Right, a board of directors are people that "can feel positive emotions"...
With one big difference: they have to increase profits or be replaced.
In the end, it does not matter one bit if they are good decent people, or the "positive" feelings they may have. The logic of the corporation will prevail.
"Any economic, social and/or political structure that do not prohibit the ruthless from profiting at the expense of the decent will create long term consequences that could impact their society negatively."
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Theories of Altruism in evolutionary theory. Within the group, defectors (i.e. the non-altruistic cheaters) will have a survival edge and be able to outcompete cooperators...
...unless there is a mechanism of rewarding cooperators and punishing defectors.
"These silkworms are not volunteers. They have been deprived of their precious freedom to be grown in space in inhumane conditions, as mere food for flesh-eating space zombies."
No, it does not. Not when your options are restricted to choosing between people with no *real* differences.
"Democracy" is an illusion, it has been reduced to choosing from a preset pool of incompetent bureaucrats, who pretend to be different from one another by over-blowing their slight nuances of policy.
Right, so the best possible policy from the Israeli possibility would be non stop bombings, right, because that's what works?
On the contrary. My point was that intimidation and violence does not work, long term or short term. 60 + years of an ongoing conflict seems to confirm that.
Game theory does not apply to that region of the globe, no matter the number of studies made elsewhere. And that would be probably because the theory of games presumes that the actors are for the most part rational individuals. Neither sides in this conflict are remotely close to being rational.
There seems to be no end to the CO2 hysteria. First cow farts, and now Google queries.
CO2 does not cause Global Warming. CO2 is not a poison, Carbon monoxide is. CO2 is absolutely essential to all life on this planet, and there is no indication that we have too much CO2.
The man-made climate change is based on computer models which inputs can be easily manipulated to confirm whatever you want. The "predictions" are as accurate than a old gypsy woman reading your palm. The IPCC is not a scientific institution, but a UN organization with its agenda and a one-sided opinion mostly based on speculation.
There are over 31,000 American scientists who signed a petition which disagrees with the theory of man-made global warming. And no, not all of them are paid by big corporations.
The problem is that the Israelis have the strongest possible evidence that it has worked : fact. When they respond to these attacks with an intense response, the other side often reduces attacks for months or years.
..The evidence points to the fact that, after a period of relative calm (definitely not years) , things get much worse, as the other side rebuilds its strength. What reality shows is that intimidation does not work long term on people that have not much to loose, and probably never will.
They want their opponents to know that starting a fight with them is a bad idea because they will finish it, harshly.
Very theory-of-gamish. The problem is that feelings such as passion or decades of deep-seated hatred (from both sides) override rationality. Probably why that policy will never work, and might even worsen things.
If the convict has served his time, his name must be cleared. For every crime. Always. Without condition.
If he is still perceived as a danger to the public, then someone fucked up. He should have been sentenced more time in jail, or should not have been released on parole.
I respectfully disagree with that absolute statement. Depends on the crime. Most of the time there is simply no legal way to keep child molesters & rapists in jail for life. For the most, they cannot be "cured", and when they will get out, they will do it again.
I have the utmost respect for the US Constitution, but I would rather have future victims protected. Call me a "petty fascist" if you want.
Since sarcasm is notoriously difficult to convey online, does this mean the Internet is a dementia simulator? Actually, that would explain a lot of things...
<sarcasm> Right, the internet is a dementia simulator.</sarcasm>
I know that I am piggybacking but I thought that the educational world had moved on from the terms bright, gifted and related words.
Indeed, the educational world has moved well away from those terms.
The rest of us recognize the reality that some people are in fact academically gifted and prefer to recognize talent instead of trying as hard as possible to homogenize it.
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The "Everyone Is Gifted" syndrome, so therefore, no one is.
Still, to emulate a real wife, it would have to undergo heavy weight gains over the years, have a over-developed verbal mode, and get cranky during its (simulated) menstrual cycles. Also, it should experienced increased robotic headaches which would get more frequent with the years of matrimony, and directly proportional to the decrease in the number of simulated orgasms...
If "hair that hangs down over the face" is not permitted, but beards are allowed, will the face recognition software be able to recognize me if I shave mine later on? And to spice it up a little, what if my beard covered some scar(s) on my face? Just curious.
Yes but...there is still the possibility of them (wifes + respective mother-in-laws) spending their time fighting with each other, instead of giving *you* a hard time.
Or not.
More of the same usual tactic : create a false threat ( or grossly exaggerate a problem ) in order to sell papers, and ultimately justify Gov intervention & control.
It has nothing to do with installation base and far more to do with idiot coding practices.
It has to do with both.
Virus writers target what is the most used, for max impact. Win over Mac. MS Outlook over other mail clients. It does not mean that other mail software is "secure". As for Apache installs, getting ass-raped or not has also to do with the quality of sysadmins and how fast they update security patches.
Why stop to cell phones?
If they could add a layer of piezoelectric material to walls, buildings, cars, etc...the entire world would be able to talk its way into powering itself.
We would have turned noise pollution into something useful.
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With one big difference: they have to increase profits or be replaced.
In the end, it does not matter one bit if they are good decent people, or the "positive" feelings they may have. The logic of the corporation will prevail.
.
Theories of Altruism in evolutionary theory. Within the group, defectors (i.e. the non-altruistic cheaters) will have a survival edge and be able to outcompete cooperators...
"These silkworms are not volunteers. They have been deprived of their precious freedom to be grown in space in inhumane conditions, as mere food for flesh-eating space zombies."
Damn. And all these years I thought those colleges at work were out to get me, while it was the coffee machine all along...
The Southern California Profanity Prohibition? Lots of southern-Californians already go over to Mexico on weekends for drinks, drugs and cheap whores.
That bill will give them yet another reason to cross the border: being able to use the F-word liberally.
No, it does not. Not when your options are restricted to choosing between people with no *real* differences.
"Democracy" is an illusion, it has been reduced to choosing from a preset pool of incompetent bureaucrats, who pretend to be different from one another by over-blowing their slight nuances of policy.
Right, so the best possible policy from the Israeli possibility would be non stop bombings, right, because that's what works?
On the contrary. My point was that intimidation and violence does not work, long term or short term. 60 + years of an ongoing conflict seems to confirm that.
Game theory does not apply to that region of the globe, no matter the number of studies made elsewhere. And that would be probably because the theory of games presumes that the actors are for the most part rational individuals. Neither sides in this conflict are remotely close to being rational.
Right. The tests reward who is winning in the real world. So these are good tests.
CO2 does not cause Global Warming. CO2 is not a poison, Carbon monoxide is. CO2 is absolutely essential to all life on this planet, and there is no indication that we have too much CO2.
The man-made climate change is based on computer models which inputs can be easily manipulated to confirm whatever you want. The "predictions" are as accurate than a old gypsy woman reading your palm. The IPCC is not a scientific institution, but a UN organization with its agenda and a one-sided opinion mostly based on speculation.
There are over 31,000 American scientists who signed a petition which disagrees with the theory of man-made global warming. And no, not all of them are paid by big corporations.
The problem is that the Israelis have the strongest possible evidence that it has worked : fact. When they respond to these attacks with an intense response, the other side often reduces attacks for months or years.
..The evidence points to the fact that, after a period of relative calm (definitely not years) , things get much worse, as the other side rebuilds its strength. What reality shows is that intimidation does not work long term on people that have not much to loose, and probably never will.
They want their opponents to know that starting a fight with them is a bad idea because they will finish it, harshly.
Very theory-of-gamish. The problem is that feelings such as passion or decades of deep-seated hatred (from both sides) override rationality. Probably why that policy will never work, and might even worsen things.
It deserves an Orwellian Newspeak Award.
If the convict has served his time, his name must be cleared. For every crime. Always. Without condition.
If he is still perceived as a danger to the public, then someone fucked up. He should have been sentenced more time in jail, or should not have been released on parole.
I respectfully disagree with that absolute statement. Depends on the crime. Most of the time there is simply no legal way to keep child molesters & rapists in jail for life. For the most, they cannot be "cured", and when they will get out, they will do it again.
I have the utmost respect for the US Constitution, but I would rather have future victims protected. Call me a "petty fascist" if you want.
Question: Who the hell funds these projects? And why?
"Safari and Chrome are tied for the worst password manager built..." Yeah, but Chrome is still in beta. What's Safari's excuse?
Since sarcasm is notoriously difficult to convey online, does this mean the Internet is a dementia simulator? Actually, that would explain a lot of things...
<sarcasm> Right, the internet is a dementia simulator.</sarcasm>
What were the odds of being hit by a meteorite?
I know that I am piggybacking but I thought that the educational world had moved on from the terms bright, gifted and related words.
Indeed, the educational world has moved well away from those terms.
The rest of us recognize the reality that some people are in fact academically gifted and prefer to recognize talent instead of trying as hard as possible to homogenize it.
++ The "Everyone Is Gifted" syndrome, so therefore, no one is.
Still, to emulate a real wife, it would have to undergo heavy weight gains over the years, have a over-developed verbal mode, and get cranky during its (simulated) menstrual cycles. Also, it should experienced increased robotic headaches which would get more frequent with the years of matrimony, and directly proportional to the decrease in the number of simulated orgasms...
If "hair that hangs down over the face" is not permitted, but beards are allowed, will the face recognition software be able to recognize me if I shave mine later on? And to spice it up a little, what if my beard covered some scar(s) on my face? Just curious.
Yes but...there is still the possibility of them (wifes + respective mother-in-laws) spending their time fighting with each other, instead of giving *you* a hard time. Or not.
More of the same usual tactic : create a false threat ( or grossly exaggerate a problem ) in order to sell papers, and ultimately justify Gov intervention & control.
" Who Protects the Internet?" No one yet. And thank God for that.
It has nothing to do with installation base and far more to do with idiot coding practices.
It has to do with both. Virus writers target what is the most used, for max impact. Win over Mac. MS Outlook over other mail clients. It does not mean that other mail software is "secure". As for Apache installs, getting ass-raped or not has also to do with the quality of sysadmins and how fast they update security patches.
Why stop to cell phones? If they could add a layer of piezoelectric material to walls, buildings, cars, etc...the entire world would be able to talk its way into powering itself. We would have turned noise pollution into something useful.