As long as we are in this tech-based world, knowing what 3.5*(1/3) is won't help your life in any measurable way. Not when your phone/watch/calculator(haha) or computer can tell you with a couple taps.
Knowing how to interact with digital assistants will probably be a more useful skill in the future then odd fraction multiplication.
Not totally disagreeing with your point, but it took me very little time for my little brain to come up with 1 1/6. Using your brain is not a bad thing to do. It works best when used regularly.
Exactly what I came to say. Google is working exactly as intended. We aren't the customer, so our needs are of minimal concern to Google. I find most searches now turn up lousy crap someone is selling.
For long haul, my rule-of-thumb (based on 35k miles of "thumb" over the last 20 years) is about $175k/mile for two conduit and 144 fiber. Note: this is good for optical ground wire on long-haul electrical transmission lines, as well as buried.
So $50 million buys.285714285714 of a mile, or 1508.57142857 feet or 459.8126 meters.
Thank god we're saved!!
Costs $175k/mile, and $50 million gets a little over a quarter mile? Sign me up for that contract! That's a nice profit margin.
I for one would take reliability over speed. Reliability is a big problem with our current 1.4 choices of providers.
I was doing speedtests using a variety of sites.
AT&T has one, so I did that too. Their site told me "You deserve 99% reliability!"
I wondered what I did wrong to deserve internet service that didn't work 3.65 days per year?
Good thing they don't serve my area.
All the speed test results were pretty consistent. 15M/10M. The website of my provider (Eastlink) lists 100M/10M as the lowest level of service.
The only competitor in my area (Bell) calls me from time to time to try to get me to switch to them (fiber).
I save a lot of time by saying "Do you actually provide service in my area? Because the last ten times you called to ask me, by the end of the call I was told you don't actually offer service in my area." And the answer is "Oh, sorry, no we don't."
Why would/should/could this be government? A private intermediary would be far effective, better yet several competing based on price and/or quality of service
Don't be so foolish. Of course the government would be the best choice. They'd know what is best for you to watch, and not show you all that stuff that you need not see. Plenty of countries already do this, don't get left out. The people are all happy to have this done for them. Thinking for yourself is bad. It's obvious most people already know this, as they hardly think for themselves now.
While there are some complaints, generally Netflix is good enough for me, and unless that changes then it will be the only one I have.
I watch some Disney stuff. Not a lot though, so not enough to justify a subscription with them, so they lose all income from me if they are not on Netflix.
I think a lot of fragmentation will cause many people to feel the same way, and they will either not watch the stuff that is pulled from Netflix (or whatever ONE or TWO they choose to subscribe to), or they will infringe. The end result is the same, loss of income for the folks that pull out.
Actually, infringing is better for them than people not watching at all. Microsoft learned that decades ago. At least those pirating could be future customers if they learn how to serve them. The people not watching could be gone for good. (By not returning, or simply sticking with a competitor.)
While I don't condone anything (allegedly) illegal on the part of the developer, if any such thing has even been done, I don't care if he is as guilty as they come, this behavior is totally unacceptable.
The seizure is theft. If I walked into the "cable giants" building and started "seizing" stuff, I'd be off to jail. And that is where these people need to go.
Anyone involved. Any lawyers should be disbarred and jailed. The CEO is responsible for everything, and should also be jailed. You or I would be. And the "theft" is very minor compared to the violation of rights.
The Canadian government (using taxpayers money) just paid off an alleged terrorist because his rights were violated.
The gross violation of this developer's rights are an abomination, and criminal, and these companies should pay up, and as I said above, there should be jail time for those involved/responsible.
They need to be slapped down and hard. These industries are fond of trying to make an example out of people, and they should be treated the same.
Every major appliance or major item should be required to have a nice big notice on it saying " We believe that this device will last x years, and it is therefore covered by an unconditional warranty for that time period."
So when something is built to last, the consumer will know. When something is built to fail, the consumer will know that too.
How many people who text (or yak on the phone) while driving ever think "Holy crap, this is dangerous! I am a normal human being, and am not well suited to be doing this. It is clearly unsafe."
I would bet almost none. They all think that they are somehow superior to everyone else and can do it safely.
And then when they kill a dozen people, they are all "I'm so sorry."
Enforce a rule that they cannot advertise theoretical maximums any more. The new figure should be the guaranteed minimum speed. A far more useful figure. They can whine all they want, they deserve it due to their deceptive behavior.
History would remember the brave pioneers that colonized the first extraterrestrial world, their legacy preserved to be taught to future generations to serve as an example to the spirit of exploration.
How many people who set foot on the moon can you name? I would bet most people would be lucky to name the first one, let alone the rest of them.
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As long as we are in this tech-based world, knowing what 3.5*(1/3) is won't help your life in any measurable way. Not when your phone/watch/calculator(haha) or computer can tell you with a couple taps.
Knowing how to interact with digital assistants will probably be a more useful skill in the future then odd fraction multiplication.
Not totally disagreeing with your point, but it took me very little time for my little brain to come up with 1 1/6. Using your brain is not a bad thing to do. It works best when used regularly.
Exactly what I came to say. Google is working exactly as intended. We aren't the customer, so our needs are of minimal concern to Google. I find most searches now turn up lousy crap someone is selling.
Here is a rough estimate as of 2015 from Quora:
So $50 million buys .285714285714 of a mile, or 1508.57142857 feet or 459.8126 meters.
Thank god we're saved!!
Costs $175k/mile, and $50 million gets a little over a quarter mile? Sign me up for that contract! That's a nice profit margin.
Disconnect it from the internet, and give me my $50 million.
If Disney thinks I am going to pay for multiple subscriptions, they are in for an unhappy suprise. I just won't consume their products any more.
I bet most of the water we drink is contaminated by dust too! We should put environment protections in place against the dust epidemic!
A lot of dust falls to Earth from space every day. Time for a planetary shield. Meanwhile, stop littering plastic everywhere.
And sometimes a finger.
Put the smartphone away and pay attention to what you are doing.
How much does it cost compared to a regular vehicle? Waymo.
How much more can go wrong? Waymo.
The industrial revolution wouldn't even have been a gleam in James Watt's eye if Thag hadn't invented fire.
Invented fire? The big question is why didn't Thag float away? Newton didn't "invent" gravity until much later.
I don't see how they can deny it. It's pretty obvious it's Breakout.
On the other hand, I see absolutely no sane reason that it should matter in the slightest.
This means that the patent will expire and the technology behind it
For the last 20 years Amazon has kept a tight hold on this technology,
I'm struggling to understand how the term "technology" fits in these sentences.
which can identify cars from "customized paintings, decorations or even scratches"
So time to paint the car with eInk that can change randomly. Fake scratches and dents that move around and change shape.
His memo could be considered whistleblowing
You don't fire whistle blowers. You put them in jail, remember?
I for one would take reliability over speed. Reliability is a big problem with our current 1.4 choices of providers.
I was doing speedtests using a variety of sites.
AT&T has one, so I did that too. Their site told me "You deserve 99% reliability!"
I wondered what I did wrong to deserve internet service that didn't work 3.65 days per year? Good thing they don't serve my area.
All the speed test results were pretty consistent. 15M/10M. The website of my provider (Eastlink) lists 100M/10M as the lowest level of service.
The only competitor in my area (Bell) calls me from time to time to try to get me to switch to them (fiber). I save a lot of time by saying "Do you actually provide service in my area? Because the last ten times you called to ask me, by the end of the call I was told you don't actually offer service in my area." And the answer is "Oh, sorry, no we don't."
Why would/should/could this be government? A private intermediary would be far effective, better yet several competing based on price and/or quality of service
Don't be so foolish. Of course the government would be the best choice. They'd know what is best for you to watch, and not show you all that stuff that you need not see. Plenty of countries already do this, don't get left out. The people are all happy to have this done for them. Thinking for yourself is bad. It's obvious most people already know this, as they hardly think for themselves now.
While there are some complaints, generally Netflix is good enough for me, and unless that changes then it will be the only one I have.
I watch some Disney stuff. Not a lot though, so not enough to justify a subscription with them, so they lose all income from me if they are not on Netflix.
I think a lot of fragmentation will cause many people to feel the same way, and they will either not watch the stuff that is pulled from Netflix (or whatever ONE or TWO they choose to subscribe to), or they will infringe. The end result is the same, loss of income for the folks that pull out.
Actually, infringing is better for them than people not watching at all. Microsoft learned that decades ago. At least those pirating could be future customers if they learn how to serve them. The people not watching could be gone for good. (By not returning, or simply sticking with a competitor.)
While I don't condone anything (allegedly) illegal on the part of the developer, if any such thing has even been done, I don't care if he is as guilty as they come, this behavior is totally unacceptable.
The seizure is theft. If I walked into the "cable giants" building and started "seizing" stuff, I'd be off to jail. And that is where these people need to go. Anyone involved. Any lawyers should be disbarred and jailed. The CEO is responsible for everything, and should also be jailed. You or I would be. And the "theft" is very minor compared to the violation of rights.
The Canadian government (using taxpayers money) just paid off an alleged terrorist because his rights were violated.
The gross violation of this developer's rights are an abomination, and criminal, and these companies should pay up, and as I said above, there should be jail time for those involved/responsible.
They need to be slapped down and hard. These industries are fond of trying to make an example out of people, and they should be treated the same.
Pedophiles. Think of the children.
Every major appliance or major item should be required to have a nice big notice on it saying " We believe that this device will last x years, and it is therefore covered by an unconditional warranty for that time period."
So when something is built to last, the consumer will know. When something is built to fail, the consumer will know that too.
How many people who text (or yak on the phone) while driving ever think "Holy crap, this is dangerous! I am a normal human being, and am not well suited to be doing this. It is clearly unsafe."
I would bet almost none. They all think that they are somehow superior to everyone else and can do it safely.
And then when they kill a dozen people, they are all "I'm so sorry."
Enforce a rule that they cannot advertise theoretical maximums any more. The new figure should be the guaranteed minimum speed. A far more useful figure. They can whine all they want, they deserve it due to their deceptive behavior.
The bill will be titled: "Strong Encryption". The bill will read: "Is not allowed".
Yeah, ummm... even when they get the speed up, the latency will always be a bitch.
History would remember the brave pioneers that colonized the first extraterrestrial world, their legacy preserved to be taught to future generations to serve as an example to the spirit of exploration.
How many people who set foot on the moon can you name? I would bet most people would be lucky to name the first one, let alone the rest of them.