Right? They complain about "the harsh economics of industrial mining" when it's really just that there aren't any more suckers for the bottom of the scheme.
I can't believe they're building out more hardware this late in the game. If it was general compute or even GPGPU that'd be one thing; they could try to pivot to providing cloud-compute power once the bottom fell out of Bitcoins. But they're all custom ASICs; they're boned.
Yes Japan was willing to surrender, but only if key provisions of the Potsdam Declaration were changed in their favor. In other words, they wanted to keep fighting to try to gain better terms for surrender.
Framed differently - the Japanese were willing to surrender, but the US wanted to keep fighting to their preferred terms for their surrender. (Specifically, the Japanese wanted protections for their Emperor - at the least, an assurance that we weren't going to execute him).
Here's a 1946 report that indicates that Japan was already ready to (and trying to) surrender months before the atomic bombs were dropped: http://www.anesi.com/ussbs01.h...
Here's a (admittedly very biased - skip the filler & just look at the quotes; though I suspect you've heard many of them before) source that quotes many people involved on their opinions on using the bomb: http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16...
To be clear; I condemn any violence committed against civilians. I do not believe, however, that the (well-documented) atrocities committed by the Japanese soldiers excuse or justify the US's fire-bombing and nuking of Japanese civilians. While Japan was not innocent by any stretch of the imagination; the Japanese people largely were.
If you're afraid that what you write on Slashdot could jeopardize your job, then I advise you to quit.
Generally if you're worried about getting fired from your job, that means that quitting (and thus no longer having your job) is not a very desirable option.
Truman already had knowledge of intercepted messages indicating that the Japanese were prepared to surrender. Dropping the bombs on two civilian populations was wholly unnecessary.
If he was concerned about being judged by history; it was only to make sure he made a name for himself.
Like shit, but like slightly more valuable shit than WalMart employees. At least you don't have to put up with customers screaming at you (while you patiently smile in a friendly, non-threatening way); and you get a couple more bucks-per-hour.
It gets even worse for Wal-Mart, now that Amazon has its Prime Now service; which delivers in 2 hours (or 1 hour for a fee).
The nearest Wal-Mart to me is a 25 minute drive, without counting traffic - and I don't own a car. It's an hour by bus. For me, that's two hours spent just traveling to and from the store. Even if you drive, most people don't fancy spending an hour driving back & forth for a shopping trip.
Even if I need something *right now*, it's quicker and easier for me to order it online and get it delivered directly to my door than it is to commute to Wal-Mart, navigate the store & hope they'll have what I need, check out & return home. The only reason for me to go to the physical store is if they win on A) cost (which is sometimes true) or B) you need to try it on or otherwise physically handle it before you buy.
I bought my phone new for $80 a year ago, and I didn't even have to look hard for it. 2013 Moto G. This year's model (just came out) is $180; the Moto E is even cheaper, $120. You can save more money by buying it from a carrier (still unlocked, no obligation to use with that carrier). They aren't the only company making cheap Android phones, either.
There's also a whole bunch of cheap Windows phones out there.
You could check out something like SASS: allows variables & some other syntax improvements, then compiles into CSS. So you can declare: $primary-color: #abcdef; div.header {
background-color: $primary-color; }
The link I posted (which contains an incomplete list of notable incidents) lists involuntary sterilization of prisoners as recently as 2010. I wouldn't say that "we stopped 5 years ago" is a good indicator that we've changed our ways as a nation and won't ever do it again.
Exactly. Pollution is one of the most basic examples of an "externality" to a business.
The business is happy to make more profits and doesn't care if it pollutes.
If the consumer has the choice between a cheap car that belches smog and an expensive car that is relatively clean, the rational self-interested choice is to choose the cheap car. The direct benefit to them of money in their pocket outweighs the relatively small amount of pollution that their individual car will create. However, when taken in aggregate, it's better if *everyone* chooses the clean car.
Since we can't persuade human beings to always selflessly consider the good of the community over their own interests (and we shouldn't), we agree on laws to protect our shared resources.
The summary misleadingly forgot to mention that "The display function only works when the car is parked. In drive mode, all the driver can see are the various meters and controls necessary to drive the car and any maps that might be needed. "
Again, you'd beat a person until they were unconscious for putting a sticker on your arm? Or for holding up an advertisement too close to your face? And you think that this is a natural, normal, not-at-all-excessive way to react?????
It's weird that you'd brag about your total lack of self-control like this. Or is it just that your burning desire for violent conflict will take any flimsy excuse it can get?
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The second link is to a Holocaust denial site, which I wouldn't trust at all.
Fuck, I'm very sorry about that. I didn't realize.
Right? They complain about "the harsh economics of industrial mining" when it's really just that there aren't any more suckers for the bottom of the scheme.
I can't believe they're building out more hardware this late in the game. If it was general compute or even GPGPU that'd be one thing; they could try to pivot to providing cloud-compute power once the bottom fell out of Bitcoins. But they're all custom ASICs; they're boned.
Yes Japan was willing to surrender, but only if key provisions of the Potsdam Declaration were changed in their favor. In other words, they wanted to keep fighting to try to gain better terms for surrender.
Framed differently - the Japanese were willing to surrender, but the US wanted to keep fighting to their preferred terms for their surrender. (Specifically, the Japanese wanted protections for their Emperor - at the least, an assurance that we weren't going to execute him).
Here's a 1946 report that indicates that Japan was already ready to (and trying to) surrender months before the atomic bombs were dropped: http://www.anesi.com/ussbs01.h...
Here's a (admittedly very biased - skip the filler & just look at the quotes; though I suspect you've heard many of them before) source that quotes many people involved on their opinions on using the bomb: http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16...
To be clear; I condemn any violence committed against civilians. I do not believe, however, that the (well-documented) atrocities committed by the Japanese soldiers excuse or justify the US's fire-bombing and nuking of Japanese civilians. While Japan was not innocent by any stretch of the imagination; the Japanese people largely were.
Jesus Christ, Taco's gone off the deep end.
If you're afraid that what you write on Slashdot could jeopardize your job, then I advise you to quit.
Generally if you're worried about getting fired from your job, that means that quitting (and thus no longer having your job) is not a very desirable option.
Truman already had knowledge of intercepted messages indicating that the Japanese were prepared to surrender. Dropping the bombs on two civilian populations was wholly unnecessary.
If he was concerned about being judged by history; it was only to make sure he made a name for himself.
Like shit, but like slightly more valuable shit than WalMart employees. At least you don't have to put up with customers screaming at you (while you patiently smile in a friendly, non-threatening way); and you get a couple more bucks-per-hour.
It gets even worse for Wal-Mart, now that Amazon has its Prime Now service; which delivers in 2 hours (or 1 hour for a fee).
The nearest Wal-Mart to me is a 25 minute drive, without counting traffic - and I don't own a car. It's an hour by bus. For me, that's two hours spent just traveling to and from the store. Even if you drive, most people don't fancy spending an hour driving back & forth for a shopping trip.
Even if I need something *right now*, it's quicker and easier for me to order it online and get it delivered directly to my door than it is to commute to Wal-Mart, navigate the store & hope they'll have what I need, check out & return home. The only reason for me to go to the physical store is if they win on A) cost (which is sometimes true) or B) you need to try it on or otherwise physically handle it before you buy.
Private prisons are paid to lock people up.
Increasing recidivism is *good* for their bottom line.
Yeah sorry; I shoulda been more clear that it was just a style thing I prefer. I'm a big fan of early-return, especially for error-handling cases.
Drop the elses.
if (x < y):
return -1
if (x > y):
return 1
return 0
git blame myfile
Don't believe everything you read on Breitbart.
Isn't humor supposed to be funny?
I bought my phone new for $80 a year ago, and I didn't even have to look hard for it. 2013 Moto G. This year's model (just came out) is $180; the Moto E is even cheaper, $120. You can save more money by buying it from a carrier (still unlocked, no obligation to use with that carrier). They aren't the only company making cheap Android phones, either.
There's also a whole bunch of cheap Windows phones out there.
You could check out something like SASS: allows variables & some other syntax improvements, then compiles into CSS. So you can declare:
$primary-color: #abcdef;
div.header {
background-color: $primary-color;
}
The link I posted (which contains an incomplete list of notable incidents) lists involuntary sterilization of prisoners as recently as 2010. I wouldn't say that "we stopped 5 years ago" is a good indicator that we've changed our ways as a nation and won't ever do it again.
Thanks, I should have been more clear.
Exactly. Pollution is one of the most basic examples of an "externality" to a business.
The business is happy to make more profits and doesn't care if it pollutes.
If the consumer has the choice between a cheap car that belches smog and an expensive car that is relatively clean, the rational self-interested choice is to choose the cheap car. The direct benefit to them of money in their pocket outweighs the relatively small amount of pollution that their individual car will create. However, when taken in aggregate, it's better if *everyone* chooses the clean car.
Since we can't persuade human beings to always selflessly consider the good of the community over their own interests (and we shouldn't), we agree on laws to protect our shared resources.
Yeah... it's not like our government has a history of sterilizing undesirables or anything, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
The summary misleadingly forgot to mention that
"The display function only works when the car is parked. In drive mode, all the driver can see are the various meters and controls necessary to drive the car and any maps that might be needed. "
Again, you'd beat a person until they were unconscious for putting a sticker on your arm? Or for holding up an advertisement too close to your face? And you think that this is a natural, normal, not-at-all-excessive way to react?????
You need to work out your anger issues, dude.
"Forced to beat them senseless"
It's weird that you'd brag about your total lack of self-control like this. Or is it just that your burning desire for violent conflict will take any flimsy excuse it can get?
No?
I thought she was all about keeping the government small & outta your business.