The problem is not links. They're like handguns, cars and nuclear weapons. It is the users who are the problems. In this case the editors and journalists who are using the links in the articles and doing a poor job of it. Place the blame where it belongs, not on the tool.
So I'm supposed to believe someone who has a history of getting things wrong... Nope.
I love not having a headphone jack. Well, actually, my iPodTouch has a headphone jack but I don't use it. I use the BlueTooth to a nice set of $50 Bluetooth and noise canceling headphones. Works great!
"As automation increasingly enters our lives, so does the rapid decline of jobs. The human population continues to rise faster than there are means to support it."
This is a logical fallacy based on a political viewpoint of dependency instead of self actualization.
We do not need to create jobs for people. Rather people need to take responsibility for creating their own work, jobs and support activity.
Every Joe Blow seems to have an opinion about AI. Pig farm I know things AI is the greatest thing since spam. Probably right. Artificial Insemination... That was what LinkedIn was thinking of... right?
Realize that a great deal of this sort of 'news' is propaganda from the Anti-Meat nuts. The UN retracted it's report that falsely blamed agriculture for global warming gasses be it is filled with inaccuracies. Other anti-meat propaganda has come tumbling down on closer inspection.
Reality: humans produce more methane than cows, human drilling produces far more methane than cows, human transportation is a far larger culprit than cows, the wild ruminants historically produced more methane than cows and engineering cows isn't going to make a lot of difference but it makes good profits and propaganda.
If you really care about global warming, local and all that then buy from your local pasture based farmers which increases CO2 sequestering and keeps your money in the local economy.
Verizon is skimming the cream, they're cherry picking, they're looting and pillaging.
Time the government does the same to Verizon by taking away Verizon's bandwidth or increasing the price by 10x. I'm sure Verizon's competitors would love to have this... As a consumer who's watched Verizon pillage for years I would love to see this happen to Verizon.
By making it a little hard to do you reduce the chances of it accidentally being done. Control-Alt-Delete is a good choice. Adding a single function key to the keyboard just for that would be a VERY BAD choice as it would waste space and make errors more likely.
I remember things back to 3 weeks of age - I was aware and thinking at that point. I would guess that consciousness goes back to before birth because there is nothing magical about 3 weeks or birth that would all of a sudden turn on consciousness.
I have about 2,000 passwords that I use. It is a bother but it is the current tech. We'll all get past this soon. Yes, I fall in category (c) above. I also remember names. It makes for a good game.
The state should not be jumping on the latest fad of blockchains but instead should stick with a tried and true technology like letters and numbers, writing, print, things that have been proven for thousands of years.
The problem with blockchain and such is that it is so new the probabilities are it will not be around for long.
"BMI is extremely reliable for over 90% of the population."
That is a very sad statistic since BMI is such an unreliable indicator for people who are active. What that mean is that 90% of the population is sedentary. Very sad.
"Before rationalizing your "high muscular development" as an excuse for a high BMI, check your Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)."
So you apparently didn't actually read my comment but instead you just reacted with your own little inner voice. How troll like. Go back and read what I wrote.
"You might also peek in a mirror without holding your breath. If you see a muffin top or some Dunlap's disease, then you are a fatty."
Again, you're not bothering to read before you reply.
"Maybe it's not your bones that are dense. Have some more chips and wash them down with another beer. "
So now you're on to making assumptions without any data at all. You're a troll.
I don't drink beer. I rarely eat chips. I'm very physically active. I don't have a "muffin top". My ratios are classic for an athletic male, broad shoulders, broad chest, narrow waste, narrow hips.
Stop fantasizing and actually read what people wrote before you reply. It will make for more interesting conversations.
High BMI is a red herring. BMI is based on a sedentary lifestyle like office workers have. Those of us who are in physically demanding jobs very often have high BMIs without being obese because we have more muscle, denser bones and lower body fat levels. My son and I farm and do butchery. we have very high BMIs but it is muscle that is necessary for our work. Same goes for athletes who tend to score high on the BMI but again it is muscle, not fat. The BMI system needs to be redone to account for the fact that not everyone is a sedentary office worker. Our life insurance company takes this into account - they do a measure of hips, belly and chest which corrects for the errors on BMI.
Last year was a lull year. It had been predicted, by the neo-eco-freaks, to be a horrible hurricane year. It turned out to be a bust with much less than the usual hurricane activity worldwide.
"...computing systems...represent attempts to simulate something else...like...a calculator...a ledger, or a typewriter, or a telephone, or a camera..."
That's meaningless attempts to simulate meaningful conversation and thought. A computer is a calculator, is a ledger, is a typewriter, is a telephone, is a camera. There is no meaningful need to continue to implement a function the way it was done the first time. With the writer's logic a film camera is an attempt to simulate a glass plate camera which is an attempt to simulate a photorealistic drawing which is an attempt to simulate a still life. No, the computer is a camera, is a ledger, is a typewriter, camera, etc. The physical manual or electric version is a mere implementation. The newer version, which includes a CCD and computer, is a far better implementation of a camera than the old glass plate or film versions ever were.
There are (at least) two other conclusions from the same data:
1) Those monuments were far easier to build than you think; and
2) There have been previous civilizations on Earth that rose above sticks and stones (although the evidence is against them having made it as far as we did - so far).
Funny how these people don't bother to mention the lull years and how they ignore the far bigger and more disastrous hurricanes of the past. Part of the problem is they measure the hurricanes by how much damage in money that is caused but the damages are going up not due to worse hurricanes but simply because of economic inflation, population increase and people building in bad locations.
They wish they had this for guns so they're requiring it for everything else.
But, registries and laws don't stop terrorists and other bad guys from doing their bad acts. Only good folk obey the laws and even they get caught up in the snarls.
"While I agree with this, I'd like to make two observations:
First, the difference between someone who succeeds and someone who fails is that the one who succeeds doesn't give up after each failure."
Very good point. Persistence is a very important component of that sweat part. But it is more than just persistence, it is improving with each failure. I identified this when I was young (teens) and designed my life so I can do what I call "Rinse and Repeat" fast. One example is I do things on a weekly cycle where almost everyone in my "industry" does it on an annual or semi-annual basis. That means I Rinse and Repeat 52 times a year which gives me a lot more chances to tweak my systems, catching failures while they're small and improving things so that the next cycle is better. In my "industry" each entire cycle is about 10 to 12 months which means I have many overlapping cycles going on. This works very well.
"Second, what people call "luck" isn't. One thing that stands out to me about people who are "lucky" is that they have a skill that can be somewhat subtle."
Very true. A lot of what people call luck when they see what I have done is really setting myself up for opportunity, persistence and just being ready to dance faster when the music changes. Much of luck is preparation. I find that a lot of people don't like hearing that. There seems to be a big desire to strike gold through luck. I'm lucky as in I make most of my luck. And I don't play the Lotto - I can't affect the odds very easily so it's not worth it.
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The problem is not links. They're like handguns, cars and nuclear weapons. It is the users who are the problems. In this case the editors and journalists who are using the links in the articles and doing a poor job of it. Place the blame where it belongs, not on the tool.
So I'm supposed to believe someone who has a history of getting things wrong... Nope.
I love not having a headphone jack. Well, actually, my iPodTouch has a headphone jack but I don't use it. I use the BlueTooth to a nice set of $50 Bluetooth and noise canceling headphones. Works great!
"As automation increasingly enters our lives, so does the rapid decline of jobs. The human population continues to rise faster than there are means to support it."
This is a logical fallacy based on a political viewpoint of dependency instead of self actualization.
We do not need to create jobs for people. Rather people need to take responsibility for creating their own work, jobs and support activity.
We used to do that. We can again.
Every Joe Blow seems to have an opinion about AI.
Pig farm I know things AI is the greatest thing since spam.
Probably right.
Artificial Insemination... That was what LinkedIn was thinking of... right?
Hmm... OP-Joshua, I smell sour grapes...
The OP is someone's opinion. Other's would disagree. In fact, MILLIONS of other people disagree with Jason as witnessed by Apple's sales figures.
"will allow passengers to take "most long-distance trips" in just 30 minutes"
And just how large will the pollution effect be?
Realize that a great deal of this sort of 'news' is propaganda from the Anti-Meat nuts. The UN retracted it's report that falsely blamed agriculture for global warming gasses be it is filled with inaccuracies. Other anti-meat propaganda has come tumbling down on closer inspection.
Reality: humans produce more methane than cows, human drilling produces far more methane than cows, human transportation is a far larger culprit than cows, the wild ruminants historically produced more methane than cows and engineering cows isn't going to make a lot of difference but it makes good profits and propaganda.
If you really care about global warming, local and all that then buy from your local pasture based farmers which increases CO2 sequestering and keeps your money in the local economy.
No, you completely missed the point.
Sure!
Or break them up. Perhaps you're too young to remember the song about AT&T's breakup...
1. That's creepy.
2. Is Walmart willing to take on the liability for theft?
3. Dogs.
4. Dogs.
5. Dogs.
Verizon is skimming the cream, they're cherry picking, they're looting and pillaging.
Time the government does the same to Verizon by taking away Verizon's bandwidth or increasing the price by 10x. I'm sure Verizon's competitors would love to have this... As a consumer who's watched Verizon pillage for years I would love to see this happen to Verizon.
"I would make that a single key operation."
Wrong answer, Bill.
By making it a little hard to do you reduce the chances of it accidentally being done. Control-Alt-Delete is a good choice. Adding a single function key to the keyboard just for that would be a VERY BAD choice as it would waste space and make errors more likely.
(Remember, space is infinite so don't waste it.)
I remember things back to 3 weeks of age - I was aware and thinking at that point. I would guess that consciousness goes back to before birth because there is nothing magical about 3 weeks or birth that would all of a sudden turn on consciousness.
I have about 2,000 passwords that I use. It is a bother but it is the current tech. We'll all get past this soon. Yes, I fall in category (c) above. I also remember names. It makes for a good game.
"figured more than a quarter of the passwords from a set of more than 43 million LinkedIn profiles. "
That is not all that impressive given that most people use poor passwords.
It is easy to do good passwords but not common.
The state should not be jumping on the latest fad of blockchains but instead should stick with a tried and true technology like letters and numbers, writing, print, things that have been proven for thousands of years.
The problem with blockchain and such is that it is so new the probabilities are it will not be around for long.
"BMI is extremely reliable for over 90% of the population."
That is a very sad statistic since BMI is such an unreliable indicator for people who are active. What that mean is that 90% of the population is sedentary. Very sad.
"Before rationalizing your "high muscular development" as an excuse for a high BMI, check your Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR)."
So you apparently didn't actually read my comment but instead you just reacted with your own little inner voice. How troll like. Go back and read what I wrote.
"You might also peek in a mirror without holding your breath. If you see a muffin top or some Dunlap's disease, then you are a fatty."
Again, you're not bothering to read before you reply.
"Maybe it's not your bones that are dense. Have some more chips and wash them down with another beer. "
So now you're on to making assumptions without any data at all. You're a troll.
I don't drink beer.
I rarely eat chips.
I'm very physically active.
I don't have a "muffin top".
My ratios are classic for an athletic male, broad shoulders, broad chest, narrow waste, narrow hips.
Stop fantasizing and actually read what people wrote before you reply. It will make for more interesting conversations.
"high body mass index (BMI)"
High BMI is a red herring. BMI is based on a sedentary lifestyle like office workers have. Those of us who are in physically demanding jobs very often have high BMIs without being obese because we have more muscle, denser bones and lower body fat levels. My son and I farm and do butchery. we have very high BMIs but it is muscle that is necessary for our work. Same goes for athletes who tend to score high on the BMI but again it is muscle, not fat. The BMI system needs to be redone to account for the fact that not everyone is a sedentary office worker. Our life insurance company takes this into account - they do a measure of hips, belly and chest which corrects for the errors on BMI.
Last year was a lull year. It had been predicted, by the neo-eco-freaks, to be a horrible hurricane year. It turned out to be a bust with much less than the usual hurricane activity worldwide.
"...computing systems...represent attempts to simulate something else...like...a calculator...a ledger, or a typewriter, or a telephone, or a camera..."
That's meaningless attempts to simulate meaningful conversation and thought. A computer is a calculator, is a ledger, is a typewriter, is a telephone, is a camera. There is no meaningful need to continue to implement a function the way it was done the first time. With the writer's logic a film camera is an attempt to simulate a glass plate camera which is an attempt to simulate a photorealistic drawing which is an attempt to simulate a still life. No, the computer is a camera, is a ledger, is a typewriter, camera, etc. The physical manual or electric version is a mere implementation. The newer version, which includes a CCD and computer, is a far better implementation of a camera than the old glass plate or film versions ever were.
This is reality.
There are (at least) two other conclusions from the same data:
1) Those monuments were far easier to build than you think; and
2) There have been previous civilizations on Earth that rose above sticks and stones (although the evidence is against them having made it as far as we did - so far).
Funny how these people don't bother to mention the lull years and how they ignore the far bigger and more disastrous hurricanes of the past. Part of the problem is they measure the hurricanes by how much damage in money that is caused but the damages are going up not due to worse hurricanes but simply because of economic inflation, population increase and people building in bad locations.
They wish they had this for guns so they're requiring it for everything else.
But, registries and laws don't stop terrorists and other bad guys from doing their bad acts. Only good folk obey the laws and even they get caught up in the snarls.
Spoken like a true coward hiding behind Anony... :)
"While I agree with this, I'd like to make two observations:
First, the difference between someone who succeeds and someone who fails is that the one who succeeds doesn't give up after each failure."
Very good point. Persistence is a very important component of that sweat part. But it is more than just persistence, it is improving with each failure. I identified this when I was young (teens) and designed my life so I can do what I call "Rinse and Repeat" fast. One example is I do things on a weekly cycle where almost everyone in my "industry" does it on an annual or semi-annual basis. That means I Rinse and Repeat 52 times a year which gives me a lot more chances to tweak my systems, catching failures while they're small and improving things so that the next cycle is better. In my "industry" each entire cycle is about 10 to 12 months which means I have many overlapping cycles going on. This works very well.
"Second, what people call "luck" isn't. One thing that stands out to me about people who are "lucky" is that they have a skill that can be somewhat subtle."
Very true. A lot of what people call luck when they see what I have done is really setting myself up for opportunity, persistence and just being ready to dance faster when the music changes. Much of luck is preparation. I find that a lot of people don't like hearing that. There seems to be a big desire to strike gold through luck. I'm lucky as in I make most of my luck. And I don't play the Lotto - I can't affect the odds very easily so it's not worth it.