I do -- 911 is faster and way more accurate over a landline (cell phones use GPS, which I have switched off by default to save battery power).
In addition, if you have (young) children, you should have a landline at your home - for the above reason and so *they* can easily call 911 in an emergency.
The buyers made an explicit choice to NOT pay for the additional range, in the full understanding that they wouldn't get that feature.
But the customers actually have the hardware (batteries) that can support that extra range, just not software access to the extra 15 kWh -- which means Tesla is overcharging (no pun intended) everyone on the hardware - and/or that it isn't priced according to scarcity.
... students have started calling out in-class presentations as discriminatory to those with anxiety, demanding that teachers offer alternative options... a tweet posted by 15-year-old high school student declaring "Stop forcing students to present in front of the class and give them a choice not to"...
Can't wait until he/she tries this at a job...
But, more to the point... While I appreciate the difficulty presentations and public speaking may pose for those with anxiety disorders, people and life aren't always going to accommodate you. Learning to handle situations like this in a relatively consequence-free environment, like school, is to your benefit.
I reckon the same logic can be applied for taxes for this company too. It's a moral requirement for the federal government to make money.. by jacking up your corporate taxes by 400%.
The government cannot target a business for taxation....it's against the law for the government to single out a business and tax it differently than other businesses.
President Trump on Tuesday threatened the iconic motorcycle company Harley-Davidson with severe taxes and predicted a public revolt that he said would eventually put the 115-year-old firm out of business, blasting the Wisconsin company for a plan to move some operations outside the United States as a way to avoid getting caught in the middle of an escalating trade war.
Google is now selling an updated headphone adapter that's supposed to be more responsive and drain less of your phone's battery.
A standard 3.5mm headphone jack is *really* responsive and doesn't use *any* battery power. Just sayin'...
And for those vendors crowing about better water-proofing w/o this jack, my Kyocera Hydro VIBE from 2014 has a standard headphone jack and is "Certified waterproof for IPX5, and IPX7. Immersible for up to 30 minutes in up to 3.28 feet (1 meter)."
... the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance...
Maybe I'm missing something, but how many fans w/o tickets are usually in attendance? Seems like that's something to look into rather than giving out useless things like blockchain pets.
... will receive a card with a unique code and directions to a website...
Just what these people have always wanted, codes and URLs. Haven't they suffered enough? I mean, they're Dodgers / Baseball fans.:-)
... where a digital bobblehead can be unlocked and added to their Ethereum wallet.
Why is it up to Google to decide which details we should concern ourselves with?
It's not, but they want dumber, less informed users that can be more easily manipulated by *them*. They do this sort of stuff under the guise of helping users to not be manipulated by others. I'd rather have users that understand URLs and how things actually work.
Tariff: A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
putting a tariff on the good a company imports to do business is very much taxing their supply chain.
Tariffs are not taxes any more, They are gifts from Dear Leader
As is the $1.2 Billion bailout to farmers hurt by his tariffs. Our tax dollars at work people, brought to you by "trade wars are easy to win" Trump and the "bailouts are bad", "smaller government is good" Republicans.
This, of course, won't happen because the halls of Congress are filled with feckless us-versus-them morons that are too busy with publicity stunts and blaming the other guys to actually do anything useful.
The White House is full of people like that too...
You have it backwards. According to the peer reviewed research, at speeds below 35 mpg, helmets are the rider's best friend. Above that, and the weight of the helmet becomes a serious risk of breaking the rider's neck, so the only real benefit is an increased chance of an open casket funeral.
I don't know about the "research" you mentioned, but helmets, especially full-face helmets, also protect against flying debris. Ever get hit in the face by a rock, perhaps kicked up by a semi-truck, at 65 mph? Even rain at that speed is really uncomfortable. People who don't wear helmets are called, "future organ donors". I'm not saying you can't get really messed up even while wearing a helmet, but not wearing one is just dumb.
People riding these things should play by the same rules as a motorcyclist.
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You still have a land line.
I do -- 911 is faster and way more accurate over a landline (cell phones use GPS, which I have switched off by default to save battery power).
In addition, if you have (young) children, you should have a landline at your home - for the above reason and so *they* can easily call 911 in an emergency.
The Three Body Problem - Cixin Liu (just finished)
The Eye of God - James Rollins
The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
Will be looking for another book by Alastair Reynolds soon.
Haven't decided yet if I want to read the next two books in the "Remembrance of Earth's Past" series by Cixin Liu -- any commentary?
While Breitbart argues the video shows evidence of Google's inherent bias against Republicans, ...
Breitbart arguing about inherent bias.
Access to your phone grants access to all your accounts. Just great.
Top and Bottom.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, ... is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny ” ...
Interestingly, they tie as least exciting phrase to hear in bed.
you should have full access to what you paid for
Except ... they didn't pay for it.
The buyers made an explicit choice to NOT pay for the additional range, in the full understanding that they wouldn't get that feature.
But the customers actually have the hardware (batteries) that can support that extra range, just not software access to the extra 15 kWh -- which means Tesla is overcharging (no pun intended) everyone on the hardware - and/or that it isn't priced according to scarcity.
... students have started calling out in-class presentations as discriminatory to those with anxiety, demanding that teachers offer alternative options ... a tweet posted by 15-year-old high school student declaring "Stop forcing students to present in front of the class and give them a choice not to" ...
Can't wait until he/she tries this at a job ...
But, more to the point... While I appreciate the difficulty presentations and public speaking may pose for those with anxiety disorders, people and life aren't always going to accommodate you. Learning to handle situations like this in a relatively consequence-free environment, like school, is to your benefit.
The government cannot target a business for taxation....it's against the law for the government to single out a business and tax it differently than other businesses.
You should tell Trump about this "law" ... From Trump threatens Harley-Davidson with taxes ‘like never before’ ...:
President Trump on Tuesday threatened the iconic motorcycle company Harley-Davidson with severe taxes and predicted a public revolt that he said would eventually put the 115-year-old firm out of business, blasting the Wisconsin company for a plan to move some operations outside the United States as a way to avoid getting caught in the middle of an escalating trade war.
You mean like for the on-board DAC to translate and amplify the audio? Yeah, that doesn't use power.
The headphone jack itself doesn't use any power and that was all I said. But, granted there are other considerations overall...
Google is now selling an updated headphone adapter that's supposed to be more responsive and drain less of your phone's battery.
A standard 3.5mm headphone jack is *really* responsive and doesn't use *any* battery power. Just sayin' ...
And for those vendors crowing about better water-proofing w/o this jack, my Kyocera Hydro VIBE from 2014 has a standard headphone jack and is "Certified waterproof for IPX5, and IPX7. Immersible for up to 30 minutes in up to 3.28 feet (1 meter)."
It's Elive!
... "New York State Approves Two-Dollar based Cryptocurrencies"
... VoIP is an "information service" under federal law.
Then federal law is wrong.
The theory is great. The implementation sucked.
Humanity seems to be like that too ...
Apparently we are just recycling stories that were posted a few days ago.
Perhaps content is more valuable to /. than editors.
On the other hand, recycling is very environmentally conscious.
We hope this piques the interest of Dodger fans, and will help launch a new age of digital collectibles and promotions.
And The End then won't come soon enough - for Dodgers fans and the World ...
... you're getting a "virtual bobblehead" added to your "Ethereum wallet", whatever the fuck that is?
Perhaps you haven't heard of things like Cryptokitties and that People have spent over $1M buying virtual cats on the Ethereum blockchain -- oh, and that people are stupid.
... the first 40,000 ticketed fans in attendance ...
Maybe I'm missing something, but how many fans w/o tickets are usually in attendance? Seems like that's something to look into rather than giving out useless things like blockchain pets.
... will receive a card with a unique code and directions to a website ...
Just what these people have always wanted, codes and URLs. Haven't they suffered enough? I mean, they're Dodgers / Baseball fans. :-)
... where a digital bobblehead can be unlocked and added to their Ethereum wallet.
... that'll look so good on my dashboard.
Versions 5, 7 and then 5 again.
Why is it up to Google to decide which details we should concern ourselves with?
It's not, but they want dumber, less informed users that can be more easily manipulated by *them*. They do this sort of stuff under the guise of helping users to not be manipulated by others. I'd rather have users that understand URLs and how things actually work.
Tariff: A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
putting a tariff on the good a company imports to do business is very much taxing their supply chain.
Tariffs are not taxes any more, They are gifts from Dear Leader
As is the $1.2 Billion bailout to farmers hurt by his tariffs. Our tax dollars at work people, brought to you by "trade wars are easy to win" Trump and the "bailouts are bad", "smaller government is good" Republicans.
This, of course, won't happen because the halls of Congress are filled with feckless us-versus-them morons that are too busy with publicity stunts and blaming the other guys to actually do anything useful.
The White House is full of people like that too ...
It's going to be Chinese robots versus US robots in a few decades, ...
And to keep costs down, the US robots will be made in China.
You have it backwards. According to the peer reviewed research, at speeds below 35 mpg, helmets are the rider's best friend. Above that, and the weight of the helmet becomes a serious risk of breaking the rider's neck, so the only real benefit is an increased chance of an open casket funeral.
I don't know about the "research" you mentioned, but helmets, especially full-face helmets, also protect against flying debris. Ever get hit in the face by a rock, perhaps kicked up by a semi-truck, at 65 mph? Even rain at that speed is really uncomfortable. People who don't wear helmets are called, "future organ donors". I'm not saying you can't get really messed up even while wearing a helmet, but not wearing one is just dumb.
People riding these things should play by the same rules as a motorcyclist.
Agreed.