January 3, 2009

[via lifehacker] New Year’s Deal: Get 24 Months of Hosting + Domain for $11

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If anyone missed that deal, here is another for $97 off any yearly plan, and $51 off a monthly plan (no known expiration date).  The coupon code is rm0 (are-emm-zero), and, since all the dicounts are set to the maximum possible, I don’t get any kickbacks from anyone using this (just like I didn’t get kickbacks from the link below).  I’m just trying to save people money on some good hosting.  Go to Dreamhost to use it.

 

Via lifehacker:

DreamHost is running a New Year’s promotion right now. 95% off a 2 year hosting agreement which works out to $10.47.

To use, go to DreamHost, select a two year plan, and use promo code 202 (expires Jan 3, 2008 — today).
For $10.47 you get unlimited transfers, bandwidth, a free domain registration and all the perks that come with a full account like unlimited MySQL databases, email accounts, and domain hosting.

DreamHost also has a plug and play web control panel for quickly adding in popular components like Drupal (and WordPress).

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November 22, 2005

Not making left turns saves money?

OK, I’m intrigued. I just read this, UPS: Driving cost savings by eliminating left-hand turns:
The package flow optimization includes constant wireless communications via the DIADs, smart labels (including RFID in the future) and preloading vehicles and directing drivers according to advanced analytics that calculate the most efficient routes, including avoiding left-hand turns, based on the package load.

Now the question is, can removing left turns really save that much money for the average Joe? Probably not. This supposedly works for UPS in cities because, when making a left hand turn, you need to cross opposing traffic. I personally don’t see how this would work because, at least in Canada, a left turn signal is given, then the full green on traffic lights.

Have I missed something here? I’d be interested in someone more knowledgeable then myself having a peek at this.