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After 36 months, you have the right, but not the obligation to sell your Model S to Tesla for the same residual value percentage as the iconic Mercedes S Class, one of the finest premium sedans in the world, made by Daimler (also a Tesla partner and investor).
Not only is Tesla guaranteeing that resale value, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk is personally standing behind that guarantee to give customers absolute peace of mind about the value of the asset they are purchasing.
This part makes me want to buy one. Well, among a lot of other reasons. But largely because I want to reward someone for standing behind their product. You don't see a lot of that, these days. Lots of difficult-to-use warranty's, but little real pride in a product.
It shouldn't be innovative, or revolutionary; let's face it: this is something lacking from most companies these days.
The reason that the DVD player couldn't play VHS was mismatched hardware. The only way to do it would be to include a VHS in the DVD player, which some companies did, and they were more expensive. The reason that the PS4 won't play PS3 games is mismatched hardware... Unless they include the old hardware, and the associated cost, like some DVD player manufacturers did.
The problem is that the E-450 wasn't really made to compete with the i5. It was made to compete with the Atom. That's like saying your i5 chokes faster than my Phenom II 1100T. It's true, but it's not really a fair comparison, since they are for different segments. My ex-wife's Atom based netbook would choke on the web too. Her new one based on the AMD APUs does much better. My wife's 3870 APU runs great. Runs every game she's wanted to play at a respectable framerate, and that was just the first-gen APU. I'm thinking about building a couple of media centers with this new generation, and upgrading her system with this new run of APU's because I'm impressed with them.
The point I was trying to make is that they serve different purposes, and are targeted at different groups. Or maybe overlapping groups, but still for different tasks.
And as for slashdot, I get several second page loads on large threads on my i7 macbook pro. They use a ton of JavaScript, and it makes me pine for the fjords of home.
If Intel is better performing, why didn't you go with one of their packages for the on-the-go gaming? Surely the Intel graphics part could have kept up? Or is the overall performance of the APU under the situations that you use it for most often the AMD is better. I see flash max out a single core processor on just about any system I see it run on. Java does the same thing.
I think knowing which seats were occupied, when, would give the airline useful weight distribution analytics, along with seeing which foods were more likely to make people need to use the restroom more. Also, it could provide an average weight of person per flight on each flight route giving them a little better idea on how much extra fuel to start packing.
You think the toilets don't need occasional maintenance? Maybe a pressure gauge near the flush? Check the water tanks for leaks? They could have sensors too.
Over head bins provide much the same reasoning as the seats above. Weight average, weight over all, weight distribution, maybe even the ability to check for the weight shifting during turbulence so that stewardesses know which bins are likely to kill someone when they are opened, and can get their smart phones ready for youtube goodness.
Remember, in this world of data analytics, it's all valuable to someone.
How many teachers do you know that have taught even a single subject well? Many of my math teachers in public school held history, english or other liberal arts degrees. I never once had a science teacher with a degree in that field. Your false assumptions or teacher's superiority is baseless. Considering that most teachers teach straight from the book, frequently just reading it aloud, parental teaching, at a one on one level could easily be far more productive than the current 30:1 rates, even if the primary tool is the same book, considering that a parent would have more time available to answer questions and ensure comprehension.
Except that you're wrong, and the proven TCO of the F/A 18 Super Hornets currently on duty is half of the projected maintenance, fuel, and repair costs of the F-35. $16,000 per hour, instead of $36,000 per hour, as referenced in the article, and confirmed by phone calls to Lockheed Martin.
This is my greatest concern moving outside the city. However, with my previous experience as a network admin for a WISP, I know I can work something out (but at what cost). So when I look to buy a house in a year or two, the cost of establishing a reliable, high capacity link will be part of it.
AT&T's door to door salesman tried to convince me that I wouldn't miss the extra bandwidth, and that I should pay $10/mo more to move from 30/4 with Comcast to 7/1 with them. They didn't have any explanation as to how they were better, except their bandwidth wasn't shared, but for some reason wouldn't tell me how much bandwidth their CO had back to the interconnection point...
In my case it's the expense. I pay for the greatest bandwidth / cost ratio I'm offered, which is 30/4 for $50. The next plan up is like $80 for 40/4, and then $125 for 50/5, and then $200 for 125/10. I'm just not going to pay that.
You can get paid support from third parties from other distros. And a lot of companies do. Just because they're not looking for an RHCSA to hire doesn't mean that they don't use linux. And if you're pushing a Redhat cert, you're more likely to see Redhat shops.
I see Debian used every day. A lot of people use Debian on the back end. It's light weight, and handles small amounts of RAM better and more efficiently than Redhat due to the lesser number of processes starting by default. Sure there are a lot of Redhat instances, and a lot of Centos instances as well, but the number of Debian servers I see on a regular basis is pretty staggering.
Families have these same issues. The stay at home mom needs the cable for the kids to sit in front of the disney channel, the dad needs a BMW so that his coworkers don't talk about him around the water cooler, Johnny needs nikes and Suzy has to have the latest pre-ripped jeans.
Budgeting sucks. No one is going to be happy. Cuts have to happen across the board. Mom gets netflix, Dad gets a focus, Johnny gets New Balance and suzy gets Target jeans that rip on their own. Everyone is unhappy, but at least the mortgage keeps getting paid.
The problem that this country has is that we're all trying to get free money, and something from nothing. Just cut it out. Pull back the military spending, I'm fine with that. Pull back the subsidized loans. Fine with that too. Pull back in all the areas, and spread the pain out. At the same time, cut inefficiencies where you can, raise additional income where possible, and try to come out with a balanced budget. And for those that think it's impossible, we HAD ONE, 13 years ago. What has your government given you in the last 13 years that is worth handing this bullshit to the next generation?
Just because we have people wanting to lend us money doesn't mean we should take it. Do you sign up for every credit card offer that is sent to you just because it means that you could buy a 4th TV for the kid's bedroom? Just because I have banks wanting to lend me money doesn't mean I should take it. Instead, I try to balance my personal budget, keep my overall debt low, and only buy niceties when they are directly affordable. My point above was that while people want to lend us money, we're at the tipping point where that will change. In large part people want to lend the US government money because they see it as a long term, stable investment. As the economy picks up and that money starts getting moved to better performing platforms, then the interest rates start going up to attract them back. And all those trillions of dollars we already owe start getting a lot more expensive. I don't see the point in continuing to put a larger and larger part of our income towards interest when we could be working on fixing the root cause, which is the overspending.
Note that I didn't say to trim the people taking a long time. I said to trim the people directly wasting time with games and social media. I said to trim systematic inefficiencies, allowing workers to get to a better overall time because they have to say "I'm sorry, our computers are so slow today" to the customer.
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After 36 months, you have the right, but not the obligation to sell your Model S to Tesla for the same residual value percentage as the iconic Mercedes S Class, one of the finest premium sedans in the world, made by Daimler (also a Tesla partner and investor).
Not only is Tesla guaranteeing that resale value, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk is personally standing behind that guarantee to give customers absolute peace of mind about the value of the asset they are purchasing.
This part makes me want to buy one. Well, among a lot of other reasons. But largely because I want to reward someone for standing behind their product. You don't see a lot of that, these days. Lots of difficult-to-use warranty's, but little real pride in a product.
It shouldn't be innovative, or revolutionary; let's face it: this is something lacking from most companies these days.
The reason that the DVD player couldn't play VHS was mismatched hardware. The only way to do it would be to include a VHS in the DVD player, which some companies did, and they were more expensive. The reason that the PS4 won't play PS3 games is mismatched hardware... Unless they include the old hardware, and the associated cost, like some DVD player manufacturers did.
Yeah, listing the most common songs to get stuck in someone's head has to be one of more effective trolls to hit the front page in a while.
APUs have shown to be remarkably heat-efficient.
The problem is that the E-450 wasn't really made to compete with the i5. It was made to compete with the Atom. That's like saying your i5 chokes faster than my Phenom II 1100T. It's true, but it's not really a fair comparison, since they are for different segments. My ex-wife's Atom based netbook would choke on the web too. Her new one based on the AMD APUs does much better. My wife's 3870 APU runs great. Runs every game she's wanted to play at a respectable framerate, and that was just the first-gen APU. I'm thinking about building a couple of media centers with this new generation, and upgrading her system with this new run of APU's because I'm impressed with them.
The point I was trying to make is that they serve different purposes, and are targeted at different groups. Or maybe overlapping groups, but still for different tasks.
And as for slashdot, I get several second page loads on large threads on my i7 macbook pro. They use a ton of JavaScript, and it makes me pine for the fjords of home.
Maybe I'm crazy... but the WoW updates have always been done with bittorrent for me. How much overloading could seeding really do?
What you're saying here is that you want more restrictive DRM, so you can't pirate anymore. Just making that clear.
I believe that what you just found could be referred to as "the point" of his comment.
If Intel is better performing, why didn't you go with one of their packages for the on-the-go gaming? Surely the Intel graphics part could have kept up? Or is the overall performance of the APU under the situations that you use it for most often the AMD is better. I see flash max out a single core processor on just about any system I see it run on. Java does the same thing.
Have you considered adblock and flashblock?
I think knowing which seats were occupied, when, would give the airline useful weight distribution analytics, along with seeing which foods were more likely to make people need to use the restroom more. Also, it could provide an average weight of person per flight on each flight route giving them a little better idea on how much extra fuel to start packing.
You think the toilets don't need occasional maintenance? Maybe a pressure gauge near the flush? Check the water tanks for leaks? They could have sensors too.
Over head bins provide much the same reasoning as the seats above. Weight average, weight over all, weight distribution, maybe even the ability to check for the weight shifting during turbulence so that stewardesses know which bins are likely to kill someone when they are opened, and can get their smart phones ready for youtube goodness.
Remember, in this world of data analytics, it's all valuable to someone.
I would prefer it if my aircrafts sensors weren't censored.
/I'm so very sorry, I'm not normally a Grammar Nazi
I assume you don't watch movies either, for the same reason? They're only 24 fps.
How many teachers do you know that have taught even a single subject well? Many of my math teachers in public school held history, english or other liberal arts degrees. I never once had a science teacher with a degree in that field. Your false assumptions or teacher's superiority is baseless. Considering that most teachers teach straight from the book, frequently just reading it aloud, parental teaching, at a one on one level could easily be far more productive than the current 30:1 rates, even if the primary tool is the same book, considering that a parent would have more time available to answer questions and ensure comprehension.
Except that you're wrong, and the proven TCO of the F/A 18 Super Hornets currently on duty is half of the projected maintenance, fuel, and repair costs of the F-35. $16,000 per hour, instead of $36,000 per hour, as referenced in the article, and confirmed by phone calls to Lockheed Martin.
This is my greatest concern moving outside the city. However, with my previous experience as a network admin for a WISP, I know I can work something out (but at what cost). So when I look to buy a house in a year or two, the cost of establishing a reliable, high capacity link will be part of it.
AT&T's door to door salesman tried to convince me that I wouldn't miss the extra bandwidth, and that I should pay $10/mo more to move from 30/4 with Comcast to 7/1 with them. They didn't have any explanation as to how they were better, except their bandwidth wasn't shared, but for some reason wouldn't tell me how much bandwidth their CO had back to the interconnection point...
In my case it's the expense. I pay for the greatest bandwidth / cost ratio I'm offered, which is 30/4 for $50. The next plan up is like $80 for 40/4, and then $125 for 50/5, and then $200 for 125/10. I'm just not going to pay that.
You can get paid support from third parties from other distros. And a lot of companies do. Just because they're not looking for an RHCSA to hire doesn't mean that they don't use linux. And if you're pushing a Redhat cert, you're more likely to see Redhat shops.
I see Debian used every day. A lot of people use Debian on the back end. It's light weight, and handles small amounts of RAM better and more efficiently than Redhat due to the lesser number of processes starting by default. Sure there are a lot of Redhat instances, and a lot of Centos instances as well, but the number of Debian servers I see on a regular basis is pretty staggering.
Families have these same issues. The stay at home mom needs the cable for the kids to sit in front of the disney channel, the dad needs a BMW so that his coworkers don't talk about him around the water cooler, Johnny needs nikes and Suzy has to have the latest pre-ripped jeans.
Budgeting sucks. No one is going to be happy. Cuts have to happen across the board. Mom gets netflix, Dad gets a focus, Johnny gets New Balance and suzy gets Target jeans that rip on their own. Everyone is unhappy, but at least the mortgage keeps getting paid.
The problem that this country has is that we're all trying to get free money, and something from nothing. Just cut it out. Pull back the military spending, I'm fine with that. Pull back the subsidized loans. Fine with that too. Pull back in all the areas, and spread the pain out. At the same time, cut inefficiencies where you can, raise additional income where possible, and try to come out with a balanced budget. And for those that think it's impossible, we HAD ONE, 13 years ago. What has your government given you in the last 13 years that is worth handing this bullshit to the next generation?
Just because we have people wanting to lend us money doesn't mean we should take it. Do you sign up for every credit card offer that is sent to you just because it means that you could buy a 4th TV for the kid's bedroom? Just because I have banks wanting to lend me money doesn't mean I should take it. Instead, I try to balance my personal budget, keep my overall debt low, and only buy niceties when they are directly affordable. My point above was that while people want to lend us money, we're at the tipping point where that will change. In large part people want to lend the US government money because they see it as a long term, stable investment. As the economy picks up and that money starts getting moved to better performing platforms, then the interest rates start going up to attract them back. And all those trillions of dollars we already owe start getting a lot more expensive. I don't see the point in continuing to put a larger and larger part of our income towards interest when we could be working on fixing the root cause, which is the overspending.
Note that I didn't say to trim the people taking a long time. I said to trim the people directly wasting time with games and social media. I said to trim systematic inefficiencies, allowing workers to get to a better overall time because they have to say "I'm sorry, our computers are so slow today" to the customer.
I know how it *would* work. I was just suggesting an alternate that would be better...
My ebook library will be the size of my local library's collection! Mwahahahahaha!
In a way, they do. They just keep increasing their credit limits every couple of years. Obviously this plan has no down side and cannot possibly fail.