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Southwest Texas Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living Field Laboratory,

John Wells is setting up some "off grid" living in Texas.  It is more economically off grid which of course is the most important part.  He has internet.

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True independence like this is what will do in all the things that both conservatives and liberals complain about.  But then liberals like to complain because it is their arbitrage into the money so I do not look for anything to change until a crisis.  

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Saint Louis Apartment Subletting

Web Locations for posting apartment rentals and subletting where I posted

Postlet Note:  This appears to be a syndication service that automatically posts to:

Zillow    HotPads    Yahoo
Frontdoor    Zillow Mobile    HotPads Mobile
Backpage    ByOwnerMLS    Enormo
Oodle    Trovit    Zumper
Lovely    Trulia    Others

Yet to be posted

Edu Extension email

Notes

  • I paid a 200 USD deposit
By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Shipping Math – Box Size Selection for maximum economic efficiency when moving household apartment

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UPS Notes

  • Large Package Surcharge:  A Large Package Surcharge will be applied to each UPS package when its length plus girth [(2 x width) + (2 x height)] combined exceeds 130 inches , but does not exceed the maximum UPS size of 165 inches.
  • Limit of Length + Girth = 130 inches / 5 = 26 inches – this is cube form factor 

UPS Results

  • 32x32x32" @ 100lbs package gets bill bumped up to 198lbs weight.  Cost = 240 USD
  • 25x25x25" @ 100lbs package gets billed at 100lbs weight.  Cost = 107 USD.  — This size comes in under the large package limit.
  • 25x25x25" @ 70lbs package gets billed at 95lbs weight. Cost = 94 USD – This result was calculated to compare with USPS limit weight. 
  • 25x25x25" @ 50lbs package gets billed at 95lbs weight. Cost = 94 USD – 

USPS Notes

  • 70lbs limit on weight
  • Limit of Length + Girth = 130 inches / 5 = 26 inches – this is cube form factor 

USPS Results

  • 25x25x25" @ 70lbs package.  Cost = 92 USD
  • 25x25x25  @ 50lbs package.   Cost = 92 USD

FedEx Results

  • 25x25x25" @ 100lbs package: Cost =92 USD  —This is getting suspicous they are all very close on pricing. – Above 25" cube prices shoot up just like the other shippers.

 

​Where to buy boxes?

  • I looked at Uline 25x25x25 cubes – Qty = 10 cost 42 USD.  The problem is the shipping costs as the only option is motor freight:  – CONWAY FREIGHT    1 day    $65.84.  This only works if you are shipping >20 or more boxes
  • UPS has 24x24x24 cubes  –  Cost = 15.22 per.
  • Uhaul has 24x18x24 boxes – 2.45 per 
  • FedEx has 24x24x24 cubes Cost = 10.50 USD Per 

Conclusion

  • UPS and USPS size limits and costs are virtually equal
  • USPS limits out at 70lbs and UPS has more of an economic limit where shipping loses efficiency.  Thus given I have no weighing mechanism in house it will be safer to go with UPS.
  • Buy the boxes at FedEx.

I am now working on whether to ship my books via USPS media rate.  Box == 21 x 21 x 11 @ 50lbs costs 24 US Dollar to ship.  Very good deal on weight.

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Kickstarter Notes: How to fund a project on Kickstarter

Sequence Notes from SignUp

Eligibility  To be eligible to start a Kickstarter project as a US creator, you need to satisfy the requirements of Amazon Payments:

  • You are a permanent US resident with a Social Security Number (or EIN).
  • You have a US address, US bank account, and US state-issued ID (driver’s license).
  • You have a major US credit or debit card.
  • You are 18 years of age or older.

Project Guidelines

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

The role of emotional intelligence in business and career success

The most interesting point in this video occurs near the beginning.  Given a pool of people selected for IQ / intelligence the variable most determinate in success is emotional intelligence.  The relatively obvious reason for this is because that is relatively constant in a pool skimmed off of the upper percentiles.  Engineering is top 5% academic performers leaving that variable relatively a compressed variable.  A relatively compressed variable is a fancy way of saying constant.

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago