So charge at home overnight. You can charge at about 12kWh per hour off a 240V/50A circuit. 2.5 hr gives you enough charge (30kWh) to go 100 miles, whole day's driving and more for most people. If there are chargers at work, you can also charge there. Viola! Another 100 miles' range, 200mi per day.
Congress no longer represents the people on the West Coast and the Northeast. It's heavily weighted towards the interests of less-populated central states. Remember, they get two Senators even if they have 1/10th the population of a Texas, New York, New Jersey, or California. This isn't representative government as much as a tyranny of a landed minority.
The vast majority (> 95%) of actual peer-reviewed research supports the theory that human activities cause global warming. The differences between the research are how much effect there will be, and how quickly it will happen.
Also, the oil industry is polluting in other ways (water with hydrocarbon contamination, anyone?). And a sizable fraction of gasoline used goes on the ground, into the groundwater, or evaporates into the air. The less oil and gas we avoidably use, the better it is for us all, regardless of global warming theories.
Good thing is that the lithium, once mined, is recyclable. And most people drive under 50 miles a day. Which means that, with more charging stations coming online, newer electric "commuter" cars could have smaller batteries. Enough for a range of ~100 miles, not 300-400.
Also, dead is dead. How many kids have died in horrible ways in US-funded and often US-lead wars over oil? US still uses napalm. Which really does stick to kids and burn like hell.
Different states have different environmental issues due to geography, water availability, climate, etc. Why not let the people of those states set stricter rules than Federal if they feel it's appropriate and necessary?
The drinking age is tied to 10% of highway funding, though enforcement varies vastly regionally. No one seems to give a shit about underage drinking in NYC, whereas the law is strictly enforced in PA (to the point that college kids with alcohol poisoning are often arrested in hospital).
It will be interesting to know how they'd stop CA from setting their own economy laws -- tie it to road funding? CA already has its own emissions standards for hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, NOx, and other pollutants.
Ford just mostly pulled out of the North American car market, leaving the US/Canada with a bunch of tippy little trucklets and bigger trucks. I hope gas does a 2008 and shoots up to $5/gal soon -- if it won't push people to buy more reasonable cars, maybe it will at least help sales of electric cars out of their current niche.
Also, thank God for the Japanese makers who still sell reasonably-sized, nice-to-drive actual cars in the US market.
What if you don't want to be flexible with your environment, but instead want a consistent interface where features aren't added and removed at the whim of a bunch of do-gooders in Redmond who think they know better than you?
The choice doesn't have to be between free/open-source and pay. The choice can be between subscription (as MS is currently ramming down users' throats) and pay-once, keep the same feature-set, maybe pay for security updates. Like all Windows up to and including Windows 7. Why should everyone be nickel-and-dimed to death while not even maintaining a consistent UX?
Earlier versions of Win 10 were known for removing "incompatible" apps without user permission, often random stuff like SFTP clients. As far as apps being moved to a paid model, look at something as stupid as Solitaire. Free in Windows 7, pay to remove ads in Windows 10. Not only pay, but pay $10 a year to remove ads.
Unlikely -- no way the cost of rewiring (say) single room would be more than rebuilding an entire building. Materials alone would make this impractical. Also, there's the matter of building permits, neighbors objecting to construction noise, historical preservation laws, and buildings/apartments attached to one another in urban areas.
Not to mention factories and warehouses and someone needs to maintain process equipment and robots. Nah. There will still be a need for electricians in our lifetimes and probably our kids'.
What is your ideal state, then? Mississippi? Old Miss is $8000/yr tuition, and cost-of-living is likely to be pretty low. Personally, I'd go with the opportunities that a more populated state has over a rural one, but hey, that's me.
I suspect that Apple will be cloud-nudging and cloud-pushing for things like printing, music playing, and sharing so lack of Bonjour and Airplay is a feature (to them) not a bug. They can't monetize and bill monthly for local services not controlled by them.
but also different services. Cable Internet was rare in 2001. Cable Internet + Netflix + over-the-air TV probably offer more choice of programming than normal cable did in 2001.
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Cyanide and carbon monoxide are also made of carbon. Try sniffing some and telling me it's not a pollutant ... oh wait.
So charge at home overnight. You can charge at about 12kWh per hour off a 240V/50A circuit. 2.5 hr gives you enough charge (30kWh) to go 100 miles, whole day's driving and more for most people. If there are chargers at work, you can also charge there. Viola! Another 100 miles' range, 200mi per day.
Or slap a 100% sales tax on all cars. Discounted by 90% if the manufacturer meets California average fuel-economy standards, of course.
Sounds more like a basic word salad.
Only where such freedom and rights benefit DOW 30 corporations or certain churches where the lunatics run the asylum.
Congress no longer represents the people on the West Coast and the Northeast. It's heavily weighted towards the interests of less-populated central states. Remember, they get two Senators even if they have 1/10th the population of a Texas, New York, New Jersey, or California. This isn't representative government as much as a tyranny of a landed minority.
The vast majority (> 95%) of actual peer-reviewed research supports the theory that human activities cause global warming. The differences between the research are how much effect there will be, and how quickly it will happen.
Also, the oil industry is polluting in other ways (water with hydrocarbon contamination, anyone?). And a sizable fraction of gasoline used goes on the ground, into the groundwater, or evaporates into the air. The less oil and gas we avoidably use, the better it is for us all, regardless of global warming theories.
The new standards (since 2014) require fleet-wide averages, without as much exception for "trucks." So no.
Well, he could be. His two terms don't run out until 2024.
Good thing is that the lithium, once mined, is recyclable. And most people drive under 50 miles a day. Which means that, with more charging stations coming online, newer electric "commuter" cars could have smaller batteries. Enough for a range of ~100 miles, not 300-400.
Also, dead is dead. How many kids have died in horrible ways in US-funded and often US-lead wars over oil? US still uses napalm. Which really does stick to kids and burn like hell.
This is classic whataboutism.
Different states have different environmental issues due to geography, water availability, climate, etc. Why not let the people of those states set stricter rules than Federal if they feel it's appropriate and necessary?
The drinking age is tied to 10% of highway funding, though enforcement varies vastly regionally. No one seems to give a shit about underage drinking in NYC, whereas the law is strictly enforced in PA (to the point that college kids with alcohol poisoning are often arrested in hospital). It will be interesting to know how they'd stop CA from setting their own economy laws -- tie it to road funding? CA already has its own emissions standards for hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, NOx, and other pollutants.
Obama tried compromise, didn't seem to work with the obstructionists in Congress. Con-gress, the opposite of pro-gress.
Wouldn't the "coal train" ban gas cars, requiring only electric cars charged from coal power plants? :)
Ford just mostly pulled out of the North American car market, leaving the US/Canada with a bunch of tippy little trucklets and bigger trucks. I hope gas does a 2008 and shoots up to $5/gal soon -- if it won't push people to buy more reasonable cars, maybe it will at least help sales of electric cars out of their current niche.
Also, thank God for the Japanese makers who still sell reasonably-sized, nice-to-drive actual cars in the US market.
... or even Ubuntu. Features change between versions, but it doesn't ran version updates down your raw craw.
What if you don't want to be flexible with your environment, but instead want a consistent interface where features aren't added and removed at the whim of a bunch of do-gooders in Redmond who think they know better than you?
Sell the damn app, don't nickel-and-dime people for $1.50 a month here, $2.50 there.
The choice doesn't have to be between free/open-source and pay. The choice can be between subscription (as MS is currently ramming down users' throats) and pay-once, keep the same feature-set, maybe pay for security updates. Like all Windows up to and including Windows 7. Why should everyone be nickel-and-dimed to death while not even maintaining a consistent UX?
Earlier versions of Win 10 were known for removing "incompatible" apps without user permission, often random stuff like SFTP clients. As far as apps being moved to a paid model, look at something as stupid as Solitaire. Free in Windows 7, pay to remove ads in Windows 10. Not only pay, but pay $10 a year to remove ads.
Unlikely -- no way the cost of rewiring (say) single room would be more than rebuilding an entire building. Materials alone would make this impractical. Also, there's the matter of building permits, neighbors objecting to construction noise, historical preservation laws, and buildings/apartments attached to one another in urban areas. Not to mention factories and warehouses and someone needs to maintain process equipment and robots. Nah. There will still be a need for electricians in our lifetimes and probably our kids'.
What is your ideal state, then? Mississippi? Old Miss is $8000/yr tuition, and cost-of-living is likely to be pretty low. Personally, I'd go with the opportunities that a more populated state has over a rural one, but hey, that's me.
I suspect that Apple will be cloud-nudging and cloud-pushing for things like printing, music playing, and sharing so lack of Bonjour and Airplay is a feature (to them) not a bug. They can't monetize and bill monthly for local services not controlled by them.
I meant that the glass panel over the display and innards was held on by rare-Earth magnets. To remove, use a few suction cups and yank...
but also different services. Cable Internet was rare in 2001. Cable Internet + Netflix + over-the-air TV probably offer more choice of programming than normal cable did in 2001.