, the wattage of the device as a BluRay player is all you've got left now that the games are out for the PS3 and there is a sustainable userbase?
Anyone who wants to play Resistance 2 or Killzone 2?
I've been playing FPS on both consoles and PCs for a long time and while I'll play the games that have what I want, the mouse/keyboard is miles above either.
Saying one stick is better than another for an FPS is like bragging your bigwheel is faster than a tricycle.
Wow dude, someone made a mistake and you're writing your dissertation on it?
Activision is just playing the game to publicly seek concessions from Sony. With 25M PS3s and 50M PSPs they would be stupid to ignore that market and they know it.
While I think a price cut is needed as well, if you read the article, what Activision is really upset by is the $500M in royalties they paid.
My Dad had a huge VHS collection. He would see something interesting on TV, hit record, save the VHS tape...
...and never watch it again.
That may be the case with science in general, but when you are planning a multi-billion dollar campus you need to have your plans in place before you break ground.
Similarly, you change your hypothesis between experiments, not during.
She wasn't asking for it, the government made her walk to car in an unlit parking lot at 1:30 in the morning.