Exactly. Thing is, the majority of the country is not California and cares more about football than about academics in their public uni systems. A few states excepted, of course.
You generally have a point, but what's the deal with "grocery store meals?" If you cook at home, you cook -- you don't buy ready-made meals. You don't have to use all ingredients for one meal, or you can "over-produce" and eat leftovers for a few days.
Also, many (most) stores allow you to buy different quantities of ingredients like meat or veggies -- ask at the counter for meat/fish, or scoop it into a bag to be weighed in the case of veggies.
Car? Park a half mile away, take an Uber to the occasional interview. Cheaper than a car lease. Renting a new car occasionally also works nicely. Usually, you can get $20-30 per day if you plan in advance.
Phone? Buy one on Amazon for interviews; their return policy is rather lax.
Women? If she's not happy to date you with an old Android phone and a 25-year-old car, then she's really not that into you. Best to know now, not after you get married. She's going to spend time with you, not your car or pone.
So, he won't owe the military his life (if asked to put it at risk), his soul (if asked to kill), or his health (if wounded or exposed to toxins)?
Go into the military if you want, but don't pretend that you won't owe anybody anything. At least with a job, you can quit without ending up jailed or with a dishonorable discharge on your record.
Railroad tracks should be nationalized, with private companies given tenders to carry both passenger and freight. That's the way it works in large portions of the world, and it works quite well.
Tired old trope -- UK, Canada, and Australia aren't terribly homogeneous. Also, any new programs would be administered on the state level, so population sizes are fairly similar.
Suicide rates might have more to do with latitude and climate than politics.
BTW - California would do much better without Fed control. Their bullet train has to meet Federal standards, which are sufficiently different from the rest of the world (not necessarily better) as to make it much more expensive than it should be.
Also, California sends much more money to DC than it gets back in subsidies -- California is essentially carrying red states in its back.
Not everyone wants to go to trade school and become a plumber, electrician, or mechanic. Some people don't even have the natural mechanical aptitude to do so.
Also, don't eat Ramen and PB&J. Get a hot-plate or an apartment with a kitchen and cook real food. Your idea might be cheap, but it's far from healthy -- and getting sick while in school isn't good for grades.
Try the alternative. In much of the US, your ability to get a good education depends on your family's wealth. Medical bankruptcy is pretty common. The grass is always greener, but is it really?
At least you get back a decent level of services for what you pay in tax.
It's not an A or B choice, though. There's a 2-dimensional spectrum with one dimension being capitalism --- socialism, the other being authoritarianism --- libertarianism. Most younger people want less authoritarianism and more socialism, but it's not a bilateral choice between "Mao" and "the US."
Thus, you plan your level of rudeness to increase their levels of stress without actually crossing a line that will get you kicked out. Remember, this is deliberate and with malice, not out of immediate anger.
And of course, turn up the heat on the last day of your stay.
Exactly: the Nazis were actually extremely pro-gun, as long as the right people owned the guns. They made guns easier to buy if you weren't Jewish, Roma, or a member of some other ethnic group they hated.
Correct, but the lawsuit from the employee with a broken nose, medical bills, and pain/suffering will take care of the latter. The hotel company has big pockets and put them in an unsafe situation...
Yep, you're correct about voltage drop in addition to fire safety, though I'd say 10ga would likely be fine at 24 volts and 20 amps. Round-trip resistance is 0.2 ohms per 100 ft, so you'd end up with a 4V drop. Assuming the real voltage of the system is closer to 28V, you'd still be within spec.
12ga is 0.325 ohms per 100 ft. You could keep voltage drop acceptable at 12 amps, which still allows for 25-30 100W-equivalent lamps. Not terrible.
It was probably under-specced for the amount of hot water you were using.
Take a shower in the US. Say you use 2.5gal/min ~= 10L/min ~= 166cc/sec. Specific heat of water is about 4 J/cc*degree C. So you need about 664 J/s per degree C available, or 664 watts.
Say your water temp is 5C in winter. You need to raise this to 40C for a hot shower. That's a delta-T of 35C. 664W * 35C = 23240W. That's about 96 amps at 240 volts -- unless your heater is on a 100A circuit, it's not strong enough for you to shower. This being said, this is relatively easy to build into new housing,
Until the goons barge into a room where a 5' 50-something lady is drying her hair after a shower, and she whacks the security guy in the face with the hot hairdryer. I'd suspect a jury would let her walk, too, since she'd be legitimately afraid.
Slashdot Mirror
Exactly. Thing is, the majority of the country is not California and cares more about football than about academics in their public uni systems. A few states excepted, of course.
Good luck moving to California and getting in-state tuition without some means.
Wrong. Taxes in CA need to be high BECAUSE of money being stolen from the state by DC. Causation is the reverse of what you're thinking.
Doctors, nurses, engineers, teachers, scientists, programmers provide nothing of value? News to me.
You generally have a point, but what's the deal with "grocery store meals?" If you cook at home, you cook -- you don't buy ready-made meals. You don't have to use all ingredients for one meal, or you can "over-produce" and eat leftovers for a few days.
Also, many (most) stores allow you to buy different quantities of ingredients like meat or veggies -- ask at the counter for meat/fish, or scoop it into a bag to be weighed in the case of veggies.
Car? Park a half mile away, take an Uber to the occasional interview. Cheaper than a car lease. Renting a new car occasionally also works nicely. Usually, you can get $20-30 per day if you plan in advance.
Phone? Buy one on Amazon for interviews; their return policy is rather lax.
Women? If she's not happy to date you with an old Android phone and a 25-year-old car, then she's really not that into you. Best to know now, not after you get married. She's going to spend time with you, not your car or pone.
"Without owing anybody anything?"
So, he won't owe the military his life (if asked to put it at risk), his soul (if asked to kill), or his health (if wounded or exposed to toxins)?
Go into the military if you want, but don't pretend that you won't owe anybody anything. At least with a job, you can quit without ending up jailed or with a dishonorable discharge on your record.
Railroad tracks should be nationalized, with private companies given tenders to carry both passenger and freight. That's the way it works in large portions of the world, and it works quite well.
Tired old trope -- UK, Canada, and Australia aren't terribly homogeneous. Also, any new programs would be administered on the state level, so population sizes are fairly similar. Suicide rates might have more to do with latitude and climate than politics.
I was talking about Sweden, not California.
BTW - California would do much better without Fed control. Their bullet train has to meet Federal standards, which are sufficiently different from the rest of the world (not necessarily better) as to make it much more expensive than it should be.
Also, California sends much more money to DC than it gets back in subsidies -- California is essentially carrying red states in its back.
Not everyone wants to go to trade school and become a plumber, electrician, or mechanic. Some people don't even have the natural mechanical aptitude to do so.
Also, don't eat Ramen and PB&J. Get a hot-plate or an apartment with a kitchen and cook real food. Your idea might be cheap, but it's far from healthy -- and getting sick while in school isn't good for grades.
Try the alternative. In much of the US, your ability to get a good education depends on your family's wealth. Medical bankruptcy is pretty common. The grass is always greener, but is it really?
At least you get back a decent level of services for what you pay in tax.
Teslas are sort of cool, once you get past their asinine parts-and-repair policies.
I can do without a tracking device in my pocket and without burnt coffee :D
It's not an A or B choice, though. There's a 2-dimensional spectrum with one dimension being capitalism --- socialism, the other being authoritarianism --- libertarianism. Most younger people want less authoritarianism and more socialism, but it's not a bilateral choice between "Mao" and "the US."
I'd rather that "everyone else" ALSO not be treated that way.
Eh, plenty of dangerous cities in states with loose gun laws:
https://www.neighborhoodscout....
Them not respecting your privacy isn't being "nice".
Thus, you plan your level of rudeness to increase their levels of stress without actually crossing a line that will get you kicked out. Remember, this is deliberate and with malice, not out of immediate anger.
And of course, turn up the heat on the last day of your stay.
Nope, I used a table of round-trip resistances. Rest of your point stands.
Exactly: the Nazis were actually extremely pro-gun, as long as the right people owned the guns. They made guns easier to buy if you weren't Jewish, Roma, or a member of some other ethnic group they hated.
There are towns and cities in the US with no school bus system -- kids either walk or take public transportation. I know, I grew up in such a place.
Correct, but the lawsuit from the employee with a broken nose, medical bills, and pain/suffering will take care of the latter. The hotel company has big pockets and put them in an unsafe situation...
Yep, you're correct about voltage drop in addition to fire safety, though I'd say 10ga would likely be fine at 24 volts and 20 amps. Round-trip resistance is 0.2 ohms per 100 ft, so you'd end up with a 4V drop. Assuming the real voltage of the system is closer to 28V, you'd still be within spec.
12ga is 0.325 ohms per 100 ft. You could keep voltage drop acceptable at 12 amps, which still allows for 25-30 100W-equivalent lamps. Not terrible.
It was probably under-specced for the amount of hot water you were using.
Take a shower in the US. Say you use 2.5gal/min ~= 10L/min ~= 166cc/sec. Specific heat of water is about 4 J/cc*degree C. So you need about 664 J/s per degree C available, or 664 watts.
Say your water temp is 5C in winter. You need to raise this to 40C for a hot shower. That's a delta-T of 35C. 664W * 35C = 23240W. That's about 96 amps at 240 volts -- unless your heater is on a 100A circuit, it's not strong enough for you to shower. This being said, this is relatively easy to build into new housing,
Until the goons barge into a room where a 5' 50-something lady is drying her hair after a shower, and she whacks the security guy in the face with the hot hairdryer. I'd suspect a jury would let her walk, too, since she'd be legitimately afraid.