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Is Technology A Bigger Story Than Donald Trump? (backchannel.com)
Steven Levy writes at Backchannel that "Technology and science is a bigger story than Donald Trump," arguing that regardless of who's president, future generations "will primarily regard these times as the era during which tech changed everything."
Remember, there have been economic crashes and horrible wars throughout history. But people carrying supercomputers in their pockets -- supercomputers that change their lives hundreds of times a day -- is new and earth shattering... we are doggedly optimistic about the future, and how technology, with all its black mirrors, will make life better.
He ultimately calls the rise of tech "the story of our time" (although in a semi-related development, American researchers are now worrying about federal funding cuts). And Motherboard warns that with Canada's new push to attract foreign tech workers, "there's a very real possibility that the U.S. could face a brain drain as some of its top science and tech talent moves to greener pastures."
He ultimately calls the rise of tech "the story of our time" (although in a semi-related development, American researchers are now worrying about federal funding cuts). And Motherboard warns that with Canada's new push to attract foreign tech workers, "there's a very real possibility that the U.S. could face a brain drain as some of its top science and tech talent moves to greener pastures."
There are times when science and technology does not trump politics. Everybody knows Einstein but also Hitler.
If Trump works within the system this will be but yet another presidency. This is what every American should wish for.
If he on the other hand breaks the US Republic his name would live on in infamy.
This unlikely to happen unless the rumor in intelligence circles is true, that the FSB managed to compromise him on one of his business trips to Moscow.
So even though the people who elected Trump is broader, the basic tenet of isolationism and coal miners is still inherently anti-innovation. The wind mills and solar panels that are being installed in Texas and other states, and are going to be a significant part of the energy grid in the next decade, is an extensional threat to the unskilled workers who elected Trump. The semi-skilled service jobs that require an associates degree and significant computer literacy are beyond the average Trump supporter who thinks that they deserve a middle class income for doing work a computer could do more accurately.
Which further opens the path for Asia and Germany to take over the technological world. Our trains are not designed in the US, but in Germany. More of out high technology is not only going to be built, but engineered, in Asia.
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
That's naive, the clear risk is his inaction. Trump is applying for Casino Hotel rights in Moscow, Putin will grant him those once he's President, and that Casino will magically be the most profitable ever, with millions of dollars being lost everyday by just a handful of grey looking men who just popped out of the nearby Kremlin.
And in exchange, Trump will hogtie NATO to block the military and give Putin a clear run at Europe and Asia.
INACTION, is enough to do the damage.
Remember Bush? Remember his CIA and NSA desperately trying to get him to sign off on a meeting with FBI? "Bin Laden Determined to Attack in the USA.... crashing hijacked planes into buildings"... Bush wouldn't even arrange the meeting that would let the FBI go arrest "Bin Laden" ( = the family that bailed out his failed Arbusto business).
Bush had conflicting business interests, and so wouldn't even organize the meeting between the CIA and FBI to go arrest the hijackers.
Trump? He's up to his neck in Russian links, he'll block any action to secure US interests against Putin.
Trump is a traitor to the US, beyond business dealings in Russia that compromise his judgement he has already backed Russian interference in the democratic process that is the foundation of the US. This is Russian revenge for loss in the Cold War, and Putin will attack the US unless he is killed or overthrown first, and Trump will roll over and let it happen if he thinks he can make money from it. Trump will betray the US.
Trump will be our presodent. He has no political experience or record,
Why do people keep saying this? He is the founder and executive of many businesses, a global real estate empire, and now a successful campaign for the preidency. When Barack Obama was elected, the only experience he had was community organizing and a few years as a junior senator. Oh, and the campaign.
Of the two, even today, who has more years experience running an organization?
If you think I voted for Trump because of this post, you're wrong. I voted for Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party. Again.
Can we stop with all those irrelevant politics? Trump won, elections are over. When he starts doing something there may be topics for further discussion, but now its just a waste of time. While there may be some people that are still coping with the results, lets keep this stuff out of slashdo as its for tech stories not social studies.
As an external observator it tell that if you continue to think as only a racist madman and understimate him he will win a second election. Also its disgusting your sense of moral superiority while you do things like beat Trump supporters. Who is acting like nazis?
No, I'd prefer to treat you like the allies treated the nazi scum you idolize. In a war I will shoot you in the head.