It's blended for more than one reason, but mainly because you can't see the flame if there isn't some other fuel in it, and you'd have trouble starting a 95% alcohol car in cold weather. You can't do better than 95% because it absorbs water too readily.
I don't really see why it would wreck havoc on engines that are designed to use it - most of the issues with alcohol come from corrosion.
In case you haven't figured it out, the market in the U.S. is rather stupid and [over-]reactionary.
That's just the way markets are. Speculation is part of an efficient market. The alternative is a less-efficient market like you have in real estate. Not that having a less efficient market for food is necessarily a bad thing - which leads me to:
we have farmers getting paid for not producing
Food security is one place where I diverge from my typical stance on letting the markets ride. Markets have boom and bust cycles, and I'd prefer trading some food market efficiency for some food security. If that means higher food prices or higher taxes, then so be it.
Not that I can defend all of our agricultural subsidies - but there certainly is a good argument for the concept.
Energy is thornier. On the surface, a less-volatile market seems good. However, you have to be careful that you don't over-constrain the market or you will have shortages.
Let me stop you there. Of course bad products can sell, the do all the time.
"Bad" is such an ambiguous term, and actually meaningless if not put in context. A product might set fire to orphan hair, but if it sells well then it is good in someone's eyes.
Do I want an iPad? No. Does that make it "bad"? Well, yes, certainly from my perspective if you must choose between only "good" or "bad"... though personally I have it in a third category: "meh". I'm not much of a gamer, and I don't have much opportunity to watch video or browse the internet on the go... so what is left? If I did those things, then maybe the device wouldn't be so "meh".
So, they have to serve h.264 inside of flash to support Internet Explorer, once that concession has been made, what's the point of the rest of it?
On Windows, Flash is almost as ubiquitous as IE.
On Mac and Linux, Flash sucks.
On other platforms, it is pretty much non-existent.
So I see value in a solution that only requires Flash on Windows users who are still running IE. I'll certainly consider using it on my page, which currently requires Quicktime.
Driving isn't expensive? Insurance alone costs me more than I used to pay for public transit for the entire year, with some zip car rentals thrown in to boot. This is before gas, the cost of the vehicle, maintenance, parking, tolls, etc.
Perhaps, as you seem to indicate, it isn't properly priced to incorporate broader societal costs... but just because something can be made more expensive doesn't mean it's cheap.
It depends on what is meant by "best". For some, "best" means "80% as good, only way cheaper". Lots of people include price in their "best" definition.
For me, I'd have to say that Betamax being limited to only 60 minutes was a pretty darned big check in the "not best" column when going to the rental store. On the other hand, recording length was no big deal for camcorders, so the smaller size and higher quality of beta make it "best" in that application. Of course, Sony went and effed those up pretty royally - you couldn't play back from your camera!
Now, my grandmother had one of those tiny little Video 8 cameras... THAT was a neat little format for it's time... fantastic sound.
but we're pretty comfortable just waiting for you to die.
...or killing him!:)
I'd suggest a fixed term that is smaller than 21 years.
Agreed. I'd also add that it is not at all clear to me why copyright needs to apply at all in the non-commercial sphere. I think there would be plenty of incentive to create if copyright were exclusively a commercial concept - and it would be more reflective of what happens in reality anyway.
I've always thought that every car should come with exactly one missile. Since you only have one missile, you wouldn't just launch it willy-nilly. I bet the roads would get a lot safer really quickly.
So, there should be tests. Depending on your score, you get to have (or not have) certain things in your vehicle, like radios, heaters, people, pets, phones, etc.
I don't think you've thought this through from a cost standpoint. Driving is already expensive, and now you are talking about complicating the certification and enforcement process. And this article states that the enforcement isn't working even when the law is very simple.
It's just a shame it can't be in the right gear when exiting a corner.
Yeah, automatics will always feel clumsy to me, no matter how well executed. I used to have one, and I liked it - even with the pain that comes with working the clutch in traffic. In my case it made an almost intolerable little car very tolerable: a Saturn SC-1. It only had 99 horsepower, which was sufficient in the manual if you were driving alone - but completely unacceptable in the automatic version of the car. It also got fantastic mileage - almost 40MPG highway.
I have two automatics now - my wife just can't get the hang of the manual.
it's bad for the engine to "warm up" your car by letting it run idle in park.
It's also bad for my infant to get into a freezing car:) If it weren't for the little delicate one, I certainly wouldn't bother "warming up the car".
My wife wishes for it if the windows are frosted/snowed over, especially on really cold days when the wiper fluid just freezes. I mean, you end up starting the car and letting it warm up while you scrape and dust anyway... why not just walk out to a frost-free windshield?
Naw, I'm from the US - I've just never lived or worked in a state with a minimum wage below federal levels.
It looks like the Kansas rate would only apply to exempt employees, so yeah, Amazon is paying ~50% above minimum and not 400% above minimum. Hey, I was only off by 8x... not bad!
Yeah that is really low. I think Kansas has a large farm economy... maybe that rate was kept low for migrant workers? Anyway, they are bringing back up - I suspect because they were missing out on federal money by not keeping the minimum wage up at federal standards.
Other than the useless libertarian Wharrrgarbl, what's the problem with Government protectionism for it's own citizens?
First, I'd like to point out that this isn't a FOX news show, so we can have shades of gray:)
Everyone except the most hard-core libertarian agrees that some protectionism is needed. The argument among most people is the degree needed. Some people think that $11/hour is a good minimum, others think it should be a little higher. Everyone would acknowledge - I hope - that jacking it up arbitrarily will result in a loss of jobs. Letting it fall too low will make it easier to negatively exploit desperate people.
Someone else here called me a "heartless Paulite" for thinking that this Amazon job wasn't the worst deal in the world, when in reality we probably only have some slight differences in opinion on the number of hours one should be able to work and the amount they should make at a minimum.
Heh, my "must finish college so I don't have to do this anymore" jobs included making candy, retail, measuring the thickness of paint (and literally watching paint dry) at a corrosion lab, and measuring things under a microscope 70 hours/week. Also, writing VBA macros:)
I looked up Kansas minimum wage laws. It's $2.65 an hour, going up to $7.25 next year. Amazon is paying 4x minimum wage. Kansas also only starts overtime at 46 hours, so my calculations are off by $120 or so.
Also, I'm not a fan of Ron Paul. Do you really think anyone who reads the Huffington Post would follow Ron Paul for anything other than amusement?
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This is most likely why it is blended.
It's blended for more than one reason, but mainly because you can't see the flame if there isn't some other fuel in it, and you'd have trouble starting a 95% alcohol car in cold weather. You can't do better than 95% because it absorbs water too readily.
I don't really see why it would wreck havoc on engines that are designed to use it - most of the issues with alcohol come from corrosion.
I'm not going to argue that ethanol is bad for engines, but you do realize that an Indy car engine is only good for about 1500 miles?
Why not conserve and use less?
Why not conserve, use less, AND convert to a better source of fuel?
In case you haven't figured it out, the market in the U.S. is rather stupid and [over-]reactionary.
That's just the way markets are. Speculation is part of an efficient market. The alternative is a less-efficient market like you have in real estate. Not that having a less efficient market for food is necessarily a bad thing - which leads me to:
we have farmers getting paid for not producing
Food security is one place where I diverge from my typical stance on letting the markets ride. Markets have boom and bust cycles, and I'd prefer trading some food market efficiency for some food security. If that means higher food prices or higher taxes, then so be it.
Not that I can defend all of our agricultural subsidies - but there certainly is a good argument for the concept.
Energy is thornier. On the surface, a less-volatile market seems good. However, you have to be careful that you don't over-constrain the market or you will have shortages.
Let me stop you there. Of course bad products can sell, the do all the time.
"Bad" is such an ambiguous term, and actually meaningless if not put in context. A product might set fire to orphan hair, but if it sells well then it is good in someone's eyes.
Do I want an iPad? No. Does that make it "bad"? Well, yes, certainly from my perspective if you must choose between only "good" or "bad"... though personally I have it in a third category: "meh". I'm not much of a gamer, and I don't have much opportunity to watch video or browse the internet on the go... so what is left? If I did those things, then maybe the device wouldn't be so "meh".
Along these same lines, I find that simply powering off the WiFi radio can keep me focused. It also extends the battery :)
Actually, you are exactly as lazy as me, since I'm currently relying on Quicktime only :)
But since I just run a script to transcode the video, I can certainly see transcoding it twice since it involves no extra effort.
So, they have to serve h.264 inside of flash to support Internet Explorer, once that concession has been made, what's the point of the rest of it?
On Windows, Flash is almost as ubiquitous as IE.
On Mac and Linux, Flash sucks.
On other platforms, it is pretty much non-existent.
So I see value in a solution that only requires Flash on Windows users who are still running IE. I'll certainly consider using it on my page, which currently requires Quicktime.
It's a fun exercise, isn't it? It's a good thing I'm not a dictator... this would be much more fun than building palaces.
I'd say the missile would have to be launched from some sort of discrete tube, so that you wouldn't know if it had been fired.
driving isn't expensive at all.
Driving isn't expensive? Insurance alone costs me more than I used to pay for public transit for the entire year, with some zip car rentals thrown in to boot. This is before gas, the cost of the vehicle, maintenance, parking, tolls, etc.
Perhaps, as you seem to indicate, it isn't properly priced to incorporate broader societal costs... but just because something can be made more expensive doesn't mean it's cheap.
Probably the same reason people went all crazy over Princess Diana's death.
It doesn't make sense at all an outside observer. It's cultural.
It depends on what is meant by "best". For some, "best" means "80% as good, only way cheaper". Lots of people include price in their "best" definition.
For me, I'd have to say that Betamax being limited to only 60 minutes was a pretty darned big check in the "not best" column when going to the rental store. On the other hand, recording length was no big deal for camcorders, so the smaller size and higher quality of beta make it "best" in that application. Of course, Sony went and effed those up pretty royally - you couldn't play back from your camera!
Now, my grandmother had one of those tiny little Video 8 cameras... THAT was a neat little format for it's time... fantastic sound.
but we're pretty comfortable just waiting for you to die.
...or killing him! :)
I'd suggest a fixed term that is smaller than 21 years.
Agreed. I'd also add that it is not at all clear to me why copyright needs to apply at all in the non-commercial sphere. I think there would be plenty of incentive to create if copyright were exclusively a commercial concept - and it would be more reflective of what happens in reality anyway.
Only his closest staffers called him Ghandi.
I've always thought that every car should come with exactly one missile. Since you only have one missile, you wouldn't just launch it willy-nilly. I bet the roads would get a lot safer really quickly.
So, there should be tests. Depending on your score, you get to have (or not have) certain things in your vehicle,
like radios, heaters, people, pets, phones, etc.
I don't think you've thought this through from a cost standpoint. Driving is already expensive, and now you are talking about complicating the certification and enforcement process. And this article states that the enforcement isn't working even when the law is very simple.
It's just a shame it can't be in the right gear when exiting a corner.
Yeah, automatics will always feel clumsy to me, no matter how well executed. I used to have one, and I liked it - even with the pain that comes with working the clutch in traffic. In my case it made an almost intolerable little car very tolerable: a Saturn SC-1. It only had 99 horsepower, which was sufficient in the manual if you were driving alone - but completely unacceptable in the automatic version of the car. It also got fantastic mileage - almost 40MPG highway.
I have two automatics now - my wife just can't get the hang of the manual.
If maximizing your passing speed is a concern, I doubt we're still talking about efficiency.
Of course for many Americans, slow drivers are just another kind of terrorist.
I don't mind them if they pull over once in a while to let the normals pass them. And if they stay out of the passing lane.
it's bad for the engine to "warm up" your car by letting it run idle in park.
It's also bad for my infant to get into a freezing car :) If it weren't for the little delicate one, I certainly wouldn't bother "warming up the car".
My wife wishes for it if the windows are frosted/snowed over, especially on really cold days when the wiper fluid just freezes. I mean, you end up starting the car and letting it warm up while you scrape and dust anyway... why not just walk out to a frost-free windshield?
Naw, I'm from the US - I've just never lived or worked in a state with a minimum wage below federal levels.
It looks like the Kansas rate would only apply to exempt employees, so yeah, Amazon is paying ~50% above minimum and not 400% above minimum. Hey, I was only off by 8x... not bad!
Yeah that is really low. I think Kansas has a large farm economy... maybe that rate was kept low for migrant workers? Anyway, they are bringing back up - I suspect because they were missing out on federal money by not keeping the minimum wage up at federal standards.
Other than the useless libertarian Wharrrgarbl, what's the problem with Government protectionism for it's own citizens?
First, I'd like to point out that this isn't a FOX news show, so we can have shades of gray :)
Everyone except the most hard-core libertarian agrees that some protectionism is needed. The argument among most people is the degree needed. Some people think that $11/hour is a good minimum, others think it should be a little higher. Everyone would acknowledge - I hope - that jacking it up arbitrarily will result in a loss of jobs. Letting it fall too low will make it easier to negatively exploit desperate people.
Someone else here called me a "heartless Paulite" for thinking that this Amazon job wasn't the worst deal in the world, when in reality we probably only have some slight differences in opinion on the number of hours one should be able to work and the amount they should make at a minimum.
Heh, my "must finish college so I don't have to do this anymore" jobs included making candy, retail, measuring the thickness of paint (and literally watching paint dry) at a corrosion lab, and measuring things under a microscope 70 hours/week. Also, writing VBA macros :)
It's the "Paulite" again.
I looked up Kansas minimum wage laws. It's $2.65 an hour, going up to $7.25 next year. Amazon is paying 4x minimum wage. Kansas also only starts overtime at 46 hours, so my calculations are off by $120 or so.
Also, I'm not a fan of Ron Paul. Do you really think anyone who reads the Huffington Post would follow Ron Paul for anything other than amusement?