Doesn't California have a tax incentive? Something like 50% deductible?
And it's not cost effective if you expect power prices to remain where they are. Market fluxuations will be in your favor!
And if your goal is an energy efficient house, you can buy a modular house for the SAME cost as a regular house. Only difference is that your power bills are 1/10 to 1/4 of what they used to be.
Power companies HAVE to accept the power you add to the grid and reimburse you. However, unless you've got a megawatt reactor in the basement, you're not going to get much.
Once the government stopped subsidising renewable energy in the 80's, the field has settled down and has made some impressive strides. Windmill generators have become more efficient, solar cells have also become more effective, you can buy a micro geothermal plant!
Wow, several hundred dollars?
When I was 15 there was nothing around me. Oh, wait, if I got on my bike and pedaled for an hour I could get to a bar. For some reason they weren't interested in hiring me.
Farm sounds nice, too bad I was in a neighborhood where there were no farms. Any work done at home was considered "free labor".
Oh wait, I remember a horse farm, they were willing to let you work there for....free. Always a bunch of people there working for free access to the horses. So big guy, don't assume that because YOU can make money by working that EVERYONE can. Sometimes there are no jobs.
I don't believe you're making me say this, I mean, I'm only 29, but "Sheesh! Kids today!"
Yeah right. The problem with the x-33 is that it's too advanced/experimental for the US. I'd love to see any other country in the world give a shot at making one that works. Cause they won't be able to.
That's why I'm not worried about the stolen nuclear bomb designs. Yeah, they can be used to make some advanced nuclear bombs. Good luck in getting the chimps you guys call scientists in actually building one.
Oh yeah, and if you manage to actually build one, you'll have to test it, to make sure you didn't screw up. Breaking the nuclear bomb test treaty with a megaton warhead is not going to endear you to the hearts of the rest of the world.
I have no problem with authority over critical infrastructure, but there has to be accountability. When I was running the Internic,
I was accountable to everyone; investors, my seniors and pretty much anyone who had a domain name and could get through to me. The people involved in this mess by and large seem to have an unhealthily low score on the six-degrees-of-Kevin-Bacon game. There's an old adage about only giving power to those who don't want it. By that standard, many of the ICANN participants should be acting like the cymbal monkey that got the stuffing kicked out of him by the Eveready bunny.
I've seen better writing from Turing test rejects. Obviously this man has already been "Taken care of." and replaced by a robot. A cheap one.
You have an interesting idea of responsibility. On road conditions, where your manovering is very limited, your arguement is valid.
This is flying. You're piloting a multimillion dollar aircraft, you're coming up on an aircraft and the distance between you two is decreasing at 500mph. Do you:
A) Fly above or to the sides, in case you mis-judge something.
B) Fly directly behind the craft, in the prop wash, leaving no margin for error.
In a jet cockpit (Yeah yeah "Flight Deck") there is no room for sloppy practices or thinking. The USAF doesn't train the hell out of it's pilots just for the hell of it. They live longer, they kill better, the planes come back.
The Chinese jet pilot was hotdogging. He screwed up. He died.
They CAN kill them. They have the ability and have done such things in the past. However it would be an act of war. And despite the way they've been handling this, they're not idiots. And our diplomats won't back them into a corner with no way out.
Due to foreseen problems with Microsoft in the future, we will be switching to another OS. Each work area will soon receive a new computer with Linux on it. This will be used to experiment on and to review your current computer needs. One year from now all computers will be changed to the Linux OS, you may request to have it installed on your computer at any time from now until then.
One year from now all departments will be 100% Microsoft free. Classes dealing with teaching basics of Microsoft will instead deal with teaching the basics of Linux. If have a program that has no Linux equivalent, contact IS and they will assist you further.
I think they mispoke. I understand business, and I bet they think arcade games are profitable, but counsole games give MORE profit. That's all it takes in the business world.
Has anyone here BEEN to an arcade recently? Hardly anything new, machines widely spaced apart. Someone mentioned the superiority of arcade machines, I've yet to see it.
>Being bombarded with 50 quests simultaneously really kills the level of enjoyment dramatically.
I'm playing it for the first time. I think the game rocks. The way to handle the quest system is to realize that the game is broken up into chapters. Don't finish any quests that will take you to a new chapter. Don't worry about anyone saying "Do this as soon as possible! Now! Now! Now!" Very few of the quests are time dependant.
I started off with a Gnome Illusionist, got frusterated about 30% though and started over with a Half-orc. His name is Crunch. He rocks.
Ok, this hunger thing. It is NOT a problem with not having enough food, it has everything to do with getting the food to the hungry people. America alone has the production to feed the entire world if it had to.
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Doesn't California have a tax incentive? Something like 50% deductible?
And it's not cost effective if you expect power prices to remain where they are. Market fluxuations will be in your favor!
And if your goal is an energy efficient house, you can buy a modular house for the SAME cost as a regular house. Only difference is that your power bills are 1/10 to 1/4 of what they used to be.
Power companies HAVE to accept the power you add to the grid and reimburse you. However, unless you've got a megawatt reactor in the basement, you're not going to get much.
Once the government stopped subsidising renewable energy in the 80's, the field has settled down and has made some impressive strides. Windmill generators have become more efficient, solar cells have also become more effective, you can buy a micro geothermal plant!
I'd use a railgun as a launching pad for these things.
.77 cents a gallon? I was at the airport last week and jet fuel cost 2.71 dollars per gallon.
Oddly enough, fuel for piston engines cost 2.70$
Wow, several hundred dollars?
When I was 15 there was nothing around me. Oh, wait, if I got on my bike and pedaled for an hour I could get to a bar. For some reason they weren't interested in hiring me.
Farm sounds nice, too bad I was in a neighborhood where there were no farms. Any work done at home was considered "free labor".
Oh wait, I remember a horse farm, they were willing to let you work there for....free. Always a bunch of people there working for free access to the horses. So big guy, don't assume that because YOU can make money by working that EVERYONE can. Sometimes there are no jobs.
I don't believe you're making me say this, I mean, I'm only 29, but "Sheesh! Kids today!"
Later,
ErikZ
What a bunch of pussys.
Yeah right. The problem with the x-33 is that it's too advanced/experimental for the US. I'd love to see any other country in the world give a shot at making one that works. Cause they won't be able to.
That's why I'm not worried about the stolen nuclear bomb designs. Yeah, they can be used to make some advanced nuclear bombs. Good luck in getting the chimps you guys call scientists in actually building one.
Oh yeah, and if you manage to actually build one, you'll have to test it, to make sure you didn't screw up. Breaking the nuclear bomb test treaty with a megaton warhead is not going to endear you to the hearts of the rest of the world.
Really? Well then, who's day is it?
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I have no problem with authority over critical infrastructure, but there has to be accountability. When I was running the Internic, I was accountable to everyone; investors, my seniors and pretty much anyone who had a domain name and could get through to me. The people involved in this mess by and large seem to have an unhealthily low score on the six-degrees-of-Kevin-Bacon game. There's an old adage about only giving power to those who don't want it. By that standard, many of the ICANN participants should be acting like the cymbal monkey that got the stuffing kicked out of him by the Eveready bunny.
I've seen better writing from Turing test rejects. Obviously this man has already been "Taken care of." and replaced by a robot. A cheap one.
ErikZ
Mine was:
Teacher,"There are three states of matter."
Me,"What? I thought there were four. Solid, liquid, gas, plasma."
Teacher, "Plasma?"
Me, "Yeah, you know, like the sun."
Teacher, blank stare.
Me, "Right, three states of matter. Please continue."
So THAT'S what happened to the nose. I thought they were already dismantling it.
You have an interesting idea of responsibility. On road conditions, where your manovering is very limited, your arguement is valid.
This is flying. You're piloting a multimillion dollar aircraft, you're coming up on an aircraft and the distance between you two is decreasing at 500mph. Do you:
A) Fly above or to the sides, in case you mis-judge something.
B) Fly directly behind the craft, in the prop wash, leaving no margin for error.
In a jet cockpit (Yeah yeah "Flight Deck") there is no room for sloppy practices or thinking. The USAF doesn't train the hell out of it's pilots just for the hell of it. They live longer, they kill better, the planes come back.
The Chinese jet pilot was hotdogging. He screwed up. He died.
They CAN kill them. They have the ability and have done such things in the past. However it would be an act of war. And despite the way they've been handling this, they're not idiots. And our diplomats won't back them into a corner with no way out.
I thought so. I haven't been contacted by the original poster about my challenge. Therefore I declare his new status as "Big bag of wind."
Later,
ErikZ
Anyone can make a prediction, would you be willing to make a bet? In cash?
Later,
ErikZ
eazolan@davesworld.net
I'd like my next computer to be FreeBSD based, so what do you mean by "Hand Holding"?
Chance favors the prepared mind, and all that.
Later,
ErikZ
"Turns out the Microsoft licence costs were something like 3 times the company's licence costs..."
Huh? I don't get it.
Later,
ErikZ
Dear Employees,
Due to foreseen problems with Microsoft in the future, we will be switching to another OS. Each work area will soon receive a new computer with Linux on it. This will be used to experiment on and to review your current computer needs. One year from now all computers will be changed to the Linux OS, you may request to have it installed on your computer at any time from now until then.
One year from now all departments will be 100% Microsoft free. Classes dealing with teaching basics of Microsoft will instead deal with teaching the basics of Linux. If have a program that has no Linux equivalent, contact IS and they will assist you further.
Now that wasn't so hard now, was it?
Later,
ErikZ
Uh, it actually sound pretty normal. What's up with the legal battle? What went wrong?
Later,
ErikZ
Well yes, you got our attention, but then instead of doing something with it, you decided to slap us around some more. :-)
Later,
ErikZ
I think they mispoke. I understand business, and I bet they think arcade games are profitable, but counsole games give MORE profit. That's all it takes in the business world.
Has anyone here BEEN to an arcade recently? Hardly anything new, machines widely spaced apart. Someone mentioned the superiority of arcade machines, I've yet to see it.
Later,
ErikZ
My 60$ Microsoft LED "Intellimouse" died after about 6 months. Many other people had this problem. Beautifully Engineered my ass.
Later,
ErikZ
Maybe because instead of actually SAYING what your point was, you ended up being a sarcastic smart-ass in every sentance your wrote.
I wouldn't even know where to begin writing a counter point to your post.
So, today's lesson is that talk down to the moderators, they're gonna drag you down.
Later,
ErikZ
>Being bombarded with 50 quests simultaneously really kills the level of enjoyment dramatically.
I'm playing it for the first time. I think the game rocks. The way to handle the quest system is to realize that the game is broken up into chapters. Don't finish any quests that will take you to a new chapter. Don't worry about anyone saying "Do this as soon as possible! Now! Now! Now!" Very few of the quests are time dependant.
I started off with a Gnome Illusionist, got frusterated about 30% though and started over with a Half-orc. His name is Crunch. He rocks.
Later,
ErikZ
>Imagine a world with no Hunger
Ok, this hunger thing. It is NOT a problem with not having enough food, it has everything to do with getting the food to the hungry people. America alone has the production to feed the entire world if it had to.
Politics causes world hunger.
Later,
ErikZ
>I've read somewhere that in Japan the idea of drinking milk from an animal is considered a disgusting idea, but I don't know if this is true.
It might be, but most of the non-white world is lactose intolerant after growing out of infancy.
To most of the world "Cheese" is spoiled milk which actually makes you ill.
Later,
ErikZ