The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, seeks to bar Mr. Musk from serving as an executive or director of publicly traded companies. Tesla, which Mr. Musk co-founded, is publicly traded.
You can criticize them 'til you're blue in the face, they're fully resistant against reason and logic. It's like the religious right wing nutjobs found their pendant on the other side of the spectrum. Same rhetoric, different agenda.
I interpreted the GP post differently than you did. The political parties are too concerned about losing a few votes at the extreme end of the spectrum to renounce their behavior. This allows the extremists to control the narrative.
It's not about changing the extremists minds, it's about the vast majority in the center being ignored.
I'm still on Office 2010. I don't understand the point of these "upgrades"
The quotations on "upgrades" are well deserved. My company has been following the latest releases from Microsoft. I've noticed my performance getting worse with every release. Many of the new features are for tighter cloud integration, which causes Office to run slower, especially on slow internet connections. We had some sort of network issue a few weeks ago, and it took Office out with it. The days of working offline are slowly going away.
Clusters can actually be a by-product of the way the tests are designed.
I agree with this assessment. The clusters are likely a result of the traits the test was designed to measure. Are their more traits the test doesn't measure? Do some traits overlap? Does the test measure the traits accurately?
It is a recurring myth that corporations are somehow absolutely required by law to seek profit. It seems now is a good time to mention that this is absolutely not true.
That's not what they told me in finance class.
Back in the 2000s, when the tech sector was stagnant and finance was screaming hot, I took a few business classes. They drill it into you. "The duty of the CEO is to create value for shareholders."
The sad part is, if making money can be called a "moral requirement", apparently it is more important than the truly moral cause of healing as many people as possible.
That's the crux of the issue. The financial system in the US is designed around one goal, make money for investors. However, the world doesn't work that way. In cases like this, there are two goals, and they may not be aligned. Now there is a problem.
Main issue is that the airframe and engine suppliers are not keeping pace.
That's not just for Boeing. This is happening in every area of manufacturing in the US right now. The economy is hyper stimulated. Order boards are full, suppliers can't keep up, nobody can find good labor. Companies are very hesitant to commit big capital to increase production. It's seen as a temporary issue and nobody want's to spend a lot of money only to see the market "correct".
Going behind the back of and trying to undermine the Chief Executive in this fashion is unprofessional, cowardly, and unconstitutional.
Unprofessional and cowardly are arguable but it's definitely not unconstitutional. The U.S. Constitution does not demand loyalty to anyone, not even the President. In fact, the U.S. Constitution is all about the limitations put upon government. The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution exists expressly so that we can speak out in opposition of those in power.
I suggest you read the U.S. Constitution, it's pretty great, not perfect but still quite good.
Article II section 1: "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." (very first sentence)
The author of the letter is admitting to exercising executive power without being the President. That's a pretty clear violation, and completely separate from writing a letter to the NYT.
...knowledge on how to interpolate for intermediate values in those tables.
That is a critical skill. I remember learning that in thermo to find values from steam tables. I still interpolate sometimes based on values I have available to me.
Yes. This "News for Nerds" website spends way too much time talking about information technology and not enough time discussing other technology. There have been recent advances in traffic engineering too. Ever see a diverging diamond interchange?
AvE posted a great video on this bridge. The designer of the bridge didn't like adding extra reinforcing. This was probably for aesthetics. This made maintenance of the bridge difficult as structural components couldn't be repaired while the bridge was in service.
Well, I think in the end, this is a cultural war between those in the wealth creation business (Elon Musk/Tesla) and those in the wealth transfer business (Wall Street).
I agree there is a culture war, but I think the reason is different. There are several different things that motivate people. I'll name a few of the main ones:
Greed/fear
The betterment of society/other people.
Curiosity
Expression
Wall Street is HEAVILY motivated by greed. They want a cash return above all. Musk's investment in Tesla seems to be driven largely by a desire to improve life for other people. This conflict of motive seems to be the issue at hand.
I always thought the reference time for GPS was WWV anyway. You should only really have one standard reference. Or does GPS reference the same clock, and NIST is just shutting down the radio transmitter?
Communism: technically the government runs everything. Very autocratic- usually one party. People are responsible to the government (not the other way around). No private ownership.
I'll admit, I haven't read Marx. However, I think this definition is flawed. Communism means everything is a shared resource. Ideally, there would be no greed, and people would share resources willingly. It's for the good of "The People". This is requires a great deal of camaraderie among citizens (comrades).
However, people don't work that way. We are greedy, and easily splinter off into factions. Government's role is to arbitrate between "The People" to overcome these obstacles.
In theory, the government represents "The People" with their best interest in mind. However, the open nature of democracy tends to divide the nation (like the US right now). In the interest of camaraderie, only one political party is allowed. It's very hard to represent the people in this form of government.
In summary, people are responsible to each other, with the government as arbitrator. This has never been tried in a democracy, because the population needs to be united under the cause.
I loved it the time my mother went to bed early and let me play her hand with Board Walk and Park Place. I don't understand why everyone wouldn't want to join a game 3 hours in. With hard work and careful strategy, you can win the game!
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I honestly can't think of a worse group of folks than financial lawyers, or a better group of people than SpaceX.
I'm not worried about SpaceX.
However, Tesla may be screwed.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, seeks to bar Mr. Musk from serving as an executive or director of publicly traded companies. Tesla, which Mr. Musk co-founded, is publicly traded.
You can criticize them 'til you're blue in the face, they're fully resistant against reason and logic. It's like the religious right wing nutjobs found their pendant on the other side of the spectrum. Same rhetoric, different agenda.
I interpreted the GP post differently than you did. The political parties are too concerned about losing a few votes at the extreme end of the spectrum to renounce their behavior. This allows the extremists to control the narrative.
It's not about changing the extremists minds, it's about the vast majority in the center being ignored.
I'm still on Office 2010. I don't understand the point of these "upgrades"
The quotations on "upgrades" are well deserved. My company has been following the latest releases from Microsoft. I've noticed my performance getting worse with every release. Many of the new features are for tighter cloud integration, which causes Office to run slower, especially on slow internet connections. We had some sort of network issue a few weeks ago, and it took Office out with it. The days of working offline are slowly going away.
Back in my day, all we had was Courier New, and we didn't complain about it!
I wonder what would happen if the Sherman Anti-trust Act was aimed at Ticketmaster. They have a virtual monopoly on their business model.
Ticketmaster was allowed to merge with Live Nation in 2010. So their virtual monopoly has the blessing of the US Justice Department.
Clusters can actually be a by-product of the way the tests are designed.
I agree with this assessment. The clusters are likely a result of the traits the test was designed to measure. Are their more traits the test doesn't measure? Do some traits overlap? Does the test measure the traits accurately?
Are you surprised to be told that your professors may have lied to you to benefit entrenched power?
More likely they were reciting what was written in the textbook.
It is a recurring myth that corporations are somehow absolutely required by law to seek profit. It seems now is a good time to mention that this is absolutely not true.
That's not what they told me in finance class.
Back in the 2000s, when the tech sector was stagnant and finance was screaming hot, I took a few business classes. They drill it into you. "The duty of the CEO is to create value for shareholders."
The sad part is, if making money can be called a "moral requirement", apparently it is more important than the truly moral cause of healing as many people as possible.
That's the crux of the issue. The financial system in the US is designed around one goal, make money for investors. However, the world doesn't work that way. In cases like this, there are two goals, and they may not be aligned. Now there is a problem.
Main issue is that the airframe and engine suppliers are not keeping pace.
That's not just for Boeing. This is happening in every area of manufacturing in the US right now. The economy is hyper stimulated. Order boards are full, suppliers can't keep up, nobody can find good labor. Companies are very hesitant to commit big capital to increase production. It's seen as a temporary issue and nobody want's to spend a lot of money only to see the market "correct".
Hiring back retirees seems like a good solution.
the stench of evil.
He's like a Joel Osteen Franciscan.
Anyhow, time to decommercialise medicine. Yes, I know it sounds pinko commie socialist. Even so.
The market is working to correct this behavior. Remember, there are intermediaries between the drug companies and the patients. They're pissed off too.
Amazon search has been increasingly ignoring the input and just barfing out SPAM.
SpAmazon
Going behind the back of and trying to undermine the Chief Executive in this fashion is unprofessional, cowardly, and unconstitutional.
Unprofessional and cowardly are arguable but it's definitely not unconstitutional. The U.S. Constitution does not demand loyalty to anyone, not even the President. In fact, the U.S. Constitution is all about the limitations put upon government. The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution exists expressly so that we can speak out in opposition of those in power.
I suggest you read the U.S. Constitution, it's pretty great, not perfect but still quite good.
Article II section 1:
"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." (very first sentence)
The author of the letter is admitting to exercising executive power without being the President. That's a pretty clear violation, and completely separate from writing a letter to the NYT.
See, these things are dangerous! I've been saying it for years. We'll all be much safer with coal.
...knowledge on how to interpolate for intermediate values in those tables.
That is a critical skill. I remember learning that in thermo to find values from steam tables. I still interpolate sometimes based on values I have available to me.
I-95 doesn't go through Trenton, New Jersey.
There's a Sesame Street theme park near where I-95 ends in Pennsylvania.
Not just Computer Engineers
Yes. This "News for Nerds" website spends way too much time talking about information technology and not enough time discussing other technology. There have been recent advances in traffic engineering too. Ever see a diverging diamond interchange?
AvE posted a great video on this bridge. The designer of the bridge didn't like adding extra reinforcing. This was probably for aesthetics. This made maintenance of the bridge difficult as structural components couldn't be repaired while the bridge was in service.
Well, I think in the end, this is a cultural war between those in the wealth creation business (Elon Musk/Tesla) and those in the wealth transfer business (Wall Street).
I agree there is a culture war, but I think the reason is different. There are several different things that motivate people. I'll name a few of the main ones:
Wall Street is HEAVILY motivated by greed. They want a cash return above all. Musk's investment in Tesla seems to be driven largely by a desire to improve life for other people. This conflict of motive seems to be the issue at hand.
I always thought the reference time for GPS was WWV anyway. You should only really have one standard reference. Or does GPS reference the same clock, and NIST is just shutting down the radio transmitter?
Will this make a bistromathic drive possible?
Communism: technically the government runs everything. Very autocratic- usually one party. People are responsible to the government (not the other way around). No private ownership.
I'll admit, I haven't read Marx. However, I think this definition is flawed. Communism means everything is a shared resource. Ideally, there would be no greed, and people would share resources willingly. It's for the good of "The People". This is requires a great deal of camaraderie among citizens (comrades).
However, people don't work that way. We are greedy, and easily splinter off into factions. Government's role is to arbitrate between "The People" to overcome these obstacles.
In theory, the government represents "The People" with their best interest in mind. However, the open nature of democracy tends to divide the nation (like the US right now). In the interest of camaraderie, only one political party is allowed. It's very hard to represent the people in this form of government.
In summary, people are responsible to each other, with the government as arbitrator. This has never been tried in a democracy, because the population needs to be united under the cause.
... 3 hours in.
I loved it the time my mother went to bed early and let me play her hand with Board Walk and Park Place. I don't understand why everyone wouldn't want to join a game 3 hours in. With hard work and careful strategy, you can win the game!