I've worked at a major newspaper. Reporters HATE technical people. That's one of the reasons tech reporting so bad... they won't even TALK to a tech person in most cases.
That culture hates (and can be very denigrating) to all people that are not reporters. Just getting an online presence itself very controversial at first.
The fact that most newspapers faltered is not a surprise and is based on their culture. They are going to have to actually embrace people of other skill sets if they can compete at all, and that's a cultural changing going right down to how journalism is taught at journalism schools.
Bullshit. If *this* is a conspiracy theory then all economies are conspiracy theories.
This is individuals doing tons of individual transactions that they believe are in their best interests. There was no grand meeting where all these people got together and said "LET'S HAVE AN UNDERGROUND BANKING SYSTEM FOR THE LOLZ!"
We are also at a place in history where we have a government that doesn't represent the needs of most of its people. That's why it's impossible to talk solutions without some idiot jumping up and screaming the world "socialism."
Well you notice the human isn't left out. What they CAN'T do is ammend the ideas, and that's key. I think if you could get rid of the human WRITING the law (not deciding what eventually is made law) it would be a vast improvement.
Bullshit. Current political public relations says that jobs are the most important thing. The ACTUAL poltician doesn't give a shit about jobs because their corporate masters don't give a shit about jobs.
I think Wisconsin is a great example of this. The "leader" of that state talks about bringing jobs to the state but it is just talk. The real agenda is to set up an environment where his corporate masters owe nothing to society or the country.
The vast majority of our politicians care NOTHING about if their constitutents have jobs just as long as their corporate buddies get what they want. This was NOT true before 1980 and the era of big politics, a little less true before Citizens United, and absolutely true after Citizens United.
Robots will replace workers due to the nature of profits. Governments and social scientists should be working hard on redesiging society.
Good luck with that. If we don't do something about to domination of corporate money in U.S. government the "redesign" of society is going involve shooting the poor people and charging the government for the bullets.
Seriously... we are going to have even more problems with the low-skilled being automated out of a job over the next 50 years AT LEAST even assuming that A.I. will continue to never materialize. This would be less of a problem if the people were still represented in government. If poor have no seat at the tabe and the middle class are on the virge of losing their seat.
When the hated unions have real power and money. Labor money in congress is a tiny percentage of the lobbying pie, and since Citzens United the most money wins unless a HUGE number of people are mobilized. This is what happened with SOPA and, even then, they have to have certain huge multinationals on their side before they were even heard.
I think this isn't actually a troll... but a REAL posit...
The first jobs to go when there are jobs automatable by real AI should be legislatures.
Let a real intelegence that can't be biased by the current bullshit lobbying system write laws balanced for the common good of EVERYONE and reduce legislatures to one or two people per state as that can vote up or down.
Obviously lots of holes in that half baked idea, but our major societal problem in the U.S. is a lack of real leadership. If you make the leadership job simpler and not affected by the plauge of the lobbyist then maybe we can have a society that works for everyone and not just the select few that can PAY for their free speech.
The thing about international terrorism is that they are patient. If you go by profiles and you stop searching 70 year old grannies, eventually they will find a way to radicalize 70 year old grannies. We aren't talking football hooligans here. The 9/11 attackers didn't fit the profile for "professional terrorist" either, they looked like I.T. people in Kakkis.
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I've worked at a major newspaper. Reporters HATE technical people. That's one of the reasons tech reporting so bad... they won't even TALK to a tech person in most cases.
That culture hates (and can be very denigrating) to all people that are not reporters. Just getting an online presence itself very controversial at first.
The fact that most newspapers faltered is not a surprise and is based on their culture. They are going to have to actually embrace people of other skill sets if they can compete at all, and that's a cultural changing going right down to how journalism is taught at journalism schools.
Another person asleep during the GWB years?
Or any other president in fact. All presidents are selective enforcers of the law.
well, at least it isn't SOPA. We told them to STFU about SOPA so we wouldn't be SOL.
Bullshit. If *this* is a conspiracy theory then all economies are conspiracy theories.
This is individuals doing tons of individual transactions that they believe are in their best interests. There was no grand meeting where all these people got together and said "LET'S HAVE AN UNDERGROUND BANKING SYSTEM FOR THE LOLZ!"
I think saying fiat based currency is faith-based economy in literally true. It relies on everyone agreeing that its worth something.
You're right there is no humor in it.
There is a lot of DARK humor in the fact that a large percentage of our population would disagree with your statement, though.
you thought wrong, sunshine.
There is a guy in a corner office somewhere that is apparently making my $40k share of the underground banking economy.
I would guess to say he's also making the $40k share of many most of the people in my 5 square miles as well.
This is not to be confused with Ecto-physicists. That's what the famous documentary "Ghostbusters" was about.
I care about this article as long as xorg.conf goes away sometimes soon.
It's a fun worse case to deal with.
They should do the same with the unexplained apocalypse in "The Road".
We definitely ARE at a watershed.
We are also at a place in history where we have a government that doesn't represent the needs of most of its people. That's why it's impossible to talk solutions without some idiot jumping up and screaming the world "socialism."
Since 1980, the pay of Americans is not a variable that correlates to the increased income of Americans.
That's not very likely to change in our current political environment. Given that, how the hell are people going to live?
I am for adapting, but we political system in place for it to happen.
Well you notice the human isn't left out. What they CAN'T do is ammend the ideas, and that's key. I think if you could get rid of the human WRITING the law (not deciding what eventually is made law) it would be a vast improvement.
Bullshit. Current political public relations says that jobs are the most important thing. The ACTUAL poltician doesn't give a shit about jobs because their corporate masters don't give a shit about jobs.
I think Wisconsin is a great example of this. The "leader" of that state talks about bringing jobs to the state but it is just talk. The real agenda is to set up an environment where his corporate masters owe nothing to society or the country.
The vast majority of our politicians care NOTHING about if their constitutents have jobs just as long as their corporate buddies get what they want. This was NOT true before 1980 and the era of big politics, a little less true before Citizens United, and absolutely true after Citizens United.
Robots will replace workers due to the nature of profits. Governments and social scientists should be working hard on redesiging society.
Good luck with that. If we don't do something about to domination of corporate money in U.S. government the "redesign" of society is going involve shooting the poor people and charging the government for the bullets.
Seriously... we are going to have even more problems with the low-skilled being automated out of a job over the next 50 years AT LEAST even assuming that A.I. will continue to never materialize. This would be less of a problem if the people were still represented in government. If poor have no seat at the tabe and the middle class are on the virge of losing their seat.
When the hated unions have real power and money. Labor money in congress is a tiny percentage of the lobbying pie, and since Citzens United the most money wins unless a HUGE number of people are mobilized. This is what happened with SOPA and, even then, they have to have certain huge multinationals on their side before they were even heard.
I think this isn't actually a troll... but a REAL posit...
The first jobs to go when there are jobs automatable by real AI should be legislatures.
Let a real intelegence that can't be biased by the current bullshit lobbying system write laws balanced for the common good of EVERYONE and reduce legislatures to one or two people per state as that can vote up or down.
Obviously lots of holes in that half baked idea, but our major societal problem in the U.S. is a lack of real leadership. If you make the leadership job simpler and not affected by the plauge of the lobbyist then maybe we can have a society that works for everyone and not just the select few that can PAY for their free speech.
This doesn't deserve a -1. Mod it up. It's a sensible counter to a drumbeat we are constantly hearing and this is an unfair score.
....having a perfect track record and all.
It's a good thing this "hacker" kept his name out of it. The NYPD would be arresting him on a trumped up "hacking" or "terrorism" charge.
Yeah, but like the old albums they are still worth watching or listening to.
"tenure-track" means they don''t have tenure YET. The outcome is unexpected as you'd expect effort to get to the tenured position.
The 9/11 attackers didn't fit any profile.
Unless you can come up with Tricorder that somehow finds a terrorist molecule in the body, the idea of profiling is useless.
The thing about international terrorism is that they are patient. If you go by profiles and you stop searching 70 year old grannies, eventually they will find a way to radicalize 70 year old grannies. We aren't talking football hooligans here. The 9/11 attackers didn't fit the profile for "professional terrorist" either, they looked like I.T. people in Kakkis.