You think Republicans are so stupid they would put themselves into a position of being responsible for Flint after the Democrats had fucked it beyond all repair?
There is a reason Flint needed an emergency manager. It's not because things were going well. The Republicans were smart about it and left it in the hands of the political party that had fucked it.
Houses in Germany have cast 'crete walls. Roofs are built to last 100 years. Even stuff they will throw away in a year is built to last forever. It's cultural.
You're right about slate, it's a 'rich fucker' thing. Like heated concrete driveways.
One consultancies business model could have been cynically described as "Feast on E?S divisions' former clients in the energy industry." Feast we did.
It was a good business model for the same reason noSQL strategy is good. Nobody likes repeated financial sodomy by smug suits who don't deliver, we're looking at you Oracle marketing.
On the other hand, the JavaScript everywhere model is just silly. Storing _everything_ as JavaScript JSON objects makes at much sense as storing _everything_ as XML objects did. People who don't know history...but if the object is to sell out before failing then bravo.
Other roofing styles (commonly used in places like Germany) last, more or less, the life of the structure.
It's all relative.
I've had this discussion with German relatives, they build _everything_ like Heidelburg Castle. Makes for expensive teardowns...but in the meantime the Germans get to sneer at American retaining walls...'they only last 80 years or so!' In areas with heavy frost heaves.
You could just connect each row in parallel with stubby wires off one side and push in wire connectors on the other. Low voltage, fat wires (current limited row length) under the overlap.
Put a collector under a ridge, have that built by someone with electrical skills.
I don't care what brand of car you own (exception for exotics needing factory service to retain value).
Never take a car to a dealership for non-warranty work. Never.
WTF were you thinking?
If you know nothing about cars, have a friend that does, find you a reasonably honest shop. You'll note that she/he won't even consider the 'stealerships'. Many dealership mechanics are honest, but the whole place _isn't_. It's not (necessarily) the dealership mechanic stealing from you, it's everybody else there...$100+ labor rate for recent 'wyotech' grads...'retail' parts pricing...you literally can't do worse.
Have a beater convertible. Replacement roofs are made in China now and only cost about $300. About 16 hours for an amature to install first one. Next time will be half that (still in beer drinking, grill/smoker watching, relaxed wrenching mode).
YMWV Some convertible tops are king kamehameha bitches.
Metal shingles are a fraction of the cost of ceramic tile (especially considering the weight loading issues) and slate.
Asphalt shingles are fire resistant, 'burn the neighborhood down' are wood. Both have poor lifetimes. But in regions where the weather is going to trash the roof every 20 years anyhow? Even in other regions, present value of future costs makes asphalt shingles the cheapest option.
'wholesale clearing price' = "the highest spot price they're paying for other power sources"
'non dispatchable wholesale clearing price' (the highest spot price being paid for 'must run' power) would be fairer. (In pools they are mostly the same {hourly/half hourly/(whatever trade period they are down to) spot}, with rampers selling their control capacity in side deals.)
Grew up in 'the tundra'. That's exactly it. Insulation contractors drive around after snows looking for customers by finding snow free roofs well before the first bright sunny day. Sure sign of a $500/month+ heating bill.
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Flint voted the democrats out? Liar.
A Democrat fiscal emergency manager.
You think Republicans are so stupid they would put themselves into a position of being responsible for Flint after the Democrats had fucked it beyond all repair?
There is a reason Flint needed an emergency manager. It's not because things were going well. The Republicans were smart about it and left it in the hands of the political party that had fucked it.
CA doesn't grow any of those things in the desert.
You should visit N Cal sometime.
I agree, we should kick out the parasites.
But people wanting lower taxes are not the parasites. Parasites are easy to recognize. First sign: They don't have any earned or investment income.
What color is the sky in 'your world'?
Smart nations keep their own currency. The worst that happens is you devalue the shit out of it.
Sovereign nations have nukes, the rest, sort of sovereign.
Houses in Germany have cast 'crete walls. Roofs are built to last 100 years. Even stuff they will throw away in a year is built to last forever. It's cultural.
You're right about slate, it's a 'rich fucker' thing. Like heated concrete driveways.
John McAfee has a series of videos on the right and wrong ways to bribe a cop south of the border (in general).
Why would you go into a corrupt shithole without learning the local customs? (just keep a $20 taped to the back of your license).
Their database is the only thing they make that doesn't suck. Oracle apps...run AWAY.
They've bought some things with mixed suckage levels (Java) and some more pure suck (MySQL).
One consultancies business model could have been cynically described as "Feast on E?S divisions' former clients in the energy industry." Feast we did.
It was a good business model for the same reason noSQL strategy is good. Nobody likes repeated financial sodomy by smug suits who don't deliver, we're looking at you Oracle marketing.
On the other hand, the JavaScript everywhere model is just silly. Storing _everything_ as JavaScript JSON objects makes at much sense as storing _everything_ as XML objects did. People who don't know history...but if the object is to sell out before failing then bravo.
Other roofing styles (commonly used in places like Germany) last, more or less, the life of the structure.
It's all relative.
I've had this discussion with German relatives, they build _everything_ like Heidelburg Castle. Makes for expensive teardowns...but in the meantime the Germans get to sneer at American retaining walls...'they only last 80 years or so!' In areas with heavy frost heaves.
Just historically incorrect. Post WWII Soviet propaganda, pure and simple.
The Soviets were covering for the fact they were allies with their fellow leftists before they were enemies.
All of Atlantic City is broke. Because Atlantic City is a shithole and Indian casinos being much more convenient.
You could just connect each row in parallel with stubby wires off one side and push in wire connectors on the other. Low voltage, fat wires (current limited row length) under the overlap.
Put a collector under a ridge, have that built by someone with electrical skills.
Bavarians, if you want to translate your prejudices to Germany.
I don't care what brand of car you own (exception for exotics needing factory service to retain value).
Never take a car to a dealership for non-warranty work. Never.
WTF were you thinking?
If you know nothing about cars, have a friend that does, find you a reasonably honest shop. You'll note that she/he won't even consider the 'stealerships'. Many dealership mechanics are honest, but the whole place _isn't_. It's not (necessarily) the dealership mechanic stealing from you, it's everybody else there...$100+ labor rate for recent 'wyotech' grads...'retail' parts pricing...you literally can't do worse.
Support 75th trimester abortion rights (for either parent)!
Make the 18th birthday really special. Today, we can't just kill you on a whim.
You bought the post WWII Soviet propaganda.
People that use Wikipedia as reference for political subjects deserve ridicule.
{Nelson} (Points) HA HA {/Nelson}
At this point 'fascist' means: 'someone a liberal doesn't like'.
Post WWII Soviet propaganda has the truth lost in history. Didn't want the USSR associated with their former leftist ally.
Have a beater convertible. Replacement roofs are made in China now and only cost about $300. About 16 hours for an amature to install first one. Next time will be half that (still in beer drinking, grill/smoker watching, relaxed wrenching mode).
YMWV Some convertible tops are king kamehameha bitches.
Metal shingles are a fraction of the cost of ceramic tile (especially considering the weight loading issues) and slate.
Asphalt shingles are fire resistant, 'burn the neighborhood down' are wood. Both have poor lifetimes. But in regions where the weather is going to trash the roof every 20 years anyhow? Even in other regions, present value of future costs makes asphalt shingles the cheapest option.
IIRC American power market jargon.
'wholesale clearing price' = "the highest spot price they're paying for other power sources"
'non dispatchable wholesale clearing price' (the highest spot price being paid for 'must run' power) would be fairer. (In pools they are mostly the same {hourly/half hourly/(whatever trade period they are down to) spot}, with rampers selling their control capacity in side deals.)
And as solar heat activated glue.
Grew up in 'the tundra'. That's exactly it. Insulation contractors drive around after snows looking for customers by finding snow free roofs well before the first bright sunny day. Sure sign of a $500/month+ heating bill.