Nope. That was not the first. Lots of purchases were made online before 1994. Online sales were already strong then. I had a company that was selling stuff over the internet back in 1988. Previous to that I had bought stuff over the internet.
I rode on a hovercraft once - over the English channel from France to England. It was an interesting experience. Not worth repeating. It was extremely noisy. I would rather take a slower route.
If you live in an urban area look to the homeless - some of them may choose to not participate. They scavenge. You personally may not like that lifestyle but some people choose it.
If you live in a rural area it is far easier to live without participating in the money economy and many people do so.
Under capitalism people are not wage slaves. They can choose to work for someone else or they can choose to work for themselves or they can choose to live on no money. There are people who do each of these things. Your analogy is completely false.
I'm not arguing against a basic income at all. It's a great idea. But don't think wrong.
No, she was a bad person. Just because a system allows you to cheat does not mean you should cheat and if you do cheat you are the bad person, not the system. She should have had to serve the time of all of her victims x 3. She got off way too easily.
Small Details Matter - Consider the study group. They started out with abnormal people, the obese. Sugars are a normal part of our diet. The problem is not sugars but overconsumption.
This isn't really all that new. Back in the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's I did "Consulting". Back then it meant something different than how I see people use the word now. What I did was come in to a company, solve a problem for them such as organizing something, writing a custom application, training them, setting up systems. I was a contract employee in effect except I wasn't an employee, there were no benefits and I didn't expect any. I worked for myself. I got the job done. I billed. I got paid. Worked fine.
So we'll continue as now. A majority eating pablum and a significantly large part of the population prefers real food. Niche farming is growing. Again.
The problem is it will turn out to be bad for you. Factory produced problems.
Me, I'll stick with pasture raised, naturally grown meats. They are a nicely integrated part of our vegetable and fruit farming too. It's a system that works. Permaculture.
"I trust Al Gore more. His carbon trading system will save the planet!"
I hope you're joking. Carbon Trading are a way for Al Gore and his ilk to get richer. Carbon Trading does not reduce pollution. It actually increases pollution.
I get the sense they're into looks rather than function. Living in the north I know just how impractical ice would be for such a critical structure. Ice cracks and leaks very easily. It does not have the compressive nor the tensile strength I would want for such a mission critical structure.
We are on the verge of a revolution in material sciences that will lead to major break throughs in increased power from solar panels, solar skins that coat devices like phones, cars, homes and computers, methods of making things stronger, lighter and using less energy and materials.
Likewise there is a wave of improvements in manufacturing that will tie into this with 3D printing of parts.
On the third hand is coming a revolution in biology.
All of this is made possible by two big things, increases in computational power out of the computer revolution and increases in the number of people who are thinking about these things. Save the world - have more kids, educate them and help make the future brighter.
What is sad is that scientists got paid to "figure" this out. Parents have know this forever. First you eat your veggies, then you get your more appetitive foods. Desert is last.
I apply this same thing to our pastured pigs. First they eat their greens (pasture is 80% of their diet) and any supplement gets fed after that.
These sorts of articles that compare unrelated statistics are meaningless. It is relevant how many people die of selfies vs how many die of sharks vs how many die of lightning.
Any ads with flash, movement, glitz need to be crisped. Having whitelists, blacklists, preferences as to types and crowd blocking all help. Well behaved ads are not an issue.
I got my money from my customers. They got their money from their customers. It rolls around in a big loop. The government and banks take little bites out of it as it passes by and they spend it, sometimes on me since some of them are also my customers and my customer's customers.
I make something. I take sunshine, dirt, water that fell from the sky, synthesize it into carbon based cellular structures and then pass it through another form of cellular structure that transforms it into high quality proteins and lipids called meat. e.g., I'm a pasture based farmer. I raise pastured pigs, slaughter them, cut them up, package them, deliver them weekly to my customers and get paid for doing this work. Perhaps most important job in our family farm is genetic manipulations - that is I keep track of the breeder animals and cull the lesser animals, about 94.5% of them, to meat. Breed the best of the best and eat the rest. That's how I make my money in my pocket.
If there was a basic income it would have been a heck of a lot easier for me to get to where I am to day. It took me about 40 years. I probably could have done it in 15 to 20 years with BIG. Hopefully BIG would free up many more people to do interesting projects and some of them might solve the big problems we're faced with. The rest who choose not to use their opportunity are just chaff - just like today.
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Nope. That was not the first. Lots of purchases were made online before 1994. Online sales were already strong then. I had a company that was selling stuff over the internet back in 1988. Previous to that I had bought stuff over the internet.
I rode on a hovercraft once - over the English channel from France to England. It was an interesting experience. Not worth repeating. It was extremely noisy. I would rather take a slower route.
Bunk. BS.
1) She has a vested interest in presenting that her systems are secure.
2) She offers a weak link in the data chain. Every time any link is added the system gets LESS secure. Adding a weak link further weakens the system.
Only non-secure data gets stored on the cloud. Remember, it's like a postcard.
I'll provide my own security.
Not every one participates in the economy.
If you live in an urban area look to the homeless - some of them may choose to not participate. They scavenge. You personally may not like that lifestyle but some people choose it.
If you live in a rural area it is far easier to live without participating in the money economy and many people do so.
Under capitalism people are not wage slaves. They can choose to work for someone else or they can choose to work for themselves or they can choose to live on no money. There are people who do each of these things. Your analogy is completely false.
I'm not arguing against a basic income at all. It's a great idea. But don't think wrong.
No, she was a bad person. Just because a system allows you to cheat does not mean you should cheat and if you do cheat you are the bad person, not the system. She should have had to serve the time of all of her victims x 3. She got off way too easily.
"reducing sugar intake in obese children"
Small Details Matter - Consider the study group. They started out with abnormal people, the obese. Sugars are a normal part of our diet. The problem is not sugars but overconsumption.
This isn't really all that new. Back in the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's I did "Consulting". Back then it meant something different than how I see people use the word now. What I did was come in to a company, solve a problem for them such as organizing something, writing a custom application, training them, setting up systems. I was a contract employee in effect except I wasn't an employee, there were no benefits and I didn't expect any. I worked for myself. I got the job done. I billed. I got paid. Worked fine.
"There's simply very little reason to spend more when you can get 90 percent of the functionality for a fraction of the price"
Sometimes that last 10% of functionality is absolutely critical.
A window without glazing is just a hole in the wall.
A car without wheels is just a bench that makes noise.
A horse without legs doesn't go anywhere.
A tablet without the apps you need is just a toy.
So we'll continue as now. A majority eating pablum and a significantly large part of the population prefers real food. Niche farming is growing. Again.
The problem is it will turn out to be bad for you. Factory produced problems.
Me, I'll stick with pasture raised, naturally grown meats. They are a nicely integrated part of our vegetable and fruit farming too. It's a system that works. Permaculture.
"I trust Al Gore more. His carbon trading system will save the planet!"
I hope you're joking. Carbon Trading are a way for Al Gore and his ilk to get richer. Carbon Trading does not reduce pollution. It actually increases pollution.
Of course, it's the engineers fault for following orders.
"Scandal Erupts In Unregulated Online World of Fantasy Sports"
The title implies that fantasies should be regulated. Wow! What a bizarre totalitarian notion. What next, your dreams?
I get the sense they're into looks rather than function. Living in the north I know just how impractical ice would be for such a critical structure. Ice cracks and leaks very easily. It does not have the compressive nor the tensile strength I would want for such a mission critical structure.
I'll accept being good and not very evil.
We are on the verge of a revolution in material sciences that will lead to major break throughs in increased power from solar panels, solar skins that coat devices like phones, cars, homes and computers, methods of making things stronger, lighter and using less energy and materials.
Likewise there is a wave of improvements in manufacturing that will tie into this with 3D printing of parts.
On the third hand is coming a revolution in biology.
All of this is made possible by two big things, increases in computational power out of the computer revolution and increases in the number of people who are thinking about these things. Save the world - have more kids, educate them and help make the future brighter.
It was a gun free zone. Clearly it is impossible anyone could be shot there. Obviously this is a hoax.
While I like iFixIt they purposefully broke the terms of the agreement and got their just punishment.
What is sad is that scientists got paid to "figure" this out. Parents have know this forever. First you eat your veggies, then you get your more appetitive foods. Desert is last.
I apply this same thing to our pastured pigs. First they eat their greens (pasture is 80% of their diet) and any supplement gets fed after that.
Very basic.
Treefinder? Never heard of it.
This is just a cheap publicity stunt by the author.
But what I really want to know is...how many hogs can I carry in the back of this vehicle?
These sorts of articles that compare unrelated statistics are meaningless. It is relevant how many people die of selfies vs how many die of sharks vs how many die of lightning.
Any ads with flash, movement, glitz need to be crisped. Having whitelists, blacklists, preferences as to types and crowd blocking all help. Well behaved ads are not an issue.
"Where did the money in your pocket come from?"
I got my money from my customers.
They got their money from their customers.
It rolls around in a big loop.
The government and banks take little bites out of it as it passes by and they spend it, sometimes on me since some of them are also my customers and my customer's customers.
I make something. I take sunshine, dirt, water that fell from the sky, synthesize it into carbon based cellular structures and then pass it through another form of cellular structure that transforms it into high quality proteins and lipids called meat. e.g., I'm a pasture based farmer. I raise pastured pigs, slaughter them, cut them up, package them, deliver them weekly to my customers and get paid for doing this work. Perhaps most important job in our family farm is genetic manipulations - that is I keep track of the breeder animals and cull the lesser animals, about 94.5% of them, to meat. Breed the best of the best and eat the rest. That's how I make my money in my pocket.
If there was a basic income it would have been a heck of a lot easier for me to get to where I am to day. It took me about 40 years. I probably could have done it in 15 to 20 years with BIG. Hopefully BIG would free up many more people to do interesting projects and some of them might solve the big problems we're faced with. The rest who choose not to use their opportunity are just chaff - just like today.