The best improvement I discovered is when I put a mirror in the shower. I shave while I am showering. While conditioner is still in my hair, but before I soap up. I will have to try the "sans shaving cream" & see what that does.
If a person is supporting a family on less than $5 an hour, they most likely do not have one or more of the following: television, DVD player, electricity
If that is the case, they are most likely not in the demographic that the producers of this DVD are targeting. If said person has the 3 above items and is raising a family, they are most likely not in the USA. Again, they are out of the demographic the producers are looking at. If said example is in the US making less than $5 an hour, I would suggest to them that they shut off the TV & increase their skill set to allow them to earn more than $5 an hour.
What about the families of the writers & the voice talent? Do they deserve to eat? What about the people working in the factories making the DVDs? Do they deserve a fair wage?
I for one know quality entertainment when I see it. I think $5 an hour for such entertainment is well worth it.
Amazon is selling the entire series for $118 with free shipping. The discs contain 72 episodes. Let's say that you don't watch any of the bonus features. Let's also say that each episode is 20 minutes long. That means there is 24 full hours of Futurama. The cost breaks down to just under $5 an hour. How much cheaper would they have to be?
Interest on a home is amortized annually. The numbers you are using assume that the interest rate if quoted for the lifetime of the loan.
For instance, let's say you purchased a $400,000 dollar home @ 10% interest. This loan is setup so you pay interest only for the 1st year. 10% of $400,000 is $40,000 for the year or $40k/12 per month. $40k/12 is $3,333 per month. This is just a rough example, however. Because the interest is always accruing it makes computation of interest payments rather difficult (for me, anyway.)
I found a few links that might be helpful for you. The first is a rather elaborate site that really gets to into the particulars of loan payment..
The second site has some simple but useful financial calculators. I would recommend you plug some numbers in either site and see what different interest rates and loan lengths do to the total interest paid.
A thirty year mortgage at 0% interest for a $400,000 loan is $1,111 per month. Is your credit so bad that the best interest rate you can get is 360%?
FYI - if he was being charged 360% the payment would be $120k/month. The numbers he was quoting would be around 11.5% But this does not account for taxes & insurance.
I'm guessing you would learn that after the pregnancy announcement?
Call me inexperienced if you wish, but I prefer to use as many layers of defense as possible.
I would love to continue this conversation, but I am going for a weekend drive. I will be wearing a seat belt despite the fact that I also have an air bag.
I would recommend placing something in the water for the steam bubbles to originate around. I use a chopstick. The steam bubbles all around the chopstick & I have no surprises to contend with.
Just a thought; There is a refrigerator designed specifically for garages. It actually has a heater for when the temperature dips below freezing. You could stick the server(s) in the fridge. This would keep them warm and cool. (maybe) It might be worth looking into.
Hey Silwenae, That sounds like a unit that wasn't quite ready for prime time. That's a shame. I know how upset & disappointed I would be if I has the same issues. Perhaps if I tell you a bit about my choice, you might be a bit less skeptical.
I have a Phatnoise AKA Music Keg. The Phatnoise device is a HD based player designed to emulate a CD changer. You install it / have it installed just as you would any CD changer. It sends the audio & pulls the power from one cable attached to the head unit, so it looks like it would be really easy. (I wouldn't know, I had it professionally installed.)
I really enjoy the interface because it uses the Kenwood head unit for control & display. The head unit I chose has 2 lines of text & it makes it easy to see the name of the song & play list that I am listening to. I also have a remote installed on my steering wheel, so I don't even have to take my eyes off the road. This is important, as I have a KDC-X959 head unit. Pretty to look at, but a horrid UI.
In the Phatnoise forums, there is a constant discussion as to why the DMS aka "cartridge with the hard drive in it." It appears that they use laptop hard drives with better than average anti-shock characteristics. I'm not sure if that is the case, but I do know that what ever they use, it works.
The drawback to this arrangement is the cost of the unit. I paid about $600 for the Phatnoise with a 10 Gig drive about three years ago. The current cost for the largest upgrade, 80 Gig DMS, is $349. This gets you a hard drive in a case that slides into the Phatnoise unit.
There is also no wireless networking. But there are rumors of this coming in a future version. All in all, I would say it is a great setup. It never skips, it is easy to use, it is expensive, but it is worth it.
Slashdot Mirror
The best improvement I discovered is when I put a mirror in the shower. I shave while I am showering. While conditioner is still in my hair, but before I soap up. I will have to try the "sans shaving cream" & see what that does.
Maybe I'm addicted to the Internet, maybe not. But it sure has eliminated my TV and newspaper habit...
That is because television & newspapers are merely "gateway medias." Face it dude, you're hooked!
Hmmm... did you ever collect red ants and dump them on a black-ant-hill?
Uh, no. But I don't think lions would do that either.
If a person is supporting a family on less than $5 an hour, they most likely do not have one or more of the following: television, DVD player, electricity
If that is the case, they are most likely not in the demographic that the producers of this DVD are targeting. If said person has the 3 above items and is raising a family, they are most likely not in the USA. Again, they are out of the demographic the producers are looking at. If said example is in the US making less than $5 an hour, I would suggest to them that they shut off the TV & increase their skill set to allow them to earn more than $5 an hour.
What about the families of the writers & the voice talent? Do they deserve to eat? What about the people working in the factories making the DVDs? Do they deserve a fair wage?
I for one know quality entertainment when I see it. I think $5 an hour for such entertainment is well worth it.
Amazon is selling the entire series for $118 with free shipping. The discs contain 72 episodes. Let's say that you don't watch any of the bonus features. Let's also say that each episode is 20 minutes long. That means there is 24 full hours of Futurama. The cost breaks down to just under $5 an hour. How much cheaper would they have to be?
I'd just like to point out that 5 years predictions (and plans based on those predictions) worked stunningly well for quite a few communist countries.
We have always been at war with Oceania.
Yeah that one is great. I can't imagine getting a car so cheap with standard PS, A/C, and A/T. Plus it is all electric!
Evolutions will wipe out the thoughtless and careless (stupid) among our population.
Then who will run for congress?
and it can make actually finding the eggs a bit difficult.
:)
Easter egg hunt! Yay!
I think you are talking about intellitoast.
:)
http://ubergeek.tv/article.php?pid=53
Interest on a home is amortized annually. The numbers you are using assume that the interest rate if quoted for the lifetime of the loan.
For instance, let's say you purchased a $400,000 dollar home @ 10% interest. This loan is setup so you pay interest only for the 1st year. 10% of $400,000 is $40,000 for the year or $40k/12 per month. $40k/12 is $3,333 per month. This is just a rough example, however. Because the interest is always accruing it makes computation of interest payments rather difficult (for me, anyway.)
I found a few links that might be helpful for you. The first is a rather elaborate site that really gets to into the particulars of loan payment..
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/popcalc2.asp
The second site has some simple but useful financial calculators. I would recommend you plug some numbers in either site and see what different interest rates and loan lengths do to the total interest paid.
http://www.davebuyshouses.net/calc_index.htm
A thirty year mortgage at 0% interest for a $400,000 loan is $1,111 per month. Is your credit so bad that the best interest rate you can get is 360%?
FYI - if he was being charged 360% the payment would be $120k/month. The numbers he was quoting would be around 11.5% But this does not account for taxes & insurance.
Are you familiar with Phatnoise? Their device will play FLAC encoded files.
http://www.phatnoise.com/
That would be nice, but you always have the option to, you know, RTFA.
;)
Thanks, but what does RTFA mean?
I kid, I kid!
...uphill...
I know just what you mean.......
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4396831.s
Unless the woman is a biological freak
I'm guessing you would learn that after the pregnancy announcement?
Call me inexperienced if you wish, but I prefer to use as many layers of defense as possible.
I would love to continue this conversation, but I am going for a weekend drive. I will be wearing a seat belt despite the fact that I also have an air bag.
It's not even a real Hummer. It's a pickup in quasi-military drag.
t /vehicle_nmb/11571/section/reviews
Actually, it is a Suburban. They share the same chassis.
http://www.intellichoice.com/reports/vehicleRepor
I would recommend placing something in the water for the steam bubbles to originate around. I use a chopstick. The steam bubbles all around the chopstick & I have no surprises to contend with.
There are car MP3 players, but the ones I have seen require you to burn a CD with MP3's on them.
Try this:
http://www.phatnoise.com/
Just a thought; There is a refrigerator designed specifically for garages. It actually has a heater for when the temperature dips below freezing. You could stick the server(s) in the fridge. This would keep them warm and cool. (maybe) It might be worth looking into.
Here is the link:
http://totalgarageconcepts.com/freezerator.html
Hey Silwenae,
That sounds like a unit that wasn't quite ready for prime time. That's a shame. I know how upset & disappointed I would be if I has the same issues. Perhaps if I tell you a bit about my choice, you might be a bit less skeptical.
I have a Phatnoise AKA Music Keg. The Phatnoise device is a HD based player designed to emulate a CD changer. You install it / have it installed just as you would any CD changer. It sends the audio & pulls the power from one cable attached to the head unit, so it looks like it would be really easy. (I wouldn't know, I had it professionally installed.)
I really enjoy the interface because it uses the Kenwood head unit for control & display. The head unit I chose has 2 lines of text & it makes it easy to see the name of the song & play list that I am listening to. I also have a remote installed on my steering wheel, so I don't even have to take my eyes off the road. This is important, as I have a KDC-X959 head unit. Pretty to look at, but a horrid UI.
In the Phatnoise forums, there is a constant discussion as to why the DMS aka "cartridge with the hard drive in it." It appears that they use laptop hard drives with better than average anti-shock characteristics. I'm not sure if that is the case, but I do know that what ever they use, it works.
The drawback to this arrangement is the cost of the unit. I paid about $600 for the Phatnoise with a 10 Gig drive about three years ago. The current cost for the largest upgrade, 80 Gig DMS, is $349. This gets you a hard drive in a case that slides into the Phatnoise unit.
There is also no wireless networking. But there are rumors of this coming in a future version. All in all, I would say it is a great setup. It never skips, it is easy to use, it is expensive, but it is worth it.
Good luck in your search.
http://www.phatnoise.com/
Does that come before or after they check for dupes?
Silly Rabbit, they don't check for dupes.
I found a rather usful device that call tell you how much enegry each of your devices is using.
It's called a Kill-a-Watt.
Here is a link to a review:
Kill-a-Watt
But you ain't a hero until you have an action figure made in your likeness.
Booyah!