If you are an American, with all the benefits that citizenship entails - education, infrastructure, living conditions, security, stable government, rule of law, material and spiritual abundance - that make you the envy of the rest of the planet... why the hell can you not compete with third-world peasants, struggling against oppressive governments, scarcity of resources, illiterate parents, crime and pollution?
But at a very high cost. The only way to create bitcoins is to waste energy. Worse, the amount of energy that must be wasted to create new bitcoins increases over time.
Here is your homework: What is the total cost to produce a US penny? Of that, what is the total energy cost? What is the cost to mine and refine an ounce of gold? What is the energy cost? What is the cost to mine a bitcoin? What is the energy cost?
The latest trend is to whip out your phone and start recording whenever and wherever you see the authorities in action. This is a great development that must be encouraged and expanded.
Let the citizens install scanners that track the movements of police vehicles and other government employees, scan their faces and tags, collect their prints and skin flakes. Post the collected data to an easily searchable database. So when we see Mr. Plod emerge from a motel, tired and emotional, with a lady who is not his wife, he can explain why that dent in his cruiser was due to its sideswiping an old lady walking her dog, caught on a neighborhood surveillance cam.
The FBI is complaining, but I say that if they have nothing to hide, they should not object.
From the blurb: "Our markets are hindered by overcomplex regulations that debilitate the political and economic processes they were created to support; the rule of law has become the rule of lawyers."
Learn about unintended consequences of regulations.
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I invite posters to list below everything that offends. I expect a long list, so I'll start the ball (!) rolling:
The Minnesota football team perpetuates the stereotype of violent northern Europeans, bent on raping and pillaging. Their name and mascot must be banished - they are deeply offensive and racist.
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The old-timey religions with their outdated dogma, fearful worship of imaginary beings and inability to grapple with reason and freedom, have become irrelevant to modern society.
In a last-gasp attempt to stay relevant, they are now co-opting the newest religion, that of eco-nuttism. This is not the kind of environmental study based on science and economics, it is the kind of green worship that is unhinged from reality, with a veneer of respectabilty. The function of Brother Guy is to provide that veneer to prevent a complete return to paganism.
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We urgently need the technology to hear the voices in the senator's head.
Pi = 3
The odds are so much better!
And they say there are no women in tech.
If you are an American, with all the benefits that citizenship entails - education, infrastructure, living conditions, security, stable government, rule of law, material and spiritual abundance - that make you the envy of the rest of the planet... why the hell can you not compete with third-world peasants, struggling against oppressive governments, scarcity of resources, illiterate parents, crime and pollution?
But at a very high cost. The only way to create bitcoins is to waste energy. Worse, the amount of energy that must be wasted to create new bitcoins increases over time.
Here is your homework:
What is the total cost to produce a US penny? Of that, what is the total energy cost?
What is the cost to mine and refine an ounce of gold? What is the energy cost?
What is the cost to mine a bitcoin? What is the energy cost?
The answers may surprise you.
The latest trend is to whip out your phone and start recording whenever and wherever you see the authorities in action. This is a great development that must be encouraged and expanded.
Let the citizens install scanners that track the movements of police vehicles and other government employees, scan their faces and tags, collect their prints and skin flakes. Post the collected data to an easily searchable database. So when we see Mr. Plod emerge from a motel, tired and emotional, with a lady who is not his wife, he can explain why that dent in his cruiser was due to its sideswiping an old lady walking her dog, caught on a neighborhood surveillance cam.
The FBI is complaining, but I say that if they have nothing to hide, they should not object.
Mod up the most insightful post of the day - bravo!
SJW = equality of outcome
Boldly = equality of opportunity
Why do I have this nagging feeling that will be less of going boldly?
The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die
http://www.amazon.ca/The-Great...
From the blurb: "Our markets are hindered by overcomplex regulations that debilitate the political and economic processes they were created to support; the rule of law has become the rule of lawyers."
Learn about unintended consequences of regulations.
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Cracker!
Yes, mammograms require compression!
Bra-ket notation is the work of an evil sexist.
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I invite posters to list below everything that offends. I expect a long list, so I'll start the ball (!) rolling:
The Minnesota football team perpetuates the stereotype of violent northern Europeans, bent on raping and pillaging. Their name and mascot must be banished - they are deeply offensive and racist.
God was niggardly with the sense of humor dispensing.
If black cabs are so great, why are they so worried about Uber that they have to hide behind the skirts of government?
The Knowledge has been rendered completely redundant by to GPS.
Nice to meet someone so open-minded that is willing to respectfully consider another's opinion and respond on the issues.
I know it is fashionable to hate on them, so what do you think about their stance on licensing? Read the interview: http://www.forbes.com/sites/da...
You were lucky. Las Vegas taxis are considered corrupt across the board.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/...
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6. Enter your Departing Date, Returning Date and locations for international travel.
7. Click 'Submit.'
The cow is of the bovine ilk;
One end is moo, the other, milk.
By "users" you mean advertisers - providing them with information about your "products" (me)?
The old-timey religions with their outdated dogma, fearful worship of imaginary beings and inability to grapple with reason and freedom, have become irrelevant to modern society.
In a last-gasp attempt to stay relevant, they are now co-opting the newest religion, that of eco-nuttism. This is not the kind of environmental study based on science and economics, it is the kind of green worship that is unhinged from reality, with a veneer of respectabilty. The function of Brother Guy is to provide that veneer to prevent a complete return to paganism.