The next time you file for a launch permit, I hope the government does the right thing and says "No".
Damn Children, right up there with Musk and his Roadster. You could have launched something useful?
I'm not advocating it, but I'm also not going to ostrich myself to the reality that automation is going to continue to put people out of work until only the highest skilled, specialized techs and engineers, doctors, will be working. A high percentage of jobs that people do today can and will be replaced my machines over the next 50 years. Furthermore, once jobs are lost overseas, what company in their right mind is going to come back to America when they have access to labor for pennies on the dollar. We need to adapt to the changes that foreign sources of labor have brought about, reinvent ourselves. rebuild our infrastructure, better educate our youth and find a way to give them a sense of purpose in America, develop technologies that benefit from our strengths, stop being slaves to consumerism (drives our angst more than anything). This see-saw ride we've been on has resulted from a complete lack of objective guidance on the part of politicians and big business. They've been chasing profits while the rest of us suffer. Just pointing out that collapse is where we're headed if we don't check our roll.
I suggest we let them replace all the jobs with robots. It'll result in a more consistent quality in the food served. We just tax the company an additional 2080 hours at $8 per x the number of full-time equivalents(~20) that are now sitting at home, on top of the taxes he'd have paid prior to the staffing change. and forward that to the employees in the form of a national subsistance allowance. The McDonalds Owner would easily cover the $350K in additional taxes. We're going to have to figure out what to do when more than 50% of the people are out of work in this country due to automation taking whats left of work in America. Businesses will have to pick up their share of the cost.
We've going to need some mechanism to provide basic needs for the countless tens of millions that will be become refugees. Few will have job skills, all will need housing shelter and a commonly agreed upon measure of human dignity. Not all should be cash and some economies of scale will be needed to keep it all affordable. I can see a lot of people going back to a village based agrarian life style and their going to need arable land. A lot of things are going to have to change.
It takes a PHD in Astrophysics to propose a theory of "How Many PC's Can Dance On The Tip Of A Proton". Neil you ran a great theater/gift shop. Leave the science to real scientists.
Most of these refugees are unskilled for positions in European cities. With the skills they do have, they should start by employing those skills to help their brethren. It may take them 1-3 years of focused effort to acquired the skills to fit in in their new environment. Doesnt seem like they have much initiative though.
Actually I think the government said, if you educated liberals want to adopt a political cause that's at odds with the establishment position, there will be a lot fewer of you next year.
How come as soon as someone mentions fusion, some idiot starts spouting nonsense about the dangers of nuclear power. For the record, Fusion is not Nuclear Power. Radiation is not an key issue restricting its development or use.
For anyone still using WindowsXP with iTunes 11.5.5 and an iPhone with iOS 8.4.
If you upgrade your phone to iOS 8.4.1 which came out last week, they do not tell you that you also must up grade to iTunes 12.1. Unfortunately, iTunes 12.1 is not supported on WindowsXP.
I'm 61 years old and in moderately good health. A lot of people say that I don't look a day over 45. I have slept no more than 5 hours a day, on more than 90% if the days, over the last 45 years. I usually sleep about 3 hours at night (actually, early morning, I work in a bar) and get in a 90 minute nap before going to work. Alert and active daily from 9AM till 7PM and work from 10PM till 4AM. Rinse and repeat. Had similar sleeping patterns over 30 years while I worked a 9-5. My father used to work 2 full time jobs and slept about 3 hours per night. Would leave for work at 5:30AM and come home at 12:30AM, the next day. Made ice cream in the morning and ran an overhead crane in a foundry evenings. Did it for 23 years. I'd bet DEC2 is capable of being passed on. Dad lived to be 93. Hope I have that gene too. Wonder if they'd like a DNA sample.
What does putting an iPad in the hands of every school age child do to our carbon footprint? (that's inaddition to the smartphone they already carry) I mean if its a good idea for SanFran, wouldn't it be a good idea all-around? I think we're breaking the 'banks' with our push to faster, better, smarter, and just plain more.
I think the network provider has every right to monitor the traffic on their network to insure the quality of the system. That entails capturing certain information on practically every transmission. They probably don't need information on every packet, but designing complete capture is probably easier. Tagging is perfectly understandable.
Maybe people doesn't realize that the machine minds that monitor packet traffic have gotten so good at what they do, they just don't need the keys to keep track of all of it. Take the other piece of news today that Google, is getting out of the "Pay" business for digital download content. That was just their method of familiarizing their algorithm writers with the financial transaction process. Now the computers do their masters snooping without needing the non-core business of barter.
I'm with you till step 4.
We should never crawl back down another gravity well in an effort to create a sustainable living environment in this solar system.
They should do the smart thing! Take the 50-year plan and get out of the business producing power business and transition into a pure distribution mode. The power companies should be encouraging us all to go the solar route where-ever economically and technologically feasible. Let the market dictate the rate, end the subsidies for solar installation, and encourage the sell back electricity. All with the understanding that 50 years from now most coal and gas fired plants will close their doors and we'll get all the "free" power we can collect.
The idea of owning a mini-solar farm on 5 acres of cheap scrub land and driving an electric car doesn't sound so bad!
The 50-year plan will work when resolving many issues. Poverty, unemployment, hand-gun proliferation, drug abuse, urban crime, ineffectual government. It only takes a well reasoned plan and the resolve to see it through.
What we really need is a mechanism to churn that frozen carbon dioxide at the bottom of the ocean! We're going to find a way to kill ourselves off yet. The shame of it is, we just cant stop ourselves.
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The next time you file for a launch permit, I hope the government does the right thing and says "No". Damn Children, right up there with Musk and his Roadster. You could have launched something useful?
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Can we get a poly-graph on those answers? No?! Thought so!
After 50+ years, I will not support the new movie or the new series. I fear you've sealed your fate.
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I'm not advocating it, but I'm also not going to ostrich myself to the reality that automation is going to continue to put people out of work until only the highest skilled, specialized techs and engineers, doctors, will be working. A high percentage of jobs that people do today can and will be replaced my machines over the next 50 years. Furthermore, once jobs are lost overseas, what company in their right mind is going to come back to America when they have access to labor for pennies on the dollar. We need to adapt to the changes that foreign sources of labor have brought about, reinvent ourselves. rebuild our infrastructure, better educate our youth and find a way to give them a sense of purpose in America, develop technologies that benefit from our strengths, stop being slaves to consumerism (drives our angst more than anything). This see-saw ride we've been on has resulted from a complete lack of objective guidance on the part of politicians and big business. They've been chasing profits while the rest of us suffer. Just pointing out that collapse is where we're headed if we don't check our roll.
I suggest we let them replace all the jobs with robots. It'll result in a more consistent quality in the food served. We just tax the company an additional 2080 hours at $8 per x the number of full-time equivalents(~20) that are now sitting at home, on top of the taxes he'd have paid prior to the staffing change. and forward that to the employees in the form of a national subsistance allowance. The McDonalds Owner would easily cover the $350K in additional taxes. We're going to have to figure out what to do when more than 50% of the people are out of work in this country due to automation taking whats left of work in America. Businesses will have to pick up their share of the cost.
I dont care what kind of detergent you use, you always use the hottest water available on underwear and socks.
We've going to need some mechanism to provide basic needs for the countless tens of millions that will be become refugees. Few will have job skills, all will need housing shelter and a commonly agreed upon measure of human dignity. Not all should be cash and some economies of scale will be needed to keep it all affordable. I can see a lot of people going back to a village based agrarian life style and their going to need arable land. A lot of things are going to have to change.
It takes a PHD in Astrophysics to propose a theory of "How Many PC's Can Dance On The Tip Of A Proton". Neil you ran a great theater/gift shop. Leave the science to real scientists.
The sad aspect of this story is that developers grossly underestimate our demand for 'selfies'.
Most of these refugees are unskilled for positions in European cities. With the skills they do have, they should start by employing those skills to help their brethren. It may take them 1-3 years of focused effort to acquired the skills to fit in in their new environment. Doesnt seem like they have much initiative though.
Actually I think the government said, if you educated liberals want to adopt a political cause that's at odds with the establishment position, there will be a lot fewer of you next year.
How come as soon as someone mentions fusion, some idiot starts spouting nonsense about the dangers of nuclear power. For the record, Fusion is not Nuclear Power. Radiation is not an key issue restricting its development or use.
If this suit continues I will refuse to watch any Paramount or CBS media offerings. Damn money grubbers!
For anyone still using WindowsXP with iTunes 11.5.5 and an iPhone with iOS 8.4. If you upgrade your phone to iOS 8.4.1 which came out last week, they do not tell you that you also must up grade to iTunes 12.1. Unfortunately, iTunes 12.1 is not supported on WindowsXP.
I'm 61 years old and in moderately good health. A lot of people say that I don't look a day over 45. I have slept no more than 5 hours a day, on more than 90% if the days, over the last 45 years. I usually sleep about 3 hours at night (actually, early morning, I work in a bar) and get in a 90 minute nap before going to work. Alert and active daily from 9AM till 7PM and work from 10PM till 4AM. Rinse and repeat. Had similar sleeping patterns over 30 years while I worked a 9-5. My father used to work 2 full time jobs and slept about 3 hours per night. Would leave for work at 5:30AM and come home at 12:30AM, the next day. Made ice cream in the morning and ran an overhead crane in a foundry evenings. Did it for 23 years. I'd bet DEC2 is capable of being passed on. Dad lived to be 93. Hope I have that gene too. Wonder if they'd like a DNA sample.
What does putting an iPad in the hands of every school age child do to our carbon footprint? (that's inaddition to the smartphone they already carry) I mean if its a good idea for SanFran, wouldn't it be a good idea all-around? I think we're breaking the 'banks' with our push to faster, better, smarter, and just plain more.
I think the network provider has every right to monitor the traffic on their network to insure the quality of the system. That entails capturing certain information on practically every transmission. They probably don't need information on every packet, but designing complete capture is probably easier. Tagging is perfectly understandable.
Maybe people doesn't realize that the machine minds that monitor packet traffic have gotten so good at what they do, they just don't need the keys to keep track of all of it. Take the other piece of news today that Google, is getting out of the "Pay" business for digital download content. That was just their method of familiarizing their algorithm writers with the financial transaction process. Now the computers do their masters snooping without needing the non-core business of barter.
I'm with you till step 4. We should never crawl back down another gravity well in an effort to create a sustainable living environment in this solar system.
They should do the smart thing! Take the 50-year plan and get out of the business producing power business and transition into a pure distribution mode. The power companies should be encouraging us all to go the solar route where-ever economically and technologically feasible. Let the market dictate the rate, end the subsidies for solar installation, and encourage the sell back electricity. All with the understanding that 50 years from now most coal and gas fired plants will close their doors and we'll get all the "free" power we can collect. The idea of owning a mini-solar farm on 5 acres of cheap scrub land and driving an electric car doesn't sound so bad! The 50-year plan will work when resolving many issues. Poverty, unemployment, hand-gun proliferation, drug abuse, urban crime, ineffectual government. It only takes a well reasoned plan and the resolve to see it through.
Ehh! They scoff at the prophet, until it starts raining electric automobiles!
What we really need is a mechanism to churn that frozen carbon dioxide at the bottom of the ocean! We're going to find a way to kill ourselves off yet. The shame of it is, we just cant stop ourselves.
Basically the dark matter may be nothing more than another type of neutrino, and we finally found its calling card.