"rising sea levels renders populated land uninhabitable on the coasts by mid-century."
You have been deluded, but population growth alone is more than enough trouble to have to deal with. Driving people off the California coast would be a good thing, since they cannot get enough water to survive entirely normal drought cycles. Sadly, I expect them to want to settle just a little further inland.
But I would prefer the seacoast also. I understand.
OBD I was a simple system, used pulses to send data. Pre-96.
OBD II was more complex, introduced a standard connector, more complex data, and has been expanded greatly since 1996. Manufacturers have introduced the CAN bus to send data to and from multiple computers and sensors, even lamps, and manufacturer-specific codes enhanced it.
In the Phoenix an Tucson areas, post-1996 vehicles registered for more than 5 years have to be tested, and are checked for OBD readiness only. My 95 Explorer needed a tailpipe test, which it passed easily even at 310,000+ miles.
The OBD test requires first that no system reports 'not ready', which means sensors are operating within normal limits, no malfunctions such as misfires or timing errors are detected, and especially that no errors have been reported for (usually) three driving cycles. Just resetting the MIL Status will not pass a test.
My 04 Lancer has a well-known issue with the ECU reporting the O2 sensors as being out of tolerance, the post-cat sensor being reported as too hot. This is really a programming issue, but Mitsubishi could not get the code to work right, and after one TSB gave up and required owners to replace the front cat/manifold assembly if it threw the code. There is, however, a well known fix that clears the code and still provides emissions within limits.
The OBD test is very effective if the system is programmed to meet legal specifications and is not otherwise tampered with. Codes usually do isolate the error, but sometimes there are codes that don't specify a single cause. Sad. Expensive.
It may be a money grab, but the EPA is convinced it must save us from ourselves.
"It insists on the sick, the injured and the unlucky navigating its hoops of paper before it will dole out a single nickel of "kindness"."
That's all it takes? Paperwork? Your find this burdensome? Since I work 40 hours a week to earn my income, I have zero sympathy for anyone who claims paper work is too much. Bear in mind most of the needy can visit a government office and get help navigating the system, I'm just not worried about the burden of paperwork.
And yes I know the poor often have to fight for their benefits. I also have to work against insurance companies, the IRS, DMV, AZDEQ, and other agencies.
If someone won't even lift their hand to the bowl, should they eat?
"And if a government, a "super power", should claim it cannot afford to provide all its citizens even a basic living income, merely enough that none shall be born below the poverty line, what does that say about its actual power?"
In the US. This means our nation will care for the poor, but not be their employer nor guarantor of a pleasant life. Guardian, yes. Guarantor, no. We are not, by design, that sort of nation. Those are elsewhere.
"Also, YOU would benefit from it too, since it would be paid out to everyone."
Not everyone will pay FOR it.
"What, you don't like money?"
Yup, that's one reason why I work. To earn MY OWN MONEY.
The other reason is because I can. I've worked for a few decades to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities that are sufficiently marketable to enable me to find employment. Others not so fortunate or motivated may have different results.
I do not begrudge the needy support necessary to live. I do question whether guaranteeing everyone a minimal income is a wise thing. Motivation is important. It is the perceived lack of motivation that so many people who question the War on Poverty point to and ask 'why?'.
There is, indeed, no real answer to that forthcoming yet,
Some of us who are Republicans are sick of it all around and anytime you're challenged on the matter all you can do is point fingers. ANSWER THE QUESTION!!!
Orion first made an uncrewed test flight in 2014. They hope to make the first crewed flight by 2023.
And then send a crew to mars in the 2030s.
Really? 9 years to go from test to *first* manned flight, then 7-17 years to a manned Mars mission?
They just make this up over Starbucks?
A Dragon will go to Mars before Orion at this pace. Any living Apollo engineers must be gagging on such progress. Let them get their slide rules out and build this with an Android smartphone for a computer and two trips on a Saturn V. Sheesh. We are losing the ability to do big things.
Just a thought. If the corporations have you working more and more, eventually you have no time to buy their goods.
Sharp practice on their part, eh?
It's more a ballet than a death march. Work you enough to maximize profit, not more. Weird problems happen when they miss the balance, like workers flying out of windows, or failing to tighten all the bolts quite correctly. Or quitting for a job where the grass looks greener. Doesn't matter if it is, they leave. Hiring is always an expense.
You can find transmission disaster stories for virtually every manufacturer. My 1995 Explorer went 212,000 on the original AT, but they were commonly called 'Exploders' for random tranny failures before 60,000. Mini Coopers get lousy reviews for transmissions. Saab from 94-98 got terrible reviews for the manual transmission, not much better for the AT. CVTs for virtually all manufacturers from about 06-12 were universally panned as unreliable, and unrepairable. Chevy, Chrysler, all the imports, all had real losers. Jeeps? Yeah. Rovers? VW? Audi? Yeah.
Anecdotal stories of terrible cars are a penny a dozen. My '95 Explorer went 318,000 on the original engine with just a cam sensor squeak as a real defect, till it got rolled in the desert. My 2000 Explorer with the V8 is in virtually every way a lesser quality vehicle. I won't buy another, probably. Love to buy an F-150, but the model I want has a history of blowing out spark plugs.
Then again, my '04 Lancer has the insufferable climate control problem. I really resent that the dealer pulled the dash to replace the passenger airbag per recall, but would not give me a break on the labor to replace the blend door, which is RIGHT THERE when they swapped the airbag module. Grrr. I know, but I was willing to leave it for a day, even fit it into their schedule, but nope, they want that time.
Actually, the last time I worked in field service, I was paid the difference between travel time to the office (even though I went to the office perhaps 8 times a year) and to my first client of the day. When I lived >30 minutes from the office, this gave the company a half hour head start on my travel to, back then two clients - one about 45 minutes way, the other about 1.5 hours away.
When I moved to less than 10 minutes away from the office (coincidental, I got married), this changed the equation.
I used to transit from one client to another during lunch, eating in the car. I reported it as lunch time, and if the DOL ever asked I would stiff-arm them. But I was indeed giving my employer an hour a day to give them and me a competitive advantage.
My first field service employer paid me for travel time.
My second employer did not, but I was salaried. After about 8 years a fellow employee reported them to the DOL and we went through the audit and administrative decision that we could not be salaried. Our services were billed by the hour, and travel time needed to be paid - administrative law decision by the U.S. DOL. At the end of the audit the complaintant could not verify the work he claimed, and was found to have owed our employer >$20k for 3 years' overreporting of work. He built a house during that period. Our employer did not pursue recovery. But we began tracking hours, mileage (to report personal use of company vehicles), and time on client sites. Fine with me.
Common causes of fuses blowing regularly but infrequently are:
- Under rated. Sometimes a 1.2A fuse will protect a circuit just fine, while the original 1.0A fuse has a measurably short life. This is caused by various issues, such as current running too close to the rating or surges. Voltage rating is unlikely to be the fault here, most mini or glass fuses are 250V.
- Heat. Fuses will sag and fail under high heat. In a refrigerator, everything but the interior will want to be hot. Bad air circulation will cause this.
- Poor quality OEM fuses. Highly unlikely, but possible.
Putting in any sort of a holder is a good move, simplifies replacement, and if the problem is elsewhere, troubleshooting is greatly simplified.
When I worked on various office machines, I had a huge selection of fuses on hand, with some oddball values such as 0.8A, 1.13A, weird stuff. Some were very specific to prevent cascading failures and total destruction, but some I think were just engineers splitting hairs. Especially Sony.
No agency, governmental or otherwise, willingly gives up surveillance or information. We must ignore their claims to do so, and;
Require watchdogs, monitors, and direct supervision.
Constant investigation of databases, storage, and records, as of this of a continuous FOIA request.
Assume that they are still collecting the data and institute legislation to render enforcement actions, either predicated on this data or potentially made possible by it, to be illegal and unenforceable.
The third major rev of Avatar brought an extensible maze generated as needed. One team explored 800+ to the east. Coming from a game that was in a maze 30 by 30 and 15 floors deep (and everybody and their mother knew it), this was a revelation. And annoying.
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Slavery has been used to enhance many political systems. It's not politics, it's people. We are not inherently good.
"rising sea levels renders populated land uninhabitable on the coasts by mid-century."
You have been deluded, but population growth alone is more than enough trouble to have to deal with. Driving people off the California coast would be a good thing, since they cannot get enough water to survive entirely normal drought cycles. Sadly, I expect them to want to settle just a little further inland.
But I would prefer the seacoast also. I understand.
On Board Diagnostics.
OBD I was a simple system, used pulses to send data. Pre-96.
OBD II was more complex, introduced a standard connector, more complex data, and has been expanded greatly since 1996. Manufacturers have introduced the CAN bus to send data to and from multiple computers and sensors, even lamps, and manufacturer-specific codes enhanced it.
In the Phoenix an Tucson areas, post-1996 vehicles registered for more than 5 years have to be tested, and are checked for OBD readiness only. My 95 Explorer needed a tailpipe test, which it passed easily even at 310,000+ miles.
The OBD test requires first that no system reports 'not ready', which means sensors are operating within normal limits, no malfunctions such as misfires or timing errors are detected, and especially that no errors have been reported for (usually) three driving cycles. Just resetting the MIL Status will not pass a test.
My 04 Lancer has a well-known issue with the ECU reporting the O2 sensors as being out of tolerance, the post-cat sensor being reported as too hot. This is really a programming issue, but Mitsubishi could not get the code to work right, and after one TSB gave up and required owners to replace the front cat/manifold assembly if it threw the code. There is, however, a well known fix that clears the code and still provides emissions within limits.
The OBD test is very effective if the system is programmed to meet legal specifications and is not otherwise tampered with. Codes usually do isolate the error, but sometimes there are codes that don't specify a single cause. Sad. Expensive.
It may be a money grab, but the EPA is convinced it must save us from ourselves.
"It insists on the sick, the injured and the unlucky navigating its hoops of paper before it will dole out a single nickel of "kindness"."
That's all it takes? Paperwork? Your find this burdensome? Since I work 40 hours a week to earn my income, I have zero sympathy for anyone who claims paper work is too much. Bear in mind most of the needy can visit a government office and get help navigating the system, I'm just not worried about the burden of paperwork.
And yes I know the poor often have to fight for their benefits. I also have to work against insurance companies, the IRS, DMV, AZDEQ, and other agencies.
If someone won't even lift their hand to the bowl, should they eat?
"And if a government, a "super power", should claim it cannot afford to provide all its citizens even a basic living income, merely enough that none shall be born below the poverty line, what does that say about its actual power?"
In the US. This means our nation will care for the poor, but not be their employer nor guarantor of a pleasant life. Guardian, yes. Guarantor, no. We are not, by design, that sort of nation. Those are elsewhere.
The only way to win is to not play the game.
"disciplined, analytical and sane"
Qualities that should inspire concern, fear, respect, and caution when displayed by your enemies.
"UBI is a way to uplift everyone"
Except for those who pay for it.
"Also, YOU would benefit from it too, since it would be paid out to everyone."
Not everyone will pay FOR it.
"What, you don't like money?"
Yup, that's one reason why I work. To earn MY OWN MONEY.
The other reason is because I can. I've worked for a few decades to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities that are sufficiently marketable to enable me to find employment. Others not so fortunate or motivated may have different results.
I do not begrudge the needy support necessary to live. I do question whether guaranteeing everyone a minimal income is a wise thing. Motivation is important. It is the perceived lack of motivation that so many people who question the War on Poverty point to and ask 'why?'.
There is, indeed, no real answer to that forthcoming yet,
Some of us who are Republicans are sick of it all around and anytime you're challenged on the matter all you can do is point fingers. ANSWER THE QUESTION!!!
Orion first made an uncrewed test flight in 2014. They hope to make the first crewed flight by 2023.
And then send a crew to mars in the 2030s.
Really? 9 years to go from test to *first* manned flight, then 7-17 years to a manned Mars mission?
They just make this up over Starbucks?
A Dragon will go to Mars before Orion at this pace. Any living Apollo engineers must be gagging on such progress. Let them get their slide rules out and build this with an Android smartphone for a computer and two trips on a Saturn V. Sheesh. We are losing the ability to do big things.
"Morality is irrelevant to bookkeeping."
All legislation is someone's morality.
Bookkeeping rules are, essentially, legislation. Even the GAAP standards are either required or recommended in legislation.
Morality, specifically being honest, is at the heart of the science and genesis of accounting. Its abuse does not change that.
0. Implementation is as important as design. Both must be flawless. If not, why change from paper?
1. Ranking system are intended to gain consensus. Majority elections are intended to reach decisions. Big difference.
Let's not try to automate voting beyond OCR scanners until we can secure it. We can't now. No. We cannot.
Thanks.
Online voting would be subject to the same attacks as any online system.
Do you really need a list of just the *recent* breaches to show why voting online is insecure for the foreseeable future?
N200-ES.
Just a thought. If the corporations have you working more and more, eventually you have no time to buy their goods.
Sharp practice on their part, eh?
It's more a ballet than a death march. Work you enough to maximize profit, not more. Weird problems happen when they miss the balance, like workers flying out of windows, or failing to tighten all the bolts quite correctly. Or quitting for a job where the grass looks greener. Doesn't matter if it is, they leave. Hiring is always an expense.
You can find transmission disaster stories for virtually every manufacturer. My 1995 Explorer went 212,000 on the original AT, but they were commonly called 'Exploders' for random tranny failures before 60,000. Mini Coopers get lousy reviews for transmissions. Saab from 94-98 got terrible reviews for the manual transmission, not much better for the AT. CVTs for virtually all manufacturers from about 06-12 were universally panned as unreliable, and unrepairable. Chevy, Chrysler, all the imports, all had real losers. Jeeps? Yeah. Rovers? VW? Audi? Yeah.
Anecdotal stories of terrible cars are a penny a dozen. My '95 Explorer went 318,000 on the original engine with just a cam sensor squeak as a real defect, till it got rolled in the desert. My 2000 Explorer with the V8 is in virtually every way a lesser quality vehicle. I won't buy another, probably. Love to buy an F-150, but the model I want has a history of blowing out spark plugs.
Then again, my '04 Lancer has the insufferable climate control problem. I really resent that the dealer pulled the dash to replace the passenger airbag per recall, but would not give me a break on the labor to replace the blend door, which is RIGHT THERE when they swapped the airbag module. Grrr. I know, but I was willing to leave it for a day, even fit it into their schedule, but nope, they want that time.
Actually, the last time I worked in field service, I was paid the difference between travel time to the office (even though I went to the office perhaps 8 times a year) and to my first client of the day. When I lived >30 minutes from the office, this gave the company a half hour head start on my travel to, back then two clients - one about 45 minutes way, the other about 1.5 hours away.
When I moved to less than 10 minutes away from the office (coincidental, I got married), this changed the equation.
I used to transit from one client to another during lunch, eating in the car. I reported it as lunch time, and if the DOL ever asked I would stiff-arm them. But I was indeed giving my employer an hour a day to give them and me a competitive advantage.
My first field service employer paid me for travel time.
My second employer did not, but I was salaried. After about 8 years a fellow employee reported them to the DOL and we went through the audit and administrative decision that we could not be salaried. Our services were billed by the hour, and travel time needed to be paid - administrative law decision by the U.S. DOL. At the end of the audit the complaintant could not verify the work he claimed, and was found to have owed our employer >$20k for 3 years' overreporting of work. He built a house during that period. Our employer did not pursue recovery. But we began tracking hours, mileage (to report personal use of company vehicles), and time on client sites. Fine with me.
Good to see the EU following the US lead.
I still miss my old Pickett aluminum rule. Came with a hard leather case. Magnificent.
Common causes of fuses blowing regularly but infrequently are:
- Under rated. Sometimes a 1.2A fuse will protect a circuit just fine, while the original 1.0A fuse has a measurably short life. This is caused by various issues, such as current running too close to the rating or surges. Voltage rating is unlikely to be the fault here, most mini or glass fuses are 250V.
- Heat. Fuses will sag and fail under high heat. In a refrigerator, everything but the interior will want to be hot. Bad air circulation will cause this.
- Poor quality OEM fuses. Highly unlikely, but possible.
Putting in any sort of a holder is a good move, simplifies replacement, and if the problem is elsewhere, troubleshooting is greatly simplified.
When I worked on various office machines, I had a huge selection of fuses on hand, with some oddball values such as 0.8A, 1.13A, weird stuff. Some were very specific to prevent cascading failures and total destruction, but some I think were just engineers splitting hairs. Especially Sony.
That is where we must start. Replacing the current politicians, starting at the local level.
I'm not hopeful.
No agency, governmental or otherwise, willingly gives up surveillance or information. We must ignore their claims to do so, and;
Require watchdogs, monitors, and direct supervision.
Constant investigation of databases, storage, and records, as of this of a continuous FOIA request.
Assume that they are still collecting the data and institute legislation to render enforcement actions, either predicated on this data or potentially made possible by it, to be illegal and unenforceable.
And more.
The third major rev of Avatar brought an extensible maze generated as needed. One team explored 800+ to the east. Coming from a game that was in a maze 30 by 30 and 15 floors deep (and everybody and their mother knew it), this was a revelation. And annoying.
Conifers are preferred for pulp. Never topped.