So, are you are proposing 1440 timezones, so that everyone's solar noon matches 12:00pm, or are you reserving that special characteristic for just a small sliver of people in each time zone?
.. charging less when the wind blows or the sun is shining and charging over $0.70/kwh when it isn't.... it will never make sense for urban homes to have battery back up.
You might have just disproved your own point. Under a plan that would allow me to buy electricity for $0.12/kwh (the current national average) on-peak vs $0.70/kwh off-peak, I could very quickly pay for a powerwall just to shift my demand.
Also get white roof shingles!!!
Ventilation plays a much bigger factor than shingle color. Since I spend much more to heat than cool my house, in my part of the country black makes more sense. Too bad it costs so much to repaint the roof twice per year for optimal efficiency.
The other thing that slows down boarding is carry-ons. I do think maybe airlines should have checked luggage free but charge for carry-on bags that go in overhead
Just let everyone without a carry-on deplane before the overheads are opened. I'd much rather wait 20 min in baggage claim if it meant I could avoid 10 minutes getting off the plane.
There are a few features I love as a business user:
1) Multi-user editing. When stored on certain kinds of storage (notably, sharepoint), it is possible for two different people to open one document simultaneously for editing and to see the changes the other person is making.
2) Change Tracking, When turned on, anything I type is hilighted with "my" color and is tagged with my name. The original author can then review everyone's changes and either "approve" or "reject" them.
3) Hidden text lets me get rid of things I think I no longer need, but might want back.
4) The spell checker now gives definitions for words and the grammar checker now explains why it feels the grammar could be improved. You can also right-click on a word to see synonyms.
5) The O365 "Business" versions allow installation on 5 PCs per user. The company pays for my work copy and I can perfectly legally install and use it on my home PC.
I have found my peace with the ribbon. It helps that you can collapse it when you need more screen space. It then behaves more like a menu --- you click the title and then an item. It does its stuff and then goes away.
"A Lyft spokesperson issued the following statement..."
Which noticeably didn't end with "...and any and all employees who have violated that policy will be immediately fired for cause, with no termination benefits."
Probably because the spokesman started with "...would be a violation of Lyft's policies and a cause for termination..."
In mid-December 2017 I purchased a new computer system.... I could have chosen to defer my purchase until a "clean" chip was released.
You are more fortunate than most of us. Being under 30 days post-purchase and under 14-days post-Christmas, most retailers are likely to accept a return. Plus, you likely have a warranty to possibly make a claim under. My now 4 year old computer has none of that.
Everyone in the US is Amazon customer (and if not - Walmart or all the other online retailers).
Everyone may not be an Amazon customer, but MOST of us are regular Amazon customers. Estimates range from 50% to 66% of US Households having a prime subscription.
It seems to that the consequence a hospital should face for failing to honor a DNR is that the hospital assumes financial responsibility for the patient's health care from the time the patient entered their facility until the patient's natural passing, including subsequent nursing home or hospice that may have become necessary as a result of their actions.
Maybe more, but this seems like a decent starting point.
If you want to add exterior lighting to your home, there is pretty much just "flood" style lights on the market. These lights shine at a very wide angle, meaning most of it is wasted. Even if you want to buy better light fixtures, they are very hard to find.
You might check out "pathway lamps", "coach lamps", "BBQ Lamps", "step lights" and "Umbrella lamps". They all do an efficient job of lighting just the needed area. My big-box store has all of them (as does Amazon), including many in solar versions.
Flood lights really are only needed while looking out the window to investigate a strange occurrence. If light or energy efficiency is needed, you are using them incorrectly.
SELinux has very little to do with how "good" software is or is not. More than anything else, it addresses the fact that the Posix file permissions (e.g. -rwx-rw-r--) are not expressive enough to describe complex access control scenarios.
Using SELinux for "fine-grained access control" and "defense in depth" is useful in part because "obviously correct code" has a history of being proven otherwise over time.
Perspectives will vary by profession. Once you get outside of software development, I suggest that most security problems are the result of either failing to promptly update software, failure to properly configure software, or incomplete risk analysis. For example:
The Pentagon leak appears to be a a failure to properly configure access controls.
Equifax was a failure to update software after a bug was found/fixed.
Fukushima was a failure to consider the risks during the design process.
Linus' perspective is from that of a software developer. I suspect Linus' rant stems from people writing if ( badinput() ) kernelpanic(); instead of if ( badinput() ) return(Error);.
As a "security person", I happen to agree with Linus that allowing bad input to result in a denial-of-service attack is rarely the best response.
I have never been satisfied with a laptop keyboard. Laptop keyboards are OK in a pinch, but the only answer for serious typing is to dock.
There is nothing like a desktop keyboard -- be it travel, buckling pressure, curved keycaps, surface friction, f/j bumps, palm support, arrow/function key location, etc.
Microsoft's inbuilt anti-malware is pretty decent. It is turned on by default. Just make sure it stays on.
Microsoft automatically updates its software automatically and it is turned on by default. Again, make sure it stays on.
Microsoft Edge (web browser) has a horrible reputation and Internet Explorer has a pretty bad reputation. Most people install Google Chrome and remove the Edge and IE icons from their desktop.
Schools tend to use google docs, which stores its files "in the cloud". If he wants to use Office or other programs that store files on the PC, consider installing OneDrive, Dropbox, or Google Drive so that his files are automatically backed up to the cloud. There are directions "out there" to redirect all the common storage locations, such as "My Documents" and "Desktop" into the synchronized folder.
Get an external USB drive and occassionally drag the folder "c:\users" to it. Keep it off-line when not in use. If ransomware hits, it tends to corrupt everything attached to the computer, including the cloud synchronized folders. I use a program "Free File Sync" to make this easy, but there are also other backup programs out there that you might find easier. Friends of mine use Synology NAS's for their backup, but they have a bigger toy budget than I.
Ocassionally save a screenshot of the "Apps & Features" control panel. This will help you know what needs installed if you decide to rebuild the machine.
Disk imaging software exists that will create a complete copy of the hard drive that you can use to restore the machine when the kid buggers it up. Some people find this a lifesaver, but it has not been a big win for me.
Most manufacturers have a "reset to factory defaults" option that erases and restores the hard drive. You might never need it, but it helps to figure out how it works before you do.
Consider removing admin rights from your kid's account and create a separate admin account with a password. Even if you give the kid the admin password, it helps keep unexpected things from happening behind everyone's back.
Nearest Amazon Locker to my house is about 75 miles. Amazon Key seems like a decent way for me to build my own personal, private Amazon Locker on my front porch.
chrome://flags/#show-cert-link (was added in Chrome 60, IIRC.)
Thanks, random AC for this. I added it to my browser and it will make my life a bit simpler. However, the grandparent's concern still exists. It still is difficult to help users over the phone.
For expensive deliveries, I just ask the shipper (e.g. amazon) to ship to my office instead of home and then add a delivery notification so that I know when to head up to reception and thank them for helping out. Total added cost is a few smiles and maybe a cookie every once in a while.
For routine deliveries, FedEX, UPS and USPS all have the ability to leave them with standing instructions, such as "leave on side porch", "leave with neighbor", "I'll pick up from your office", etc., FedEx and UPS will also do scheduled-time deliveries and will even redirect to a different address, although these are extra-cost services.
Statistically the majority of trips are well within the range of electric cars.
The basic problem with implementing that statistic is two fold:
1) The average commute is under 10 miles, which has the potential to save at most 2 gallons of gas per day or less than $100/month.
2) Almost everyone has the occasional need that can't be done with an electric car (towing a boat; weekend excursions; hauling the family, etc.).
Therefore, everyone individually decides if the money is better spent owning/leasing/renting a second vehicle or paying the "fuel surcharge" on one lower-efficiency vehicle.
customers...in 13 states (Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wisconsin)... were "using vast amounts of data...outside of our network footprint."
Based on Verizon's coverage map, those customers must be clustered into single-pixel sized locations for about half the states.
... I find it disturbing when I walk into a bank and the teller greets me by name, and I'm disappointed when the Jamba Juice employee remembers me and I don't have to tell them my name...
That is EXACTLY what I like about living in small-town America.
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100 micron is pretty big (about the size of table salt crystals). It might be hard to see, but it is trivial to filter.
I filter every drop of water entering my house with a 30 micron sediment filter.
I additionally filter my drinking water with an inexpensive 5 micron carbon filter followed by a more expensive 0.001 micron reverse osmosis filter.
Heck, I even filter the air circulating in my house with a 3 micron furnace filter.
So, are you are proposing 1440 timezones, so that everyone's solar noon matches 12:00pm, or are you reserving that special characteristic for just a small sliver of people in each time zone?
You might have just disproved your own point. Under a plan that would allow me to buy electricity for $0.12/kwh (the current national average) on-peak vs $0.70/kwh off-peak, I could very quickly pay for a powerwall just to shift my demand.
Also get white roof shingles!!!
Ventilation plays a much bigger factor than shingle color. Since I spend much more to heat than cool my house, in my part of the country black makes more sense. Too bad it costs so much to repaint the roof twice per year for optimal efficiency.
One long line that feeds into the individual checkouts would be way WAY faster. But will we see it? Nope.
Around me, Best Buy and a few other stores do exactly that.
The other thing that slows down boarding is carry-ons. I do think maybe airlines should have checked luggage free but charge for carry-on bags that go in overhead
Just let everyone without a carry-on deplane before the overheads are opened. I'd much rather wait 20 min in baggage claim if it meant I could avoid 10 minutes getting off the plane.
... I want DST for the whole of the year.
I'm betting you live in the west end of your time zone. That tends feeling tends to get stronger the closer one lives to to the west edge.
There are a few features I love as a business user:
I have found my peace with the ribbon. It helps that you can collapse it when you need more screen space. It then behaves more like a menu --- you click the title and then an item. It does its stuff and then goes away.
"A Lyft spokesperson issued the following statement..."
Which noticeably didn't end with "...and any and all employees who have violated that policy will be immediately fired for cause, with no termination benefits."
Probably because the spokesman started with "...would be a violation of Lyft's policies and a cause for termination..."
Seems pretty straight-forward to me.... Accessory before the fact.
In mid-December 2017 I purchased a new computer system. ... I could have chosen to defer my purchase until a "clean" chip was released.
You are more fortunate than most of us. Being under 30 days post-purchase and under 14-days post-Christmas, most retailers are likely to accept a return. Plus, you likely have a warranty to possibly make a claim under. My now 4 year old computer has none of that.
Everyone in the US is Amazon customer (and if not - Walmart or all the other online retailers).
Everyone may not be an Amazon customer, but MOST of us are regular Amazon customers. Estimates range from 50% to 66% of US Households having a prime subscription.
Amazon probably got scared after I bought a chromecast from Walmart and they lost out on a few pennies commission.
It seems to that the consequence a hospital should face for failing to honor a DNR is that the hospital assumes financial responsibility for the patient's health care from the time the patient entered their facility until the patient's natural passing, including subsequent nursing home or hospice that may have become necessary as a result of their actions.
Maybe more, but this seems like a decent starting point.
TFA clearly states that this will be an optional feature.
If you want to add exterior lighting to your home, there is pretty much just "flood" style lights on the market. These lights shine at a very wide angle, meaning most of it is wasted. Even if you want to buy better light fixtures, they are very hard to find.
You might check out "pathway lamps", "coach lamps", "BBQ Lamps", "step lights" and "Umbrella lamps". They all do an efficient job of lighting just the needed area. My big-box store has all of them (as does Amazon), including many in solar versions.
Flood lights really are only needed while looking out the window to investigate a strange occurrence. If light or energy efficiency is needed, you are using them incorrectly.
SELinux has very little to do with how "good" software is or is not. More than anything else, it addresses the fact that the Posix file permissions (e.g. -rwx-rw-r--) are not expressive enough to describe complex access control scenarios.
Using SELinux for "fine-grained access control" and "defense in depth" is useful in part because "obviously correct code" has a history of being proven otherwise over time.
Perspectives will vary by profession. Once you get outside of software development, I suggest that most security problems are the result of either failing to promptly update software, failure to properly configure software, or incomplete risk analysis. For example:
The Pentagon leak appears to be a a failure to properly configure access controls.
Equifax was a failure to update software after a bug was found/fixed.
Fukushima was a failure to consider the risks during the design process.
Linus' perspective is from that of a software developer. I suspect Linus' rant stems from people writing
if ( badinput() ) kernelpanic();
instead of
if ( badinput() ) return(Error);.
As a "security person", I happen to agree with Linus that allowing bad input to result in a denial-of-service attack is rarely the best response.
I have never been satisfied with a laptop keyboard. Laptop keyboards are OK in a pinch, but the only answer for serious typing is to dock.
There is nothing like a desktop keyboard -- be it travel, buckling pressure, curved keycaps, surface friction, f/j bumps, palm support, arrow/function key location, etc.
Nearest Amazon Locker to my house is about 75 miles. Amazon Key seems like a decent way for me to build my own personal, private Amazon Locker on my front porch.
chrome://flags/#show-cert-link (was added in Chrome 60, IIRC.)
Thanks, random AC for this. I added it to my browser and it will make my life a bit simpler. However, the grandparent's concern still exists. It still is difficult to help users over the phone.
For expensive deliveries, I just ask the shipper (e.g. amazon) to ship to my office instead of home and then add a delivery notification so that I know when to head up to reception and thank them for helping out. Total added cost is a few smiles and maybe a cookie every once in a while.
For routine deliveries, FedEX, UPS and USPS all have the ability to leave them with standing instructions, such as "leave on side porch", "leave with neighbor", "I'll pick up from your office", etc., FedEx and UPS will also do scheduled-time deliveries and will even redirect to a different address, although these are extra-cost services.
Statistically the majority of trips are well within the range of electric cars.
The basic problem with implementing that statistic is two fold:
1) The average commute is under 10 miles, which has the potential to save at most 2 gallons of gas per day or less than $100/month.
2) Almost everyone has the occasional need that can't be done with an electric car (towing a boat; weekend excursions; hauling the family, etc.).
Therefore, everyone individually decides if the money is better spent owning/leasing/renting a second vehicle or paying the "fuel surcharge" on one lower-efficiency vehicle.
customers...in 13 states (Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wisconsin) ... were "using vast amounts of data ...outside of our network footprint."
Based on Verizon's coverage map, those customers must be clustered into single-pixel sized locations for about half the states.
... I find it disturbing when I walk into a bank and the teller greets me by name, and I'm disappointed when the Jamba Juice employee remembers me and I don't have to tell them my name ...
That is EXACTLY what I like about living in small-town America.