While that sounds like fun, I frankly have too much on my plate already. I probably would have hard-wired the motor and called it a day if the warranty was up. If I felt like a run to the store I might put a switch on it:)
That is exactly what would have happened if the thing was not under warranty. I may have even tried to put a switch in somewhere.:)
The bag is an actual bag, but I spent the first 35 years of my life without an indicator. It's pretty easy to tell when it isn't picking up anymore. The sensor is just a differential pressure gauge - same thing as "stuff not going up the tube anymore".
Same goes for clocks, watches, and other such stuff as many of the gears and such are replaced with circuit boards.
Yup. Our vacuum cleaner went on the fritz. I thought, vacuum cleaners are very simple - I can handle this. Cracked it open and... big fancy circuit board! This model had a "bag full" sensor and two speeds, so I guess they put it on a board. At this point I Googled and found that the problem is common and that the board is essentially toast. Fortunately the same Google search showed that Hoover still does a 7 year warranty so I slapped it back together and got it fixed.
But yeah, a simple vacuum is now complicated. Next time I'll buy something with only an off-on switch.
Who here can fix a motherboard on a washer or dryer? anyone?
The high cost of repairs on those things is exactly why I specifically bought a Speed Queen with a mechanical timer. So some of us still pay a little more for repair-ability:)
Well, you are buying a €150 blender, which I don't doubt is probably made of some replaceable parts, and in any case might be worth spending money on the repair. Most people are getting something for €20. At that price point, even your €10 repair is arguably foolish.
Why wouldn't a police officer enforce the law? I do not get this.
An officer armed with a deadly weapon should be used to enforce a very narrow set of laws. People make terrible generalists - we are best when we specialize. We let the IRS handle tax problems, health inspectors handle food laws, and fire inspectors handle code violations. Your average local beat cop should not be expected to enforce every law - and yes, their mandate should be primarily focused on keeping the locals happy. Everyone needs to feel comfortable relying on the local cops or they fail to do their primary job. As an example, an illegal immigrant should be able to go to the cops if they are the victim of a violent crime. If they know that they will be thrown out of the country if they report a mugging, they will not report the mugging and we all suffer.
In this particular case, let the state/local tax board send over an investigator when someone calls in to complain that someone is selling cigarettes without paying their taxes.
First of all, America has a pretty low violent crime rate. We have a high homicide rate, but I think I can safely say that is because we are uniquely flooded with cheap handguns. But I digress...
The main point I wanted to make is that sure, making a single-offender a felon is not a great policy. Kids make mistakes and it would be a shame to ruin their lives (even though they are risking others' lives). That said, repeat offenders should be in prison. If you are caught drunk behind the wheel with a license that was suspended because you were previously caught drunk behind the wheel, you are a continuing threat to public safety. In no way should that person be allowed to get behind the wheel of a vehicle.
That you keep arguing the facts of specific cases seems to indicate that you are missing the point. People aren't in the streets protesting - let alone rioting - because one, or even 5, guys were killed by the police. There is a long, long history of police not being terribly respectful of the community that they "serve". These recent cases are the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. The cases are not perfect - there is no Rosa Parks - but you can't necessarily plan exactly when the powder keg will explode. While your advice to cooperate with the police is sound, it is a bit terrifying. Local cops are supposed to be serving the community, not doing a bunch of crap that the community doesn't want. Why is a beat cop enforcing a state cigarette tax? Is that really what the local community is clamoring for?
Perhaps you can measure things on a scope, but that doesn't mean the difference is perceptible. It's not my money, so I don't really care what audiophiles do with it - but they also seem to expect me to be impressed, which I am not. I politely nod but honestly think they are just burning their money. I can't take someone seriously who thinks that oxygen makes a perceptible difference in audio, and then think nothing of using stranded wire vs. solid. Even with an oscilloscope, the stranded vs. solid will be a much bigger difference than the 97% vs 99.99% copper. And by "much bigger", I mean "still not perceptible".
I know a guy who does installs. He tells many stories, but I like this one: He ran out of super-expensive speaker wire specified by one customer. He temporarily finished the job with landscaping wire, of all things. It was the proper gauge and everything, but cheap stuff that he uses for outdoor installs (which unbelievable people insist on having fancy cable for! Shut those birds up, would you?). He came back later (when the specified wire came in) and told the customer what he needed to do. They guy, completely oblivious to the "problem", was horrified. Just horrified! He had been quite happy with the new system, but now noted that certain things do indeed sound wrong... the brain is an amazing machine.
I've seen nonsense about inductance and capacitance. And then it'll be stranded. Oy.
Most people are using it to make a permanent connection in their homes with stranded wire... so endurance, fatigue, corrosion are all non-issues. I would wager a very high sum of money that double-blind testing would result in no perceptible difference.
They aren't scare quotes - they are there to differentiate people who think they can hear things that they really can't from people who truly chase better sound. If I hear anything about oxygen in your speaker wire, you'll get the quotes.
I'm not sure whether I more bothered by "benchmark queens" or people who flame over their subjective opinions. The latter are a lot like "audiophiles", unwilling to believe in blind testing.
I don't want to oversimplify, but it is quite reasonable - and to me not overly "complex" - to postulate that the models do not properly account for ocean dynamics. It is entirely possible that every single model has it all completely wrong - we've been here before with "global cooling". But back then the models weren't very robust, and you actually had competing models with wildly different predictions.
Perhaps I'm more comfortable rolling with the science because the science doesn't threaten my ideology. I fully accept that we are probably warming the planet, but I also don't think that humanity will stop burning easy energy resources. As a result, I'd like to see the models applied to planning for the inevitable instead of a Quotidian quest to stop using fossil fuels. We're going to need to do a cost-benefit on things like seawalls for major coastal cities, flood control, and irrigation systems, and I think the models can provide valuable insight.
I'm sure the points in there are good, but I need to point out that while it is a "peer reviewed journal", you linked to something from the "Opinion & Comment" section. There is quite a bit of work being done to understand where all of the heat is going, but that has been discussed on here before.
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While that sounds like fun, I frankly have too much on my plate already. I probably would have hard-wired the motor and called it a day if the warranty was up. If I felt like a run to the store I might put a switch on it :)
That is exactly what would have happened if the thing was not under warranty. I may have even tried to put a switch in somewhere. :)
The bag is an actual bag, but I spent the first 35 years of my life without an indicator. It's pretty easy to tell when it isn't picking up anymore. The sensor is just a differential pressure gauge - same thing as "stuff not going up the tube anymore".
Same goes for clocks, watches, and other such stuff as many of the gears and such are replaced with circuit boards.
Yup. Our vacuum cleaner went on the fritz. I thought, vacuum cleaners are very simple - I can handle this. Cracked it open and... big fancy circuit board! This model had a "bag full" sensor and two speeds, so I guess they put it on a board. At this point I Googled and found that the problem is common and that the board is essentially toast. Fortunately the same Google search showed that Hoover still does a 7 year warranty so I slapped it back together and got it fixed.
But yeah, a simple vacuum is now complicated. Next time I'll buy something with only an off-on switch.
Who here can fix a motherboard on a washer or dryer? anyone?
The high cost of repairs on those things is exactly why I specifically bought a Speed Queen with a mechanical timer. So some of us still pay a little more for repair-ability :)
Well, you are buying a €150 blender, which I don't doubt is probably made of some replaceable parts, and in any case might be worth spending money on the repair. Most people are getting something for €20. At that price point, even your €10 repair is arguably foolish.
Why wouldn't a police officer enforce the law? I do not get this.
An officer armed with a deadly weapon should be used to enforce a very narrow set of laws. People make terrible generalists - we are best when we specialize. We let the IRS handle tax problems, health inspectors handle food laws, and fire inspectors handle code violations. Your average local beat cop should not be expected to enforce every law - and yes, their mandate should be primarily focused on keeping the locals happy. Everyone needs to feel comfortable relying on the local cops or they fail to do their primary job. As an example, an illegal immigrant should be able to go to the cops if they are the victim of a violent crime. If they know that they will be thrown out of the country if they report a mugging, they will not report the mugging and we all suffer.
In this particular case, let the state/local tax board send over an investigator when someone calls in to complain that someone is selling cigarettes without paying their taxes.
And we're the only country with organized crime?
No, we'd probably look a lot like other countries which have many long guns but highly restricted pistols. Australia and Canada, for instance.
I agree with you, but I was responding to someone who was suggesting that America's affinity for sending people to prison was ineffective.
First of all, America has a pretty low violent crime rate. We have a high homicide rate, but I think I can safely say that is because we are uniquely flooded with cheap handguns. But I digress...
The main point I wanted to make is that sure, making a single-offender a felon is not a great policy. Kids make mistakes and it would be a shame to ruin their lives (even though they are risking others' lives). That said, repeat offenders should be in prison. If you are caught drunk behind the wheel with a license that was suspended because you were previously caught drunk behind the wheel, you are a continuing threat to public safety. In no way should that person be allowed to get behind the wheel of a vehicle.
That you keep arguing the facts of specific cases seems to indicate that you are missing the point. People aren't in the streets protesting - let alone rioting - because one, or even 5, guys were killed by the police. There is a long, long history of police not being terribly respectful of the community that they "serve". These recent cases are the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. The cases are not perfect - there is no Rosa Parks - but you can't necessarily plan exactly when the powder keg will explode. While your advice to cooperate with the police is sound, it is a bit terrifying. Local cops are supposed to be serving the community, not doing a bunch of crap that the community doesn't want. Why is a beat cop enforcing a state cigarette tax? Is that really what the local community is clamoring for?
Forgive me, but aren't there 12648430 solutions to "build your program without a browser"?
Perhaps you can measure things on a scope, but that doesn't mean the difference is perceptible. It's not my money, so I don't really care what audiophiles do with it - but they also seem to expect me to be impressed, which I am not. I politely nod but honestly think they are just burning their money. I can't take someone seriously who thinks that oxygen makes a perceptible difference in audio, and then think nothing of using stranded wire vs. solid. Even with an oscilloscope, the stranded vs. solid will be a much bigger difference than the 97% vs 99.99% copper. And by "much bigger", I mean "still not perceptible".
I know a guy who does installs. He tells many stories, but I like this one: He ran out of super-expensive speaker wire specified by one customer. He temporarily finished the job with landscaping wire, of all things. It was the proper gauge and everything, but cheap stuff that he uses for outdoor installs (which unbelievable people insist on having fancy cable for! Shut those birds up, would you?). He came back later (when the specified wire came in) and told the customer what he needed to do. They guy, completely oblivious to the "problem", was horrified. Just horrified! He had been quite happy with the new system, but now noted that certain things do indeed sound wrong... the brain is an amazing machine.
ALL of that audiophile stuff sounds good (pun intended).
I've seen nonsense about inductance and capacitance. And then it'll be stranded. Oy.
Most people are using it to make a permanent connection in their homes with stranded wire... so endurance, fatigue, corrosion are all non-issues. I would wager a very high sum of money that double-blind testing would result in no perceptible difference.
They aren't scare quotes - they are there to differentiate people who think they can hear things that they really can't from people who truly chase better sound. If I hear anything about oxygen in your speaker wire, you'll get the quotes.
Even blind testing would be an improvement.
Ah, yes, well I should have said "possibly" :)
Climate change... [ducks].
This gives you a way to affect RAM outside of a sandbox.
I'm not sure whether I more bothered by "benchmark queens" or people who flame over their subjective opinions. The latter are a lot like "audiophiles", unwilling to believe in blind testing.
Oh, do tell... please name one of these "many models".
I don't want to oversimplify, but it is quite reasonable - and to me not overly "complex" - to postulate that the models do not properly account for ocean dynamics. It is entirely possible that every single model has it all completely wrong - we've been here before with "global cooling". But back then the models weren't very robust, and you actually had competing models with wildly different predictions.
Perhaps I'm more comfortable rolling with the science because the science doesn't threaten my ideology. I fully accept that we are probably warming the planet, but I also don't think that humanity will stop burning easy energy resources. As a result, I'd like to see the models applied to planning for the inevitable instead of a Quotidian quest to stop using fossil fuels. We're going to need to do a cost-benefit on things like seawalls for major coastal cities, flood control, and irrigation systems, and I think the models can provide valuable insight.
As you SHOULD know, you cannot test future accuracy.
I'm sure the points in there are good, but I need to point out that while it is a "peer reviewed journal", you linked to something from the "Opinion & Comment" section. There is quite a bit of work being done to understand where all of the heat is going, but that has been discussed on here before.