I agree. Even though I like a lot of car tech, there should be options for people that don't. Some people just want a car that drives well, at a lower cost.
My car model got successfully sued over because the real-time MPG display is off by.5. My response: Really? Now, the replacement CDs and newer models don't have that screen anymore. Thanks, random car user, for wrecking a useful tool just because it was giving.5 MPG too high, but otherwise worked remarkably well.
My Acura TSX nav uses an Alpine system with flash RAM. It's worked great for 10 years, but now has some issues because I think the flash ram is just going bad after 10 years. Too bad it's soldered instead of an SD card. I could replace it for $5 and upgrade the speed all in one go.
I've been using a 30GB iPod (the black U2 one) almost every day for about 6 years now. It has a standard (laptop-grade) hard drive and has gotten MANY bumps over the years. It still works just fine. It's nonsense to say that a few bumps will kill a hard drive these days. It's not 1985.
Even more significantly, the energy content of 'gasoline' varies widely depending on how much ethanol it has (more is less) and what its boiling point range is.
I wouldn't have thought so before getting my current car (with an MPG screen), but this is correct. My results:
Chevron/Exxon/Mobil: 27 MPG
Shell/Valero: 26.5 MPG
76/Texaco (gone now): 26 MPG
Arco: Who knows? I don't put that dirty garbage in my car
This is absolutely consistent over 10 years to take these sorts of penalties based on the brand of gas. I used to be a Shell die-hard, but now I look for Chevron or Mobil.
You realize that makes almost no sense, right? It typically takes nearly EXACTLY the same fuel to maintain the same RPMs. After having a car with an MPG screen for 10 years, I can assure you that keeping your RPMs low IS efficient driving. They are exactly correlated.
I think he was talking about the geezers who still think the speed limit is 55 and are sitting in the left hand lane on the freeway. You know, the lane where everyone else is going 80. There are very few left exits, so get your hunk of ancient junk over to the right lane where it belongs.
I agree. On my car with a built-in MPG screen, if I drive well, I get about 26.5 to 27 MPG on a car that's rated 23/31. Driving through town poorly, my wife gets about 23. Driving straight through to Vegas (from SoCal), I've gotten 32. And this was on the old "inaccurate" EPA scale. Seems pretty accurate to me.
My TSX is most efficient at around 65-68 MPH. This accurately reflects real-world conditions for most people. Even at 78 (my typical cruising speed in Southern California), it gets very good gas mileage, better than at 55. So not all cars (or even all Hondas) are like that.
My Acura TSX tried that and the got sued because it wasn't accurate enough (within.5 mpg). In the next version of the GPS software, they removed this screen.
But they can be profitable the same way that "Free after rebate" is profitable. Only 35% of people fill in the rebate card, meaning they are just in essence offering a 35% discount. In the same way, many people don't make claims even if they have an Extended Warranty or Insurance.
It absolutely might. My wife being a realtor, we've had home warranties over the years and they almost always pay off. Older homes develop issues and we get more than we pay out over the year. (I assume most people with them forget they have them and call the plumber or electrician or HVAC guy or garage door guy themselves.
You want to limit immigrants because you don't want a majority of Americans bringing their third-world ideas of bribery and corruption over here all at once and turning the US into a third-world country all the faster (than our politicians are already trying to).
And out of the 30,000-60,000 deaths that normally result from the flu, 773 is a very small number (1.25%-2.5%). Given that there are about 4-5 major strains of "active" flu every year, that means the "normal" flus each took out about 5,000-10,000 people and SARS only took out 773. So yeah, he may be using hyperbole, but he is accurate in his snide remarks.
Slashdot Mirror
At least patents are still limited, unlike copyright which is effectively beyond a lifetime.
I agree. Even though I like a lot of car tech, there should be options for people that don't. Some people just want a car that drives well, at a lower cost.
I put a 64GB micro SD in my phone. Done.
My car model got successfully sued over because the real-time MPG display is off by .5. My response: Really? Now, the replacement CDs and newer models don't have that screen anymore. Thanks, random car user, for wrecking a useful tool just because it was giving .5 MPG too high, but otherwise worked remarkably well.
My Acura TSX nav uses an Alpine system with flash RAM. It's worked great for 10 years, but now has some issues because I think the flash ram is just going bad after 10 years. Too bad it's soldered instead of an SD card. I could replace it for $5 and upgrade the speed all in one go.
I've been using a 30GB iPod (the black U2 one) almost every day for about 6 years now. It has a standard (laptop-grade) hard drive and has gotten MANY bumps over the years. It still works just fine. It's nonsense to say that a few bumps will kill a hard drive these days. It's not 1985.
Even more significantly, the energy content of 'gasoline' varies widely depending on how much ethanol it has (more is less) and what its boiling point range is.
I wouldn't have thought so before getting my current car (with an MPG screen), but this is correct. My results:
Chevron/Exxon/Mobil: 27 MPG
Shell/Valero: 26.5 MPG
76/Texaco (gone now): 26 MPG
Arco: Who knows? I don't put that dirty garbage in my car
This is absolutely consistent over 10 years to take these sorts of penalties based on the brand of gas. I used to be a Shell die-hard, but now I look for Chevron or Mobil.
You realize that makes almost no sense, right? It typically takes nearly EXACTLY the same fuel to maintain the same RPMs. After having a car with an MPG screen for 10 years, I can assure you that keeping your RPMs low IS efficient driving. They are exactly correlated.
I think he was talking about the geezers who still think the speed limit is 55 and are sitting in the left hand lane on the freeway. You know, the lane where everyone else is going 80. There are very few left exits, so get your hunk of ancient junk over to the right lane where it belongs.
I agree. On my car with a built-in MPG screen, if I drive well, I get about 26.5 to 27 MPG on a car that's rated 23/31. Driving through town poorly, my wife gets about 23. Driving straight through to Vegas (from SoCal), I've gotten 32. And this was on the old "inaccurate" EPA scale. Seems pretty accurate to me.
My TSX is most efficient at around 65-68 MPH. This accurately reflects real-world conditions for most people. Even at 78 (my typical cruising speed in Southern California), it gets very good gas mileage, better than at 55. So not all cars (or even all Hondas) are like that.
My Acura TSX tried that and the got sued because it wasn't accurate enough (within .5 mpg). In the next version of the GPS software, they removed this screen.
It's India. $20 for the tablet and $20 for the bribe...
And here, they just deny everything saying "abuse, abuse" instead.
For extended warranties, I have found this to be 100% true. Never buy it.
But they can be profitable the same way that "Free after rebate" is profitable. Only 35% of people fill in the rebate card, meaning they are just in essence offering a 35% discount. In the same way, many people don't make claims even if they have an Extended Warranty or Insurance.
It absolutely might. My wife being a realtor, we've had home warranties over the years and they almost always pay off. Older homes develop issues and we get more than we pay out over the year. (I assume most people with them forget they have them and call the plumber or electrician or HVAC guy or garage door guy themselves.
Just because you've never seen a banana thrown on a NBA court means nothing.
It has happened in the NHL in Detroit. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/wayne-simmonds-banana-flyers-red-wings_n_977423.html
Cable TV. Telcos. Sports teams. How long do you want me to go on?
You want to limit immigrants because you don't want a majority of Americans bringing their third-world ideas of bribery and corruption over here all at once and turning the US into a third-world country all the faster (than our politicians are already trying to).
Yeah. Because it's for educational purposes, which is specifically exempted from copyright.
Right. THEY can go to China to save money. But YOU can't. How is this fair exactly?
And I have the right to use something I bought however I want. You really think their rights trump mine?
I don't like the show at all, but I find it interesting that Netflix has picked it up because I know a couple friends that love the show to death.
And out of the 30,000-60,000 deaths that normally result from the flu, 773 is a very small number (1.25%-2.5%). Given that there are about 4-5 major strains of "active" flu every year, that means the "normal" flus each took out about 5,000-10,000 people and SARS only took out 773. So yeah, he may be using hyperbole, but he is accurate in his snide remarks.