I think the reasoning goes something like: you can't fire someone for being falsely imprisoned so just being unable to perform because you're in jail isn't sufficient grounds for firing. Simply being convicted of a crime also isn't grounds as you might still be able to work depending on the crime. As a result, you need some criteria for determining what will cause someone to be fired and what won't. If something isn't included in that policy, there might be a case for a lawsuit if someone is fired over it.
As for how it's happening, keep in mind that an archeological dig isn't a 9-5 job it's a multi-month trip to the middle of nowhere. In many ways it's much like the military as far as sexual harassment and rape.
The people in these jobs are usually part of unions. Unions usually include something about what constitutes grounds for termination in their contract. If it isn't against policy it may be illegal but leave them unable to terminate employment resulting in indefinite paid administrative leave (even while in jail) or giving a payout to keep them from suing.
Except that the people getting those part time jobs can't make ends meet in the mean time. Also, it isn't the economic recovery creating part time jobs, it's the requirement to provide full time workers with health care.
You can still pretend to be a pedestrian, there's effectively a crosswalk there even if it isn't marked and the green light is effectively a pedestrian signal if there isn't a separate one.
An energy mix of renewables can, and probably should, meet some of the demand, but there will still be a need for on demand power, which is an area that renewables are sorely lacking.
People promote nuclear because it's really the only alternative to fossil fuels we have. Hydro, tidal, and geothermal are limited to certain areas and are limited by scaling, solar and wind have limited uptime and take space.
Well, unless it develops some desire for entertainment, it would probably try to do something productive. Better power, improved computation, expanding to other worlds, which, incidentally, are far more hospitable to machines than they are to us.
The machine that learns can be considered an AI, but the ones derived from it don't learn anything new after they're programmed and so shouldn't be considered as part of the total machine intelligence.
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I think the reasoning goes something like: you can't fire someone for being falsely imprisoned so just being unable to perform because you're in jail isn't sufficient grounds for firing. Simply being convicted of a crime also isn't grounds as you might still be able to work depending on the crime. As a result, you need some criteria for determining what will cause someone to be fired and what won't. If something isn't included in that policy, there might be a case for a lawsuit if someone is fired over it.
As for how it's happening, keep in mind that an archeological dig isn't a 9-5 job it's a multi-month trip to the middle of nowhere. In many ways it's much like the military as far as sexual harassment and rape.
The same argument could be used in the other direction. Just because someone's body is reacting to stimulation doesn't mean they're consenting to sex.
The people in these jobs are usually part of unions. Unions usually include something about what constitutes grounds for termination in their contract. If it isn't against policy it may be illegal but leave them unable to terminate employment resulting in indefinite paid administrative leave (even while in jail) or giving a payout to keep them from suing.
Because Florida has more distance to travel and Canada less.
I don't expect it to happen, but at this point it's marginally more likely than a violent revolution.
Revolution can come in many forms, a widespread change in voter behavior could be described as a revolution.
To find out if it works you either need to have a comparison to without the shield or you need records of the attacks actually stopped.
It gets worse, the contract was $64k of company money, only $17.5k had been paid out so far.
A good reputation can result in a pay raise for the executives.
Except that the people getting those part time jobs can't make ends meet in the mean time. Also, it isn't the economic recovery creating part time jobs, it's the requirement to provide full time workers with health care.
The problem is no one is willing to pay workers 25% more per hour to have them work 4 days a week.
Then they'll negotiate a discounted rate with the couriers by paying an annual fee.
You can still pretend to be a pedestrian, there's effectively a crosswalk there even if it isn't marked and the green light is effectively a pedestrian signal if there isn't a separate one.
What do you really expect the margin between the maximum safe dose and the minimum unsafe dose to be?
Just because it acts close enough to human to pass for one doesn't mean it would be the kind of person you'd want to collaborate with or confide in.
While it is true that late at night it goes down, before that it peaks at 5-8pm or thereabouts, which, depending on the time of year, is after sunset.
An energy mix of renewables can, and probably should, meet some of the demand, but there will still be a need for on demand power, which is an area that renewables are sorely lacking.
Gravity isn't a scientific fact, exaggerating your position doesn't make it stronger.
Don't forget coal, producing more radiation than a nuclear reactor.
People promote nuclear because it's really the only alternative to fossil fuels we have. Hydro, tidal, and geothermal are limited to certain areas and are limited by scaling, solar and wind have limited uptime and take space.
The battery tech is a necessary part of using solar as it allows you to timeshift the power from the middle of the day and use it after the sun sets.
Well, unless it develops some desire for entertainment, it would probably try to do something productive. Better power, improved computation, expanding to other worlds, which, incidentally, are far more hospitable to machines than they are to us.
The machine that learns can be considered an AI, but the ones derived from it don't learn anything new after they're programmed and so shouldn't be considered as part of the total machine intelligence.
Extortion is only illegal for those without strong legal teams.