I think you can easily remove the ice maker from most freezers. I've done it in the past to fix them. Just a few screws and bolts. Or, you could just buy one without an ice maker... cheaper but they are pretty much standard on all but the cheapest fridges.
I do look at the labels (especially since they are bright yellow and required to be plastered on the front of every appliance). Yes, they do influence my purchase decisions. (BTW, your "in door" ice dispenser takes up a lot more space in the freezer and uses more energy than the traditional ice maker. I think it's an American thing to have ice in every beverage. I prefer water at tap temperature and I don't drink flavored beverages.)
Coal has only been cheap because it has been allowed to pollute the air and water at no cost. If coal had to actually pay for the cost of the damage to health and the environment, it would be a lot more expensive (and scarce).
I thought the point of renewables is that they have very little cost to society. There is no CO2, NOx, heavy metal pollution, mine tailings, etc. There is a small amount of pollution related to the manufacture of solar panels, windmills, etc. but beyond that, there is no ongoing pollution as there is with fossil fuels. You seem to think that they should pay a tax for retraining workers... perhaps, but that is also a very small amount compared to the amount of energy generated and is covered by existing government programs. So, what is the rationale for taxing renewables?
Yes, you're right. J1772 is slow but not useless. It's great for overnight charging. However, this discussion is about SuperChargers which charge at a much higher rate so that you can stop on the road for a relatively short period of time to recharge and get back on the road to continue your trip. J1772 is useless for high rate charging (it's only about 5 or 10% or the rate of a Supercharger).
They've offered to share their SC network. Nobody has taken them up. The truth is that the old school dinosaurs aren't interested in selling EV's. They produce a few pathetic compliance cars to satisfy the regulations but that's it.
The earth is going to eliminate this invasive species (homo sapiens sapiens) which is attempting to destroy it. Good self-regulation. A few tens of million years of a carboniferous period should return things to equilibrium... then it can start over with amphibians and the rest... maybe it will work out better next time.
Every car I have owned has had to have the mechanical parking brake adjusted at one point. I even had the cable break on one which left me with no parking brake. Mechanical light switches? I have an older house and I am constantly replacing old mechanical light switches. They break all the time. Toyota was working on an electric car with Tesla a few years ago but broke off cooperation. One of the issues (don't know if this was a "deal breaker") was that the old school Toyota engineers just couldn't fathom how an electric parking brake would work. In addition to the electric parking brake, Tesla has electric standard brakes (Bosch iBooster system)... the brakes are great.
I see no one has mentioned the 8008 yet so I guess I'm the oldest geezer. Popular Electronics had plans for an Intel 8008 based computer so I hand wired it on a homebuilt chassis. 256 bytes of memory. Programmed in bare machine code (no stinking assembler crutch). Added an octal keyboard and display which made it much easier to program. Also added a cassette tape interface which could store and read programs... Programmed and ran a few games on it. I think I still have it buried under the house somewhere.
Interesting insight. I think that's why Trump bombed Syria. We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this. (Even though it won't make things better... and probably worse.)
I think Tesla is planning a pickup truck since they are very popular. I don't know why since most of them that I see on the road are empty in the back "pickup" part. I guess people are enamored with the idea that some day they might want to put a board in the back and drive home and do some home improvement work... someday...
Haven't had this problem with the Tesla in spite of the doors being covered in ice/snow. Seems to break through just fine. (OTOH, my Land Rover door handles regularly get iced up and require hot water to thaw them out.)
I like it when I walk up to the car and the door handles pop out. Makes me feel special. (Yes, I am an old guy with waning sex appeal so this does keep me going.)
It's called the Tesla Model 3. Smaller, less complex, fewer gimmicks, great range, $35,000 You'll have to get in line, though. 400,000 people have already put down $1000 deposits. Deliveries start in a few months.
Tom McClintock (R) California Unfortunately, I live in one of the few hard core right wing districts in California. Even so, many of them are upset at his intransigence.
Next new feature they will add is an active camera to make sure you are in the room. If you leave, it will stop and wait for your return so you don't miss any ads. (BTW, your dog doesn't count)
A year ago I was facing the decision to replace my aging MacBook Air with one of Apple's expensive but pathetic newer models and decided to get a Chromebook (Asus Flipbook) instead for much less money. Best decision ever! Not only is the Asus faster than my MacBook (which seems to have gotten slower with every Apple update) but I have access to my Android apps plus apps written for the Chromebook. I use Google docs for all of my wp, presentations and spreadsheets (and great collaborative workspaces). I've installed Crouton for the times when I need Linux for programming, etc. Just a tab switch from ChromeOS to Linux. Remarkably fast. Couldn't be happier. For my uses, it's definitely a PC and does everything I need.
Since Trump, I've been calling and emailing my Congress man every week. He's a cretin and shows no sign of hearing anything I've said. Totally bought by corporate and GOP
Most racists don't consider themselves racist. Most people who voted for Trump are sympathetic to his racist, misogynist, xenophobic, islamophobic views. Your rationalization is that you wanted a "Scalia" replacement. He was a blatant racist so you are a racist for wanting someone like him. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballo... http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nb...
Good advice but the problem is that most people have jobs where they get a W2 so they are stuck. The IRS takes a dim view of the converting W2 to 1099 scam so most people don't have that option. You have to have a cooperative employer for that to work and the IRS will investigate (and fine both you and your employer).
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I think you can easily remove the ice maker from most freezers. I've done it in the past to fix them. Just a few screws and bolts.
Or, you could just buy one without an ice maker... cheaper but they are pretty much standard on all but the cheapest fridges.
I do look at the labels (especially since they are bright yellow and required to be plastered on the front of every appliance). Yes, they do influence my purchase decisions.
(BTW, your "in door" ice dispenser takes up a lot more space in the freezer and uses more energy than the traditional ice maker. I think it's an American thing to have ice in every beverage. I prefer water at tap temperature and I don't drink flavored beverages.)
Coal has only been cheap because it has been allowed to pollute the air and water at no cost. If coal had to actually pay for the cost of the damage to health and the environment, it would be a lot more expensive (and scarce).
I thought the point of renewables is that they have very little cost to society. There is no CO2, NOx, heavy metal pollution, mine tailings, etc. There is a small amount of pollution related to the manufacture of solar panels, windmills, etc. but beyond that, there is no ongoing pollution as there is with fossil fuels.
You seem to think that they should pay a tax for retraining workers... perhaps, but that is also a very small amount compared to the amount of energy generated and is covered by existing government programs.
So, what is the rationale for taxing renewables?
Yes, you're right. J1772 is slow but not useless. It's great for overnight charging.
However, this discussion is about SuperChargers which charge at a much higher rate so that you can stop on the road for a relatively short period of time to recharge and get back on the road to continue your trip. J1772 is useless for high rate charging (it's only about 5 or 10% or the rate of a Supercharger).
They've offered to share their SC network. Nobody has taken them up.
The truth is that the old school dinosaurs aren't interested in selling EV's. They produce a few pathetic compliance cars to satisfy the regulations but that's it.
J1772 is useless. It's slow. Irrelevant.
Only good for overnight charging.
The earth is going to eliminate this invasive species (homo sapiens sapiens) which is attempting to destroy it. Good self-regulation.
A few tens of million years of a carboniferous period should return things to equilibrium... then it can start over with amphibians and the rest... maybe it will work out better next time.
Good to see that Obama is having success even in the UK
Every car I have owned has had to have the mechanical parking brake adjusted at one point. I even had the cable break on one which left me with no parking brake.
Mechanical light switches? I have an older house and I am constantly replacing old mechanical light switches. They break all the time.
Toyota was working on an electric car with Tesla a few years ago but broke off cooperation. One of the issues (don't know if this was a "deal breaker") was that the old school Toyota engineers just couldn't fathom how an electric parking brake would work. In addition to the electric parking brake, Tesla has electric standard brakes (Bosch iBooster system)... the brakes are great.
I see no one has mentioned the 8008 yet so I guess I'm the oldest geezer.
Popular Electronics had plans for an Intel 8008 based computer so I hand wired it on a homebuilt chassis. 256 bytes of memory. Programmed in bare machine code (no stinking assembler crutch). Added an octal keyboard and display which made it much easier to program. Also added a cassette tape interface which could store and read programs... Programmed and ran a few games on it.
I think I still have it buried under the house somewhere.
Ignorant speculation
Ah! You have proof?
All I've seen is ignorant speculation.
Interesting insight.
I think that's why Trump bombed Syria.
We must do something.
This is something.
Therefore, we must do this.
(Even though it won't make things better... and probably worse.)
I think Tesla is planning a pickup truck since they are very popular. I don't know why since most of them that I see on the road are empty in the back "pickup" part.
I guess people are enamored with the idea that some day they might want to put a board in the back and drive home and do some home improvement work... someday...
Haven't had this problem with the Tesla in spite of the doors being covered in ice/snow. Seems to break through just fine. (OTOH, my Land Rover door handles regularly get iced up and require hot water to thaw them out.)
I like it when I walk up to the car and the door handles pop out. Makes me feel special.
(Yes, I am an old guy with waning sex appeal so this does keep me going.)
It's called the Tesla Model 3.
Smaller, less complex, fewer gimmicks, great range, $35,000
You'll have to get in line, though. 400,000 people have already put down $1000 deposits.
Deliveries start in a few months.
Tom McClintock (R) California
Unfortunately, I live in one of the few hard core right wing districts in California. Even so, many of them are upset at his intransigence.
Next new feature they will add is an active camera to make sure you are in the room. If you leave, it will stop and wait for your return so you don't miss any ads. (BTW, your dog doesn't count)
A year ago I was facing the decision to replace my aging MacBook Air with one of Apple's expensive but pathetic newer models and decided to get a Chromebook (Asus Flipbook) instead for much less money. Best decision ever!
Not only is the Asus faster than my MacBook (which seems to have gotten slower with every Apple update) but I have access to my Android apps plus apps written for the Chromebook. I use Google docs for all of my wp, presentations and spreadsheets (and great collaborative workspaces).
I've installed Crouton for the times when I need Linux for programming, etc. Just a tab switch from ChromeOS to Linux. Remarkably fast.
Couldn't be happier.
For my uses, it's definitely a PC and does everything I need.
Since Trump, I've been calling and emailing my Congress man every week.
He's a cretin and shows no sign of hearing anything I've said.
Totally bought by corporate and GOP
The echo chamber is your bubble.
Most racists don't consider themselves racist.
Most people who voted for Trump are sympathetic to his racist, misogynist, xenophobic, islamophobic views.
Your rationalization is that you wanted a "Scalia" replacement. He was a blatant racist so you are a racist for wanting someone like him.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballo...
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nb...
Good advice but the problem is that most people have jobs where they get a W2 so they are stuck.
The IRS takes a dim view of the converting W2 to 1099 scam so most people don't have that option. You have to have a cooperative employer for that to work and the IRS will investigate (and fine both you and your employer).