What keeps Linux from becoming a gaming platform isn't even anymore software support. With Unity and UE4, it's never been easier for small studios to develop for Linux in parallel, even if their primary market is Windows.
The actual problem today is drivers for consumer hardware periphery. You have a programmable mouse? Consider yourself lucky if you get it to work as a two-button mouse, let alone actually find a way to program those extra buttons. Flight sticks? Steering wheels? Head tracking device? Programmable keyboards? If there is a driver (I'm not even hoping for a configuration tool at this point anymore) so they at least work in their minimum configuration, it's haphazardly slapped together, woefully out of date and at best in a state of "existing" to be able to tack "Linux support" onto the box. Last update approximately at first shipping date.
This is what keeps Linux gaming down these days. Certainly not software support. Log into your Steam account on Linux and be amazed just how many games you own that would run smoothly in Linux.
I'd go the other way on that. Pay everybody the UBI. Then, whatever the employer pays is above that. Some may be willing to work for just a few dollars an hour to get a little extra on top of their UBI.
I thought that's what I said, but thanks for clarification if that wasn't clear in my posting.
Well, you'll instantly get rid of all the government warm bodies that now play musical chairs with social applications. No more applications, no red tape. It's like an inverted per-capita tax. Simple, easy, no bureaucracy. I doubt we'll cut 99.999% of government, but I would expect a very large fraction. All of those that now deal with all the different social programs (that would simply cease to exist instantly) would be superfluous.
I doubt, though, that there will be any slushing. That money is pretty much enough to be fed and sheltered. It means you survive. It might even be enough for gas, water and power for basic needs like cooking and washing. You want more than survival? Go find a job!
You'd probably only get about 200 bucks working for a month in a zero-skill job, because there isn't really any reason to pay more. But that would actually be 200 bucks you have on top of food, shelter and bare minimum needs. I don't think it would be that different to now, people would still work because they want more than survival. Maybe for some that's enough, and it would certainly mean that employers can't use some exploiting techniques that are now common because the ultimate pressure of HAVING to work if you don't want to be out on the street is no longer forcing people to take even a job that kills them slowly, but I think the change would be minimal.
Yes, this is just the seat. Unfortunately I couldn't find a video of the main cleaning routine. In the end, you need one person every couple days to check whether everything is in working order and to refill the cleaning substances. That's one job for one guy supervising thousands of toilets, with 90% of his work time actually being traveling between toilets, not cleaning them.
Yes, automation of toilet cleaning has become a reality.
Then I guess that means whoever says that is not a 50something trying desperately to find a job, any job, but being replaced by 20somethings who are cheaper and less prone to having a family or even medical conditions, or a family with medical conditions.
Motivation usually isn't really the problem for them.
If you make them, they will take no pride in it. They will see it as the same demeaning chore that the burger flipping job already is. Scrubbing walls isn't more glamorous than scrubbing toilets.
What you want to give them, if I get you right, is the feeling of being useful and wanted. That would be a good thing, indeed. But they'd have to want that, too. Else you're just forcing them into doing something else they don't want to do, that's not going to accomplish anything.
Try me. What could possibly be offensive about explaining why people in their 50s have to take burger flipping jobs 'cause they can't get hired for anything else?
I'm not talking about people who need "protected workspaces". I am talking about people who simply cannot move on from burger flipping jobs simply because anything beyond this is also beyond their capabilities.
It wouldn't even have to be a "guaranteed job", but what I could easily see is some kind of gig-economy for what's now low-end jobs where no to very little training is needed. People who don't work could take such jobs for expenses they have (like getting a new washing machine or TV), for a few weeks, i.e. as long as it takes to get the money together. I could well see some sort of online service come into play where employers could post their requirements, people could post their resumes and a matchmaking service bringing them together, complete with thumbs-up/down votes for good/bad employers and employees that are honest with their abilities or claim some they don't have.
Not so much like Xing or LinkedIn, it would probably be closer to uber-for-jobs. We are already essentially in a gig-economy for some jobs, why not go all the way if that's where we're heading anyway?
Right now the social security model costs a fortune and a half. Actually, the bureaucracy alone in my country would pay about 500 per person in a work-capable age. Now factor in that all other social payments and social based tax reductions would cease to exist because they get replaced by UBI and you will notice that suddenly it is very sustainable.
Will there be drawbacks for certain people? Certainly. All the government bureaucrats would suddenly have to find a real job...
Does the average wage-slave have a choice? Oh yeah, he does. He could starve to death instead without money. It's a similar choice the slave has. He can let his slave master whip himself to death. So, you see, everyone has a choice.
If you HAVE to do a job because the alternative is death, you do not really have an alternative, do you?
UBI is different from wellfare in such a way that you get it regardless of whether you do work or not. If you do work, you get it on top of what you're paid if you work. Yes, that means that the top manager with a 5 million annually also get it. That's what "universal" means.
Salaries will most likely be less than you get paid now, because with UBI there is no real reason for a minimum wage anymore. If you find someone who does what you want done for 100 a month, that's entirely between the two of you. Because without the pressure of having to work, both sides can freely decide how much the time really is worth for either of them.
Well, then please tell us about those jobs that are no-skill that will still be available once automation took over. Economy and workplace researchers all over the world are eagerly listening.
How do you explain the people aged 50something working there? Are they "starting"? Or are they just not able to get any other jobs anymore in this fucked up economy?
And you think these people can hold down jobs and would not get even MORE destructive if having to work frustrating, demeaning and utterly pointless jobs?
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Well... it works for consoles somehow...
What keeps Linux from becoming a gaming platform isn't even anymore software support. With Unity and UE4, it's never been easier for small studios to develop for Linux in parallel, even if their primary market is Windows.
The actual problem today is drivers for consumer hardware periphery. You have a programmable mouse? Consider yourself lucky if you get it to work as a two-button mouse, let alone actually find a way to program those extra buttons. Flight sticks? Steering wheels? Head tracking device? Programmable keyboards? If there is a driver (I'm not even hoping for a configuration tool at this point anymore) so they at least work in their minimum configuration, it's haphazardly slapped together, woefully out of date and at best in a state of "existing" to be able to tack "Linux support" onto the box. Last update approximately at first shipping date.
This is what keeps Linux gaming down these days. Certainly not software support. Log into your Steam account on Linux and be amazed just how many games you own that would run smoothly in Linux.
If you could control them...
Even if MS will probably not be liable, some C-Level's balls will be in the crusher for something like this.
In other words, C-Levels will start looking for alternatives, because they enjoy their balls petted, not crushed.
We're not even done terraforming Terra. But we're working on it.
I'd go the other way on that. Pay everybody the UBI. Then, whatever the employer pays is above that. Some may be willing to work for just a few dollars an hour to get a little extra on top of their UBI.
I thought that's what I said, but thanks for clarification if that wasn't clear in my posting.
Well, you'll instantly get rid of all the government warm bodies that now play musical chairs with social applications. No more applications, no red tape. It's like an inverted per-capita tax. Simple, easy, no bureaucracy. I doubt we'll cut 99.999% of government, but I would expect a very large fraction. All of those that now deal with all the different social programs (that would simply cease to exist instantly) would be superfluous.
I doubt, though, that there will be any slushing. That money is pretty much enough to be fed and sheltered. It means you survive. It might even be enough for gas, water and power for basic needs like cooking and washing. You want more than survival? Go find a job!
You'd probably only get about 200 bucks working for a month in a zero-skill job, because there isn't really any reason to pay more. But that would actually be 200 bucks you have on top of food, shelter and bare minimum needs. I don't think it would be that different to now, people would still work because they want more than survival. Maybe for some that's enough, and it would certainly mean that employers can't use some exploiting techniques that are now common because the ultimate pressure of HAVING to work if you don't want to be out on the street is no longer forcing people to take even a job that kills them slowly, but I think the change would be minimal.
Aside of a LOT less government bureaucracy.
How so, please elaborate. Because so far I really fail to see the downside.
Yes, this is just the seat. Unfortunately I couldn't find a video of the main cleaning routine. In the end, you need one person every couple days to check whether everything is in working order and to refill the cleaning substances. That's one job for one guy supervising thousands of toilets, with 90% of his work time actually being traveling between toilets, not cleaning them.
Yes, automation of toilet cleaning has become a reality.
Then I guess that means whoever says that is not a 50something trying desperately to find a job, any job, but being replaced by 20somethings who are cheaper and less prone to having a family or even medical conditions, or a family with medical conditions.
Motivation usually isn't really the problem for them.
If you make them, they will take no pride in it. They will see it as the same demeaning chore that the burger flipping job already is. Scrubbing walls isn't more glamorous than scrubbing toilets.
What you want to give them, if I get you right, is the feeling of being useful and wanted. That would be a good thing, indeed. But they'd have to want that, too. Else you're just forcing them into doing something else they don't want to do, that's not going to accomplish anything.
Try me. What could possibly be offensive about explaining why people in their 50s have to take burger flipping jobs 'cause they can't get hired for anything else?
Nope.
This is of course only the after-use cleaning, the full cleaning cycle takes longer and is more complicated.
I'm not talking about people who need "protected workspaces". I am talking about people who simply cannot move on from burger flipping jobs simply because anything beyond this is also beyond their capabilities.
It wouldn't even have to be a "guaranteed job", but what I could easily see is some kind of gig-economy for what's now low-end jobs where no to very little training is needed. People who don't work could take such jobs for expenses they have (like getting a new washing machine or TV), for a few weeks, i.e. as long as it takes to get the money together. I could well see some sort of online service come into play where employers could post their requirements, people could post their resumes and a matchmaking service bringing them together, complete with thumbs-up/down votes for good/bad employers and employees that are honest with their abilities or claim some they don't have.
Not so much like Xing or LinkedIn, it would probably be closer to uber-for-jobs. We are already essentially in a gig-economy for some jobs, why not go all the way if that's where we're heading anyway?
Right now the social security model costs a fortune and a half. Actually, the bureaucracy alone in my country would pay about 500 per person in a work-capable age. Now factor in that all other social payments and social based tax reductions would cease to exist because they get replaced by UBI and you will notice that suddenly it is very sustainable.
Will there be drawbacks for certain people? Certainly. All the government bureaucrats would suddenly have to find a real job...
Ok, if you prefer them to point a gun at your head and blast away your brains for the 50 bucks in your wallet ... I prefer our way.
Does the average wage-slave have a choice? Oh yeah, he does. He could starve to death instead without money. It's a similar choice the slave has. He can let his slave master whip himself to death. So, you see, everyone has a choice.
If you HAVE to do a job because the alternative is death, you do not really have an alternative, do you?
UBI is different from wellfare in such a way that you get it regardless of whether you do work or not. If you do work, you get it on top of what you're paid if you work. Yes, that means that the top manager with a 5 million annually also get it. That's what "universal" means.
Salaries will most likely be less than you get paid now, because with UBI there is no real reason for a minimum wage anymore. If you find someone who does what you want done for 100 a month, that's entirely between the two of you. Because without the pressure of having to work, both sides can freely decide how much the time really is worth for either of them.
It's a given that I have to sell the work you do for me for at least the amount of money I pay you, or I would be better off without you.
You might have noticed that there are people with limited mental abilities. And not all of them can become politicians. What now?
Well, then please tell us about those jobs that are no-skill that will still be available once automation took over. Economy and workplace researchers all over the world are eagerly listening.
The disease is the managers treating their employees like that. Let alone the customers.
No. Translation "I need the money".
How do you explain the people aged 50something working there? Are they "starting"? Or are they just not able to get any other jobs anymore in this fucked up economy?
Yes. It isn't. Please discuss it with the 50 year old working at McD because he can't get any other job anymore, and please let me be there.
No guarantees for your safety or life, though.
And you think these people can hold down jobs and would not get even MORE destructive if having to work frustrating, demeaning and utterly pointless jobs?
Well, then everyone who ever had to put a travel through a US air port is a suspect.