One wonders how many millions of dollars he has made as he flies about the world in his private jet, travels in his SUVs and lives in his massive mansions.
Exactly!
It's one thing to have a point of view and lead by example. It's quite another to not practice (conservation) what you preach. It's charlatans such as this that piss me off to no end. To make matters worse, we have politicians who are willing to suck his dick and swallow this holy gospel of his.
You want GW big AL? How about we kill your cheap coal-fired electricity so you can sweat your sorry ass off. FUCKER!
Now Asia is ascendant again, and all things being equal, China will be the most powerful nation on Earth (again, but you obviously wouldn't know the history) in a matter of decades
But it's not, nor will it ever be.
People seem to forget that a nation's Government is the single largest institution that decides its prosperity by virtue of promotion or obstruction. Everything else after the fact is a moot point with regards to population and/or its resources available.
Oh, I agree. Pissing our reserves away on fuel is a crying shame, and clearly not sustainable in the near future.
Unfortunately, nothing beats the IC engine (bonus points for hybrid) for range. Electric sounds nice, but not practical with current technologies. For example, eleven gallons of gasoline will provide a driving distance of 300 miles (27Mpg). It should also take less than 10 minutes to refuel from that same empty tank. Also, the infrastructure is both dependable and reliable regardless where you're at. Current electric vehicles might be ideal for the stay-at-home mother doing light shopping around the town, or short distant driving to and from work. For your heavy duty 18 wheeler shipping cargo around, I doubt they will ever find a replacement to the dense source of BTUs that petrol provides. Though having a mini-nuclear reactor (gov certified) as a replacement would be interesting...
The History Channel has a series called Modern Marvels which had an episode aired titled "Secrets of Oil". Basically, the hydrocarbon is never going away. It's just too versatile of a substance used in everyday chemistry, production, and manufacturing. And unless the IC engine goes away anytime soon, it will be needed to both lubricate and cool the moving parts. Same thing goes for jet engines.
If I were to name the basic staples of Human civilizations, they would be as follows. Air, Water, Food, Shelter, Fire, Metal, and Oil...in that order. We're never getting away from this substance regardless if we use it from natural resources, or its' synthetically produced.
Six months waiting list for an MRI? Fuck that! You would be better off getting treatment at a local veterinarian clinic. If it's good for Fido, it's good enough for me.
All that's happening is some of the waste energy is being captured.
Not really.
This fraudulent scheme falls in line with those traffic-driven wind generators. You know, the kind that capture moving air from passing vehicles? These devices just tap into the momentum of the moving air. Sounds great until you realize the stream of traffic has the benefit of "drafting" reduced. As such, the increase in air drag will lower fuel mileage.
Well, the customers are using their fuel anyhow to drive in, I don't see what's wrong with making use of a kinetic generator which is also using the pull of gravity to generate the power.
***face palm***
Sigh.
Ok, that's like saying you increase your fuel mileage by driving down hill. What you are failing to take into account is that all your gains have been lost when it comes time to drive back up it! It's the same idea with these plates, but on a much much smaller scale.
By using these devices, they are stealing energy from the drivers. While one driver may not notice, as a whole, fuel usage is being diverted from all who drive over these things.
... but should obviously have all been filed under one ticket.
Absolutely. The problem isn't a technical issue per se. The problem here is customer service, or the lack of it.
Regardless of the technical steps required to assist you with the issue, the ticket should have been left open. Closure of a ticket should only happen once the technician has receive an e-mail or voice verification that the problem has been resolved to a satisfactory level.
An internal IT department should be run like a business within a business. Sending out surveys to all employees is a good measure of how well you are seen and felt throughout the company. If there are any problems, you work them out internally. If they reveal your department in a positive light, can the CFO and the rest of the bean counters really provide a counter argument to your relevancy?
Not to mention the drop it fuel mileage gravel provides over concrete along with the above mentioned vehicle wear/tear and road maintenance. Any environmentalist worth their salt would be in favor of concrete over that of gravel and asphalt.
You talk as though the government is doing a good thing by serving its people. In reality, the government is the devil (el diablo) always making deals with his subjects.
I'm sure from the bottom of your heart; you think you're doing a wonderful thing. Collectively with your piers however, it's no different than any *growing* corporation in that it always seeks power, control, and domination. The only difference between a corporate monopoly and a government is that one has a military while the other does not.
Say what you will about America, China, or any other nation on this planet. The point is human behavior is really no different than a troop of monkeys.
What do monkeys at the top of a tree looking down see?
A bunch of smiling faces.
What do monkeys at the bottom of a tree looking up see?
Slashdot Mirror
Exactly!
It's one thing to have a point of view and lead by example. It's quite another to not practice (conservation) what you preach. It's charlatans such as this that piss me off to no end. To make matters worse, we have politicians who are willing to suck his dick and swallow this holy gospel of his.
You want GW big AL? How about we kill your cheap coal-fired electricity so you can sweat your sorry ass off. FUCKER!
Thanks. I needed the laugh.
Could be worse. You could OD on a laser powerful enough to vaporize a hole your head!
But it's not, nor will it ever be.
People seem to forget that a nation's Government is the single largest institution that decides its prosperity by virtue of promotion or obstruction. Everything else after the fact is a moot point with regards to population and/or its resources available.
The one where both him and his funding get telefragged out of existence. I would recommend he experiment with kittens first.
I assume you have those panels insured, or is that already covered under your home owners insurance? The thought of a hail storm makes me cringe!
Oh, I agree. Pissing our reserves away on fuel is a crying shame, and clearly not sustainable in the near future.
Unfortunately, nothing beats the IC engine (bonus points for hybrid) for range. Electric sounds nice, but not practical with current technologies. For example, eleven gallons of gasoline will provide a driving distance of 300 miles (27Mpg). It should also take less than 10 minutes to refuel from that same empty tank. Also, the infrastructure is both dependable and reliable regardless where you're at. Current electric vehicles might be ideal for the stay-at-home mother doing light shopping around the town, or short distant driving to and from work. For your heavy duty 18 wheeler shipping cargo around, I doubt they will ever find a replacement to the dense source of BTUs that petrol provides. Though having a mini-nuclear reactor (gov certified) as a replacement would be interesting...
The History Channel has a series called Modern Marvels which had an episode aired titled "Secrets of Oil". Basically, the hydrocarbon is never going away. It's just too versatile of a substance used in everyday chemistry, production, and manufacturing. And unless the IC engine goes away anytime soon, it will be needed to both lubricate and cool the moving parts. Same thing goes for jet engines.
If I were to name the basic staples of Human civilizations, they would be as follows. Air, Water, Food, Shelter, Fire, Metal, and Oil...in that order. We're never getting away from this substance regardless if we use it from natural resources, or its' synthetically produced.
It happens all the time in nature. You don't think grass, trees (forests), and mountain ranges don't already put a *huge* drag on our atmosphere?
Just because the blades spin doesn't mean you have to put 100% load on them. You only draw the amount of power you need. Nothing wasted.
The fog of war?
"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money" -Margaret Thatcher
Six months waiting list for an MRI? Fuck that! You would be better off getting treatment at a local veterinarian clinic. If it's good for Fido, it's good enough for me.
Score one for Darwin!
Because then all of those other Congress critters would also need to be arrested for signing an unread porkulus bill too.
Didn't you know? The Government is above the law because they are the ones that legislate and define it.
Not really.
This fraudulent scheme falls in line with those traffic-driven wind generators. You know, the kind that capture moving air from passing vehicles? These devices just tap into the momentum of the moving air. Sounds great until you realize the stream of traffic has the benefit of "drafting" reduced. As such, the increase in air drag will lower fuel mileage.
***face palm***
Sigh.
Ok, that's like saying you increase your fuel mileage by driving down hill. What you are failing to take into account is that all your gains have been lost when it comes time to drive back up it! It's the same idea with these plates, but on a much much smaller scale.
It's theft!
By using these devices, they are stealing energy from the drivers. While one driver may not notice, as a whole, fuel usage is being diverted from all who drive over these things.
Absolutely. The problem isn't a technical issue per se. The problem here is customer service, or the lack of it.
Regardless of the technical steps required to assist you with the issue, the ticket should have been left open. Closure of a ticket should only happen once the technician has receive an e-mail or voice verification that the problem has been resolved to a satisfactory level.
An internal IT department should be run like a business within a business. Sending out surveys to all employees is a good measure of how well you are seen and felt throughout the company. If there are any problems, you work them out internally. If they reveal your department in a positive light, can the CFO and the rest of the bean counters really provide a counter argument to your relevancy?
Except time is money. The longer a project takes, the more billable hours accrue (becomes expensive).
Then again, if your paid salary, I guess it doesn't really matter.
Mark of the beast. Of course, The Beast *is* the government FYI.
America seriously has attitude problems...
Because we would be the nation most punished by the Kyoto. Duh!
America is many things. Being sadomasicistic isn't one of them.
Not to mention the drop it fuel mileage gravel provides over concrete along with the above mentioned vehicle wear/tear and road maintenance. Any environmentalist worth their salt would be in favor of concrete over that of gravel and asphalt.
Question: What's the difference between a Harley and a Hoover?
Answer: Placement of the dirt bag.
You talk as though the government is doing a good thing by serving its people. In reality, the government is the devil (el diablo) always making deals with his subjects.
I'm sure from the bottom of your heart; you think you're doing a wonderful thing. Collectively with your piers however, it's no different than any *growing* corporation in that it always seeks power, control, and domination. The only difference between a corporate monopoly and a government is that one has a military while the other does not.
Say what you will about America, China, or any other nation on this planet. The point is human behavior is really no different than a troop of monkeys.