Why can't someone in one of the following vehicles be remotely driving the front one? This would at least force an attacker to make a lucky guess where the human is, and that human can also take over control of one of the other vehicles (even if it's just the one they're in) to peel the surviving convoy members away.
Most IEDs are place and forget, pressure-plate triggered anyway. It's not like there's a wire running around the corner with a guy waiting to push down a plunger like Wile E Coyote. Ir really would make sense to lead the convoys with an unmanned (probably remote controlled) vehicle that is basically nothing but an engine, armor, and some weight to trigger the IED. Would force insurgents to lay down multiple IEDs or stick around and trigger them manually, both of which would make them more likely to be detected. OR just break out some old-fashioned WW2 era tank flails, but that would just screw up the roads even worse.
Cold leftover pizza as breakfast is a american idea that we picked up in sweden but we also have america-based pizza chains serving it in the morning.
I always found lukewarm pizza was best for breakfast. Gets the cheese just warm enough to be stretchy and not crack in half when you take a bite. Cold pizza is best for a quick snack (preferably thin crust, cold thicker crust is too chewy).
I might actually consider this or one of the Samsung competitors. I don't go hiking/canoeing all that often but when I do, carrying a phone is PITA. And I feel compelled to carry one for emergency situations. Also at the water park with my kid. Although I may still go with a cheaper GSM watch that can receive texts and make a 911 call in an emergency. It means a higher monthly fee. But even with the IP68 rating, I'm still scared to submerge an expensive device.
Why not just buy a $10 waterproof bag for your phone? You can even keep using your phone (touchscreen/camera/etc, not sure about able to hear calls) while it's in the bag. Might not be completely waterproof if you are going to be spending significant time submerged in the water, but I used one without issue climbing Dunn's River Falls.
Wouldn't prostate rates be skewed by the fact that, while a large percentage of men will get prostate cancer, it usually develops so late in life that they end up dying of something other than the cancer?
You misunderstand. I'm not saying they would be too stupid to figure it out. Im saying they would either not own enough land to grow it efficiently or, as you yourself note, not be willing to put in the very hard work of farming
Well everything is "AI" now, so this fits in. I am developing a "hacking AI". It scans networks looking for vulnerabilities. Totally innovative. I call it nmap.
I'm developing a hacking tool that trains AI with machine learning to break blockchains. And it has a VR/AR UI.
Except you realize that the land that is now in the "barley belt" is already owned by people
It is at least conceivable that some of these people are motivated by money.
If there's one thing that degrees in history and political science have taught me, it's that people quite often do not act rationally, nor are they often capable of operating it what would objectively be their best interest.
Obviously, as the climate changes the "barley belt" will shift northwards.
Except you realize that the land that is now in the "barley belt" is already owned by people who may not have the desire or ability to grow barley (or do so effectively if the land is held by many people-modern commercial farms are really big). So now what do you do? This is the danger of climate change-as temperate zones move, people will inevitably move with them, often to the determent of the people who were already there.
Barley harvests are mostly sold as livestock fodder, so beer availability could be further hindered by the likely prioritization of grain yields to feed cattle and other farm animals, rather than for brewing beer.
Another good reason to stop eating meat.
I'll take beef over beer any day. Besides, by the time things get so bad that we would have to choose between beef or beer, lab grown meats should be good enough and cheap enough to cut back on livestock.
Automation creates more jobs than it displaces in the long run. Jobs change, and you have to be prepared to adapt, learn new things, and possibly train for a new career, otherwise, you're just trying to perpetuate a conservative system.
He's 41. Let's say it takes 5 years for these:new careers" to open up, then another 5 years for him to train up. He's now 51, with no experience in that new career, but all the attendant demands/requirements that tend to come with 51 year olds-kids in or about to enter college, desire for work/life balance, reasonable pay and benefits especially healthcare. Who is a company more likely to hire? Him, who will also probably like to retire in 10-15 years, or a 20-something fresh out of college with the exact same amount of experience in that career field who is cheaper both in absolute terms (lower salary) and more intangible terms (less likely to need/use healthcare, fewer sick days, fewer to none family obligations, etc).
Will a lucky few get hired for a reasonable wage? Sure. Will a few more be willing to take much lower wages and find a company willing to hire them? Probably. Will a lot more get kicked to the curb and told "tough luck, try applying at Walmart, Home Depot, or an Amazon warehouse"? Most definitely.
College is a waste of time and money for many people. But those people don't go to MIT.
Nope, they go to Harvard, Yale, or other Ivys where legacies or kids with rich parents can get in no matter how inept they are, get an easy degree handed to them, then go on and either go into the family business or "start their own business" with millions of dollars of their parents' money and using their parents connections.
In general I agree with you, but find myself wondering if there is in fact some career for which there is a genuine shortage.
Commercial pilots. Federally mandated retirement at 65 and an increase in requirements for ATP-CTP certification (and a reduction in military pilot numbers-partially due to increased automation and reliance on unmanned systems) means there is a directly measurable and predictable shortage in the coming years.
And 100% of the perpetrators of the OKC bombing were Americans. So were 100% of successful US President assassins. Are we supposed to hate all Serbians because 1 Serbian started WW1?
That's why they've invested so much into SV. The Saudi government knows the oil gravy train cant run forever so they are diversifying their income stream. The Saudi government is heavy into real estate as well.
One could suggest humans behave in the same manner, perhaps for different reasons. Although some portions of the story are probably apocryphal, combat during the Battle of Halys halted due to an eclipse. The result was the two opponents agreeing to a peace treaty.
Well, it makes sense when you realize that eclipses and comets were seen as acts of god(s). So if you are fighting and an eclipse happens a reasonable* assumption is that god is displeased with the fighting. Hell, Constantine seeing a sun dog is partially responsible for why Europe became Christian. It's amazing to see how people's interpretations of natural events has shaped world history.
Agreed. Fuck 'em all. How can anyone argue that pre-1972 music needs MORE protection than when the artist was first incentivized to write and record the song? This is pure giveaways to corporate rightsholders. Our system is not set up to benefit society - obvious stuff, but needs to be reiterated I guess. Stop voting for these people.
But...but...we need to make sure that musicians like The Beatles, the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, The Mamas and the Papas, Janis Joplin, the Allman Brothers, and Aretha Franklin are incentivized to keep making music!
Now I am with the get your popcorn ready crowd. And how about yesterdays regular market drop! Not even talking about bitcoin;) Lets see how all this works out.
Just my 2 cents;)
It's almost like people are starting to realize that exponential growth quarter after quarter isn't realistic or sustainable and that these valuations built on the expectation of constant growth might as well be built on sand.
Purge any submission to the system of a gender identifier... women's or men's anything... remove names in case that is factored... literally provide nothing in the submission that would definitively define a gender.
Then see what it does.
Except there are plenty of things that are very germaine to a resume that show gender but cannot be filtered out without altering the resume. For example, if education has Mount Holyoke, Spelman College, even something like International University of Technology for Women, your algorithm will know it's a woman's resume. Or maybe they went to a coed school but were a president or founding member of their school's Women Coders club? Maybe they had a successful career but took 2 years off when they got pregnant and are now trying to get back into the workforce. Do you remove that and show simply a 2 year gap of unemployment?
The important question is how will this affect the price of current processors, and whether those will come into effect by the time cyber monday rolls around and I'm buying a new gaming PC. Inquiring minds want to know. And so many places are pushing AMD now, but my gut is telling me to still stick with Intel, even though AMD is slightly cheaper.
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Why can't someone in one of the following vehicles be remotely driving the front one? This would at least force an attacker to make a lucky guess where the human is, and that human can also take over control of one of the other vehicles (even if it's just the one they're in) to peel the surviving convoy members away.
Most IEDs are place and forget, pressure-plate triggered anyway. It's not like there's a wire running around the corner with a guy waiting to push down a plunger like Wile E Coyote. Ir really would make sense to lead the convoys with an unmanned (probably remote controlled) vehicle that is basically nothing but an engine, armor, and some weight to trigger the IED. Would force insurgents to lay down multiple IEDs or stick around and trigger them manually, both of which would make them more likely to be detected. OR just break out some old-fashioned WW2 era tank flails, but that would just screw up the roads even worse.
Unfortunately, the apex predator that you mention, humans, are restricted from hunting in the grove because human homes are too close.
Year-round bow season. Problem solved.
Cold leftover pizza as breakfast is a american idea that we picked up in sweden but we also have america-based pizza chains serving it in the morning.
I always found lukewarm pizza was best for breakfast. Gets the cheese just warm enough to be stretchy and not crack in half when you take a bite. Cold pizza is best for a quick snack (preferably thin crust, cold thicker crust is too chewy).
Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure. And by "it", I mean all of Facebook.
I might actually consider this or one of the Samsung competitors. I don't go hiking/canoeing all that often but when I do, carrying a phone is PITA. And I feel compelled to carry one for emergency situations. Also at the water park with my kid. Although I may still go with a cheaper GSM watch that can receive texts and make a 911 call in an emergency. It means a higher monthly fee. But even with the IP68 rating, I'm still scared to submerge an expensive device.
Why not just buy a $10 waterproof bag for your phone? You can even keep using your phone (touchscreen/camera/etc, not sure about able to hear calls) while it's in the bag. Might not be completely waterproof if you are going to be spending significant time submerged in the water, but I used one without issue climbing Dunn's River Falls.
Wouldn't prostate rates be skewed by the fact that, while a large percentage of men will get prostate cancer, it usually develops so late in life that they end up dying of something other than the cancer?
You misunderstand. I'm not saying they would be too stupid to figure it out. Im saying they would either not own enough land to grow it efficiently or, as you yourself note, not be willing to put in the very hard work of farming
Well everything is "AI" now, so this fits in. I am developing a "hacking AI". It scans networks looking for vulnerabilities. Totally innovative. I call it nmap.
I'm developing a hacking tool that trains AI with machine learning to break blockchains. And it has a VR/AR UI.
Everyone else is drinking Pangalactic gargleblasters
Except you realize that the land that is now in the "barley belt" is already owned by people
It is at least conceivable that some of these people are motivated by money.
If there's one thing that degrees in history and political science have taught me, it's that people quite often do not act rationally, nor are they often capable of operating it what would objectively be their best interest.
Obviously, as the climate changes the "barley belt" will shift northwards.
Except you realize that the land that is now in the "barley belt" is already owned by people who may not have the desire or ability to grow barley (or do so effectively if the land is held by many people-modern commercial farms are really big). So now what do you do? This is the danger of climate change-as temperate zones move, people will inevitably move with them, often to the determent of the people who were already there.
Barley harvests are mostly sold as livestock fodder, so beer availability could be further hindered by the likely prioritization of grain yields to feed cattle and other farm animals, rather than for brewing beer.
Another good reason to stop eating meat.
I'll take beef over beer any day. Besides, by the time things get so bad that we would have to choose between beef or beer, lab grown meats should be good enough and cheap enough to cut back on livestock.
Automation creates more jobs than it displaces in the long run. Jobs change, and you have to be prepared to adapt, learn new things, and possibly train for a new career, otherwise, you're just trying to perpetuate a conservative system.
He's 41. Let's say it takes 5 years for these :new careers" to open up, then another 5 years for him to train up. He's now 51, with no experience in that new career, but all the attendant demands/requirements that tend to come with 51 year olds-kids in or about to enter college, desire for work/life balance, reasonable pay and benefits especially healthcare. Who is a company more likely to hire? Him, who will also probably like to retire in 10-15 years, or a 20-something fresh out of college with the exact same amount of experience in that career field who is cheaper both in absolute terms (lower salary) and more intangible terms (less likely to need/use healthcare, fewer sick days, fewer to none family obligations, etc).
Will a lucky few get hired for a reasonable wage? Sure. Will a few more be willing to take much lower wages and find a company willing to hire them? Probably. Will a lot more get kicked to the curb and told "tough luck, try applying at Walmart, Home Depot, or an Amazon warehouse"? Most definitely.
College is a waste of time and money for many people. But those people don't go to MIT.
Nope, they go to Harvard, Yale, or other Ivys where legacies or kids with rich parents can get in no matter how inept they are, get an easy degree handed to them, then go on and either go into the family business or "start their own business" with millions of dollars of their parents' money and using their parents connections.
In general I agree with you, but find myself wondering if there is in fact some career for which there is a genuine shortage.
Commercial pilots. Federally mandated retirement at 65 and an increase in requirements for ATP-CTP certification (and a reduction in military pilot numbers-partially due to increased automation and reliance on unmanned systems) means there is a directly measurable and predictable shortage in the coming years.
9/11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.
And 100% of the perpetrators of the OKC bombing were Americans. So were 100% of successful US President assassins. Are we supposed to hate all Serbians because 1 Serbian started WW1?
That's why they've invested so much into SV. The Saudi government knows the oil gravy train cant run forever so they are diversifying their income stream. The Saudi government is heavy into real estate as well.
One could suggest humans behave in the same manner, perhaps for different reasons. Although some portions of the story are probably apocryphal, combat during the Battle of Halys halted due to an eclipse. The result was the two opponents agreeing to a peace treaty.
Well, it makes sense when you realize that eclipses and comets were seen as acts of god(s). So if you are fighting and an eclipse happens a reasonable* assumption is that god is displeased with the fighting. Hell, Constantine seeing a sun dog is partially responsible for why Europe became Christian. It's amazing to see how people's interpretations of natural events has shaped world history.
*reasonable within the belief system
How are those poor record companies supposed to make any money off music by dead people?
"Holograms"?
Agreed. Fuck 'em all. How can anyone argue that pre-1972 music needs MORE protection than when the artist was first incentivized to write and record the song? This is pure giveaways to corporate rightsholders. Our system is not set up to benefit society - obvious stuff, but needs to be reiterated I guess. Stop voting for these people.
But...but...we need to make sure that musicians like The Beatles, the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, The Mamas and the Papas, Janis Joplin, the Allman Brothers, and Aretha Franklin are incentivized to keep making music!
Now I am with the get your popcorn ready crowd. And how about yesterdays regular market drop! Not even talking about bitcoin ;) Lets see how all this works out.
Just my 2 cents ;)
It's almost like people are starting to realize that exponential growth quarter after quarter isn't realistic or sustainable and that these valuations built on the expectation of constant growth might as well be built on sand.
ShanghaiBill in Tokyo? Whaaaat?
He used to have a lower UID back when he was TokyoBill but sadly his work transferred him.
You would think a company called "Amazon" would show preference to women.
And they would only provide one service: death by snu snu!
Purge any submission to the system of a gender identifier... women's or men's anything... remove names in case that is factored... literally provide nothing in the submission that would definitively define a gender.
Then see what it does.
Except there are plenty of things that are very germaine to a resume that show gender but cannot be filtered out without altering the resume. For example, if education has Mount Holyoke, Spelman College, even something like International University of Technology for Women, your algorithm will know it's a woman's resume. Or maybe they went to a coed school but were a president or founding member of their school's Women Coders club? Maybe they had a successful career but took 2 years off when they got pregnant and are now trying to get back into the workforce. Do you remove that and show simply a 2 year gap of unemployment?
The important question is how will this affect the price of current processors, and whether those will come into effect by the time cyber monday rolls around and I'm buying a new gaming PC. Inquiring minds want to know. And so many places are pushing AMD now, but my gut is telling me to still stick with Intel, even though AMD is slightly cheaper.