It's only the general populous that is forced into using antiquated and difficult to convert between standards by the USA's school system, and thus parents as well (being that they were taught to use those units too).
I wouldn't term it as forced.
For the most part...the avg US citizen can't really see any major benefit to their day to day lives switching over vs the bit of upheaval and increased monetary costs it would encounter forcing us to change to metric for everything in our ever day lives.
I mean, we're a large country, and the majority of us rarely find need or opportunity to interact with those outside the US that use metric measurements.
I've used metric when I was in college (chemistry, etc)...but honestly, I don't see any benefit it would give me to switch everything over.
At my age..the biggest PITA would be temperature. I know innately how to dress when I hear on the morning weather forecast that the high will be 50F or 90F.
I have no idea without having to look things up on how I'd dress at 20C or 50C.....those values hold no intrinsic meaning to me on how hot or cold things are....just by way of growing up with it and living in a culture with F as the measurement of temperature.
But, no one is forcing us to keep our measurements....we just don't have any compelling reason in every day normal life to want to change. Just be 'be like everyone else' isn't a good enough reason (like jumping off a bridge).
I wonder how hard this is to set up if you run your own email servers. I like postfix on linux...would it be something in coordination with that, or just another stand alone app that I'd run on a server I have from my domain?
Well,like I stated...aside from the dysmal choices offered for streaming, my main problem with it...is the quality of the video and audio.
I didn't lay out over $2K for a big plasma tv...and God knows what over the years for my audio system, to not want to watch my content in the best possible format. Right now, that's bluray generally with DTS.
When they can stream that kind of quality...and have a decent choice...call me.
This is also the reason I've never bought a song online.....not interested till they sell it lossless and DRM free. My stereo is too good for it.
Trouble is....their selection of movies to stream is pathetic. I would find it VERY difficult to find 50 of them I'd be interested in watching from the streaming collection.
I was happy as hell with my 3x DVD's at a time out....from an account I've had since 2000!!!
The streaming thing was nice...I had a PS3, a new Samsung tv and iPHone app that would stream, so it was a nice free addon.
I didn't mind upgrading my Netflix for BluRay...they are a bit more $$, so I can see that.
I rarely used the streaming...I'd look at old shows that weren't HD (not mentioning that the selection for streaming is VERY lame)...but for wanting to watch a modern movie in HD with great audio..I want the BluRay anyway. I mean, I didn't shell out money for a 59" plasma and sound system to play sub standard content on....
Streaming was a fun thing for free...but when my billing time in Sept comes up, I'm dropping to the 3 at a time out for $19.99. It isn't worth the almost extra $8/mo it would cost me to add streaming back on.
At the very least...I'd have thought they'd have grandfathered in existing customers, and only done the price change to new customers.
If you can't adjust to cyclists, you have no right to be on a modern local-access roadway, and your license should be revoked.
Tell you what. When bicycles on the road require the same licensing, fees, testing and insurance as auto/motorcycles do...I'll give my thoughts a bit more consideration towards bikes and motorized vehicles on the same roadways.
Backing up TO a fault-tolerant RAID is a decent idea, but again you ideally want off-site replication in that case.
Ok, thank you and the others for the clarification.
I'm just experimenting and wanting to learn how to do this...I'm wanting to figure a back up to a fault tolerant RAID (after I get this working, will figure how to set up an identical one offsite that mirrors this one) and have backups of all OSes I use (Linux, OSX and Windows).
I'm trying to find a good tutorial/primer on rsync. I learn MUCH faster and better with real examples rather than just the man page type things that are abstracted out.
I've just bought a RAID 5 bay box from Sans Digital. I'm about to load it up with drives....and try to set it up as a NAS for my computers to use.
Do you know of any links of good primers for:
1. rsync?
2. backup strategies in general?
And for that matter...I hear a lot of people on here say that backing up to disks or sets of disks isn't really backup...do people only consider tape to be a viable backup? Where does one get a reasonable tape backup for home or small office?
I respond aggressively. I have a fun, fast car. I drive it just like that. No accidents and never pulled over, in almost 10 years.
I never ride passenger, unless I am exhausted, because I find driving to be enjoyable, and I don't trust other drivers (including my own friends).
Automated cars are slowly, but surely going to be taking the fun out of driving. Not very dissimilar, the "green" movement is doing the same, with lower HP cars, and tiny gas sipping engines.
And what if they are commuting to and from work by bike, not heading out to trails?
Then get a car or ride a bus....and quit holding up traffic while the rest of us in/on proper motorized vehicles can get to where we're supposed to be ON TIME, rather than stuck behind bicycles that can't keep up.
These days...roads ARE meant for motorized vehicles....I mean, you rarely see horse's and carriages on paved road ways these days....they just aren't good for todays modern traffic needs, and neither are bicycles.
If you can pedal > than 30mph consistantly, you really should have no right to be on a modern roadway with motorized vehicles.
Buying a light bulb HAS been a commodity buy...until now with this artificial new impediment....with the feds practically mandating you switch to CFL or LED...or whatever.
That's the problem...most people don't think of any light bulb in terms of anything other than a commodity buy...just go down the isle..pick one and throw it in the cart without a thought.
You bought some kind of ridiculously cheap, low-quality bulbs from somewhere, and got what you paid for.
Well, there's your problem right there. Why should someone have to 'shop around' for a fscking light bulb?? I've never in the past had to shop for quality in a light bulb (with incandescent)...I just grab the first one I see on the shelf...usually looking just long enough to see if there is a cheapest one.
Why would Joe Consumer even consider that a light bulb isn't a light bulb isn't a light bulb....this is a commodity purchase...this isn't something people are used to having to research...it's a fucking light bulb.
everyone in my neighborhood throws them in the trash since centers that take them are too far away, and everyone has had at least one break in their home. Face it, these are a bad solution compared to the newly announced LED bulbs, we should have skipped over this step.
Interesting...I'd never heard of a 'lightbulb disposal center' of any type till I started reading these posts here.
Like any other trash..I throw it all into one big trash can...and the city hauls it away twice a week.
This maybe offtopic, But this guy also introduced legislation to legalize online poker.
Wow...another reason to like this guy.
Heck..if he puts a bill forth to end prohibition...and other intrusions of the US Federal govt into our private lives and activities....I'm all for this guy!!
Then the G+ app is not free: users must first pay the carrier's ETF to get out of a capped data plan. And I imagine that some users will have to move to where a plan like yours is even available. What would you recommend to a friend or family member in such a situation?
I'd recommend what I currently recommend (in broader terms). Don't get on these social networks. You're just volunteering way too much private data to corporation, and also the Federal govt.
I have unlimited data on my phone...but I ain't gonna waste a byte of it on FB or Google+.
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I wouldn't term it as forced.
For the most part...the avg US citizen can't really see any major benefit to their day to day lives switching over vs the bit of upheaval and increased monetary costs it would encounter forcing us to change to metric for everything in our ever day lives.
I mean, we're a large country, and the majority of us rarely find need or opportunity to interact with those outside the US that use metric measurements.
I've used metric when I was in college (chemistry, etc)...but honestly, I don't see any benefit it would give me to switch everything over.
At my age..the biggest PITA would be temperature. I know innately how to dress when I hear on the morning weather forecast that the high will be 50F or 90F.
I have no idea without having to look things up on how I'd dress at 20C or 50C.....those values hold no intrinsic meaning to me on how hot or cold things are....just by way of growing up with it and living in a culture with F as the measurement of temperature.
But, no one is forcing us to keep our measurements....we just don't have any compelling reason in every day normal life to want to change. Just be 'be like everyone else' isn't a good enough reason (like jumping off a bridge).
Wait?!?
I always thought it was "whoever dies with the most stuff wins!!"
Or...set up a real anonymous email account with a nym server...?
Set up this account that bounces through a few remailers....will be a real email account, but virtually untraceable.
I wonder how hard this is to set up if you run your own email servers. I like postfix on linux...would it be something in coordination with that, or just another stand alone app that I'd run on a server I have from my domain?
I didn't lay out over $2K for a big plasma tv...and God knows what over the years for my audio system, to not want to watch my content in the best possible format. Right now, that's bluray generally with DTS.
When they can stream that kind of quality...and have a decent choice...call me.
This is also the reason I've never bought a song online.....not interested till they sell it lossless and DRM free. My stereo is too good for it.
Got any links on this? I'd not heard any US Postal announcements to this effect....
Trouble is....their selection of movies to stream is pathetic. I would find it VERY difficult to find 50 of them I'd be interested in watching from the streaming collection.
The streaming thing was nice...I had a PS3, a new Samsung tv and iPHone app that would stream, so it was a nice free addon.
I didn't mind upgrading my Netflix for BluRay...they are a bit more $$, so I can see that.
I rarely used the streaming...I'd look at old shows that weren't HD (not mentioning that the selection for streaming is VERY lame)...but for wanting to watch a modern movie in HD with great audio..I want the BluRay anyway. I mean, I didn't shell out money for a 59" plasma and sound system to play sub standard content on....
Streaming was a fun thing for free...but when my billing time in Sept comes up, I'm dropping to the 3 at a time out for $19.99. It isn't worth the almost extra $8/mo it would cost me to add streaming back on.
At the very least...I'd have thought they'd have grandfathered in existing customers, and only done the price change to new customers.
Tell you what. When bicycles on the road require the same licensing, fees, testing and insurance as auto/motorcycles do...I'll give my thoughts a bit more consideration towards bikes and motorized vehicles on the same roadways.
Ok, thank you and the others for the clarification.
I'm just experimenting and wanting to learn how to do this...I'm wanting to figure a back up to a fault tolerant RAID (after I get this working, will figure how to set up an identical one offsite that mirrors this one) and have backups of all OSes I use (Linux, OSX and Windows).
I'm trying to find a good tutorial/primer on rsync. I learn MUCH faster and better with real examples rather than just the man page type things that are abstracted out.
I've just bought a RAID 5 bay box from Sans Digital. I'm about to load it up with drives....and try to set it up as a NAS for my computers to use.
Do you know of any links of good primers for:
1. rsync?
2. backup strategies in general?
And for that matter...I hear a lot of people on here say that backing up to disks or sets of disks isn't really backup...do people only consider tape to be a viable backup? Where does one get a reasonable tape backup for home or small office?
Thanks in advance!!
THIS
I could not agree more!!
Then get a car or ride a bus....and quit holding up traffic while the rest of us in/on proper motorized vehicles can get to where we're supposed to be ON TIME, rather than stuck behind bicycles that can't keep up.
If you can pedal > than 30mph consistantly, you really should have no right to be on a modern roadway with motorized vehicles.
The difference in speed is a killer.
It isn't law that you have to wear a helmet on a bicycle is it??
I never wore one as a kid...no such thing really that I recall when growing up and riding bicycles.
I see lots of them now..but was assuming it was voluntary.
I've yet to see any problems of this type with Backtrack ....?
Download it...install or to computer/thumbdrive...and voila, you're up and running....I've not heard of any malware problems with this before?
Do understand, that my posts...and pretty much the majority of posts assume a US-centric answer or comment.
Interesting that in the UK, has this...glad you mentioned it!!
That's the problem...most people don't think of any light bulb in terms of anything other than a commodity buy...just go down the isle..pick one and throw it in the cart without a thought.
Well, there's your problem right there. Why should someone have to 'shop around' for a fscking light bulb?? I've never in the past had to shop for quality in a light bulb (with incandescent)...I just grab the first one I see on the shelf...usually looking just long enough to see if there is a cheapest one.
Why would Joe Consumer even consider that a light bulb isn't a light bulb isn't a light bulb....this is a commodity purchase...this isn't something people are used to having to research...it's a fucking light bulb.
Interesting...I'd never heard of a 'lightbulb disposal center' of any type till I started reading these posts here.
Like any other trash..I throw it all into one big trash can...and the city hauls it away twice a week.
Wow...another reason to like this guy.
Heck..if he puts a bill forth to end prohibition...and other intrusions of the US Federal govt into our private lives and activities....I'm all for this guy!!
Hell, this sounds to me like it is one of the first bills in awhile that DOES make sense!!
The Federal govt doesn't need to be telling me what fucking bulbs I can or cannot buy. It is not the federal govt's job to try to mold my behavior!
Let these different bulbs compete on the mkt....people that want them...can get them...either one.
Free choice baby....nice to actually see some congress critters acknowledge that concept again!
I'd recommend what I currently recommend (in broader terms). Don't get on these social networks. You're just volunteering way too much private data to corporation, and also the Federal govt.
I have unlimited data on my phone...but I ain't gonna waste a byte of it on FB or Google+.
Wouldn't matter to me...I have unlimited data.