While the correlation doesn't imply causation, correlation might be helpful in prediction. If events A and B often occur together, and the frequency of that correlation (X), and you know when A happens, couldn't you reasonably say there's an X% chance of B occurring.
I've owned two Chrysler products for the last four years, and have had completely the opposite experience. And that's after having dealt with Infiniti & BMW service just prior.
According to the New York Times, in the 1960s and 1970s, the typical car reached its end of life around 100,000 miles, but due to manufacturing improvements such as tighter tolerances and better anti-corrosion coatings, in the 2000s the typical car lasts closer to 200,000 miles
So get one that's still got a year or two on the warranty...they cover 4 years. Also, I don't know about Tesla, but many auto companies will still allow you to purchase an extended warranty when the original is about to expire.
I commuted on I-66 for over 20 years...15 miles = 1 hour. Best plate seen IH8I66. While I still live nearby, I no longer commute in that direction, and I'm so much looking forward to getting the hell out of NOVA in a few years when I retire.
The Bolt looks good, and is a step in the right direction, but it's a MUCH smaller vehicle
Are you talking about externally? Because the inside of the Bold is 94 cu. ft., and 17 cu. ft. of cargo. in a 5 passenger vehicle that weighs over 600 lb less than the Model 3. There were complaints about the Model 3's lack of cargo space., and I can't find interior dimensions anywhere. 600 lbs. is a huge reduction in overall energy usage.
You always have to option of doing the first 2 years at a community college. I know Penn State accepts transfers, and that would save a ton of cash. Here in VA, every state school participates in a program that allows those transfers as long as the student maintains a 3.0 GPA. As for price, my own kid went out of state, and over 4 years, including room board, and just about every other little thing, the total was around $140k for her business degree. It would have been about half of that in state. Anybody who's paying looking at shelling out $180k hasn't thought it through, or doesn't care about the cost.
customers don't know or care how shoddily their mcmansions are built
You clearly don't know many of the owners. I am one, and do. I was on site nearly every day during construction. We've lived in that neighborhood for 15+ years now, and I guarantee that the neighbors care dearly about their homes. Who the hell lives in a home and doesn't care about how well it's constructed...very few.
So, what are the options?....One, try to find skilled tradesmen to build your home....good luck with that. Two, if you manage #1, your place just lost about half of it's size because your project just doubled in labor and material costs. Three (what I did),...buy what's available, but not so well built, and improve on it over time.
Remind me never to apply to your company. Not all ITT graduates are idiots.
So, you're suggesting that we (hiring managers) shouldn't consider that these grads chose an "institution" that's produced "graduates" that have had troubles finding work, because they're not getting decent training there? You and others may not be idiots, but I'd suggest that that lack of awareness, and the useless sheepskin received, in all likelihood, don't make for good interview candidates in an extremely high percentage of the cases.
My guess is that these guys didn't have degrees, but had experience, and later needed them to stay employed, or to get their food in the door somewhere else, so they took the quick/dirty route. Degrees didn't matter so much 30-40 years ago, and I've know many people to go this route.
I will likely never hire a devry, ITT, or University of Phoenix graduate (and so help me, I hope I never again have the misfortune of hiring a Harvard or MIT grad).
As a hiring manager, I won't draw a line in the sand like you. But, agree in general that the odds of getting a good candidate from the first three are slim, and I probably wouldn't extend an interview to them if other candidates are available. And, in my experience the odds for the other two aren't much better than any other major universities. In fact, we've had a few seriously bad employees from those schools...overinflated egos don't make for good workers. I don't care if you're a genius, if you can't play well with others.
I'm reading lots of kneejerk comments here, which is to be expected on/. But, let's talk about what's working...not much right now. So, it doesn't hurt anything to let these kind of experiments go on, and produce data for us to analyze, and learn if UBI is feasible. As a fiscal conservative, I have my doubts. But, I read an interesting article on fivethirtyeight.com about this not long ago, and it opened my eyes to the possibility that it could work. As computers take away more jobs from humans, we're going to go through a paradigm shift in the workforce, and something needs to be done. So, get off of your soapboxes, and let's let the experiments show us what's right and wrong.
Sure about that? People who don't know how to handle money are commonplace...
In fact, about 70 percent of people who win a lottery or get a big windfall actually end up broke in a few years, according to the National Endowment for Financial Education.
Whole heartedly agree, I couldn't live like that either.
I started my first job (post 5 years in the USAF), back in '82 when I was 23 yrs old. I lived paycheck to paycheck, but managed to save up $600, and invested it in a high dividend utility stock, and reinvested those dividends. I eventually sold the original 60 shares, but what I had left over is worth about $25k today, though that's taxable. I continued to add more money to other investments as well...constantly saving a little bit. I'd encourage everyone who has any "disposable" income to pay themselves first, buy putting a fixed amount into some type of long term investment...look at the 10 year returns over time on the S&P 500 for example. You don't need to know a lot about investing to do it.
At a national level, all that matters is what the law is, and the decisions made by SCOTUS that interpret them and the Constitution. A Clinton presidency will change the current direction with a new all those issues. This will likely be the single most important election our lifetime, no matter which way you lean.
While R v. W is certainly one of the primary issues, but so is the Second Amendment and decisions like Citizen's United (campaign finance...money that influences politics)
So, yes. Even if you hate the individual candidates (as do I), who they'll pick for the Supreme Court position(s) will impact us for much longer than four years...likely a generation.
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While the correlation doesn't imply causation, correlation might be helpful in prediction. If events A and B often occur together, and the frequency of that correlation (X), and you know when A happens, couldn't you reasonably say there's an X% chance of B occurring.
Incorrect. Dealers get paid by the factories for warranty work.
I've owned two Chrysler products for the last four years, and have had completely the opposite experience. And that's after having dealt with Infiniti & BMW service just prior.
Anecdotes != evidence.
Bullshit.
According to the New York Times, in the 1960s and 1970s, the typical car reached its end of life around 100,000 miles, but due to manufacturing improvements such as tighter tolerances and better anti-corrosion coatings, in the 2000s the typical car lasts closer to 200,000 miles
So get one that's still got a year or two on the warranty...they cover 4 years. Also, I don't know about Tesla, but many auto companies will still allow you to purchase an extended warranty when the original is about to expire.
I commuted on I-66 for over 20 years...15 miles = 1 hour. Best plate seen IH8I66. While I still live nearby, I no longer commute in that direction, and I'm so much looking forward to getting the hell out of NOVA in a few years when I retire.
The Bolt looks good, and is a step in the right direction, but it's a MUCH smaller vehicle
Are you talking about externally? Because the inside of the Bold is 94 cu. ft., and 17 cu. ft. of cargo. in a 5 passenger vehicle that weighs over 600 lb less than the Model 3. There were complaints about the Model 3's lack of cargo space., and I can't find interior dimensions anywhere. 600 lbs. is a huge reduction in overall energy usage.
Care to name an auto company that hasn't had a million vehicles recalled? No, I didn't think so.
You're FAT!
You always have to option of doing the first 2 years at a community college. I know Penn State accepts transfers, and that would save a ton of cash. Here in VA, every state school participates in a program that allows those transfers as long as the student maintains a 3.0 GPA. As for price, my own kid went out of state, and over 4 years, including room board, and just about every other little thing, the total was around $140k for her business degree. It would have been about half of that in state. Anybody who's paying looking at shelling out $180k hasn't thought it through, or doesn't care about the cost.
customers don't know or care how shoddily their mcmansions are built
You clearly don't know many of the owners. I am one, and do. I was on site nearly every day during construction. We've lived in that neighborhood for 15+ years now, and I guarantee that the neighbors care dearly about their homes. Who the hell lives in a home and doesn't care about how well it's constructed...very few.
So, what are the options?....One, try to find skilled tradesmen to build your home....good luck with that. Two, if you manage #1, your place just lost about half of it's size because your project just doubled in labor and material costs. Three (what I did),...buy what's available, but not so well built, and improve on it over time.
If a school is accredited, then what difference does it make? Now, if the accreditation bar is set too low, that's another issue.
Remind me never to apply to your company. Not all ITT graduates are idiots.
So, you're suggesting that we (hiring managers) shouldn't consider that these grads chose an "institution" that's produced "graduates" that have had troubles finding work, because they're not getting decent training there? You and others may not be idiots, but I'd suggest that that lack of awareness, and the useless sheepskin received, in all likelihood, don't make for good interview candidates in an extremely high percentage of the cases.
Apparently Bill, the mods can't handle the truth.
My guess is that these guys didn't have degrees, but had experience, and later needed them to stay employed, or to get their food in the door somewhere else, so they took the quick/dirty route. Degrees didn't matter so much 30-40 years ago, and I've know many people to go this route.
I will likely never hire a devry, ITT, or University of Phoenix graduate (and so help me, I hope I never again have the misfortune of hiring a Harvard or MIT grad).
As a hiring manager, I won't draw a line in the sand like you. But, agree in general that the odds of getting a good candidate from the first three are slim, and I probably wouldn't extend an interview to them if other candidates are available. And, in my experience the odds for the other two aren't much better than any other major universities. In fact, we've had a few seriously bad employees from those schools...overinflated egos don't make for good workers. I don't care if you're a genius, if you can't play well with others.
I'm reading lots of kneejerk comments here, which is to be expected on /. But, let's talk about what's working...not much right now. So, it doesn't hurt anything to let these kind of experiments go on, and produce data for us to analyze, and learn if UBI is feasible. As a fiscal conservative, I have my doubts. But, I read an interesting article on fivethirtyeight.com about this not long ago, and it opened my eyes to the possibility that it could work. As computers take away more jobs from humans, we're going to go through a paradigm shift in the workforce, and something needs to be done. So, get off of your soapboxes, and let's let the experiments show us what's right and wrong.
Sure about that? People who don't know how to handle money are commonplace...
In fact, about 70 percent of people who win a lottery or get a big windfall actually end up broke in a few years, according to the National Endowment for Financial Education.
Wait, you know me and my ex-wife?
People are quite dumb, on average.
Actually, people are quite average...on average.
Whole heartedly agree, I couldn't live like that either.
I started my first job (post 5 years in the USAF), back in '82 when I was 23 yrs old. I lived paycheck to paycheck, but managed to save up $600, and invested it in a high dividend utility stock, and reinvested those dividends. I eventually sold the original 60 shares, but what I had left over is worth about $25k today, though that's taxable. I continued to add more money to other investments as well...constantly saving a little bit. I'd encourage everyone who has any "disposable" income to pay themselves first, buy putting a fixed amount into some type of long term investment...look at the 10 year returns over time on the S&P 500 for example. You don't need to know a lot about investing to do it.
At a national level, all that matters is what the law is, and the decisions made by SCOTUS that interpret them and the Constitution. A Clinton presidency will change the current direction with a new all those issues. This will likely be the single most important election our lifetime, no matter which way you lean.
Physical travel between stars might never be practical, but an exchange of science, art, culture, ...
As soon as they see the Kanye & the Kardasians, they'll likely aim their photon torpedoes at us.
And I had just broken out my "All hail our Alien Overlords!" signs. Now I have to put them back... argh!
You can still put it up down by the Rio Grande. Trump was down there negotiating with them.
While R v. W is certainly one of the primary issues, but so is the Second Amendment and decisions like Citizen's United (campaign finance...money that influences politics)
So, yes. Even if you hate the individual candidates (as do I), who they'll pick for the Supreme Court position(s) will impact us for much longer than four years...likely a generation.