Or build a reader that has a bluetooth interface. It's probably easier to handle a wireless interface with a software radio than having to build in silica. Have it powered via low-power induction (i.e. wireless power).
Really? My statement date for my Visa+Mastercard account, for example, is 15th of the month. So, if I buy something on 15th, I get until the statement on the following 15th plus 25 days. 56 days.
Huh. So as long as you time all your purchases correctly, you get the grace period you specified. For the rest of us, who would use a card throughout the month, the advertised grace period in the credit card fine print is what you should go by.
If I don't remember - which I do - then my calendaring software reminds me. And, as a last resort, I have a Direct Debit set up to automatically pay the minimum amount - this is managd by the same bank which issues my card. I could make it the whole payment amount, but because I have a secondary card holder the funds come from multiple places.
Most cards have an interest rate of prime + 9% (at least. My Discover card is prime + %16 and I've got a fairly high credit score. They wouldn't budge on the rate due to their chargeoffs). When I said "slip up", I mean not paying off the full balance. Making the minimum payment causes you to pay interest on what you spent, thereby negating the "free money" via the grace period for however many months you've been using the card before. Why play a game when you can use a debit card for everyday purchases? Yes, use a credit card for big ticket items to protect yourself for 60 days (chargeback period), but make sure you have the cash upfront to pay off the purchase.
If I deposit cash at one of Bank of America's ATMs, it'll post the same day, immediately, if I make the deposit before 8pm local time. Also, I went negative by accident the other day and they alerted me via text. I immediately moved money from savings to checking, and wasn't charged an overdraft fee.
Most cards' grace period is now only 25 days. And the interest starts accruing from the purchase date, not the end of the grace period. Avoid credit cards if possible, as all their benefits are wiped out if you slip up once.
Some of GE's newest wind turbines generate upwards of 3.6MW when spinning at ideal speed (13-17mph). So, that's what? 6 turbines to power this massive computing power? (yes, I know, the wind doesn't always blow, and the wind park is rarely going to generate it's nameplate capacity). Coal power can bite my shiny metal ass.
Ahh, thanks. I was aware of the TVA, but not that they had hydro in the mix. I assumed it was all coal (as I passed a coal plant near that location as well).
As I rode my motorcycle past the Oak Ridge exit on the interstate on my way to North Carolina, I wondered why computing centers are located where coal is used for power generation, whereas Google places they're computing centers where cheap, renewable energy is available. Probably gov. pork (i.e. I want this in my district).
Don't forget reconstructing collider data. We had several thousand Linux boxes at FNAL that would take data from the CMS detector at the LHC and reconstruct events based on the data send down the pipe to us from CERN.
Jobs =! dollars. Each job supports a person. It doesn't matter much if $OIL_COMPANY makes an extra $BIG_DOLLAR_AMOUNT off a well, because it ends up in shareholders' pockets.
THIS. Incoming fax handling would be awesome (turning any incoming docs into PDFs or TIFFs). Bonus if it'll automatically shove the incoming fax into your Google Docs account.
Is this before or after the largest environmental disaster in that geographic region, caused by my industry? Because frankly, I'm not *that* much of an asshole to think my job is above tens of thousands of square miles of ecosystem.
In other words, it's a neat idea that'll probably work in Arizona and Utah, as others have mentioned, but where AC is used the most -- here in the humid Southern states -- evaporative cooling just doesn't work.
In that case, just go geothermal. You can dump *a lot* of waste heat into the ground very cheaply.
I should've been more specific. I meant I wish Slashdot has a little Web 2.0 bookmark icon next to the post title, and by clicking it, the post would be added to a "Bookmark" list of posts that you could get to when logged into Slashdot. I'm aware you can bookmark in the browser, I was looking to have it integeated into the Slashdot UI.
The goal is to take your skills and start your own business doing what your employer would have you do. Why not get the revenue if you're doing the work? Puts more managers like OP out of work as all they can typically do is "manage".
Building nuclear power plants are just as economically feasible as building coal plants. Why? Because their major costs (environmental with coal, liability with nuclear) are externalized or subsidized. I have nuclear power in Northern Illinois through ComEd/Excelon, and I pay 7 cents/KwH. That's pretty damn reasonable for power from 30 year old reactors, and I'm fairly certain the price can be matched or lowered with newer reactor (CANDU) designs.
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Or build a reader that has a bluetooth interface. It's probably easier to handle a wireless interface with a software radio than having to build in silica. Have it powered via low-power induction (i.e. wireless power).
Good luck with the nut cut!
Really? My statement date for my Visa+Mastercard account, for example, is 15th of the month. So, if I buy something on 15th, I get until the statement on the following 15th plus 25 days. 56 days.
Huh. So as long as you time all your purchases correctly, you get the grace period you specified. For the rest of us, who would use a card throughout the month, the advertised grace period in the credit card fine print is what you should go by.
If I don't remember - which I do - then my calendaring software reminds me. And, as a last resort, I have a Direct Debit set up to automatically pay the minimum amount - this is managd by the same bank which issues my card. I could make it the whole payment amount, but because I have a secondary card holder the funds come from multiple places.
Most cards have an interest rate of prime + 9% (at least. My Discover card is prime + %16 and I've got a fairly high credit score. They wouldn't budge on the rate due to their chargeoffs). When I said "slip up", I mean not paying off the full balance. Making the minimum payment causes you to pay interest on what you spent, thereby negating the "free money" via the grace period for however many months you've been using the card before. Why play a game when you can use a debit card for everyday purchases? Yes, use a credit card for big ticket items to protect yourself for 60 days (chargeback period), but make sure you have the cash upfront to pay off the purchase.
If I deposit cash at one of Bank of America's ATMs, it'll post the same day, immediately, if I make the deposit before 8pm local time. Also, I went negative by accident the other day and they alerted me via text. I immediately moved money from savings to checking, and wasn't charged an overdraft fee.
Most cards' grace period is now only 25 days. And the interest starts accruing from the purchase date, not the end of the grace period. Avoid credit cards if possible, as all their benefits are wiped out if you slip up once.
http://www.tva.gov/power/
Some of GE's newest wind turbines generate upwards of 3.6MW when spinning at ideal speed (13-17mph). So, that's what? 6 turbines to power this massive computing power? (yes, I know, the wind doesn't always blow, and the wind park is rarely going to generate it's nameplate capacity). Coal power can bite my shiny metal ass.
Ahh, thanks. I was aware of the TVA, but not that they had hydro in the mix. I assumed it was all coal (as I passed a coal plant near that location as well).
As I rode my motorcycle past the Oak Ridge exit on the interstate on my way to North Carolina, I wondered why computing centers are located where coal is used for power generation, whereas Google places they're computing centers where cheap, renewable energy is available. Probably gov. pork (i.e. I want this in my district).
Don't forget reconstructing collider data. We had several thousand Linux boxes at FNAL that would take data from the CMS detector at the LHC and reconstruct events based on the data send down the pipe to us from CERN.
Jobs =! dollars. Each job supports a person. It doesn't matter much if $OIL_COMPANY makes an extra $BIG_DOLLAR_AMOUNT off a well, because it ends up in shareholders' pockets.
THIS. Incoming fax handling would be awesome (turning any incoming docs into PDFs or TIFFs). Bonus if it'll automatically shove the incoming fax into your Google Docs account.
Also true. The number of fishing/shrimping/tourism/etc. jobs that rely on the Gulf *far* outweigh the number of oil/gas jobs in the area.
Gulf Of Mexico Ecosystem > 80,000-100,000 jobs
Is this before or after the largest environmental disaster in that geographic region, caused by my industry? Because frankly, I'm not *that* much of an asshole to think my job is above tens of thousands of square miles of ecosystem.
And aren't making a heck of a lot on even those anymore.
I'm spending the summer working at a DOE lab
FNAL?
In other words, it's a neat idea that'll probably work in Arizona and Utah, as others have mentioned, but where AC is used the most -- here in the humid Southern states -- evaporative cooling just doesn't work.
In that case, just go geothermal. You can dump *a lot* of waste heat into the ground very cheaply.
I should've been more specific. I meant I wish Slashdot has a little Web 2.0 bookmark icon next to the post title, and by clicking it, the post would be added to a "Bookmark" list of posts that you could get to when logged into Slashdot. I'm aware you can bookmark in the browser, I was looking to have it integeated into the Slashdot UI.
Posts like yours make me wish I could "bookmark" comments on Slashdot. I'm off to check the SEER rating on my AC unit!
So I assume Google could pay the COFUR and integrate into Google Maps very inexpensively?
The goal is to take your skills and start your own business doing what your employer would have you do. Why not get the revenue if you're doing the work? Puts more managers like OP out of work as all they can typically do is "manage".
Building nuclear power plants are just as economically feasible as building coal plants. Why? Because their major costs (environmental with coal, liability with nuclear) are externalized or subsidized. I have nuclear power in Northern Illinois through ComEd/Excelon, and I pay 7 cents/KwH. That's pretty damn reasonable for power from 30 year old reactors, and I'm fairly certain the price can be matched or lowered with newer reactor (CANDU) designs.
Solar and wind is great but the sun doesn't shine 24 hours a day, and the wind doesn't blow every day
But the wind is always blowing somewhere, and the sun is always shining somewhere. Sounds like it's an energy transport/management issue.
I'm assuming it was a modest proposal.