Of course they do. IMO towing (especially here in SF where the price for getting your car towed is astronomical relatively speaking), lottery, all those types of gov't fines are really just a tax on the poor. If you're well off you don't really give a damn about getting your car towed a fee here and there, besides the inconvenience, but for someone who depends on their rinky-dink car to get to and from work, getting towed and having to pay a fee that is in some cases equivalent to the value of the car itself basically just fucks their entire life up.
I agree completely on the towing. On the one hand I think the entire process of towing is rigged and corrupt, but on the other, I think it's enforcement is completely uneven and absolutely targets low income people.
Looks interesting, I might try it out on my next Angular project (starred it to remember for the future).
As a side-note (don't mean to hijack this thread) but I always wondered why a service doesn't exist that sits on top of GitHub that allows for reviews/commentary beyond just issues on all these cool GitHub projects. There are so many awesome projects that look really interesting and I want to integrate into a project I'm working on but have no way of really knowing how effective or relevant they are without actually trying it (which sometimes works out but sometimes ends up being a waste of time). Just a thought, wonder if anyone else here at HN sympathizes.
Search Twitter, /r/programming, HN, Stackoverflow, or Google for the Github project and read opinions. Works 95% of the time. (Also bookmark this thread and come back to it in a few days)
That's definitely my flow right now -- unfortunately that works best for bigger projects but less likely to find material on smaller projects you know?
I've actually thought about building something like this for a while now -- might just do it now. If you want to chat shoot me an email henry.khachatryan@gmail
I Googled "how to handle error messages in php" for your co-founder and came up with this http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_error.asp, since clicking on the "Get an invite" button (on https://framebase.io) while leaving the email field blank throws an exception error:
Error:
exception 'Exception' with message 'MDB2 Error: null value violates not-null constraint, _doQuery: [Error message: Could not execute statement]
[Last executed query: EXECUTE MDB2_STATEMENT_mysql_8edec1a3e8682362d38c86df48ba2cd8 USING @0, @1]
[Native code: 1048]
[Native message: Column 'email' cannot be null]
You should have googled 'how to validate required fields before passing them to SQL because someone will click the button without having added an email...'
I think the point of the contest is to spur innovation and fresh ideas in a system that's clearly lacking in that department, not just to build a simple "scheduling app"
Its all pointless, unless they scrap the legacy crap build a new system piecemeal. It is the legacy crap that has the current system snafu. I'm a vet and I can tell you this is a waste of yours and my time without a total solution that asses the system as it exists now, throws away what sucks and is broken, and build anew.
I feel like everything I read nowadays on this topic has had the tone of "don't go to college it's a waste of time" etc etc. While I agree it's definitely not for everybody, I don't agree with it being a waste of time or that nobody should go to school (even if you're not pursue a career a law/medicine/etc).
I have self-taught myself everything I've learned in software engineering, beginning in middle school when I picked up a VB6 book. Then through high school/college with some C++, Delphi, and then eventually moving to the LAMP stack and beyond. Although even before getting into college I knew exactly what I wanted to do (I was bitten by the entrepreneurial bug early in my high school years) and knew college wasn't going to do much in helping me achieve my dreams, I was still excited for those 4 years.
I wanted to have that college experience rather than looking back years later in life and saying "man I wish I got to see what that was like." But more importantly than the experience of college, I wanted to learn things I knew I'd seldom get the chance to later on in life, such as philosophy, art, history, astronomy, finance, theology, etc. While many argue that you can learn those things on your own without having to go to college, and yes I agree anyone can order an eBook or go to your locally library and pick up a bunch of books on those various topics, but it won't be the same as getting taught by a professor who has spent a great part of their life learning, teaching, researching and working in those various fields.
My goals in life have been not only to be a successful entrepreneur and a great engineer, but to also be a knowledgable man overall, one who is well versed in a number of topics. And while college won't give you all of that in 4 years, it'll definitely help you get started on your journey.
I believe that going to college is worth it if you're being selectively taught by the top 1%. The rest of the 99%? Forget about it-- you can learn more with an internet connection.
Yes I came in to say something similar. I would of absolutely loved to attend MIT or Stanford but went a shoddy 3rd tier state school. All this talk about research opportunities and connections with renown professors does not apply to students in universities not in the top ~50. Modern universities are extended high schools with more parties and social events than actual studying.
I think if you can get into a Carnegie Melon or Harvard then you should definitely attend, but there are over 2500 universities in the US. I, like many others, did not have any direction in high school and ended up attending a local state school where most of the professors were grad students more preoccupied with their own course load than with their students being able to understand the material.
I'm glad you are motivated enough to give yourself a complete college education with an internet connection, and smart enough to parse all that information in a vacuum without advisors/peers to help.
Most people likely have not tried teaching themselves anything. It's like learning anything else-- it's hard at first but it gets easier as you practice. You can teach yourself to teach yourself.
Actually, he never encouraged anyone else not to go to college. I think the part about college being a waste of his time was really just to emphasize how he persevered and was able to create his own success.
Would you mind doing a comparison between the two? I have an 06' 350Z with around 30k on it right now and while I love my car, I tend to "oohh and aahh" when I see a sporty Infiniti driving by. I came across one for sale the other day, same year, roughly the same miles for a decent price. I just feel like if I found my way in one, I'd then start "oohhing and aahhing" over the 350Zs driving around. Was thinking maybe someone who had owned both might understand and could offer some opinions of the differences between the two.
I think GM is going to really be sweating considering the Leaf will end up being $10K+ cheaper (after rebates and credits) and will be produced in higher quantities from a brand (Nissan) that doesn't have all that negative press associated with it that GM has had over the past 18 or so months
But the Volt has a backup in that it can run on Gas. I just don't see there being a large market for a purely electric car (at least not until there are widespread charging stations).
Plus, and maybe it's just me but if a person is willing to buy a $33,000 car and a roughly $2,200 charging station (which you need since it takes 16hrs to charge over a normal 110V socket) I don't think money is their primary concern. Especially when it's a car with such significant limits (can't go faster than 85mph and can't go further than 100 miles)
The primary market for cars like this won't entail a full charge/discharge cycle in daily driving, so it is very practical to charge over common 110V. Don't think that a vehicle like this needs to suit every driver in every market in order to be successful -- there are plenty of places in the US (and in Canada) where a 40-50 mile driving day would be closer to the norm. And in northern areas, where industrial parking lots have long offered power for block heaters in winter, one could quite possibly see 110V being made available as a cheap sort of "happy worker" benefit while the driver is on shift. (Even if the cost of electricity were to, say, triple in a hurry, that's only 12-15KWh for an 8-hour shift -- a lot cheaper than a dental plan.)
The question really isn't whether 100 miles would be fine most days it's what happens when you get stuck in traffic or you have to drive somewhere unexpected for an emergency. Without the ability to quickly stop at a gas station to refuel you're severely limiting yourself (and while I agree there will be more sockets in the future I think that's more a 5 year cycle than it is something that will happen right away)
Stuck in traffic isn't really an issue for an electric -- there's no idle cost (apart from environmentals and, of course, the head-splitting and door-rattling stereo). And how many times have you had an immediate need to drive 200 miles out of your way so quickly you couldn't rent?
[EDIT-ADDED] And the sockets are there already in a lot of places (think Michigan, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, most of Canada) it's just a matter of not turning off the switch at the end of February.
Ah, but the nice thing about an electric car is that getting stuck in traffic doesn't hurt the mileage. In fact, I would not be surprised if it gets better mileage in stop-and-go than going 70. Especially since the 100 mile range they are advertising is based off of a test designed to simulate driving around downtown LA during rush hour (I'm assuming if it got better mileage on the freeway they would be advertising it's freeway range).
One thing to remember is that with an electric vehicle there's no such thing as 'idling'. If you're stationary in a traffic jam the car isn't going to be using much juice (stereo, etc only) so that really shouldn't affect the range...
> The primary market for cars like this won't entail a full charge/discharge cycle in daily driving, so it is very practical to charge over common 110V.
However, the leaf is not a very good "only car". It's at best a second car, and probably commute only.
$33k is a lot of gas, and it also takes insurance and registration.
The Leaf is more of the "microwave oven" of vehicles. It's vastly more convenient for most trips, but there are some things it just can't do.
It's been said that the best range extender for an electric car is a rental car. The net present value of two weeks' car rental per year, forever, is probably less than the $10,000 difference between the Volt and the Leaf.
The Volt will also require regular oil changes and other engine maintenance. About the only regular maintenance for a pure EV is putting air in the tires.
I agree, but on the other hand, the Leaf has a range of 100 miles, according to the article, while the Volt will have a range of ~300 miles. I see the 100 mile range as a serious limiting factor for the Leaf (at least for Texans like myself). It'd make an excellent second car, however, or would be great if you live in the NE or area with good rail systems for inter-city travel.
