How about lowering prices? I don't want to pay 400$ for ANY tv, so i won't. If they get their shit together, i MIGHT pay 200. I dont want "features." I want 3HDMI ports, optical/coax and RCA outs. A set of composites just for my NES and PS2, and ill buy it. Why am i paying for speakers i won't use, a tuner i CAN'T use, and all this useless other shit? Apps on a tv? fuck that shit.
All my Android phone has ever done is crash. And i still rather use it than iOS. My personal opinion is iOS was written by evil professionals, and Android was written by well meaning 12 year olds. It's a great operating system, horribly implemented. When i had to root and install a cooked rom just to get the camera to take more than 2 pictures in a row, there is a problem. GPS broke 2nd day i had it, but thats samsungs fault.
BUT, having a credit card, and using it, and paying it off is actually all but required in this country. Having no credit history is just as damning as bankruptcy in America. Right now, I'm applying for a mortgage. I was told by the bank that my $20k+ in student loans and my $18k car loan...help me. It's twisted, but true. Also, living on credit and using a credit card for ease are not the same. Also, many banks DO charge for external transfers of money here.
actually, my 200$ Acer can do all that. And yes i have handled them, and i just freaking hate them. They feel like Fisher Price built them. Keyboards feel terrible. They are not powerful. They cost too much. They are pretty useless. And some of us like real buttons, over your useless touchscreen/touchpad controls. Every try to use a laptop in a humid room? Yea, touch pads don't work to well. Nothing Capacitive does. Also, over 80% relative humidity, warranty is void. So when it shits out, they claim water damage. I've even had dells better than that.
I rather have an IBM think pad from the 90's. White and button-less is not beautiful. Putting form over function is the most immature of engineering mistakes. Lucky them, their target audience is idiotic sheeple. Idiotic sheeple with money to waste.
...like the early automobile industry. Many companies spend money innovating, and advancing the technology as a hole, and most end up going under. The few left end up monster international corporations who build crap we don't want.
If the thing ran BASIC or even C, then we wouldn't need quad core 25ghz phones. That would mean current hardware wouldn't suck. That would mean we wouldn't need a new phone the day we bought our current one. It's all about money. Java is a damn mess, so it keeps our 1ghz phones slow enough that we want faster.
Paul and Sabrina's DIY DC controller is far cheaper, and can be made INCREDIBLY powerful. I used an all-trax AXE 450amp controller, and run at 72 volts. It's no rocket, but since the car only had 100hp new, its not a big deal. I also reduced the weight of the car nearly 200lbs. I have 6, 99$ batteries in series. I ended up spending nearly 200$ on wire. ( the good stuff aint cheap!) 70$ for a contactor(tyco/kilovac brand) In that 3000$, include paying for some work to be done. I did all the work myself, and ended up building my own controller(as my EE college senior project) Honestly, I'm still under 2000$. My car has about 25 mi range, and goes 50mph. Dumping that other 1000$ on batteries of the same type will raise the voltage drastically, raising the power output, and lowing losses(lowers the cruising amps!) 80miles will be easy with that pack. Still, the only non-standard tool i needed was a welder. Which i had.(120$ from amazon, works great!)
If you start with a used 1996 Saturn that you already own, it costs about $3000 to get around 95mi of range. Considering this car can easily be had for under 4 grand running, i don't think 10K is an accurate number. Do not underestimate Walmart Marine batteries. They do a fine job.
diyelectriccar.com is the main source for me. I used off the shelf contactor and controller. Used forklift motor set me back 100$ shipped on ebay. 00 wire is about as small as you should consider in my book. After using the forum to determine how easy it was, i didn't even read the manuals that came with the parts. It's harder to hook up a surround sound system(more wires). These wires are just bigger. Oh, and mounting the motor to the transmission is only as hard as you make it. I welded a pulley to a piece of the original clutch.(google electriclemon for more info on this part.) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.109683400126.117327.665000126&type=1&l=0a028722c1 i have photos up there.
The main problem i have is that electric cars are old tech. They shouldn't be niche items anymore. Hell, i got so sick of waiting, i built my own. For under $3,000.
Proof that the problem is NOT the phones, it's the IDIOTS. Maybe we should stop idiots from driving, that sure would prevent accidents. I say this with 7 years, 100k miles of driving experience. I have never caused an accident, not even close. I have been rear ended while stopped twice. I was run off a road by a police officer who was driving an SUV 80mph in a 35 with snow tires on a clear summer day. I usually speed, txt and answer calls, while playing with my radio. I also make handbrake turns and powerslide on public roads. No idea why so many people have such problems driving. It's pretty easy.
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How about lowering prices? I don't want to pay 400$ for ANY tv, so i won't. If they get their shit together, i MIGHT pay 200. I dont want "features." I want 3HDMI ports, optical/coax and RCA outs. A set of composites just for my NES and PS2, and ill buy it. Why am i paying for speakers i won't use, a tuner i CAN'T use, and all this useless other shit? Apps on a tv? fuck that shit.
International relations fall under two categories: Disrespect and Fear.
Tried. It's abandonware. I either get the same phone with the same defect, or i get a complete piece of shit below it.
All my Android phone has ever done is crash. And i still rather use it than iOS. My personal opinion is iOS was written by evil professionals, and Android was written by well meaning 12 year olds. It's a great operating system, horribly implemented. When i had to root and install a cooked rom just to get the camera to take more than 2 pictures in a row, there is a problem. GPS broke 2nd day i had it, but thats samsungs fault.
As an Android user, i can tell you without a doubt, Android has no polish.
typical mac users. inb4 shit storm.
But you used the thought of independence. Which he used before you. You owe him $975,235.45. Maybe that will teach you about "thinking", smart ass.
Clearly it varies from bank to bank. 5th3rd says i have too many loans as is. Clearview says no problem.
BUT, having a credit card, and using it, and paying it off is actually all but required in this country. Having no credit history is just as damning as bankruptcy in America. Right now, I'm applying for a mortgage. I was told by the bank that my $20k+ in student loans and my $18k car loan...help me. It's twisted, but true. Also, living on credit and using a credit card for ease are not the same. Also, many banks DO charge for external transfers of money here.
actually, my 200$ Acer can do all that. And yes i have handled them, and i just freaking hate them. They feel like Fisher Price built them. Keyboards feel terrible. They are not powerful. They cost too much. They are pretty useless. And some of us like real buttons, over your useless touchscreen/touchpad controls. Every try to use a laptop in a humid room? Yea, touch pads don't work to well. Nothing Capacitive does. Also, over 80% relative humidity, warranty is void. So when it shits out, they claim water damage. I've even had dells better than that.
Single mouse button. Pretty damn worthless.
I rather have an IBM think pad from the 90's. White and button-less is not beautiful. Putting form over function is the most immature of engineering mistakes. Lucky them, their target audience is idiotic sheeple. Idiotic sheeple with money to waste.
Sounds to me like the only people getting hurt at the power companies. Screw 'em. Upgrade our infrastructure or rot. electric car builder/owner.
...like the early automobile industry. Many companies spend money innovating, and advancing the technology as a hole, and most end up going under. The few left end up monster international corporations who build crap we don't want.
It's the most expensive 1 way mirror, ever.
Because it's not about candidates. It's about parties.
If the thing ran BASIC or even C, then we wouldn't need quad core 25ghz phones. That would mean current hardware wouldn't suck. That would mean we wouldn't need a new phone the day we bought our current one. It's all about money. Java is a damn mess, so it keeps our 1ghz phones slow enough that we want faster.
Paul and Sabrina's DIY DC controller is far cheaper, and can be made INCREDIBLY powerful. I used an all-trax AXE 450amp controller, and run at 72 volts. It's no rocket, but since the car only had 100hp new, its not a big deal. I also reduced the weight of the car nearly 200lbs. I have 6, 99$ batteries in series. I ended up spending nearly 200$ on wire. ( the good stuff aint cheap!) 70$ for a contactor(tyco/kilovac brand) In that 3000$, include paying for some work to be done. I did all the work myself, and ended up building my own controller(as my EE college senior project) Honestly, I'm still under 2000$. My car has about 25 mi range, and goes 50mph. Dumping that other 1000$ on batteries of the same type will raise the voltage drastically, raising the power output, and lowing losses(lowers the cruising amps!) 80miles will be easy with that pack. Still, the only non-standard tool i needed was a welder. Which i had.(120$ from amazon, works great!)
If you start with a used 1996 Saturn that you already own, it costs about $3000 to get around 95mi of range. Considering this car can easily be had for under 4 grand running, i don't think 10K is an accurate number. Do not underestimate Walmart Marine batteries. They do a fine job.
diyelectriccar.com is the main source for me. I used off the shelf contactor and controller. Used forklift motor set me back 100$ shipped on ebay. 00 wire is about as small as you should consider in my book. After using the forum to determine how easy it was, i didn't even read the manuals that came with the parts. It's harder to hook up a surround sound system(more wires). These wires are just bigger. Oh, and mounting the motor to the transmission is only as hard as you make it. I welded a pulley to a piece of the original clutch.(google electriclemon for more info on this part.) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.109683400126.117327.665000126&type=1&l=0a028722c1 i have photos up there.
The main problem i have is that electric cars are old tech. They shouldn't be niche items anymore. Hell, i got so sick of waiting, i built my own. For under $3,000.
Or maybe translating the page it yielded?
Well put, AJ. Too bad i got modded troll, cause i believe my point is valid.
always wondered that myself. probably get called a terrorist for it. they would say the person was a spy themselves!
Proof that the problem is NOT the phones, it's the IDIOTS. Maybe we should stop idiots from driving, that sure would prevent accidents. I say this with 7 years, 100k miles of driving experience. I have never caused an accident, not even close. I have been rear ended while stopped twice. I was run off a road by a police officer who was driving an SUV 80mph in a 35 with snow tires on a clear summer day. I usually speed, txt and answer calls, while playing with my radio. I also make handbrake turns and powerslide on public roads. No idea why so many people have such problems driving. It's pretty easy.