Socialism has some successes. Just take a look at the Scandinavia countries. Or are you one of those people who doesn't know the difference between Socialism and Communism?
This is the development problem we tend to have. Creating good code, take a long time. If we were to write an application of any real complexity it can take months/years to code. However if you do this by the time you release your program. A dozen competitors have already beaten you to the market with their crap systems, your program looks dated, because all the features are already dated, because your competitors have put in new features already. Sure your competition has a program that can be hacked with some effort and may crash every month. But however they are still in business because they can sell the product and pay the fixing problem issue later when they have the capital to afford it.
Last Century Western Culture propagated the earth. Bringing a lot of good thing and bad things as well. Given equal access younger people will gravitate towards newer music. Hence when you normally ask a person when was the Golden age of music, you can normally get a good ball park of their age.
The New stuff today isn't any more crap then the music made 200 years ago. However over time, all the junk music had been removed from our history.
If you listen to a Pop Station it plays music of the last 5 years. If you listen to a contemporary station you get 10-15 years of music. If you listen to the oldies stations They cover 30 years of music. If you listen to the "classical" stations you often get about 300+ years of music. The idea that "Classical" (I quote it because they often span well beyond the classical period of music) is far superior then what is new, is actually false, We just are able to pick a selection of the bests of the best over 300 years. While the Pop station is playing the best of the last half decade.
Now much traditional Eastern Music which doesn't use the western scale is very musical, once you get in tuned to its pattern then you can recognize it as music and not as noise. You don't have to like it, but you shouldn't be judging it, if you really didn't try to understand it.
We do live in a Consumer driven culture. Just at this moment in my field of vision, I see the following Logos, Cisco, HP, Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, DasKeyboard, Logitech, JVC, Phillips, Energizer and Sharpie, Microsoft, Firefox, Google, Chrome and Mr. Coffee. And that is in my field of vision.
We all use commercial products all the time, many of these we like and have some level of attachment to them. When we talk about our experience and our views, it is difficult to avoid branding, and giving your opinions to urge people to join your view on such products.
If you happen to like a particular brand, you will gravitate towards information that supports your feelings toward it, and reject information that is opposed to your feelings.
Are you talking about the Indian Music channel or PewDiePie? If it is the Indian Music channel, you need to realize what we as a resident western hemisphere recognize as music is based on notes which are based on the 8 note scale, with a total of 12 chromatic notes. Eastern Culture music doesn't need to follow the same Evolution of music theory. Oddly enough once you de-program yourself for what you grew up thinking is music, you are able to enjoy and appreciate eastern style of music as just as pleasant as western style is.
Normally when something is ethical is when the Total Benefit to society is higher then the cost of the implementation/product.
I live near a Protected State Forest. There is also a Major road that twists and turns around it, where car accidents happen monthly. Including within the past decade a Gasoline Truck which flipped over and spilled into the creak, and a Natural Gas Truck which flipped over and caught on fire.
Now it would be ethical to cut down a bunch of trees to straighten out the road, so to save lives, and prevent further pollution of the environment. However it wouldn't be ethical to cut down these same trees, just to put in someones personal house.
There is value to these trees to Society, however the cost of Tucks flipping over, causing loss of lives and polluting streams and rivers, is much higher then its value to society.
The persons house has some value to society. However its impact is just mostly to the resident, so the Trees in the forest is worth more.
A company if often thinking in terms of short sighted goals. While their total cost to society is often ignored.
And how your post tries to show that there is the other group (progressives in your case) is actively out to get the other group.
We are all victims and life isn't fair. However if someone says This is causing me Pain. Your go to Response should be How can I help, not calling them names, because they are suffering from something you are not.
They may be Anti-Union but not necessarily aggressively anti-union. If a tech worker wants to be part of the Union they can get a Job in the State or in Education. Or they not be part of the Union and get a job in a fast paced environment and make a lot more money.
The problem is the Union doesn't help out as much as they say they do. If you go on strike for a week for a 2% increase in wages. You basically lost 2% of you salary going on strike to get a 2% raise. Also from my experience, companies with Unions will layoff more people then non Unioned companies. Why? Well most Unions will negotiate some number to allow for layoffs, so the company will make sure to meet their quota, so in case of a down turn, they can prove they may need more. Plus also you need to consider the Union Self interest, They get paid per employee, So it makes more sense for them to allow them to fire off the Higher paid people so they can hire more lower paid people in their place.
Don't get me wrong, I am for negotiated labor, and if the company is mistreating its employees, there should be a recourse. However the current Union system is not well designed for the 21st century.
You can Copyright the recipe, but this would only protect yourself if someone posted an other cookbook with the same recipe. Not from someone who read it and made their own product from it.
I am sure there is prior art for the taste of Dirt and Urine. Kidding aside. Just because they may not be willing to catch you for Copyright violation, it doesn't mean you are not committing it. If this Taste was protected by Copyright law, then the food and beer you make (assuming you lived in the EU) was close enough to what some other company made, then you could be in violation. Chances are they are not going to put the hammer down on you, because you are not selling it. But if you were and these companies saw you as a threat, chances are you could get in trouble.
With most simple locks the door to say your bed room can be easily opened, however 99% of the time, if it is locked people will do the bare minimum to open it. Turn the handle and push on the door. It didn't work, then they stop.
Well just because the US and the UK decided to be really stupid, it doesn't mean that the EU is a bastion of all good intentions. The EU for Decades have been making laws that more or less target American Companies.
Super computing isn't like it use to be. (not to discredit all the hard work to the designers of these new computers, as my statement is oversimplifying things) To be on Top for Supercomputer Today it is more of an issue of being able to put more money into the problem then putting more creativity into it.
The old cray systems for example, when they were #1 on the super computing place, was very creative on how they achieved max performance on a relativity small form factor. Today's supercomputers are in essence just a bunch of server blades, with high speed network crammed in as big of a room that you can afford to hold and cool.
Well lets hope in the future, when you are old and begin to have trouble with once simple tasks, that you will have friends and family available to help you out, and live your later years with dignity.
I don't see caring technology, however I see technology doing the busy work giving people the time and resources to be caring to others. If the volunteer for meals on wheels isn't so interested in getting food to all his spots, they can actually take their time and talk with the people. Even it means 1 meaningful caring conversation once a week, compared to a couple of minute visit every day (To check to see if you are Alive, Healthy, and fed, then to the next house).
The industrial revolution help propel people to live beyond normal survival. The technical revolution helped propel people access to information and learning. Now today's revolution with AI and learning systems, is now opening a door to new opportunities and new risks (Just as the previous two was also abused to spread misinformation, and provide junk to people)
I would love to see the use of AI, and Robotics not a device to get rid of jobs, but making such jobs more focused on the customers and caring for people.
I think it will depend on your location. If you live in a mountainous area, your climate and weather is different every kilometer. It can be pouring rain on one side of a mountain, and sunny on the other side. Where I live I tend to have less snow then just 10 kilometers away from me, because of altitude, and the fact there are some mountains that take the brunt of the weather.
However I find the 10 day forecast to be good enough to know if I should plan an outdoor activity over the weekend or not.
Sure some people upgrade every chance they get, but those people are in the minority. Most keep their systems for at least a few years. Normally for me I upgrade when there is a big need to. I had my Laptop for 7 years before I upgrade, I keep my phone for about 4-5 years before upgrading. However for those who are on systems that really need upgrades, having to wait an extra year is just going to hurt them more.
Good design and appearance matters. Just like how people will buy a Silk Suite, a fancy car... However there is stuff that appearance is secondary to functionality and affordability. Also people will normally buy as much as they can afford to get. If a Macbook that cost $2,500 moved up to $3,000 it may end up being too much for some people. But there are also people who are just wanting to spend under $1,000 for a system. With this artificial cost added to the products, will mean you will get less for your dollar.
Apple may take a small hit, as people are expected to pay a premium for its products... However Apple isn't the only player by a long shot.
Well if you were to train someone on your company, chances are better your legacy would be better intact, then selling to some corporation who will observe it, take your customers. I expect you put a lot of effort in making your company succeed to a point where you could sell it, vs going bankrupt. However with a new guy in charge, they could buy the company from you over time, but your name and legacy is in tact.
If you are going on a Google Search as your source, you are probably not really understanding people in general. "The Hurry up and Die" is a broad generalization where they see the older workers as a hindrance to their growth. If you were to actually had took a good employee who is younger and trained them. They would be less likely waiting for you to die, but seeing you as a roll model that they look up to and respect.
The 1800's labors for a company were in essence slaves. Living in Company Housing, having to pay their rent back to the company, buying food and everything from the company stores. If a worker get injured or fired, it was nearly a death sentence, because it wasn't a case of getting an other job, but spending the rest of your life homeless, barring extensive effort in finding new work.
Well as a culture, we need to find more ways to support people, then punish them. After a lifetime of work, the new generation deserves their chance, and they should be allowed to take their time off, and change their lives to a retirement lifestyle. Which isn't just a vacation for the rest of their lives, but being able to do things they wanted to do earlier on.
Really the biggest problem I see, is how Gen X and Millennials are getting blocked out of their advancement tracks. When people in their 60+ are not retiring, that is creating a workforce where it is difficult to for the younger folks to advance in, because these promotion jobs are already covered by people with more experience.
Plus the next set of problem, is these older people are not planning on retiring, so this means, they are not taking promising young people under their wing, mentoring them the tricks of the trade, to be ready to step up and continue on the work. Now these people are working to their death, without a transition plan in effect.
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Being that people are addicted to them. a Ban will only spur dangerous Black Markets.
By making your habit a bit more harder to start, you can probably lower the demand.
Socialism has some successes. Just take a look at the Scandinavia countries. Or are you one of those people who doesn't know the difference between Socialism and Communism?
This is the development problem we tend to have.
Creating good code, take a long time. If we were to write an application of any real complexity it can take months/years to code. However if you do this by the time you release your program. A dozen competitors have already beaten you to the market with their crap systems, your program looks dated, because all the features are already dated, because your competitors have put in new features already.
Sure your competition has a program that can be hacked with some effort and may crash every month. But however they are still in business because they can sell the product and pay the fixing problem issue later when they have the capital to afford it.
In general, it is nearly impossible to explain to your boss that your Proof of Concept, isn't the final program.
Last Century Western Culture propagated the earth. Bringing a lot of good thing and bad things as well. Given equal access younger people will gravitate towards newer music. Hence when you normally ask a person when was the Golden age of music, you can normally get a good ball park of their age.
The New stuff today isn't any more crap then the music made 200 years ago. However over time, all the junk music had been removed from our history.
If you listen to a Pop Station it plays music of the last 5 years.
If you listen to a contemporary station you get 10-15 years of music.
If you listen to the oldies stations They cover 30 years of music.
If you listen to the "classical" stations you often get about 300+ years of music.
The idea that "Classical" (I quote it because they often span well beyond the classical period of music) is far superior then what is new, is actually false, We just are able to pick a selection of the bests of the best over 300 years. While the Pop station is playing the best of the last half decade.
Now much traditional Eastern Music which doesn't use the western scale is very musical, once you get in tuned to its pattern then you can recognize it as music and not as noise. You don't have to like it, but you shouldn't be judging it, if you really didn't try to understand it.
We do live in a Consumer driven culture.
Just at this moment in my field of vision, I see the following Logos, Cisco, HP, Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, DasKeyboard, Logitech, JVC, Phillips, Energizer and Sharpie, Microsoft, Firefox, Google, Chrome and Mr. Coffee.
And that is in my field of vision.
We all use commercial products all the time, many of these we like and have some level of attachment to them. When we talk about our experience and our views, it is difficult to avoid branding, and giving your opinions to urge people to join your view on such products.
If you happen to like a particular brand, you will gravitate towards information that supports your feelings toward it, and reject information that is opposed to your feelings.
Are you talking about the Indian Music channel or PewDiePie?
If it is the Indian Music channel, you need to realize what we as a resident western hemisphere recognize as music is based on notes which are based on the 8 note scale, with a total of 12 chromatic notes. Eastern Culture music doesn't need to follow the same Evolution of music theory. Oddly enough once you de-program yourself for what you grew up thinking is music, you are able to enjoy and appreciate eastern style of music as just as pleasant as western style is.
Normally when something is ethical is when the Total Benefit to society is higher then the cost of the implementation/product.
I live near a Protected State Forest. There is also a Major road that twists and turns around it, where car accidents happen monthly. Including within the past decade a Gasoline Truck which flipped over and spilled into the creak, and a Natural Gas Truck which flipped over and caught on fire.
Now it would be ethical to cut down a bunch of trees to straighten out the road, so to save lives, and prevent further pollution of the environment.
However it wouldn't be ethical to cut down these same trees, just to put in someones personal house.
There is value to these trees to Society, however the cost of Tucks flipping over, causing loss of lives and polluting streams and rivers, is much higher then its value to society.
The persons house has some value to society. However its impact is just mostly to the resident, so the Trees in the forest is worth more.
A company if often thinking in terms of short sighted goals. While their total cost to society is often ignored.
And how your post tries to show that there is the other group (progressives in your case) is actively out to get the other group.
We are all victims and life isn't fair. However if someone says This is causing me Pain. Your go to Response should be How can I help, not calling them names, because they are suffering from something you are not.
They may be Anti-Union but not necessarily aggressively anti-union.
If a tech worker wants to be part of the Union they can get a Job in the State or in Education. Or they not be part of the Union and get a job in a fast paced environment and make a lot more money.
The problem is the Union doesn't help out as much as they say they do.
If you go on strike for a week for a 2% increase in wages. You basically lost 2% of you salary going on strike to get a 2% raise. Also from my experience, companies with Unions will layoff more people then non Unioned companies. Why? Well most Unions will negotiate some number to allow for layoffs, so the company will make sure to meet their quota, so in case of a down turn, they can prove they may need more. Plus also you need to consider the Union Self interest, They get paid per employee, So it makes more sense for them to allow them to fire off the Higher paid people so they can hire more lower paid people in their place.
Don't get me wrong, I am for negotiated labor, and if the company is mistreating its employees, there should be a recourse. However the current Union system is not well designed for the 21st century.
You can Copyright the recipe, but this would only protect yourself if someone posted an other cookbook with the same recipe. Not from someone who read it and made their own product from it.
I am sure there is prior art for the taste of Dirt and Urine. Kidding aside.
Just because they may not be willing to catch you for Copyright violation, it doesn't mean you are not committing it.
If this Taste was protected by Copyright law, then the food and beer you make (assuming you lived in the EU) was close enough to what some other company made, then you could be in violation. Chances are they are not going to put the hammer down on you, because you are not selling it. But if you were and these companies saw you as a threat, chances are you could get in trouble.
With most simple locks the door to say your bed room can be easily opened, however 99% of the time, if it is locked people will do the bare minimum to open it. Turn the handle and push on the door. It didn't work, then they stop.
Well just because the US and the UK decided to be really stupid, it doesn't mean that the EU is a bastion of all good intentions. The EU for Decades have been making laws that more or less target American Companies.
Super computing isn't like it use to be. (not to discredit all the hard work to the designers of these new computers, as my statement is oversimplifying things) To be on Top for Supercomputer Today it is more of an issue of being able to put more money into the problem then putting more creativity into it.
The old cray systems for example, when they were #1 on the super computing place, was very creative on how they achieved max performance on a relativity small form factor. Today's supercomputers are in essence just a bunch of server blades, with high speed network crammed in as big of a room that you can afford to hold and cool.
Well lets hope in the future, when you are old and begin to have trouble with once simple tasks, that you will have friends and family available to help you out, and live your later years with dignity.
I don't see caring technology, however I see technology doing the busy work giving people the time and resources to be caring to others. If the volunteer for meals on wheels isn't so interested in getting food to all his spots, they can actually take their time and talk with the people. Even it means 1 meaningful caring conversation once a week, compared to a couple of minute visit every day (To check to see if you are Alive, Healthy, and fed, then to the next house).
The industrial revolution help propel people to live beyond normal survival.
The technical revolution helped propel people access to information and learning.
Now today's revolution with AI and learning systems, is now opening a door to new opportunities and new risks (Just as the previous two was also abused to spread misinformation, and provide junk to people)
I would love to see the use of AI, and Robotics not a device to get rid of jobs, but making such jobs more focused on the customers and caring for people.
In general farming is better off with better data predictions.
I think it will depend on your location. If you live in a mountainous area, your climate and weather is different every kilometer. It can be pouring rain on one side of a mountain, and sunny on the other side.
Where I live I tend to have less snow then just 10 kilometers away from me, because of altitude, and the fact there are some mountains that take the brunt of the weather.
However I find the 10 day forecast to be good enough to know if I should plan an outdoor activity over the weekend or not.
Sure some people upgrade every chance they get, but those people are in the minority. Most keep their systems for at least a few years. Normally for me I upgrade when there is a big need to. I had my Laptop for 7 years before I upgrade, I keep my phone for about 4-5 years before upgrading. However for those who are on systems that really need upgrades, having to wait an extra year is just going to hurt them more.
Good design and appearance matters. Just like how people will buy a Silk Suite, a fancy car... However there is stuff that appearance is secondary to functionality and affordability.
Also people will normally buy as much as they can afford to get. If a Macbook that cost $2,500 moved up to $3,000 it may end up being too much for some people. But there are also people who are just wanting to spend under $1,000 for a system. With this artificial cost added to the products, will mean you will get less for your dollar.
Apple may take a small hit, as people are expected to pay a premium for its products... However Apple isn't the only player by a long shot.
Well if you were to train someone on your company, chances are better your legacy would be better intact, then selling to some corporation who will observe it, take your customers. I expect you put a lot of effort in making your company succeed to a point where you could sell it, vs going bankrupt. However with a new guy in charge, they could buy the company from you over time, but your name and legacy is in tact.
If you are going on a Google Search as your source, you are probably not really understanding people in general. "The Hurry up and Die" is a broad generalization where they see the older workers as a hindrance to their growth. If you were to actually had took a good employee who is younger and trained them. They would be less likely waiting for you to die, but seeing you as a roll model that they look up to and respect.
Labor has been devalued as long as it is allowed.
The 1800's labors for a company were in essence slaves. Living in Company Housing, having to pay their rent back to the company, buying food and everything from the company stores. If a worker get injured or fired, it was nearly a death sentence, because it wasn't a case of getting an other job, but spending the rest of your life homeless, barring extensive effort in finding new work.
Well as a culture, we need to find more ways to support people, then punish them. After a lifetime of work, the new generation deserves their chance, and they should be allowed to take their time off, and change their lives to a retirement lifestyle. Which isn't just a vacation for the rest of their lives, but being able to do things they wanted to do earlier on.
Of course in 5 years, those Linux hackers, have found a way to break that problem by then.
Really the biggest problem I see, is how Gen X and Millennials are getting blocked out of their advancement tracks. When people in their 60+ are not retiring, that is creating a workforce where it is difficult to for the younger folks to advance in, because these promotion jobs are already covered by people with more experience.
Plus the next set of problem, is these older people are not planning on retiring, so this means, they are not taking promising young people under their wing, mentoring them the tricks of the trade, to be ready to step up and continue on the work. Now these people are working to their death, without a transition plan in effect.