You have something big corporations do not have: votes. All that money they give goes to buy YOUR vote. So when you go to the polls as an informed voter (as opposed to all the people who vote for the better looking candidate, or the one who sounds better) you negate all the money advantage.
Start talking to your friends and neighbors. Believe me, politics is a hot topic year round, not just before an election. I'm sure there is a talk radio station in your area that talks politics, call them up once in a while and talk. (most have a policy to let those who disagree automatically get on and talk as long as they want - make sure you are have something intelligent to say) Next time your at the grocery store start talking to the person behind you, and mention that laws like this are harmful...
Vote, vote, vote. If this passes, and next election every politician who voted for it is voted out (democrat and republican) it says something. If you want to really make a statement, vote for a guy you disagree with 100% simply because he is non-incumbent in the major parties. Or vote for a third party no matter what. Either vote gets noticed. (the major parties want to know what happened to their base either way) There are many voting strategies, make it a point to never vote for someone who betrayed you! (this means you can NEVER vote for the incumbent)
Most likely because they are not the same. If you replace the engine in your car (with something bigger) you shouldn't be surprised if the your old spark plugs don't fit. Even if the old wires would physically fit, if the new engine needs resister wires, your old wires might not work right!
In this case the change is more than the name of the function used, it is also several internal changes you need to make. Part of the motivation for changing the name is hoping that whoever is assigned to make things work with the new interface looks at why the change was done, and makes those internal changes so they don't have the problem the name change was trying to avoid.
Got any proof of that federal exemption? Last I checked most gas in MN is 10% ethanol, and other states (California) are going the same way because ethanol is the only easy way to meet their air quality requirements. (They used to use something else, started with an M, but it pollutes the ground water). I find it hard to believe the feds would allow themselves to loose that much tax.
MN used to subsidize ethanol, but it only amount to 4 cents/gallon, and has been gone for 10 years.
Don't forget to factor in all the subsidies that oil gets. By many counts, oil gets more than ethanol.
In any case since the mid 1970s or so the fuel system is compatable with ethanol.
Your right it is a matter of fuel/air ratios after that, but it is more complex than you might think. E-85 is 105 octane, and needs to run at a higher compression ratio to work best. You can run at less, in fact this is what most cars do, but you it comes at the cost of needed to burn more fuel. (Ethanol has less energy per gallon, run at high compression and you essentially get more efficiency)
Ethanol has a fairly high vapor pressure compared to standard gas. Enough that in winter you cannot run E-85, so the mixture is really E-70. (this could be dealt with, but it isn't) Keep this in mind as you read the rest.
Most fuel injectors are not big enough to get the correct amount of fuel in, at the moment needed. (you can't open the injector longer because then you are pouring fuel in at the wrong time, particularly if you are running close to red-line rpms) You need just slightly more ethanol in a standard engine. With a carb you can easily change the jets, but it is really hard to find different size injectors.
There is one other problem: most people want to switch between gas and ethanol depending on cost and what they can find. (MN, where I live has E-85 everywhere, but it is rare in most states) If you are willing to go to e-85 only this would be easy. For a manufacturer, they need a more complex computer, one that can sense how the fuel is working, and adjust air/fuel ratios in real time.
Overall I agree the difference is peanuts if they put it in all cars. Perhaps less, considering that there is a push for E-85, and keeping track of which cars can't run E-85 costs some bookwork too. This only applies to engines where they have done the engineering work to make E-85 work.
But those 20 families have a higher standard of living, because they are earning the income that was previously dedicated to 30. Also, the other 100 million people in the country get a higher standard of living, because the cost of cars goes down. (competition means they are trying to undercut the other guy, and now they can!) In some cases costs of transportation accounts for 60% (not made up, but I don't know where to verify it either) of a familys income.
You cannot sign away all rights. In particular the US constitution:
Section. 2.
Clause 1: The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority
Contract law arises under the US Constitution, so the court system always has jurisdiction. Courts do not look kindly on anything taking their power.
Now a judge will generally agree that if you signed a contract to use something other than the courts, than that something else is the first place to go when there is a dispute. However if you don't like those results you may appeal it to the court.
IANAL, seek legal help if this is more than a theoretical question.
I'm not so sure you are gaining anything though. Your point is correct, and 5.4k drives don't run as hot, two points in your favor.
However, that assumes everything else is the same. If they used higher quality components in the faster drive, it might last longer. It wouldn't surprise me, an extra $.05 on bearings can make a large difference in the price after all the layers of suppliers is gone through, enough to account for the difference in price.
Its all just speculation unless you get MTBF numbers from the manufacture.
My local power co-op is billed for peak usage continuously, each day. They pass that onto any large business - anyone who can cause large peaks in the load, to encourage them to not cause peaks.
A power plant works best at 80-95% peak capacity (depending on the plant type and age). The ones that do best (efficiency, not related to capacity) take 2 weeks(!) to bring up to full power. So it is to the power companies advantage to use the same amount of power all day, with no dips or peaks. Anyone with large peaks mat peak time can expect to see a surcharge from the power company to deal with it, while those who peak at everyone Else's off time (overnight) get a discount.
Both. KDE and GNOME are both working with freedesktop.org to make sure as much as possible their systems are compatible. Sure you can only have one panel at the bottom of your screen, but you can change from day to day, and the programs in the menu will still be there!
Okay, that is a dream that isn't fully realized yet, but they are making good progress.
The punch card was developed before the toggle switches. You know, back in the days when computers were mechanical. Toggle switches were just a lot cheaper than a punch card, so electronic computers often had them.
You are reading the wrong fine print. The fine print on your contract is not the same as what is on their contract. Their contract specifies that at all time where will be at least 2 redundant links in operations that never travel in the same trench. Their contract specifies that their traffic will always have the highest priority for transfer, and has some traverse time (lag) and bandwidth requirements.
Maybe, maybe not. The process is far to complex for me - not a lawyer - to understand, but in some cases the courts will not throw out all cases brought as a result of these subpoenas. With the case also goes evidence gathered as a result of them.
However this does not cover all cases. As a result of too many loopholes that were getting criminals off, this does not apply universally. However if you are one of those who's name was given, you have some hope on these lines.
You forget one other "advantage" They now have a human habitation module designed for 7 permanently attached to ISS, with plenty of spare parts that can be removed and fitted to other purposes when the crew gets bored. One of the limits of crew size right now is ISS only has bunks for 3(? about that) crew members. Toss a shuttle up there, and they have space for more people, and since it is unplanned space they can do whatever with it.
Note that there is also only evacuation for 3 from ISS, so the crew limits are not an issue. However evacuation isn't needed when you have a self contained escape orbiter. Just have progress re-fuel (this is easier said than done) refuel the shuttle and place 2 weeks of emergency food on board. Then they can leave 10 asternaughts up there. Worst case 3 head down in the escape craft, and 7 detach the shuttle and wait for emergency launches to dock and bring them down. (though this means you need something ready to launch to get them back)
I've used one button phones before, but they never caught on. Perhaps because most people cannot count, which is a requirement for then one button model.
The old rotary phones where just hung the phone up for a moment. 10 hang ups in a row was 0, 9 was 9, and so on. It makes an interesting parlor trick, everyone should do it once. After that, it is too much a pain.
EMTs are well trained, but not nearly as well as other doctors. In addition they are trained to deal with life or death, seconds count things. If it is just a kidney stone it isn't important enough for them to waste time remembering what to do. (Remember there are thousands of things that can go wrong, you would be dead before you learned them all!) Back at the hospital there are hundreds of doctors who can give advice. All it takes is an expert in the area to give advice, and they can start solving problems the know nothing about.
There is limited room in an ambulance. There is plenty of room in the hospital. (which could be a network of potentially thousands of hospitals around the world) You can't bring every doctor you might like with you, but you can bring some technology to virtually bring whatever doctors you need in to advise. Not as good as being there, but a better than nothing.
Where are you going to get those doctors? I don't qualify, and there are many like me. I'm smart enough, I could (if I studied enough) pass med school. However I don't work well in these situations. I don't like working with people (what do you expect, I'm writing this to slashdot), and I try to spend as much time as needed figuring out the solution before I jump in. Great in a programmer, but when seconds count I'd kill people.
I'm not alone, many people are like me. There are many more who are better in some part of the above, but unable to do something else. (couldn't pass med school or such) Even of those who fit all abilities you still need to add a willingness to do so. I could pass med school, but I'm not sure I'd have studied hard enough to do so if I had entered.
This isn't a guess, I took the first-aid and CPR class at one job and was on our emergency response team. When the few (minor, thank God) emergencies happened I nearly froze. I knew the material, I just couldn't put it into use on the spot.
That's fine, so long as you live in Australia, which most people reading this can not claim.
I don't have a home delivery option for food, unless it can be mail ordered. Fine for can goods I guess (though I don't know who does it), useless for anything fresh.
Perhaps you can get some decent research time in while riding the bus. I can't. I get sick if I try to read in a moving vehicle. So all I can do is sit and stare out the window. I may as well drive, where I get there in half the time.
In the US we do not waste our trains on the task of moving people - we send people via air transport. Though the population spread in the US is different, so rail transport for people makes less sense.
I would have to say that at the turn of the century those were reasonable worries for New York. After all, the turn of the century refers to 1904.
Apparently you are thinking of some arbitrary century with even last digits, even if it wasn't a 100 years ago? Easy mistakes, but not always correct. Learn to read in context so you don't make it again.
By definition the Euro/US rate was 1:1 when the euro was first implemented. (note, the Euro was first implemented in stages, countries used their own cash for a year or so after this) It went down to.75 (I seem to recall.71 but I don't follow it closely), and is now up to 1.36 and you consider that significant? I got news for you: currency fluctuates often, for many reasons. Sometimes the Euro will go up, sometimes it will go down. I won't even be interested in any comparisons that are not between 10 year averages, and even that has too many short term effects to see a long term trend!
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You have something big corporations do not have: votes. All that money they give goes to buy YOUR vote. So when you go to the polls as an informed voter (as opposed to all the people who vote for the better looking candidate, or the one who sounds better) you negate all the money advantage.
Start talking to your friends and neighbors. Believe me, politics is a hot topic year round, not just before an election. I'm sure there is a talk radio station in your area that talks politics, call them up once in a while and talk. (most have a policy to let those who disagree automatically get on and talk as long as they want - make sure you are have something intelligent to say) Next time your at the grocery store start talking to the person behind you, and mention that laws like this are harmful...
Vote, vote, vote. If this passes, and next election every politician who voted for it is voted out (democrat and republican) it says something. If you want to really make a statement, vote for a guy you disagree with 100% simply because he is non-incumbent in the major parties. Or vote for a third party no matter what. Either vote gets noticed. (the major parties want to know what happened to their base either way) There are many voting strategies, make it a point to never vote for someone who betrayed you! (this means you can NEVER vote for the incumbent)
Most likely because they are not the same. If you replace the engine in your car (with something bigger) you shouldn't be surprised if the your old spark plugs don't fit. Even if the old wires would physically fit, if the new engine needs resister wires, your old wires might not work right!
In this case the change is more than the name of the function used, it is also several internal changes you need to make. Part of the motivation for changing the name is hoping that whoever is assigned to make things work with the new interface looks at why the change was done, and makes those internal changes so they don't have the problem the name change was trying to avoid.
Got any proof of that federal exemption? Last I checked most gas in MN is 10% ethanol, and other states (California) are going the same way because ethanol is the only easy way to meet their air quality requirements. (They used to use something else, started with an M, but it pollutes the ground water). I find it hard to believe the feds would allow themselves to loose that much tax.
MN used to subsidize ethanol, but it only amount to 4 cents/gallon, and has been gone for 10 years.
Don't forget to factor in all the subsidies that oil gets. By many counts, oil gets more than ethanol.
In any case since the mid 1970s or so the fuel system is compatable with ethanol.
Your right it is a matter of fuel/air ratios after that, but it is more complex than you might think. E-85 is 105 octane, and needs to run at a higher compression ratio to work best. You can run at less, in fact this is what most cars do, but you it comes at the cost of needed to burn more fuel. (Ethanol has less energy per gallon, run at high compression and you essentially get more efficiency)
Ethanol has a fairly high vapor pressure compared to standard gas. Enough that in winter you cannot run E-85, so the mixture is really E-70. (this could be dealt with, but it isn't) Keep this in mind as you read the rest.
Most fuel injectors are not big enough to get the correct amount of fuel in, at the moment needed. (you can't open the injector longer because then you are pouring fuel in at the wrong time, particularly if you are running close to red-line rpms) You need just slightly more ethanol in a standard engine. With a carb you can easily change the jets, but it is really hard to find different size injectors.
There is one other problem: most people want to switch between gas and ethanol depending on cost and what they can find. (MN, where I live has E-85 everywhere, but it is rare in most states) If you are willing to go to e-85 only this would be easy. For a manufacturer, they need a more complex computer, one that can sense how the fuel is working, and adjust air/fuel ratios in real time.
Overall I agree the difference is peanuts if they put it in all cars. Perhaps less, considering that there is a push for E-85, and keeping track of which cars can't run E-85 costs some bookwork too. This only applies to engines where they have done the engineering work to make E-85 work.
You ought to do a little research before you make statements that have not been true since the early 1990s.
one (start here) two Three, just to list a few links that I found.
Now if you go back to the techniques of the 1970s, yes ethanol is an energy sink, but you won't last long in the farming buisness if you try that.
I don't know if it passed, but MN was at least considering legislation to require all new cars to accept 20% ethanol blends without modification.
But those 20 families have a higher standard of living, because they are earning the income that was previously dedicated to 30. Also, the other 100 million people in the country get a higher standard of living, because the cost of cars goes down. (competition means they are trying to undercut the other guy, and now they can!) In some cases costs of transportation accounts for 60% (not made up, but I don't know where to verify it either) of a familys income.
You cannot sign away all rights. In particular the US constitution:
Contract law arises under the US Constitution, so the court system always has jurisdiction. Courts do not look kindly on anything taking their power.
Now a judge will generally agree that if you signed a contract to use something other than the courts, than that something else is the first place to go when there is a dispute. However if you don't like those results you may appeal it to the court.
IANAL, seek legal help if this is more than a theoretical question.
At least you backup...
I'm not so sure you are gaining anything though. Your point is correct, and 5.4k drives don't run as hot, two points in your favor.
However, that assumes everything else is the same. If they used higher quality components in the faster drive, it might last longer. It wouldn't surprise me, an extra $.05 on bearings can make a large difference in the price after all the layers of suppliers is gone through, enough to account for the difference in price.
Its all just speculation unless you get MTBF numbers from the manufacture.
My local power co-op is billed for peak usage continuously, each day. They pass that onto any large business - anyone who can cause large peaks in the load, to encourage them to not cause peaks.
A power plant works best at 80-95% peak capacity (depending on the plant type and age). The ones that do best (efficiency, not related to capacity) take 2 weeks(!) to bring up to full power. So it is to the power companies advantage to use the same amount of power all day, with no dips or peaks. Anyone with large peaks mat peak time can expect to see a surcharge from the power company to deal with it, while those who peak at everyone Else's off time (overnight) get a discount.
Both. KDE and GNOME are both working with freedesktop.org to make sure as much as possible their systems are compatible. Sure you can only have one panel at the bottom of your screen, but you can change from day to day, and the programs in the menu will still be there!
Okay, that is a dream that isn't fully realized yet, but they are making good progress.
The punch card was developed before the toggle switches. You know, back in the days when computers were mechanical. Toggle switches were just a lot cheaper than a punch card, so electronic computers often had them.
You are reading the wrong fine print. The fine print on your contract is not the same as what is on their contract. Their contract specifies that at all time where will be at least 2 redundant links in operations that never travel in the same trench. Their contract specifies that their traffic will always have the highest priority for transfer, and has some traverse time (lag) and bandwidth requirements.
They also pay for that level of service.
Maybe, maybe not. The process is far to complex for me - not a lawyer - to understand, but in some cases the courts will not throw out all cases brought as a result of these subpoenas. With the case also goes evidence gathered as a result of them.
However this does not cover all cases. As a result of too many loopholes that were getting criminals off, this does not apply universally. However if you are one of those who's name was given, you have some hope on these lines.
You forget one other "advantage" They now have a human habitation module designed for 7 permanently attached to ISS, with plenty of spare parts that can be removed and fitted to other purposes when the crew gets bored. One of the limits of crew size right now is ISS only has bunks for 3(? about that) crew members. Toss a shuttle up there, and they have space for more people, and since it is unplanned space they can do whatever with it.
Note that there is also only evacuation for 3 from ISS, so the crew limits are not an issue. However evacuation isn't needed when you have a self contained escape orbiter. Just have progress re-fuel (this is easier said than done) refuel the shuttle and place 2 weeks of emergency food on board. Then they can leave 10 asternaughts up there. Worst case 3 head down in the escape craft, and 7 detach the shuttle and wait for emergency launches to dock and bring them down. (though this means you need something ready to launch to get them back)
IIRC when Microsoft sold XENIX to SCO (1982?) part of the deal what that Microsoft would not enter the Unix market again.
You need to have the police contact them with a court order. Gmail shouldn't do this on someone say-so. However if a court gives the order they must.
I've used one button phones before, but they never caught on. Perhaps because most people cannot count, which is a requirement for then one button model.
The old rotary phones where just hung the phone up for a moment. 10 hang ups in a row was 0, 9 was 9, and so on. It makes an interesting parlor trick, everyone should do it once. After that, it is too much a pain.
EMTs are well trained, but not nearly as well as other doctors. In addition they are trained to deal with life or death, seconds count things. If it is just a kidney stone it isn't important enough for them to waste time remembering what to do. (Remember there are thousands of things that can go wrong, you would be dead before you learned them all!) Back at the hospital there are hundreds of doctors who can give advice. All it takes is an expert in the area to give advice, and they can start solving problems the know nothing about.
There is limited room in an ambulance. There is plenty of room in the hospital. (which could be a network of potentially thousands of hospitals around the world) You can't bring every doctor you might like with you, but you can bring some technology to virtually bring whatever doctors you need in to advise. Not as good as being there, but a better than nothing.
Where are you going to get those doctors? I don't qualify, and there are many like me. I'm smart enough, I could (if I studied enough) pass med school. However I don't work well in these situations. I don't like working with people (what do you expect, I'm writing this to slashdot), and I try to spend as much time as needed figuring out the solution before I jump in. Great in a programmer, but when seconds count I'd kill people.
I'm not alone, many people are like me. There are many more who are better in some part of the above, but unable to do something else. (couldn't pass med school or such) Even of those who fit all abilities you still need to add a willingness to do so. I could pass med school, but I'm not sure I'd have studied hard enough to do so if I had entered.
This isn't a guess, I took the first-aid and CPR class at one job and was on our emergency response team. When the few (minor, thank God) emergencies happened I nearly froze. I knew the material, I just couldn't put it into use on the spot.
That's fine, so long as you live in Australia, which most people reading this can not claim.
I don't have a home delivery option for food, unless it can be mail ordered. Fine for can goods I guess (though I don't know who does it), useless for anything fresh.
Perhaps you can get some decent research time in while riding the bus. I can't. I get sick if I try to read in a moving vehicle. So all I can do is sit and stare out the window. I may as well drive, where I get there in half the time.
Better look again. The US uses a very extensive rail system for sending freight.
In the US we do not waste our trains on the task of moving people - we send people via air transport. Though the population spread in the US is different, so rail transport for people makes less sense.
I would have to say that at the turn of the century those were reasonable worries for New York. After all, the turn of the century refers to 1904.
Apparently you are thinking of some arbitrary century with even last digits, even if it wasn't a 100 years ago? Easy mistakes, but not always correct. Learn to read in context so you don't make it again.
By definition the Euro/US rate was 1:1 when the euro was first implemented. (note, the Euro was first implemented in stages, countries used their own cash for a year or so after this) It went down to .75 (I seem to recall .71 but I don't follow it closely), and is now up to 1.36 and you consider that significant? I got news for you: currency fluctuates often, for many reasons. Sometimes the Euro will go up, sometimes it will go down. I won't even be interested in any comparisons that are not between 10 year averages, and even that has too many short term effects to see a long term trend!