This guy is an arrogant, sanctimonious prick posturing for the religious right
Oh, and you were doing so well, too. Chicago is one of the most leftist cities in the country. Sorry, but the religious right are far outweighed by all the lefties there. Ever notice how often the Mayor of Chicago has been a Democrat?
Is it a standard USB port following the USB standard or has it been modified in some way to also provide analog audio? Last I checked, USB was a digital connector only and headsets required an analog signal. Unless they decided to get expensive and sell you a USB microphone/headphone.
In at least a mild defense of apple, they use their connector for a variety of things, not just data. That connector is used for analog audio, analog video and for accessories. USB wouldn't allow them to do that, unless they added a 2nd connector (which they are loathe to do). In fact, if all the phone manufacturers standardized on USB, they would also need a 2nd connector for the wired microphones and headsets as the USB port would not accept it. Well, unless they came up with yet another standard or used the really expensive USB headphones.
Just a small, tiny hidden window on all their served pages, that are all directed at Italian Government sites. If you though a slashdot DOS was bad, just wait until a GoogleDOS.
Especially when the people doing the detaining are not soldiers, but ordinary police officers and prison warders - these people did not sign up for the risk of being placed in genuine danger of their lives.
Last I checked, that was what Police do, put their lives on the line. I'd have to think about it a bit more with regards to prison warders.
Mount it on a 100 foot tall tower, angled downward, limiting the area covered to just that in the prison. Bing, bang, boom, only the prison is covered.
Plus it would be 100% brighter than the same string powered by unrectified current
Perhaps the increase in current would burn out the LEDs? The increase in heat could cause some problems that running at a 50% duty cycle does not cause.
Being 'tech-savvy' and knowing what is available are two different things. Or are you all knowing and instantly know all the best software out there to use?
It sounds like you want LaTeX. It has a built in reference, chapter, figure/table referencing and an ToC system. It is great for equations and a whole host of other things. It does have a learning curve, but it works great. The one problem with it is that it does not have a spell checker. So what you do is type in Word and then copy/paste it into LaTeX for the formating and everything else.
Misleading, really? How so? How can there be a surplus when the debt is still going up? Either there is a surplus and the debt goes down, or there is no surplus and the debt is going up.
The technology honestly isn't there yet to replace a human in the plane. There are unmanned planes in the works, but we aren't there just yet for replacing fighters and other things. The guess by some is that the F-22 and F-35 will be the last manned fighters and that the next gen (which is already under development) will be completely unmanned. Look at the UAV programs that are currently in use. They are the best that we currently can do. The next gen may be able to replace the pilots, but in the mean time we have to replace the existing planes.
As the Hilux name was dropped in the US in 1976, any details listed here purporting to relate to the Hilux from that date may not be entirely correct when applied to the vehicle that continues to be marketed by Toyota as the Hilux throughout the rest of the world.
The product lines for the US and elsewhere diverged at that point and in many cases on a year for year basis the vehicles sold in the US only resemble the Hilux, with major mechanical/chassis differences.
This article is about the pickup sold in North America until 1994, and other markets as of today. For the 1995-present small pickup sold in North America, see Tacoma.
It appears to me that they don't sell the one you are referencing in the US. Even the Honda dealer I go to has a GM pickup truck. Looking at the US Honda Website, it isn't even listed. A 'Ridgeline' is. Also, in case you want to say anything about non-US vehicles, we have been talking about the US vehicle market, not the overseas market.
Detroit does sell smaller, higher MPG vehicles. The Chevy Malibu gets 38 highway (acording to consumer reports). Not as many people buy them. Japan sells more of those, even though the Honda Accord only gets 31mpg.
Detroit makes more money off of the larger vehicles, which Japan does not sell, and so of course they sell more of them. Japan doesn't make good pickups, Detroit does, people and businesses buy pickups from Detroit instead of Japan.
You're trying to blame Detroit for catering to what people are buying. Notice that when gas prices change, peoples buying habits change. Don't blame Detroit for selling what people are choosing to buy.
As to other alternative fuels, even the Japanese can't sell natural gas vehicles. The Civic that runs on natural gas costs $5,000 more than a version that does not. Detroit DOES sell a bunch of E85 vehicles in the midwest, where E85 is more common.
One final thing, GM has been spending billions on developing the Chevy Volt. So, I'd say they are doing a major push. And yes, billions is correct. 40 miles on electric, 50mpg on gasoline. Comes out in late 2010, provided they are still in business.
Estimated cost for electricity, based on 40miles/8kwh (small car, Chevy volt), translates to roughtly 1-2 cents/mile. (5-10 cents/kwh) Cost of Hydrogen, based on 25% efficiency (which is probably true) would then be 4-8 cents/mile.
I'd say it's debatable if Hydrogen is worth it. Although, I'd be curious about manufacturing methane from CO2 and hydrogen and comparing the efficiency then.
Couldn't the safety margin be increased? i.e., if you have a tank rated for 2400 psi, you only fill it to 1200 psi? Would that solve the hydrostatic testing?
Of course, if you could ensure it wouldn't fail for two years, you could just have it done with the maintenance inspection.
BTW, I'm an EE not an ME so I'm working from a lack of knowlege and principles here.
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Why, I would have said "tell the same to the Sioux, the Apache, the Comanche, the Pawnee, the Alaska natives," and so on.
I think you need to talk to the English, Spanish, Russians, Dutch, French and Swedes on those.
This guy is an arrogant, sanctimonious prick posturing for the religious right
Oh, and you were doing so well, too. Chicago is one of the most leftist cities in the country. Sorry, but the religious right are far outweighed by all the lefties there. Ever notice how often the Mayor of Chicago has been a Democrat?
Is it a standard USB port following the USB standard or has it been modified in some way to also provide analog audio? Last I checked, USB was a digital connector only and headsets required an analog signal. Unless they decided to get expensive and sell you a USB microphone/headphone.
In at least a mild defense of apple, they use their connector for a variety of things, not just data. That connector is used for analog audio, analog video and for accessories. USB wouldn't allow them to do that, unless they added a 2nd connector (which they are loathe to do). In fact, if all the phone manufacturers standardized on USB, they would also need a 2nd connector for the wired microphones and headsets as the USB port would not accept it. Well, unless they came up with yet another standard or used the really expensive USB headphones.
Just a small, tiny hidden window on all their served pages, that are all directed at Italian Government sites. If you though a slashdot DOS was bad, just wait until a GoogleDOS.
Especially when the people doing the detaining are not soldiers, but ordinary police officers and prison warders - these people did not sign up for the risk of being placed in genuine danger of their lives.
Last I checked, that was what Police do, put their lives on the line. I'd have to think about it a bit more with regards to prison warders.
Mount it on a 100 foot tall tower, angled downward, limiting the area covered to just that in the prison. Bing, bang, boom, only the prison is covered.
There's this thing called a directional antenna. You can use them to make sure the towers only pick up phones inside the prison.
And block all phone use by guards, prison management, and visitors?
All CELLphone use. The guards, management and visitors would still have access to the land lines.
You could use FTP to grab FireFox off of ftp.mozilla.org Then again, someone would probably sue for distributing an FTP client with MS Windows.
Plus it would be 100% brighter than the same string powered by unrectified current
Perhaps the increase in current would burn out the LEDs? The increase in heat could cause some problems that running at a 50% duty cycle does not cause.
(read "Drove a sword through it to keep me from trying to repair it again and wasting my time")
There has to be an interesting story behind this. Or, at least, a good youtube video...
Being 'tech-savvy' and knowing what is available are two different things. Or are you all knowing and instantly know all the best software out there to use?
It sounds like you want LaTeX. It has a built in reference, chapter, figure/table referencing and an ToC system. It is great for equations and a whole host of other things. It does have a learning curve, but it works great. The one problem with it is that it does not have a spell checker. So what you do is type in Word and then copy/paste it into LaTeX for the formating and everything else.
Misleading, really? How so? How can there be a surplus when the debt is still going up? Either there is a surplus and the debt goes down, or there is no surplus and the debt is going up.
The technology honestly isn't there yet to replace a human in the plane. There are unmanned planes in the works, but we aren't there just yet for replacing fighters and other things. The guess by some is that the F-22 and F-35 will be the last manned fighters and that the next gen (which is already under development) will be completely unmanned. Look at the UAV programs that are currently in use. They are the best that we currently can do. The next gen may be able to replace the pilots, but in the mean time we have to replace the existing planes.
The US Air Force has no need to give close air support. The Army and Marines have their own planes to give themselves close air support.
Lets not forget which president ended his presidency with a surplus.
Not Bill Clinton, that's for sure. The debt never dropped under his watch. Chart
Arg, wrong website. According to Toyota, they still don't sell them in the US.
As the Hilux name was dropped in the US in 1976, any details listed here purporting to relate to the Hilux from that date may not be entirely correct when applied to the vehicle that continues to be marketed by Toyota as the Hilux throughout the rest of the world.
The product lines for the US and elsewhere diverged at that point and in many cases on a year for year basis the vehicles sold in the US only resemble the Hilux, with major mechanical/chassis differences.
This article is about the pickup sold in North America until 1994, and other markets as of today. For the 1995-present small pickup sold in North America, see Tacoma.
It appears to me that they don't sell the one you are referencing in the US. Even the Honda dealer I go to has a GM pickup truck. Looking at the US Honda Website, it isn't even listed. A 'Ridgeline' is. Also, in case you want to say anything about non-US vehicles, we have been talking about the US vehicle market, not the overseas market.
Detroit does sell smaller, higher MPG vehicles. The Chevy Malibu gets 38 highway (acording to consumer reports). Not as many people buy them. Japan sells more of those, even though the Honda Accord only gets 31mpg.
Detroit makes more money off of the larger vehicles, which Japan does not sell, and so of course they sell more of them. Japan doesn't make good pickups, Detroit does, people and businesses buy pickups from Detroit instead of Japan.
You're trying to blame Detroit for catering to what people are buying. Notice that when gas prices change, peoples buying habits change. Don't blame Detroit for selling what people are choosing to buy.
As to other alternative fuels, even the Japanese can't sell natural gas vehicles. The Civic that runs on natural gas costs $5,000 more than a version that does not. Detroit DOES sell a bunch of E85 vehicles in the midwest, where E85 is more common.
One final thing, GM has been spending billions on developing the Chevy Volt. So, I'd say they are doing a major push. And yes, billions is correct. 40 miles on electric, 50mpg on gasoline. Comes out in late 2010, provided they are still in business.
Look at the Ford/GM/Chrysler hyrbrids. I've yet to see one where an electrical plug was not offered. The Chevy Malibu Hybrid comes with it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plug-in_hybrid_electric_vehicles#2008
Estimated cost for electricity, based on 40miles/8kwh (small car, Chevy volt), translates to roughtly 1-2 cents/mile. (5-10 cents/kwh) Cost of Hydrogen, based on 25% efficiency (which is probably true) would then be 4-8 cents/mile.
I'd say it's debatable if Hydrogen is worth it. Although, I'd be curious about manufacturing methane from CO2 and hydrogen and comparing the efficiency then.
Specifically, from Natural Gas. Which mostly comes from Oil Wells. Which is what XOM is in in the business of finding and exploiting.
Couldn't the safety margin be increased? i.e., if you have a tank rated for 2400 psi, you only fill it to 1200 psi? Would that solve the hydrostatic testing?
Of course, if you could ensure it wouldn't fail for two years, you could just have it done with the maintenance inspection.
BTW, I'm an EE not an ME so I'm working from a lack of knowlege and principles here.