Microsoft and IE6 set the web back over a decade (throw in some Adobe Flash to add insult to injury) and Microsoft wants to whine about fair?
What they should do is say "Hey, we did the same thing 20 years ago and it was a mistake. We are sorry for being such assholes and screwing the entire world with regards to HTML. We see Google is apparently doing the same thing, and while it's karma coming to bite us in the ass, it doesn't mean it's good for anyone, so maybe someone other than us, since we are biased and anything but above reproach, should look into it."
While I disagree with what Google may be doing if it's intentional just to break Edge, I can't anything but joy in seeing Microsoft get fucked in the exact same way they fucked the rest of the world 20 years ago. I know I should be more angry, but I can't get past the fact that Microsoft is crying about being bullied the same way they bullied everyone else. So someone else needs to take the reigns on this and drive the discovery and corrective action (if possible).
could ultimately help law enforcement and intelligence agencies track the origin of... counterfeit products and other goods
Where can I get one of these (presumably) affordable 3D printers capable of printing high-enough quality to be able to pass any attempt at counterfeiting as an original product!??!
This... I never would dream of taking a Taxi if I can avoid it. I don't mind Uber at all. Taxis are garbage.
Maybe in places like Manhatten, etc.. where it's just dense population they work and you can hail them on demand, but less dense places where you have to call and wait for a Taxi, no way. But then again, Taxis in Manhatten are miserable pieces of shit in every aspect, so I still prefer Uber.
6 cents, not 60 cents. Just set your miner fee to whatever you want. It's simple. I'm not the only one... anyone with a half a brain can and does do it. You are an idiot if you use the default fees in your wallet software.
I literally do this all the time. Paying in bitcoin is often faster than cash. If it's taking longer, you're doing it wrong, and either YOU or the person receiving it is retarded.
Ink, paper, people, transporation, etc... that all uses massive amounts of energy. Just the transport of those bills alone probably uses up a considerable amount of energy.
The US Government spends about $1 BILLION per year alone just creating the currency. That's just one government, creating paper money. That doesn't include other governments. That doesn't include all the banks and their server farms, that doesn't include ANYTHING that is required to USE that money... that's just to create the paper money. In one year.
So I get it, bitcoin is using massive amounts of energy to power it. But how much energy is used by other currencies? Both in the creation and the destruction of the currency? It costs a lot of money to maintain paper bills and coins. Keep them in circulation, etc... Then there is the processing cost of storing & transport of those physical goods. You need to factor those in to the cost analysis when comparing fiat to bitcoin, and not just say "bitcoin is using power lol!"
Yes, it uses power, but so do fiat currencies, and I'd wager they use about the same amount in their lifecycle as bitcoin does.
No, charging a car from 0 to 250 miles takes about 25 minutes. Yes, longer than filling a gas tank, but if you want to "fill to a usable level," you only need about 5 minutes, ten at most.
The pooch in this case (Apple users) are a realllly big and forgiving pooch. So there's a lot of screwing it can take. By a lot, I mean the dog is the size of a trainload of elephants who all like a good reaming, since they keep coming back for more on a daily basis.
If you're dealing with only 2 runways, your argument is valid - why update for a minor adjustment.... but as a pilot, I can tell you that it's important when there's more than 2 tangential runways, especially in low visibility and/or in a non-IFR equipped plane.
One runway can be labeled 18 and a tangential runway could be 20. If the pole shifts, requiring 18 to be 19 now, you can get confused and come in on approach for 20, potentially causing an accident or other runway incursion. This is an extreme example, but it's a possibility. The tangential runways are the big issue and are why having accurately numbered runways are so important. The more pilot load you can remove, the safe everyone is. Having to think about and mentally calculate a change can cause a serious diversion of attention during a tense landing situation. Something you *really* don't want to happen.
I find it hard to believe that any software patch is managing to brick a PC. Short of flashing the BIOS, it's almost impossible to brick a PC with software. A simple format/reinstall will recover the PC without issues.
Roku screwed the pooch late last year by removing the Optical output on their Ultra... so Roku is basically garbage now. They were my Go To streaming device up until now... but without Optical out, they are functionally useless to a vast swath of users.
Time to move on to a different device, but I don't know what. It's sad... Roku was pretty much best of the best in terms of ease of use and compatibility.
So your problem is with the Leaf's implementation of Bluetooth, not Bluetooth. You should complain to Nissan.
I have the same scenario in my cars (Teslas), and do not have the problems you describe. My phone hooks up to my wifes car just fine and hers hooks up to mine just fine. The only problems we have is priority - and again, that's a Tesla implementation problem, not a Bluetooth problem.
Firefox and Chrome have many other common legitimate uses. Kodi is generally used for piracy and serves no purpose other than streaming. There's a big difference no matter how butthurt you trolls get about it.
What the hell are you talking about? I've used XBMC (now Kodi) since it was on the Xbox. The original. I have numerous media players in the house (Kodi) and I've never once streamed a single thing with them. Kodi serves plenty of other purposes than streaming.
The brakes are actually fairly interesting. With the proper design, you could do away with the brakes entirely (I'm not saying you should, I'm saying you could). If you increase the resistance in the regenerative braking to the point where it will stop the wheels and hold them in place, you could do away with friction brakes entirely. Of course, you should still keep them as backup, but with a fully 100% backed up braking system, you can virtually eliminate brake failure.
>> At 20 years in and 12,000 miles per year, 240,000 miles, they'll quite likely have 85% of their capacity
Not even close, especially in hot climates like CA and AZ. I used to work for one of the 3 big EV charging station companies and they also have a sister company that does EV battery testing for the government. I can tell you that no EV car battery lasts anything like 20 years. With a normal drive cycle its about 4 years max before you start noticing very significant amounts of dropoff (like 1/3) in max range, and depending on how determined to save money you are, it will be maybe 7-8 years max before even the most determined owner HAS to totally replace the battery. Tesla is also using the same battery tech as everyone else so they are just as susceptible, no matter what their glossy advertising claims.
This is demonstrably false, as Teslas have been out for more than 4 years and are seeing minimal battery degradation. I have a 2012 Telsa (one of the first 2000 off the line) and the battery degradation is sitting at 96% of its original capacity. It has almost 100,000 miles on it. So I've lost 4% in 4 years and it's been holding steady for the past year at that rate. There are numerous other examples of this in the Tesla world. Do your research. Spewing false facts (ahem, I mean alternative facts) about EV batteries isn't helpful.
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Microsoft and IE6 set the web back over a decade (throw in some Adobe Flash to add insult to injury) and Microsoft wants to whine about fair?
What they should do is say "Hey, we did the same thing 20 years ago and it was a mistake. We are sorry for being such assholes and screwing the entire world with regards to HTML. We see Google is apparently doing the same thing, and while it's karma coming to bite us in the ass, it doesn't mean it's good for anyone, so maybe someone other than us, since we are biased and anything but above reproach, should look into it."
While I disagree with what Google may be doing if it's intentional just to break Edge, I can't anything but joy in seeing Microsoft get fucked in the exact same way they fucked the rest of the world 20 years ago. I know I should be more angry, but I can't get past the fact that Microsoft is crying about being bullied the same way they bullied everyone else. So someone else needs to take the reigns on this and drive the discovery and corrective action (if possible).
could ultimately help law enforcement and intelligence agencies track the origin of ... counterfeit products and other goods
Where can I get one of these (presumably) affordable 3D printers capable of printing high-enough quality to be able to pass any attempt at counterfeiting as an original product!??!
Counterfeit Etsy products of course.
There's no CTRL-F on a printed manual, so why bother when I can use an electronic one and search for what I want to know?
Budget
Flagship
Pick one.
This... I never would dream of taking a Taxi if I can avoid it. I don't mind Uber at all. Taxis are garbage.
Maybe in places like Manhatten, etc.. where it's just dense population they work and you can hail them on demand, but less dense places where you have to call and wait for a Taxi, no way. But then again, Taxis in Manhatten are miserable pieces of shit in every aspect, so I still prefer Uber.
6 cents, not 60 cents. Just set your miner fee to whatever you want. It's simple. I'm not the only one... anyone with a half a brain can and does do it. You are an idiot if you use the default fees in your wallet software.
No, you set your own fee. I pay about a $0.06 premium for using bitcoin per transaction.
I literally do this all the time. Paying in bitcoin is often faster than cash. If it's taking longer, you're doing it wrong, and either YOU or the person receiving it is retarded.
I wouldn't...
http://mentalfloss.com/article...
Ink, paper, people, transporation, etc... that all uses massive amounts of energy. Just the transport of those bills alone probably uses up a considerable amount of energy.
The US Government spends about $1 BILLION per year alone just creating the currency. That's just one government, creating paper money. That doesn't include other governments. That doesn't include all the banks and their server farms, that doesn't include ANYTHING that is required to USE that money... that's just to create the paper money. In one year.
Tell me again how you doubt it?
http://mentalfloss.com/article...
So I get it, bitcoin is using massive amounts of energy to power it. But how much energy is used by other currencies? Both in the creation and the destruction of the currency? It costs a lot of money to maintain paper bills and coins. Keep them in circulation, etc... Then there is the processing cost of storing & transport of those physical goods. You need to factor those in to the cost analysis when comparing fiat to bitcoin, and not just say "bitcoin is using power lol!"
Yes, it uses power, but so do fiat currencies, and I'd wager they use about the same amount in their lifecycle as bitcoin does.
Indeed... as someone who grew up with tapes and vinyl... fuck off with that shit.
No, charging a car from 0 to 250 miles takes about 25 minutes. Yes, longer than filling a gas tank, but if you want to "fill to a usable level," you only need about 5 minutes, ten at most.
No, you just stop at a DCFC and charge for 5 minutes or so. You're not screwed by any means.
So... stop at a DC fast charger on your way to work. Problem solved. Duh.
The pooch in this case (Apple users) are a realllly big and forgiving pooch. So there's a lot of screwing it can take. By a lot, I mean the dog is the size of a trainload of elephants who all like a good reaming, since they keep coming back for more on a daily basis.
If you're dealing with only 2 runways, your argument is valid - why update for a minor adjustment.... but as a pilot, I can tell you that it's important when there's more than 2 tangential runways, especially in low visibility and/or in a non-IFR equipped plane.
One runway can be labeled 18 and a tangential runway could be 20. If the pole shifts, requiring 18 to be 19 now, you can get confused and come in on approach for 20, potentially causing an accident or other runway incursion. This is an extreme example, but it's a possibility. The tangential runways are the big issue and are why having accurately numbered runways are so important. The more pilot load you can remove, the safe everyone is. Having to think about and mentally calculate a change can cause a serious diversion of attention during a tense landing situation. Something you *really* don't want to happen.
I find it hard to believe that any software patch is managing to brick a PC. Short of flashing the BIOS, it's almost impossible to brick a PC with software. A simple format/reinstall will recover the PC without issues.
Roku screwed the pooch late last year by removing the Optical output on their Ultra... so Roku is basically garbage now. They were my Go To streaming device up until now... but without Optical out, they are functionally useless to a vast swath of users.
Time to move on to a different device, but I don't know what. It's sad... Roku was pretty much best of the best in terms of ease of use and compatibility.
So your problem is with the Leaf's implementation of Bluetooth, not Bluetooth. You should complain to Nissan.
I have the same scenario in my cars (Teslas), and do not have the problems you describe. My phone hooks up to my wifes car just fine and hers hooks up to mine just fine. The only problems we have is priority - and again, that's a Tesla implementation problem, not a Bluetooth problem.
Try counterfeiting bitcoin in any useful quantity and see what happens. I guarantee you far more than if you counterfeit Canadian money.
Firefox and Chrome have many other common legitimate uses. Kodi is generally used for piracy and serves no purpose other than streaming. There's a big difference no matter how butthurt you trolls get about it.
What the hell are you talking about? I've used XBMC (now Kodi) since it was on the Xbox. The original. I have numerous media players in the house (Kodi) and I've never once streamed a single thing with them. Kodi serves plenty of other purposes than streaming.
Android is probably the least fussy, most widely used Linux based out there for consumers.
Seriously. Get an Android device and go to town.
The brakes are actually fairly interesting. With the proper design, you could do away with the brakes entirely (I'm not saying you should, I'm saying you could). If you increase the resistance in the regenerative braking to the point where it will stop the wheels and hold them in place, you could do away with friction brakes entirely. Of course, you should still keep them as backup, but with a fully 100% backed up braking system, you can virtually eliminate brake failure.
>> At 20 years in and 12,000 miles per year, 240,000 miles, they'll quite likely have 85% of their capacity
Not even close, especially in hot climates like CA and AZ. I used to work for one of the 3 big EV charging station companies and they also have a sister company that does EV battery testing for the government. I can tell you that no EV car battery lasts anything like 20 years. With a normal drive cycle its about 4 years max before you start noticing very significant amounts of dropoff (like 1/3) in max range, and depending on how determined to save money you are, it will be maybe 7-8 years max before even the most determined owner HAS to totally replace the battery.
Tesla is also using the same battery tech as everyone else so they are just as susceptible, no matter what their glossy advertising claims.
This is demonstrably false, as Teslas have been out for more than 4 years and are seeing minimal battery degradation. I have a 2012 Telsa (one of the first 2000 off the line) and the battery degradation is sitting at 96% of its original capacity. It has almost 100,000 miles on it. So I've lost 4% in 4 years and it's been holding steady for the past year at that rate. There are numerous other examples of this in the Tesla world. Do your research. Spewing false facts (ahem, I mean alternative facts) about EV batteries isn't helpful.