FredDollen

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by FredDollen 4y ago
It's actually worse for EVs. Any gas powered car has a range of 400+ miles. Only one or two EVs have a range even close to that. When you look the comparison between a gas car and an EV car having equivalent range, the CO2 payback i
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by FredDollen 5y ago
Read thru all the comments, and surprised to see nobody recommending self insurance. For gadgets like this, take the money you would have paid for insurance and put it in a savings account. If you need a repair, pay from that account. Af
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by FredDollen 6y ago
Right, now imagine only conservatives are having their licenses revoked for such violations.
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by FredDollen 6y ago
Think of this analogy: Almost every driver in the US breaks traffic laws every time they drive. They speed, cross a line, don't come to a complete stop at stop signs, etc. Imagine that there was a company in charge of doling out vio
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by FredDollen 7y ago
I do not feel this will appeal to people who buy a truck for frequent towing. 300 mile range unloaded = 150 mile range under load. With a camper in tow, you'll be stopping every 100-120 miles to recharge. How exactly will you rechar
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by FredDollen 7y ago
It's more about virtue signaling
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by FredDollen 8y ago
Current zoning laws prohibit a commercial solution, which is a warehouse style dorm of 100sf 'apartments' for minimal cost.
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by FredDollen 11y ago
Seems like a tablet with GPS and railroad maps, attached to a loud buzzer would be a far easier/cheaper solution to this problem.
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by FredDollen 11y ago
The container deposit laws pervert the recycling process by taking the only things worth recycling (aluminum cans) out of the single recycle stream. I have to pay extra for recycling in my town. However, if there wasn't a bottle bill,
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by FredDollen 11y ago
I found this example helpful: https://github.com/DanWahlin/CustomerManagerStandard
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by FredDollen 12y ago
SolidWorks has a powerful API that allows you to script almost all aspects of the program: http://help.solidworks.com/2014/English/api/sldworksapiprogg...
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by FredDollen 12y ago
A recent trip to the UK was enlightening for me. Their roadways have a fraction of the traffic lights and stop signs that we have on the east coast. We need to remove stoplights from lightly trafficked intersections. For heavy use inters
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by FredDollen 13y ago
Schools can't attract competent STEM teachers because the pay is so low. It makes no sense that an English teacher should get the same pay as a STEM teacher. STEM teachers should get at least a 50% skills differential in pay.
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by FredDollen 13y ago
True, but there is overwhelming consumer demand for Apple products. Can't say the same for commodity Android devices.
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by FredDollen 13y ago
"In fact, Wal-Mart’s unwillingness to pay most of their workers a livable wage" Wal-Mart is paying their workers what the market will bear. In fact, it can be argued they are paying MORE than the market can bear, since they have
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by FredDollen 13y ago
Most phones are sold thru wireless carriers. Since the Nexus phones can't be loaded up with carrier bloatware, they have little to no motivation to sell it.
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by FredDollen 13y ago
I've reverted to a prepaid 'dumb phone' for communication, and an Android tablet for everything else.
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by FredDollen 13y ago
Search only interfaces are limiting. I feel you need both - a hierarchy is a valuable tool for browsing, if you aren't sure what you are searching for.