You're aware that we drive through this sort of thing, quite often.
To drive in it, is not a chore. It's one of the most amusing things on the planet. I'd get my driver pretty stoned, and probably take them out to eat. We don't actually shut much down, unless it is pretty rough going.
I am not sure why you would assume I would be doing this out of malice. Driving in the snow is fun.
It hit 78, at my house, today. It was also really humid. I thought I was going to melt.
I used to live in much warmer climates. It sure as hell wouldn't bother me when it is 78f outside. But, I have acclimated and this touches on a broader point.
I don't care for the heat. I start getting pissy at about 90. I get pissy at lower temps, but only if it is humid.
I do have a point...
Anyhow, you're possibly more correct than just from having the AC issues. We adapt to our environs. At least, we seem to. If our temps hit 120, in my area - Maine, USA, then we'd have people dying all over the place.
On the other end of the spectrum, I am pretty good until -20. I will go out even when it is -40, real temperature. The adjusted temps, with 'windchill,' have put me into -80 temps, maybe a bit cooler as thermometers have a habit of breaking. I don't go out when it is that cold.
I'm positive that someone native to Phoenix would die here. (Heat kills fewer people than cold, by a 3:1 margin.) I'm pretty sure that I'd have a very hard time in 120f temps, more so now. Then again, I probably have more snow removal equipment than the entirety of Phoenix's municipal departments.
When we get a heat wave here, it probably means ~95 to ~105. This actually kills people. They will open up areas that have AC and keep them open. They call them cool-down stations and they are in places like churches, or even the town halls. If it hit 120, we'd have people dropping like flies. They are going to declare it a state of emergency, at the State level, and everything will shut down, if it can.
At the other end of the spectrum, we just put on another layer and will go outside when it is absurdly closed, and they probably aren't going to shut anything down.
It should be added that I live pretty much next to the place that has the highest land-based wind speed. It is 231 MPH. My altitude is a tiny bit lower. It's not entirely uncommon to see it -40 and gust at 60-80 MPH.
Also, that 231 MPH isn't a typo. They have a building up there that is chained to the ground.
I've never been to India, but I've been close. Either way, this is also pretty common in the Middle East and North Africa. I've had flights delayed, had to take off at odd hours, and have been aboard planes where the pilot chickened out and they got like a dozen people to get off. I am kinda sure that I have had a delayed flight in Mexico, for the same reason, as well.
I have Fairpoint DSL. I'm way out in the boondocks. They keep my service up, bill me accurately, and have increased my speed a few times, while not actually charging me extra money. I am quite happy with my ISP.
However, they're being sold - and I remain dubious. However, it's DSL so the PUC has it setup that I can get service from any company willing to service me. GWI is pretty good, so I can just swap service, if they don't meet expectations.
I am kinda shocked. Isn't Comcast usually the worst? As in, aren't they kinda famous just for that?
I'm a bit disappointed. They really don't seem to have put much effort into it this year. I'm half convinced, if only by the myriad stories, that they actually work hard to achieve their status as the worst ISP (and sometimes customer service - across all industries). I hope they work harder next year. These stories are a great source of amusement.
LOL I like tipping. I carry cash, pretty much just for that reason. I even tip the guy who pumps my gas. It's a nice way to say, "Thank you for giving me good service." I even tip bad service, in places where tipping is customary. If a server screws up my order, I might even eat what they ordered for me - if it looks interesting. I'll still tip 'em. I won't give them as much, but I will still tip 'em.
You're not new. You have no excuses. Around here, we don't tolerate article readers.
On a more serious note, Uber is never, ever, gonna service my area of the globe. Nope. I'm in the continental US, even. They're never gonna come give me a ride. It's too bad, too... I'd call 'em up in the middle of a blizzard and make 'em drive me "around the block." (That's a couple hours, easy.) In my defense, I'd tip well.
Nothing. Not a damned thing. Someone this stupid was going to take themselves out of the gene pool, sooner or later. I'm sometime baffled that we've managed to keep ourselves from going extinct.
There's a bunch of documentaries about things like jet engines. They don't just have high tolerances - they x-ray, ultrasound, and do microscopic checks of every single part (of a specific type). As in, every part is inspected eight ways from Sunday, in a rigorous looking - I can't speak for validity as it is not my domain, process and even the most trivial problem will result in discarding the part.
They do not fuck around. They have some pretty serious QA going on.
So, if the part meets the standards and passes the QA with the same metrics for quality, does the manufacturing process really matter?
I'm still not really regretting it. I probably would still donate it, even at the current price. My accountant is an angry old lady. She has yelled at me, multiple times. It is easier just to donate it - then I never have to tell her. I just can't write it off.
When BTC first got started, I mined a bunch of them. Well, not a bunch - like 28. I then forgot about them - for quite a while. Finally, they hit like $450 each and I wasn't sure how I'd realize the income and pay taxes on it, so I got pretty high and donated them to EFF. I don't want to say that I regret my choice. No, I don't want to say that.
I have changed my view, however. If you need money and have spare compute power, get in early and hoard 'em. They probably won't all pan out, but it's seems like a reasonable strategy - though I imagine it'd take some attention to monitor for new currencies. And, if you don't need 'em you can always just give 'em to EFF.
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You can Google this. The record is -50 and this year was -43.4. That is at a lower elevation.
You can be as skeptical as you want. It's not hard to look it up.
Did you watch the demo vid? It is frivolous eye candy and mostly pointless. It's kinda neat.
Huh...
That was your takeaway?
You're aware that we drive through this sort of thing, quite often.
To drive in it, is not a chore. It's one of the most amusing things on the planet. I'd get my driver pretty stoned, and probably take them out to eat. We don't actually shut much down, unless it is pretty rough going.
I am not sure why you would assume I would be doing this out of malice. Driving in the snow is fun.
It hit 78, at my house, today. It was also really humid. I thought I was going to melt.
I used to live in much warmer climates. It sure as hell wouldn't bother me when it is 78f outside. But, I have acclimated and this touches on a broader point.
I don't care for the heat. I start getting pissy at about 90. I get pissy at lower temps, but only if it is humid.
I do have a point...
Anyhow, you're possibly more correct than just from having the AC issues. We adapt to our environs. At least, we seem to. If our temps hit 120, in my area - Maine, USA, then we'd have people dying all over the place.
On the other end of the spectrum, I am pretty good until -20. I will go out even when it is -40, real temperature. The adjusted temps, with 'windchill,' have put me into -80 temps, maybe a bit cooler as thermometers have a habit of breaking. I don't go out when it is that cold.
I'm positive that someone native to Phoenix would die here. (Heat kills fewer people than cold, by a 3:1 margin.) I'm pretty sure that I'd have a very hard time in 120f temps, more so now. Then again, I probably have more snow removal equipment than the entirety of Phoenix's municipal departments.
When we get a heat wave here, it probably means ~95 to ~105. This actually kills people. They will open up areas that have AC and keep them open. They call them cool-down stations and they are in places like churches, or even the town halls. If it hit 120, we'd have people dropping like flies. They are going to declare it a state of emergency, at the State level, and everything will shut down, if it can.
At the other end of the spectrum, we just put on another layer and will go outside when it is absurdly closed, and they probably aren't going to shut anything down.
It should be added that I live pretty much next to the place that has the highest land-based wind speed. It is 231 MPH. My altitude is a tiny bit lower. It's not entirely uncommon to see it -40 and gust at 60-80 MPH.
Also, that 231 MPH isn't a typo. They have a building up there that is chained to the ground.
I've never been to India, but I've been close. Either way, this is also pretty common in the Middle East and North Africa. I've had flights delayed, had to take off at odd hours, and have been aboard planes where the pilot chickened out and they got like a dozen people to get off. I am kinda sure that I have had a delayed flight in Mexico, for the same reason, as well.
I have Fairpoint DSL. I'm way out in the boondocks. They keep my service up, bill me accurately, and have increased my speed a few times, while not actually charging me extra money. I am quite happy with my ISP.
However, they're being sold - and I remain dubious. However, it's DSL so the PUC has it setup that I can get service from any company willing to service me. GWI is pretty good, so I can just swap service, if they don't meet expectations.
I am kinda shocked. Isn't Comcast usually the worst? As in, aren't they kinda famous just for that?
I'm a bit disappointed. They really don't seem to have put much effort into it this year. I'm half convinced, if only by the myriad stories, that they actually work hard to achieve their status as the worst ISP (and sometimes customer service - across all industries). I hope they work harder next year. These stories are a great source of amusement.
That is a lot of pot.
Also, that's the first down-vote I've received, in a long while. I'm kinda glad. I was worried that I was losing my touch. ;-)
It's like they don't even know. If I say something "on topic" then it was probably coincidental or accidental. I ain't scared.
LOL I like tipping. I carry cash, pretty much just for that reason. I even tip the guy who pumps my gas. It's a nice way to say, "Thank you for giving me good service." I even tip bad service, in places where tipping is customary. If a server screws up my order, I might even eat what they ordered for me - if it looks interesting. I'll still tip 'em. I won't give them as much, but I will still tip 'em.
You're not new. You have no excuses. Around here, we don't tolerate article readers.
On a more serious note, Uber is never, ever, gonna service my area of the globe. Nope. I'm in the continental US, even. They're never gonna come give me a ride. It's too bad, too... I'd call 'em up in the middle of a blizzard and make 'em drive me "around the block." (That's a couple hours, easy.) In my defense, I'd tip well.
I remain a bit skeptical but I'll sign on as a matter of general principle.
I smoke a lot of pot. Like, a lot. It doesn't even take me that long.
I had some amusement with this:
Link.
Check out the video - it's kinda cool.
something something something already gave the genetic load to your mother...
Nothing. Not a damned thing. Someone this stupid was going to take themselves out of the gene pool, sooner or later. I'm sometime baffled that we've managed to keep ourselves from going extinct.
I live in America. That's a horrible idea.
I'd like to add something to this.
There's a bunch of documentaries about things like jet engines. They don't just have high tolerances - they x-ray, ultrasound, and do microscopic checks of every single part (of a specific type). As in, every part is inspected eight ways from Sunday, in a rigorous looking - I can't speak for validity as it is not my domain, process and even the most trivial problem will result in discarding the part.
They do not fuck around. They have some pretty serious QA going on.
So, if the part meets the standards and passes the QA with the same metrics for quality, does the manufacturing process really matter?
Not very hard, no. Sometimes the missus says I'm trying her patience, but I consider that a point of pride.
I am baked in Maine. Close enough?
Ethics. I don't mind paying taxes. I kinda like paying some of them.
I'm still not really regretting it. I probably would still donate it, even at the current price. My accountant is an angry old lady. She has yelled at me, multiple times. It is easier just to donate it - then I never have to tell her. I just can't write it off.
Weed might be a factor.
When BTC first got started, I mined a bunch of them. Well, not a bunch - like 28. I then forgot about them - for quite a while. Finally, they hit like $450 each and I wasn't sure how I'd realize the income and pay taxes on it, so I got pretty high and donated them to EFF. I don't want to say that I regret my choice. No, I don't want to say that.
I have changed my view, however. If you need money and have spare compute power, get in early and hoard 'em. They probably won't all pan out, but it's seems like a reasonable strategy - though I imagine it'd take some attention to monitor for new currencies. And, if you don't need 'em you can always just give 'em to EFF.
I suppose I should look up hour big Sol is. Google is so very far away.
I just got done telling you that we aren't smart. Sheesh.