My first thought when reading this was, "if this was possible, than somebody else would probably already have done it." Then it occurred to me that people like Arthur Ashkin are the "somebody else" who probably would come up with it. If anyone is likely to come up with a revolutionary improvement on photovoltaic technology, it would be a nobel prize winning scientist specialized in light manipulation.
So unless you have a doctorate, you're going to be out of a job. I realize someone is going to say, well what about the technicians who watch over the robots? Well, they're just techs, they can be replaced by robots too.
You know the difference between the AI revolution and the industrial revolution? The AI revolution isn't replacing jobs, its replacing workers. Essentially, you are manufacturing an artificial person who can be instantly taught to replace a worker in any job. We could do the same thing without automation by allowing immigrants to come into the country and immediately firing all currently employed people and replacing them with the hypothetical army of immigrants.
Let me repeat. We aren't creating new jobs, we are creating new workers.
Also, to be fair, the columnist calling one of the richest men in the world an idiot for buying land in arizona probably barely clears rent each month. So I'm sure he knows best.
They will probably keep the consumer side as HP and name the business side something else. Now what could this new company be called. Oh hey! Let's call it Compaq!
this is why a guns should be able to prevent unathorized people from using them. yes, i know its a liberal site but the facts kind of speak for themselves. and why not let the people who want smart guns buy them? why send death threats to gun shops for daring to sell them?
"Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space, listen..."
The US Post Office inefficient? Would you like to define efficient? Because by my definition, a company that can accurately route 500 million pieces of mail each and every day is pretty fucking awesome.
Staying on Earth will end up with you dead too, which must also be tantamount to suicide. Therefore, if you are Muslim, you shouldn't be allowed to live anywhere.
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My first thought when reading this was, "if this was possible, than somebody else would probably already have done it." Then it occurred to me that people like Arthur Ashkin are the "somebody else" who probably would come up with it. If anyone is likely to come up with a revolutionary improvement on photovoltaic technology, it would be a nobel prize winning scientist specialized in light manipulation.
Sounds like someone is suddenly desparate for a huge success.
So unless you have a doctorate, you're going to be out of a job. I realize someone is going to say, well what about the technicians who watch over the robots? Well, they're just techs, they can be replaced by robots too.
You know the difference between the AI revolution and the industrial revolution? The AI revolution isn't replacing jobs, its replacing workers. Essentially, you are manufacturing an artificial person who can be instantly taught to replace a worker in any job. We could do the same thing without automation by allowing immigrants to come into the country and immediately firing all currently employed people and replacing them with the hypothetical army of immigrants. Let me repeat. We aren't creating new jobs, we are creating new workers.
Also, to be fair, the columnist calling one of the richest men in the world an idiot for buying land in arizona probably barely clears rent each month. So I'm sure he knows best.
Why even bother streaming 4k to a smartphone? Is there some a new microscope attachment for the iphone that's become bizarrely popular?
I'm afraid you can't blame or give credit to Obama for that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...
+1 Funny
omg i had no idea lycos was still alive. i had forgotten their name entirely
Well, you could login to the website using your facebook account :-)
But they are both scary Internet-thingies. You must be a cyberterrorist if you if it doesn't scare you.
They will probably keep the consumer side as HP and name the business side something else. Now what could this new company be called. Oh hey! Let's call it Compaq!
to a pirated version of this free software? I only ask becuase the pirated version wont have securom and will work better.
Watts up with that looks like a Republican astroturf site dedicated to debunking climate science.
Yes, its not like anyone would put in a road made from modular hard materials. I mean, the cobblestone roads of Rome are only two thousand years old.
I'm glad thats not my Subaru. It went 220,000 miles before needing a major repair. If you consider replacing the alternator major.
this is why a guns should be able to prevent unathorized people from using them. yes, i know its a liberal site but the facts kind of speak for themselves. and why not let the people who want smart guns buy them? why send death threats to gun shops for daring to sell them?
are you part of a state militia? is it a well regulated militia? then why would you think that the 2nd amendment applies to you?
Quit asking us to do your homework for you.
"Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space, listen..."
That's a myth. http://www.straightdope.com/co...
The US Postal Service accurately routes and delivers over 500 million mailpieces each and every day. We could do worse than the post office.
The US Post Office inefficient? Would you like to define efficient? Because by my definition, a company that can accurately route 500 million pieces of mail each and every day is pretty fucking awesome.
Staying on Earth will end up with you dead too, which must also be tantamount to suicide. Therefore, if you are Muslim, you shouldn't be allowed to live anywhere.
That any implementation of Android taken over by Microsoft will be completely forked.