My home is fed by my own private well and the water gets filtered by a reverse osmosis filtration system. Certainly not foolproof, but plastic fibers are likely the least of your worries in the public water system. I'd be a lot more concerned about pharmaceuticals in the water supply....like anti-depressants.
But I am finding it hard to find a place in my heart to enable companies to "own" published scientific research. If you're a scientist and you publish your findings, it should be free. Period. That doesn't stop someone from commercializing the fruits of their research according to the opaque patent laws around the globe, but the actual scientific discovery ought to be public and free.
Apple has only had 10-20% (depending on how recent their latest device is) market share for the past couple of years. Consumers seem to have a very different idea about what they "care about" than this AC.
I happen to prefer Android as long as you have a device from a company that provides regular updates.
It's $699. When was the last time you shopped for a high end mobile phone? That's a bit over what you'd pay for a phone that came out 6 months to a year ago or one of the non-flagship devices, but on par with the latest flagship phones being released.
No wireless? What exactly is that supposed to mean?
For wifi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO For bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LE For wireless bands: LTE Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/11/12/13/17/20/21/25/26/28/29/30/66 and TDD-LTE Bands 38/39/40/41/42/43
And for the folks complaining about lack of headphone jack, it comes with a little usb-C to 3.5mm headhpone jack adapter. That's fine for me. I almost never use the actual headphone jack anyway. My phones are usually connected to whatever audio system I'm consuming via bluetooth.
I'm over the lack of replaceable battery. I'd rather have an SD slot, but I can live without if it's got 128GB of memory. That's enough for my apps, my entire mp3 collection, and plenty to spare.
I find it amazing that the probe is able to take the beating of passes that close to the planet, given the significant amount of radiation exposure that entails. Awesome pics!
The financial markets are a joke and there is zero transparency into the banking and investment banking businesses. If you know the right people, you ride their coattails to riches (which you quickly slip out of the country into banks in first world countries along with your corrupt partners in crime, the very government officials who are supposed to be monitoring and regulating the industry). Otherwise, you may as well be playing roulette.
Natural gas tends to be more reliable than grid electricity. However.....if the poop really hit the fan, it's anyone's guess if the gas would keep flowing.
I am making plans to prepare my home for off grid. It's not about the cost to me, but about control and self reliance. I'll remain grid-tied so that I can "lean on" the grid if required, but will size the system to support all of my day-to-day power needs. If/when I need to, I'll simply switch off the mains to the grid and go about my business. Sure, it's more expensive than buying electrons from most public power companies, but I don't care.
I had a similar experience with a different ending. Happy Macbook Pro user to start and was given the HP variant of a Surface 4 to test (HP Elite X2). It's light, thin, and reasonably responsive....responsive enough that I got used to only taking it along when I traveled and leaving the Macbook behind. The Macbook began to collect dust on a shelf in my office. The problem is that the HP's keep failing. Between myself and another person at the company, we've had 4 of these fail within the first couple of months of ownership. They go into a state where they cannot be powered on or charged...effectively bricking them. When it happened to me the 2nd time, I decided that I'd prefer to carry around the heavier Macbook Pro since it just plain works. I miss the lighter package and the touchscreen a lot, though.
I haven't tried a Microsoft branded surface yet. Perhaps I'll do that sometime in the future, but I can't help but notice how many people bitch online about similar hardware issues. If this newer one turns out to be reliable, I may go back.
If it bothers you THAT much, just go off grid. Solar panels plus some batteries and a "lender of last resort" propane generator. You'll sleep soundly knowing you're not being fucked by the man even though you're probably now paying more for your electrons.
Seriously....a watch that goes toes up if you don't charge it daily? I know you've got the contingent of folks that buy stuff because "it's cool," but a watch that can't go a couple of days without charging it?
As long as it reduces the dog drying time. 20 minutes in the dryer leaves him disoriented and almost always up to no good...pissing on the floor, eating shoes, etc.
That's actually a fairly good salary in most parts of China. You won't live like a king, but you could have quite a comfortable middle class-ish life and still be able to save some money each month.
Not only that. We have a political appointee from the Obama-era Department of Defense who pretty much admitted on MSNBC that surveillance on "team Trump" was true.
John Deere by no means has a monopoly on farm equipment. If I was a farmer, I think this would make Deere completely unattractive. Heavy machinery like this has a pretty tough duty cycle and things break. Cost aside, Farmers often don't have the luxury of time to wait while they have a piece of equipment serviced by a limited number of authorized dealers. Having the option to use an independent mechanic or to (gasp!) fix it themselves would seem like a must have.
I'm not a farmer, but I do have a small Deere diesel tractor that I use for mowing, digging fence post holes, carrying around mulch/dirt/etc. I bought it years ago, but if I were in the market for a new one I now have a reason to avoid Deere.
Why the fuck do I have to spend a penny on "regional sports"? That's not like docking all users for a 911 fee so that emergency services can be funded. I don't watch sports, don't care about sports and resent that I'm being forced to subsidize any aspect of it.
Yet another reason to totally cut the cord on cable/satellite/whoever forces you to eat bundled services. I'll pay for what I want to consume and nothing more, thank you.
I doubt you'll see any real action in that regard since that would force them to deal with the rampant cybercrime (financial and other) coming from China, Russia, and Eastern Europe. With the exception of a few pin pricks here and there, that has been allowed to continue for years.
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My home is fed by my own private well and the water gets filtered by a reverse osmosis filtration system. Certainly not foolproof, but plastic fibers are likely the least of your worries in the public water system. I'd be a lot more concerned about pharmaceuticals in the water supply....like anti-depressants.
But I am finding it hard to find a place in my heart to enable companies to "own" published scientific research. If you're a scientist and you publish your findings, it should be free. Period. That doesn't stop someone from commercializing the fruits of their research according to the opaque patent laws around the globe, but the actual scientific discovery ought to be public and free.
Best,
Apple has only had 10-20% (depending on how recent their latest device is) market share for the past couple of years. Consumers seem to have a very different idea about what they "care about" than this AC.
I happen to prefer Android as long as you have a device from a company that provides regular updates.
I agree. Without the list of impacted applications, this "warning" is pretty worthless and more of a PR piece.
It's $699. When was the last time you shopped for a high end mobile phone? That's a bit over what you'd pay for a phone that came out 6 months to a year ago or one of the non-flagship devices, but on par with the latest flagship phones being released.
No wireless? What exactly is that supposed to mean?
For wifi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO
For bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LE
For wireless bands: LTE Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/11/12/13/17/20/21/25/26/28/29/30/66 and TDD-LTE Bands 38/39/40/41/42/43
And for the folks complaining about lack of headphone jack, it comes with a little usb-C to 3.5mm headhpone jack adapter. That's fine for me. I almost never use the actual headphone jack anyway. My phones are usually connected to whatever audio system I'm consuming via bluetooth.
I'm over the lack of replaceable battery. I'd rather have an SD slot, but I can live without if it's got 128GB of memory. That's enough for my apps, my entire mp3 collection, and plenty to spare.
Not sure what all the bitching is about.
And that is different from the SJW message of "blame white males and rich people" how?
Owebama and Trump have the same message....just different constituencies. They are both self serving clowns.
I find it amazing that the probe is able to take the beating of passes that close to the planet, given the significant amount of radiation exposure that entails. Awesome pics!
The financial markets are a joke and there is zero transparency into the banking and investment banking businesses. If you know the right people, you ride their coattails to riches (which you quickly slip out of the country into banks in first world countries along with your corrupt partners in crime, the very government officials who are supposed to be monitoring and regulating the industry). Otherwise, you may as well be playing roulette.
Enjoy the ride.
Natural gas tends to be more reliable than grid electricity. However.....if the poop really hit the fan, it's anyone's guess if the gas would keep flowing.
^^ This ^^
I am making plans to prepare my home for off grid. It's not about the cost to me, but about control and self reliance. I'll remain grid-tied so that I can "lean on" the grid if required, but will size the system to support all of my day-to-day power needs. If/when I need to, I'll simply switch off the mains to the grid and go about my business. Sure, it's more expensive than buying electrons from most public power companies, but I don't care.
Lovely.
Vote with your feet. There are other exchanges.
Indeed. If they want to engage in criminal activity in support of their pet political aims, they'll have to accept the consequences if/when caught.
I had a similar experience with a different ending. Happy Macbook Pro user to start and was given the HP variant of a Surface 4 to test (HP Elite X2). It's light, thin, and reasonably responsive....responsive enough that I got used to only taking it along when I traveled and leaving the Macbook behind. The Macbook began to collect dust on a shelf in my office. The problem is that the HP's keep failing. Between myself and another person at the company, we've had 4 of these fail within the first couple of months of ownership. They go into a state where they cannot be powered on or charged...effectively bricking them. When it happened to me the 2nd time, I decided that I'd prefer to carry around the heavier Macbook Pro since it just plain works. I miss the lighter package and the touchscreen a lot, though.
I haven't tried a Microsoft branded surface yet. Perhaps I'll do that sometime in the future, but I can't help but notice how many people bitch online about similar hardware issues. If this newer one turns out to be reliable, I may go back.
I know you're trolling, but....
If it bothers you THAT much, just go off grid. Solar panels plus some batteries and a "lender of last resort" propane generator. You'll sleep soundly knowing you're not being fucked by the man even though you're probably now paying more for your electrons.
Seriously....a watch that goes toes up if you don't charge it daily? I know you've got the contingent of folks that buy stuff because "it's cool," but a watch that can't go a couple of days without charging it?
Pass.
As long as it reduces the dog drying time. 20 minutes in the dryer leaves him disoriented and almost always up to no good...pissing on the floor, eating shoes, etc.
...that really is VAPOR ware. ;)
That's actually a fairly good salary in most parts of China. You won't live like a king, but you could have quite a comfortable middle class-ish life and still be able to save some money each month.
Not only that. We have a political appointee from the Obama-era Department of Defense who pretty much admitted on MSNBC that surveillance on "team Trump" was true.
http://www.foxnews.com/politic...
No tinfoil hat required.
John Deere by no means has a monopoly on farm equipment. If I was a farmer, I think this would make Deere completely unattractive. Heavy machinery like this has a pretty tough duty cycle and things break. Cost aside, Farmers often don't have the luxury of time to wait while they have a piece of equipment serviced by a limited number of authorized dealers. Having the option to use an independent mechanic or to (gasp!) fix it themselves would seem like a must have.
I'm not a farmer, but I do have a small Deere diesel tractor that I use for mowing, digging fence post holes, carrying around mulch/dirt/etc. I bought it years ago, but if I were in the market for a new one I now have a reason to avoid Deere.
I believe this technology was being tested in the Galaxy Note 7.
Why the fuck do I have to spend a penny on "regional sports"? That's not like docking all users for a 911 fee so that emergency services can be funded. I don't watch sports, don't care about sports and resent that I'm being forced to subsidize any aspect of it.
Yet another reason to totally cut the cord on cable/satellite/whoever forces you to eat bundled services. I'll pay for what I want to consume and nothing more, thank you.
I doubt you'll see any real action in that regard since that would force them to deal with the rampant cybercrime (financial and other) coming from China, Russia, and Eastern Europe. With the exception of a few pin pricks here and there, that has been allowed to continue for years.