There's no single high powered beam into which to step.
But there is a focal point. I'm not sure I want to carry the device around in my pocket while charging like the maker envisions. But then, I don't know enough electrical engineering to judge it. I am assuming people were not bursting into flames during the trials.
It is possible the Uniform Commercial Code might mandate acceptance of cash. While not a federal statute it is adopted by all the US states. IANAL though. There is a lot of stuff in there about payments and contracts, such as clarifying that an advertisement is not a contract.
Visa recently offered select merchants a $10,000 reward for depriving customers of their right to pay by the method of their choice.
This just sounds hysterical. What if the customer wants to pay with the mentioned stone discs? Is the business depriving them of yet another non-existent "right"?
I believe they already did this when moving various non-critical services to a new city near Beijing (mentioned in the article). In the US at least we have the same thing, called 'eminent domain'. In China you just lease the land from the government for 70 years, which is at least a more honest representation of the relationship.
So all that will happen is there will be another city right across the street, which is managed separately. This already exists to a point in the way the separate districts are managed. But it is unclear why they think this would reverse the overall social and economic trends which are pushing growth in Shanghai.
The news is even earlier than that. TFA describes a well known phenomenon across any industry. It's been part of the idea of creative destruction for a century or so at least.
To me it always seemed like a relic of the old Confucian ethics system, where 'unfilial' sexual activities which didn't contribute to the ongoing survival of the family were bad things. Way way back, becoming a Buddhist monk fell in this category and there was quite a bit of friction with Confucians as a result.
Yes, there is a lot of "some" and "sometimes" in the article. In other words, they try to stay neutral. Sometimes their users are morally questionable. Since Jesus isn't on Earth anymore, we have to assume that means all of the users are morally questionable.
They should spend the time fixing problems instead of making gratuitous interface changes. Useful major features only come along every few years anyway.
Lots of big companies have recruiters visiting college campuses. I don't see them going to old folks home looking for interns and entry level recruits. Is that also against the law?
I can't get to the original complaint due to blockages at work. But as I understand it, defamation requires proof of intentionally publishing false statements. Pretty curious how they think they might establish that.
The ISP already artificially squelches your connection speed unless you pay them more. It's the same equipment and software on both sides, yet for $50 more you can get, say, 500 Mbs instead of 100 Mbs. Why should you care if they are doing the same to Netflix? All that would do is shift some of the profits around the supply chain, a pretty common occurrence.
All true, but TFA mentions a second purpose which at least seems to have some sort of logic behind it. Probably this was the original purpose and they stuck the 'OMG snowflakes are in danger' on top of it:
A Blue Alert could quickly warn you if a violent
suspect may be in your community, along with providing instructions on what to do if you spot
the suspect and how to stay safe.
The police ARE your enemy, in general. At best they are tax farmers, collecting nuisance fines to support their own budget. $50 fine for having a headlight out, for example. In many communities it is even worse, especially in cases where the "criminal" doesn't have $50 lying around to pay the bribe.
I agree the "fast lane" is a non-issue. The fast lane already exists, it is called money. As in money for faster network links, faster servers, faster CDNs, and colocation agreements.
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I am missing why a libertarian should hate this chart, please clarify.
There's no single high powered beam into which to step.
But there is a focal point. I'm not sure I want to carry the device around in my pocket while charging like the maker envisions. But then, I don't know enough electrical engineering to judge it. I am assuming people were not bursting into flames during the trials.
The Portugal MEO example, to which all of these links refer, is false
It is possible the Uniform Commercial Code might mandate acceptance of cash. While not a federal statute it is adopted by all the US states. IANAL though. There is a lot of stuff in there about payments and contracts, such as clarifying that an advertisement is not a contract.
Visa recently offered select merchants a $10,000 reward for depriving customers of their right to pay by the method of their choice.
This just sounds hysterical. What if the customer wants to pay with the mentioned stone discs? Is the business depriving them of yet another non-existent "right"?
I believe they already did this when moving various non-critical services to a new city near Beijing (mentioned in the article). In the US at least we have the same thing, called 'eminent domain'. In China you just lease the land from the government for 70 years, which is at least a more honest representation of the relationship.
Taxi licensing laws are killing children.
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So all that will happen is there will be another city right across the street, which is managed separately. This already exists to a point in the way the separate districts are managed. But it is unclear why they think this would reverse the overall social and economic trends which are pushing growth in Shanghai.
The news is even earlier than that. TFA describes a well known phenomenon across any industry. It's been part of the idea of creative destruction for a century or so at least.
the vast majority of people support government efforts to clean up cyberspace, state news agency Xinhua reports.
To me it always seemed like a relic of the old Confucian ethics system, where 'unfilial' sexual activities which didn't contribute to the ongoing survival of the family were bad things. Way way back, becoming a Buddhist monk fell in this category and there was quite a bit of friction with Confucians as a result.
To whom are they selling if the "dumb money" is all asleep?
When will we build a better launch system than giant explosions? I want a nice giant railgun
Now we just need to save kids from the actual programs, many of which are absolutely awful and/or commercials in themselves.
Yes, there is a lot of "some" and "sometimes" in the article. In other words, they try to stay neutral. Sometimes their users are morally questionable. Since Jesus isn't on Earth anymore, we have to assume that means all of the users are morally questionable.
They should spend the time fixing problems instead of making gratuitous interface changes. Useful major features only come along every few years anyway.
Lots of big companies have recruiters visiting college campuses. I don't see them going to old folks home looking for interns and entry level recruits. Is that also against the law?
I can't get to the original complaint due to blockages at work. But as I understand it, defamation requires proof of intentionally publishing false statements. Pretty curious how they think they might establish that.
The ISP already artificially squelches your connection speed unless you pay them more. It's the same equipment and software on both sides, yet for $50 more you can get, say, 500 Mbs instead of 100 Mbs. Why should you care if they are doing the same to Netflix? All that would do is shift some of the profits around the supply chain, a pretty common occurrence.
Plenty of people enjoy American football
The thing about aliens is, they are alien. You have no idea how they think or what they value. Maybe they love "Ally McBeal"
A Blue Alert could quickly warn you if a violent suspect may be in your community, along with providing instructions on what to do if you spot the suspect and how to stay safe.
The police ARE your enemy, in general. At best they are tax farmers, collecting nuisance fines to support their own budget. $50 fine for having a headlight out, for example. In many communities it is even worse, especially in cases where the "criminal" doesn't have $50 lying around to pay the bribe.
I agree the "fast lane" is a non-issue. The fast lane already exists, it is called money. As in money for faster network links, faster servers, faster CDNs, and colocation agreements.