I realize submitters often can't resist editorializing, but come on, this isn't a replacement for hybrid technology. Indeed, this engine could be part of a hybrid system just as easily as any other. Yes, early hybrids present a mixed record of success and failure and there are plenty of detractors. Nevertheless, battery technology will improve and cost to manufacture will continue to come down. The technology is still in its infancy and a just battery breakthrough alone changes the picture in a big way. At the very least, hybrid technology is a great bridge to all-electric vehicles and the added range compared to an all-electric will long be of interest.
Solar already has the highest return on investment of renewable energy sources. Panels are continually improving and payback periods are now under 10 years and projected to be in the neighborhood of 4 years soon.
Sure, let Indians have their say, but don't expect us to shut up and mind our own business. The world is far too small for that now. I'm pretty sure many Indians don't agree with you.
Have you owned this car for the entire 10 years? You should have over 200K miles on it, if not, you bought the wrong car. If you do, then you saved enough on gas vs. a non-hybrid to pay for the battery pack and the hybrid premium with some nice change left over.
Hybrids have been out for a long time. It appears to me that they are increasing in popularity in spite of the naysayers. Every single person that I know who has a hybrid (maybe a dozen) is pretty happy with the fuel economy. None have complained about having to fork over money for a new battery system yet. One could argue concerning the high manufacturing cost, but I think that that has come down enough relative to selling price to achieve parity with non-hybrid vehicles. The technology continues to evolve and any battery breakthroughs will make them even more attractive.
You file the counterclaim that is provided for in the DMCA, indicating that to the best of your knowledge you are not infringing copyright. The ISP must then put the content back up If the copyright holder still wants to pursue the matter, it is up to them to take it to court.
Nevertheless, at THAT moment the legal exposure and costs become quite real. What we need is a private consortium of fair use defenders to fund these counterclaims, or something like it, to even the scales of power.
Because the license fees don't really amount to anything given what MS is offering in return. This has not been disclosed and an NDA probably applies. It could include sweetheart deals on WP7, various Windows OSs, and maybe some free Azure hosting. Who knows?
Here's a good conspiracy theory: Are they really paying money, or did MS say "Hey, if you "pay" this licensing fee for Android, we'll return it to you as credits on Windows Mobile licensing fees".
So Microsoft gets to spread FUD and tell everyone "Hey, these other guys paid up, so should you", while the companies may not be paying anything.
Since MS tried to require an NDA and confidentiality just to disclose the patents (which are already in the public domain), I wouldn't be surprised to find that they had some backroom deal to reward companies for paying for Anrdroid.
This is what I've been thinking from very early on.
"The major manufacturers would have only come to terms with Microsoft if they came to the conclusion that in a drawn out court battle, Microsoft would win."
I disagree. The terms of these agreements are never disclosed. I think instead of confining your analysis to just the results of a potential court battle, you need to consider what else might be thrown into the mix. It could just as well be that Microsoft is offering more than just indemnity for the licensing money. It could be a sweet offer we know nothing of, which allows Microsoft to continue to get press about the "cost" of using the Android OS.
They confirmed the same redshift data collected and approximated the event to have taken place 13 billion years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRB_090423
And the performance is not only good, but you can scale up and down on the fly. I've moved all my sites to Rackspace cloud servers. They've proven quite reliable, speedy and cost effective.
It's only morally bankrupt if the one doing the picking and choosing is thus. Using the Bible to create a personal mythos can be a fundamentally rational process, guided by a set of moral presuppositions, that leads to something beyond the rational. I have never met nor never read anyone who was able to create their system of values wholesale out of purely rational cloth (Certainly many tried, thinking of Kant). That's not a human failure, or a failure of reason itself, it's just reality. Myth and story are important to everyone. Fundamentalists of all stripes simply want to be reductionistic regarding their chosen "story". I have been greatly moved by elements from all the world's great religions and many of those considered to be less important. Likewise, I've been inspired by scientists who have been able to take the leaps of faith necessary to construct a fleshed out ethic, informed by both science and human values. Beyond all that, I believe that it is possible to bring values under the umbrella of science, but that won't happen when we are at war with each other and insist on embracing the variety of fundamentalism embraced on our chosen side of the battlefield. When it does, it will be because we will recognize that all of our so called knowledge is provisional, waiting to be informed by the journey we are taking into the future.
You were modded up as insightful, but for many straight quarters, Apple has been performing very well. Their stock price reflects real world, historical performance. If you happen to know that they are headed for an earnings drop, please tell us how you know.
Bikes in rain? Not so good. Can't hold umbrella and drive/ride. Can't brake so well. Wheels want to go parallel instead of serial. Everyone know serial is all the rage now.
Thanks for the common sense post. So many here think they should just get a free ride. Give me a dumb, fast pipe, don't play games with blocking ports and services and charge reasonably for bandwidth and traffic and I'm a happy customer. I'm tired of being treated as a LCD (lowest common denominator) customer and not being given sensible choices. I'm tired of being lied to when the ISP's network has issues (i.e. told to reboot endlessly when I can clearly tell where the problem is). Sell me a bona fide business connection without expecting to charge me for integration services or unneeded bells and whistles.
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I realize submitters often can't resist editorializing, but come on, this isn't a replacement for hybrid technology. Indeed, this engine could be part of a hybrid system just as easily as any other. Yes, early hybrids present a mixed record of success and failure and there are plenty of detractors. Nevertheless, battery technology will improve and cost to manufacture will continue to come down. The technology is still in its infancy and a just battery breakthrough alone changes the picture in a big way. At the very least, hybrid technology is a great bridge to all-electric vehicles and the added range compared to an all-electric will long be of interest.
Solar already has the highest return on investment of renewable energy sources. Panels are continually improving and payback periods are now under 10 years and projected to be in the neighborhood of 4 years soon.
Solar R.O.I.
Indeed, but with replantings there are more trees, a lot more, than a century ago.
And this devotion to coercive power, carried as some form of an absolute value to its logical conclusion, will damn the world to destruction.
Probably a better analogy than you realize, though I don't think you have a very good understanding of either one.
Enough Guinness and who cares? One probably won't be able to tell the difference.
Knock your self out twit: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=research+asbestos+mesothelioma&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart
Apparently this ABC news report agrees with the poster you're replying to. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/with-reservations-obama-signs-act-to-allow-detention-of-citizens/
Sure, let Indians have their say, but don't expect us to shut up and mind our own business. The world is far too small for that now. I'm pretty sure many Indians don't agree with you.
Have you owned this car for the entire 10 years? You should have over 200K miles on it, if not, you bought the wrong car. If you do, then you saved enough on gas vs. a non-hybrid to pay for the battery pack and the hybrid premium with some nice change left over.
Hybrids have been out for a long time. It appears to me that they are increasing in popularity in spite of the naysayers. Every single person that I know who has a hybrid (maybe a dozen) is pretty happy with the fuel economy. None have complained about having to fork over money for a new battery system yet. One could argue concerning the high manufacturing cost, but I think that that has come down enough relative to selling price to achieve parity with non-hybrid vehicles. The technology continues to evolve and any battery breakthroughs will make them even more attractive.
I tend to agree with the sediments
In other words you ARE a bottom feeder. ;-)
It doesn't matter whether they've heard about it or not. The effect is still real, without the name.
You file the counterclaim that is provided for in the DMCA, indicating that to the best of your knowledge you are not infringing copyright. The ISP must then put the content back up If the copyright holder still wants to pursue the matter, it is up to them to take it to court.
Nevertheless, at THAT moment the legal exposure and costs become quite real. What we need is a private consortium of fair use defenders to fund these counterclaims, or something like it, to even the scales of power.
Because the license fees don't really amount to anything given what MS is offering in return. This has not been disclosed and an NDA probably applies. It could include sweetheart deals on WP7, various Windows OSs, and maybe some free Azure hosting. Who knows?
Here's a good conspiracy theory: Are they really paying money, or did MS say "Hey, if you "pay" this licensing fee for Android, we'll return it to you as credits on Windows Mobile licensing fees".
So Microsoft gets to spread FUD and tell everyone "Hey, these other guys paid up, so should you", while the companies may not be paying anything.
Since MS tried to require an NDA and confidentiality just to disclose the patents (which are already in the public domain), I wouldn't be surprised to find that they had some backroom deal to reward companies for paying for Anrdroid.
This is what I've been thinking from very early on.
"The major manufacturers would have only come to terms with Microsoft if they came to the conclusion that in a drawn out court battle, Microsoft would win."
I disagree. The terms of these agreements are never disclosed. I think instead of confining your analysis to just the results of a potential court battle, you need to consider what else might be thrown into the mix. It could just as well be that Microsoft is offering more than just indemnity for the licensing money. It could be a sweet offer we know nothing of, which allows Microsoft to continue to get press about the "cost" of using the Android OS.
They confirmed the same redshift data collected and approximated the event to have taken place 13 billion years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRB_090423
And the performance is not only good, but you can scale up and down on the fly. I've moved all my sites to Rackspace cloud servers. They've proven quite reliable, speedy and cost effective.
Your abusive attitude negates any valid points you may have made.
It detracts from the civility of the conversation and raises defensiveness, but it doesn't negate the validity of the argument
"It's pick and choose, and morally bankrupt."
It's only morally bankrupt if the one doing the picking and choosing is thus. Using the Bible to create a personal mythos can be a fundamentally rational process, guided by a set of moral presuppositions, that leads to something beyond the rational. I have never met nor never read anyone who was able to create their system of values wholesale out of purely rational cloth (Certainly many tried, thinking of Kant). That's not a human failure, or a failure of reason itself, it's just reality. Myth and story are important to everyone. Fundamentalists of all stripes simply want to be reductionistic regarding their chosen "story". I have been greatly moved by elements from all the world's great religions and many of those considered to be less important. Likewise, I've been inspired by scientists who have been able to take the leaps of faith necessary to construct a fleshed out ethic, informed by both science and human values. Beyond all that, I believe that it is possible to bring values under the umbrella of science, but that won't happen when we are at war with each other and insist on embracing the variety of fundamentalism embraced on our chosen side of the battlefield. When it does, it will be because we will recognize that all of our so called knowledge is provisional, waiting to be informed by the journey we are taking into the future.
In the world of Android, the term is "root", rather than "jailbreak".
You were modded up as insightful, but for many straight quarters, Apple has been performing very well. Their stock price reflects real world, historical performance. If you happen to know that they are headed for an earnings drop, please tell us how you know.
Bikes in rain? Not so good. Can't hold umbrella and drive/ride. Can't brake so well. Wheels want to go parallel instead of serial. Everyone know serial is all the rage now.
Thanks for the common sense post. So many here think they should just get a free ride. Give me a dumb, fast pipe, don't play games with blocking ports and services and charge reasonably for bandwidth and traffic and I'm a happy customer. I'm tired of being treated as a LCD (lowest common denominator) customer and not being given sensible choices. I'm tired of being lied to when the ISP's network has issues (i.e. told to reboot endlessly when I can clearly tell where the problem is). Sell me a bona fide business connection without expecting to charge me for integration services or unneeded bells and whistles.