It's important to keep in mind, though, that the lines for behavior that will get you arrested and behavior that will get you sued, fired, shunned, and/or asked to leave and not come back aren't and shouldn't be the same.
Personally, I think Ars Technica's headline & subhead on this was best:
Experts raise eyebrows at digital pill to monitor patients with schizophrenia Pill reports when it's ingested in patients who may have delusions of being spied on.
Does that mean they can never make a series that shows how they got from humanity of today to that optimistic future? I'm sure it could be an interesting story.
It seems to me, that in many of the jobs likely to be automated, the companies don't want the employees to utilize wisdom, initiative, or ingenuity--they just want the job done a certain way without adjustment by the person doing it.
Yes, it's useful science. It identifies nicotine as the cause and shows that the flavorings and solvents did not cause it. Is nicotine the obvious choice for the culprit? Sure. That doesn't mean we should say we're done and ignore the possibility that the other ingredients are a factor as well.
Yes, intentionally making people in need spend more time and effort on getting food stamps so they have less available to work on getting a job or education makes perfect sense.
The user experience matters too. If something is so annoying to use that you simply don't, you've wasted your money. If using it is bearable but takes twice as long to get things done with it, consider how much your time and frustration over the course of a year are worth.
There are certainly things not to like about Apple products, but generally, the user experience is not among them.
The solution is better education, especially in math, science, and critical thinking.
Excuse me, but have you ever tried to teach birds math, science, and critical thinking? It's a lot harder than it sounds--and it doesn't sound very easy to begin with.
Not only that, but recent research points to a person's gut flora having a huge influence on obesity and dietary habits. The whole subject of nutrition and diet is a lot more complex that we imagined.
I really think you're looking at this the wrong way. It's not that these people think diet soda is a magical drink that wipes away all their caloric transgressions. They know they're eating fattening stuff but don't see the need to pour a liter of fizzy sugar water down their throats on top of it. Just because they're not making the best health decisions, it doesn't mean they're drooling morons.
To produce three avocados, you need 264 gallons of water = 1m^3 = 1000 liters. That is more water than consumed by a child in one year.
In light of this information, I humbly propose that in order to preserve our most precious of natural resources, rather than growing avocados for human consumption, we adopt the more economical and ethical solution of raising children to be used for this purpose in their stead.
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It's important to keep in mind, though, that the lines for behavior that will get you arrested and behavior that will get you sued, fired, shunned, and/or asked to leave and not come back aren't and shouldn't be the same.
My guess is that the success of the Marvel movies made them reconsider the potential of movies based on other media.
Does that mean they can never make a series that shows how they got from humanity of today to that optimistic future? I'm sure it could be an interesting story.
Now the big question is will this result in the patients improving their health before surgery or will surgery just get deferred until it's urgent?
It seems to me, that in many of the jobs likely to be automated, the companies don't want the employees to utilize wisdom, initiative, or ingenuity--they just want the job done a certain way without adjustment by the person doing it.
Fit in my pocket.
Yes, it's useful science. It identifies nicotine as the cause and shows that the flavorings and solvents did not cause it. Is nicotine the obvious choice for the culprit? Sure. That doesn't mean we should say we're done and ignore the possibility that the other ingredients are a factor as well.
When I first read it, the summary sounded pretty inane, but the Scientific American post goes much deeper and is actually pretty interesting.
Yes, Microsoft has a long history of enriching companies it works with to their mutual benefit.
Yes, intentionally making people in need spend more time and effort on getting food stamps so they have less available to work on getting a job or education makes perfect sense.
What does radio offer that the other options don't? Annoying commercials, distortion, and lack of playlist control aren't exactly compelling.
It took me quite a while to figure out what you meant by 'hyperbolic ally' in that sentence!
"It was a dark day when Coffee Lake entered the world."
The user experience matters too. If something is so annoying to use that you simply don't, you've wasted your money. If using it is bearable but takes twice as long to get things done with it, consider how much your time and frustration over the course of a year are worth.
There are certainly things not to like about Apple products, but generally, the user experience is not among them.
Oh, nice, we get to keep Paint. This totally makes up for not keeping Windows Easy Transfer.
Nah, once the colony is halfway built, the US will abruptly bring its brave soldiers back home, allowing someone else to move in.
Excuse me, but have you ever tried to teach birds math, science, and critical thinking? It's a lot harder than it sounds--and it doesn't sound very easy to begin with.
Not only that, but recent research points to a person's gut flora having a huge influence on obesity and dietary habits. The whole subject of nutrition and diet is a lot more complex that we imagined.
I really think you're looking at this the wrong way. It's not that these people think diet soda is a magical drink that wipes away all their caloric transgressions. They know they're eating fattening stuff but don't see the need to pour a liter of fizzy sugar water down their throats on top of it. Just because they're not making the best health decisions, it doesn't mean they're drooling morons.
In light of this information, I humbly propose that in order to preserve our most precious of natural resources, rather than growing avocados for human consumption, we adopt the more economical and ethical solution of raising children to be used for this purpose in their stead.
I think I'd rather have more people being a bit quirky than everyone acting normally and rationally every single waking hour of the day.
Actually, I'd rather they just whine all the time instead of accomplishing things.
Wait, this is just a one megapixel device? No wonder it hasn't been selling better.
Founded by a Briton? What kind of detail is that to give by itself?