Your stupidity level is tremendoues but not surprising. Drop the damn cell phone (including the useless hands-free options) when you're driving, keep both hands on the steering wheel, and concentrate on driving. I have been involved in so many near misses caused by some idiot playing with his/her cell phone while driving.
Thanks for the link, but I still smell bull. A press release can carries no weight. I'll believe it when I see a full road test conducted by Car and Driver or Road and Track.
I smell bull---. Has this car ever been subjected to testing by an respected mainstream car magazine like Car and Driver?
I looked on the AC Propulsion site and don't find anything about 300 mile range. Can you provide a link?
Ultimately, the Tzero is a toy - maybe a fun toy, but still a toy like a Cobra replica or an early Viper. It's not useful in it's current state other than for weekend jaunts on sunny days.
When I read Heart of Darkness in high school, I found it difficult and boring on it's own. The drawn out analysis in class just made it unbearable.
It has always bothered me that people try to read behind the lines to deduce what the author REALLY means to say when, in reality, 99% of the time he or she is just weaving a story.
More likely, she was pressing the accelerator pedal really hard. That's what has happened in every case of "sudden acceleration". It's just that people refuse to admit or believe they were pressing the incorrect pedal.
I agree that Haryy Potter is not a Slashdot type of subject. However, I would recommend you read the books. They're enjoyable by both adults and older kids.
The buzz today is about the miracle mileage makers called "hybrids." Wearing a Toyota Prius has become such a sought-after badge among the greenies that some dealers have been asking $5000 over the $21,290 sticker.
Does this make economic sense? Buy some other frugal car for 20 large--say it gets only 30 mpg of $2 gas instead of the Prius's 55 mpg (that's the EPA's combined city and highway number)--and that five grand premium on the price of the car applied to gas will take you 75,000 miles. The Prius will have been driven 165,000 miles by the time enough dollars are saved on gas to overcome that extra starting cost.
The buzz today is about the miracle mileage makers called "hybrids." Wearing a Toyota Prius has become such a sought-after badge among the greenies that some dealers have been asking $5000 over the $21,290 sticker.
Does this make economic sense? Buy some other frugal car for 20 large--say it gets only 30 mpg of $2 gas instead of the Prius's 55 mpg (that's the EPA's combined city and highway number)--and that five grand premium on the price of the car applied to gas will take you 75,000 miles. The Prius will have been driven 165,000 miles by the time enough dollars are saved on gas to overcome that extra starting cost.
People who buy hybrids will be inclined to submit exaggerated mileage claims in order to make themselves feel better about spending more money for a hybrid. This is the same phenomenon as people on a diet who under report/underestimate their calorie intake.
Hybrids will only make economic sense if gas prices reach $5 or $6/gallon (in the US). As it is now, the return on investment is awful. Only buy a hybrid if you want to feel good about yourself.
Flying cars have been a Popular Science wet dream for 50 years - maybe more. Personal jet backs fall into the same category. The issues have always been more than technical.
Flying an airplane, even a small one, is not a trivial task. The general population is incapable of taking on that kind of responsibility.
Plus, who will fund and build landing pads or landing strips? Who will agree to the noise from the "airports" or backyard landing pads?
Your generalizations (and obvious bias) are simply breathtaking.
No biggie really. I love my 105 year old house on 2 acres in northern New Jersey. I can't see my neighbors and the silence is exquisite.
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A couple of points:
Ten years is definitely a long time.
Even ten years ago, Netware was a real network operating system - and Windows NT was beginning to be. However, for someone coming out of school, I could see how you were seduced by the nice Windows GUI.
I work for a company with about 35,000 employees worldwide. The majority of our server systems (about 70%) are Netware and email system is mostly GroupWise (again about 70%). All I can say is, the combination of eDirectory, Zenworks, and GroupWise make for a wonderfully manageable network. So good in fact, that we are migrating Windows 2000 servers over to Netware 6.5. If all goes well, we should be standardizing on GroupWise for all users within the next 2 years.
Further, as Novell's Linux offerings mature, we will probably migrate to future versions of Open Enterprise Server, which is basically SuSE with all the traditional Novell services running on top.
You are correct. I looked into getting a product called Solatube for my house about 9 years ago. Same sort of concept where you have a rooftop collector that channels light down a super shiny tube.
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Your stupidity level is tremendoues but not surprising. Drop the damn cell phone (including the useless hands-free options) when you're driving, keep both hands on the steering wheel, and concentrate on driving. I have been involved in so many near misses caused by some idiot playing with his/her cell phone while driving.
It's not just science fiction, Chrysler consumer-tested a turbine car in the 60's http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/chrysler.shtml/ and BRM had turbine engined racecar as well http://www.cardatabase.net/static/Rover/BRM_Turbin e_Roadster.php/.
Thanks for the link, but I still smell bull. A press release can carries no weight. I'll believe it when I see a full road test conducted by Car and Driver or Road and Track.
In an ideal world - maybe. But with Republicans/Bush in power, power companies don't have to clean up their plant emissions.
I smell bull---. Has this car ever been subjected to testing by an respected mainstream car magazine like Car and Driver?
I looked on the AC Propulsion site and don't find anything about 300 mile range. Can you provide a link?
Ultimately, the Tzero is a toy - maybe a fun toy, but still a toy like a Cobra replica or an early Viper. It's not useful in it's current state other than for weekend jaunts on sunny days.
When I read Heart of Darkness in high school, I found it difficult and boring on it's own. The drawn out analysis in class just made it unbearable.
It has always bothered me that people try to read behind the lines to deduce what the author REALLY means to say when, in reality, 99% of the time he or she is just weaving a story.
The Chrysler bailout was a one time government loan and Chrylser rebounded so well in the 1908's that they repaid the loans early.
Chrysler got bought out by Mercedes-Benz a few years ago.
My Blackberry 7520 has a GPS locator function, but it only works outdoors. I have yet to get a fix when indoors.
Are you implying the parent post was grammatically incorrect? If yes, please highlight what's wrong, I don't see it.
More likely, she was pressing the accelerator pedal really hard. That's what has happened in every case of "sudden acceleration". It's just that people refuse to admit or believe they were pressing the incorrect pedal.
I agree that Haryy Potter is not a Slashdot type of subject. However, I would recommend you read the books. They're enjoyable by both adults and older kids.
No flame intended, it's just human nature.
I'm curious, how much exactly did you pay for your Prius?
Here's a quote from a Car and Driver article that summarizes what I was getting at: http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id =15&article_id=8427&page_number=1/
No flame intended, it's just simple truth.
Here's a quote from a Car and Driver article that summarizes what I was getting at: http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id =15&article_id=8427&page_number=1/
People who buy hybrids will be inclined to submit exaggerated mileage claims in order to make themselves feel better about spending more money for a hybrid. This is the same phenomenon as people on a diet who under report/underestimate their calorie intake.
Hybrids will only make economic sense if gas prices reach $5 or $6/gallon (in the US). As it is now, the return on investment is awful. Only buy a hybrid if you want to feel good about yourself.
Er, sodium is still used in exhaust valves on modern high performance engines. The 2005 Corvette is just one example.
I must be WAY out of the loop.
Do people still watch those asinine local news broadcasts anymore? Does anyone actually watch TV anymore?
The kind of crap you describe is one of the many reasons I just don't watch TV.
Oh yeah? My parents promised me a hoverbike. I'm 41 and still waiting for it.
Flying cars have been a Popular Science wet dream for 50 years - maybe more. Personal jet backs fall into the same category. The issues have always been more than technical.
Flying an airplane, even a small one, is not a trivial task. The general population is incapable of taking on that kind of responsibility.
Plus, who will fund and build landing pads or landing strips? Who will agree to the noise from the "airports" or backyard landing pads?
Your generalizations (and obvious bias) are simply breathtaking.
No biggie really. I love my 105 year old house on 2 acres in northern New Jersey. I can't see my neighbors and the silence is exquisite.
A couple of points:
I work for a company with about 35,000 employees worldwide. The majority of our server systems (about 70%) are Netware and email system is mostly GroupWise (again about 70%). All I can say is, the combination of eDirectory, Zenworks, and GroupWise make for a wonderfully manageable network. So good in fact, that we are migrating Windows 2000 servers over to Netware 6.5. If all goes well, we should be standardizing on GroupWise for all users within the next 2 years.
Further, as Novell's Linux offerings mature, we will probably migrate to future versions of Open Enterprise Server, which is basically SuSE with all the traditional Novell services running on top.
They really mean "peristent and IRRITATING".
It has always worked perfectly for me as well. I don't know what these other clowns are talking about :-)
You are correct. I looked into getting a product called Solatube for my house about 9 years ago. Same sort of concept where you have a rooftop collector that channels light down a super shiny tube.
Try whatis.com
LOL, you made me laugh! Thank you for wonderful comedy stylings!