Wait a minute, I thought the oceans were already 100% saturated with CO2, after acting as a carbon sink for a long time, and thus new CO2 stays in the atmosphere now? Is he saying that's not the case, or that solid carbon is going to be dumped into the oceans?
I was actually thinking about this the other day. I'm wondering, instead of a new block being generated every 10 minutes or so, with a 1-coin reward worth ~$3000 being given to each person who creates a new block, why aren't new blocks generated every couple seconds, with a say 0.0005-coin reward worth ~$1? Yeah I know the supply of coins determines the price so that 0.005 coins could be worth $3000... but it wouldn't, because a new block is made every few seconds. Regardless of block size, the issue is that more transactions per hour means more blockchain growth per hour. If the global economy were to run on a single blockchain... that'd be a lot of data, particularly to a computer not holding a rack of HDDs and connected to the internet via fiber, with serious monetary investments to keep up with growth. Either a way needs to be found to cull old/irrelevant data, or cryptocurrency maintainers will have to choose between two options: only large institutions will be able to afford to track the blockchain; or low transaction volume will keep cryptocurrencies a financial novelty like they are now. Increasing adoption and transaction volume also requires getting the transaction charge below what Visa etc. are charging.
Give me a harem, a vasectomy, a bunker, and a lifetime supply of food and water, and I'll test that for you, for free. Medical care and lighting optional.
No modpoints, so I'll just confirm that being told one is smart eventually harms one's self-esteem once they run into a problem they can't overcome, causing them to question if they're actually smart or just able to fool others into thinking they are.
Hope he doesn't use DVORAK or AZERTY. Or pick-and-peck. This type of thing will be quickly rendered obsolete/redundant with overlaid interfaces rendered on an AR device, with a LeapMotion type solution. Could be useful for those with disfigured hands trying to type, though.
Let's say a competing species is able to smell almonds, but not other nuts. If all the almonds are separated into their own cache, then the competitor would only be able to sniff out the squirrel's almond cache, leaving their other nut caches safe. However, if they mix almonds in at all of their caches, then the competitor will smell the almonds in all of their caches, and thus find (and eat) all of their cached nuts. Separating the nuts thus prevents them from putting all their eggs in one basket, and the squirrel is less likely to starve because all its nuts were stolen. Those who sort their nuts survive and reproduce, those who don't die, et voila evolution.
This is what we're going to get instead of UBI: govt. handouts to corporations that trickle down to makework jobs. It'll be even more expensive than an actual UBI, too. Thanks, plutocrats!
Apple devices tend to destroy everything else on the market in benchmarks, when they first come out. Most of a year later, some Android devices will come out that come close to or even surpass its speed, only for Apple to release a new chip a few months later that leaves them in the dust. One exception: Atom chips (in certain Windows convertible tablets) tend to outperform them, although are generally higher wattage so it's arguably an unfair comparison.
Don't forget that movie rental stores had a "new releases" section, which cost more to rent and often had shorter rental periods as well. It's moot because RedBox exists now, and you can rent current releases for $1.50 ($2 for bluray) per day. I agree digital rental and purchase prices are outrageous, particularly for HD streams.
Don't worry, the free market and evolution will save us. Those who can't outperform the robots for the same energy expenditure starve. The following generations will be faster, more powerful, AND cheaper to house and feed than robots. Oh wait, robots don't get sick, so that generation will also be impervious to disease.
Left unsaid is that turnover is high enough they can wait a few months and the excess workforce will leave, and their numbers won't be hired back because that number of human jobs is no longer necessary. A net number of jobs are lost yet noone was laid off. If they were paying $X to humans before, they aren't going to spend $X plus $Y in robot acquisition/maintenance/operating costs; the new X+Y will always be less than the old X (on paper at least) or else they won't pull the trigger. Thus, less total money goes to humans. Of course, increased automation can allow for new possibilities that couldn't be done before, which could allow for new human jobs to assist, but retail/e-tail is mature enough these 'new possibilities' will boil down to more efficient ways of doing old jobs, and competition means redundancies will be trimmed eventually.
Nah. Carly, Elop or Meg will take over for a while until they're bought out by Verizon. All the data owned by Equifax will then be used for yet another Verizon targeted advertising scheme, because apparently Verizon wishes it were Google.
It has become increasingly obvious that Equifax and their cohorts are running a racket, running roughshod over consumer rights. The congressionally-mandated free annual credit report was inadequate to solve all the problems with their business. I pray that racketeering charges are brought against Equifax, for their practice of punishing people who don't sign up for their protection services whenever Equifax makes a mistaken data entry, and by holding proprietary information over their head limiting access to any significant financial transactions (although lenders are as at fault here too.) Furthermore, 'identity theft' should be an Equifax/lender problem, rather than a consumer problem.
If Satoshi were ever allowed to cash in his exclusive pre-owned block of coins, then it would be a Ponzi scheme. It wouldn't collapse Bitcoin outright but the sudden influx of coins would cause the value to dip (or crash, if he'd done it a few years ago).
The source code is being reviewed by the state cyberwarfare division? Sounds like they're scouring the code to find exploits they can use to attack enemies/spy on everyone.
Rumor is that this card uses QLC (quad-level cell) tech, which if true, would mean a very low number of rewrites possible. It would also mean poor performance. I know I wouldn't want to bet 400GB of irreplaceable data on unproven tech.
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Wait a minute, I thought the oceans were already 100% saturated with CO2, after acting as a carbon sink for a long time, and thus new CO2 stays in the atmosphere now? Is he saying that's not the case, or that solid carbon is going to be dumped into the oceans?
I was actually thinking about this the other day. I'm wondering, instead of a new block being generated every 10 minutes or so, with a 1-coin reward worth ~$3000 being given to each person who creates a new block, why aren't new blocks generated every couple seconds, with a say 0.0005-coin reward worth ~$1? Yeah I know the supply of coins determines the price so that 0.005 coins could be worth $3000... but it wouldn't, because a new block is made every few seconds. Regardless of block size, the issue is that more transactions per hour means more blockchain growth per hour. If the global economy were to run on a single blockchain... that'd be a lot of data, particularly to a computer not holding a rack of HDDs and connected to the internet via fiber, with serious monetary investments to keep up with growth. Either a way needs to be found to cull old/irrelevant data, or cryptocurrency maintainers will have to choose between two options: only large institutions will be able to afford to track the blockchain; or low transaction volume will keep cryptocurrencies a financial novelty like they are now. Increasing adoption and transaction volume also requires getting the transaction charge below what Visa etc. are charging.
He tethers a Palm Pilot to it.
Give me a harem, a vasectomy, a bunker, and a lifetime supply of food and water, and I'll test that for you, for free. Medical care and lighting optional.
evidence is offered [...] the guy doesn't use Linux at all
BURN THE WITCH! /s
No modpoints, so I'll just confirm that being told one is smart eventually harms one's self-esteem once they run into a problem they can't overcome, causing them to question if they're actually smart or just able to fool others into thinking they are.
Hope he doesn't use DVORAK or AZERTY. Or pick-and-peck. This type of thing will be quickly rendered obsolete/redundant with overlaid interfaces rendered on an AR device, with a LeapMotion type solution. Could be useful for those with disfigured hands trying to type, though.
Let's say a competing species is able to smell almonds, but not other nuts. If all the almonds are separated into their own cache, then the competitor would only be able to sniff out the squirrel's almond cache, leaving their other nut caches safe. However, if they mix almonds in at all of their caches, then the competitor will smell the almonds in all of their caches, and thus find (and eat) all of their cached nuts. Separating the nuts thus prevents them from putting all their eggs in one basket, and the squirrel is less likely to starve because all its nuts were stolen. Those who sort their nuts survive and reproduce, those who don't die, et voila evolution.
This is what we're going to get instead of UBI: govt. handouts to corporations that trickle down to makework jobs. It'll be even more expensive than an actual UBI, too. Thanks, plutocrats!
Aah, discrimination: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
The phone for Ubermenschen?
Apple devices tend to destroy everything else on the market in benchmarks, when they first come out. Most of a year later, some Android devices will come out that come close to or even surpass its speed, only for Apple to release a new chip a few months later that leaves them in the dust. One exception: Atom chips (in certain Windows convertible tablets) tend to outperform them, although are generally higher wattage so it's arguably an unfair comparison.
Seems the trolls came to Slashdot after the ban.
Don't forget that movie rental stores had a "new releases" section, which cost more to rent and often had shorter rental periods as well. It's moot because RedBox exists now, and you can rent current releases for $1.50 ($2 for bluray) per day. I agree digital rental and purchase prices are outrageous, particularly for HD streams.
I dunno about you, but my novels come in 800K format /badjoke
Don't worry, the free market and evolution will save us. Those who can't outperform the robots for the same energy expenditure starve. The following generations will be faster, more powerful, AND cheaper to house and feed than robots. Oh wait, robots don't get sick, so that generation will also be impervious to disease.
See? The free market solves all, magically! /s
Left unsaid is that turnover is high enough they can wait a few months and the excess workforce will leave, and their numbers won't be hired back because that number of human jobs is no longer necessary. A net number of jobs are lost yet noone was laid off. If they were paying $X to humans before, they aren't going to spend $X plus $Y in robot acquisition/maintenance/operating costs; the new X+Y will always be less than the old X (on paper at least) or else they won't pull the trigger. Thus, less total money goes to humans.
Of course, increased automation can allow for new possibilities that couldn't be done before, which could allow for new human jobs to assist, but retail/e-tail is mature enough these 'new possibilities' will boil down to more efficient ways of doing old jobs, and competition means redundancies will be trimmed eventually.
The Cyclones were created by Man. They rebelled.
Nah. Carly, Elop or Meg will take over for a while until they're bought out by Verizon. All the data owned by Equifax will then be used for yet another Verizon targeted advertising scheme, because apparently Verizon wishes it were Google.
But, but... the lowest bidder PROMISED us security. It was even one of the bullet points on the Powerpoint! /s
It has become increasingly obvious that Equifax and their cohorts are running a racket, running roughshod over consumer rights. The congressionally-mandated free annual credit report was inadequate to solve all the problems with their business. I pray that racketeering charges are brought against Equifax, for their practice of punishing people who don't sign up for their protection services whenever Equifax makes a mistaken data entry, and by holding proprietary information over their head limiting access to any significant financial transactions (although lenders are as at fault here too.) Furthermore, 'identity theft' should be an Equifax/lender problem, rather than a consumer problem.
That's not a 3d printer, that's a teledildonics device!
If Satoshi were ever allowed to cash in his exclusive pre-owned block of coins, then it would be a Ponzi scheme. It wouldn't collapse Bitcoin outright but the sudden influx of coins would cause the value to dip (or crash, if he'd done it a few years ago).
The source code is being reviewed by the state cyberwarfare division? Sounds like they're scouring the code to find exploits they can use to attack enemies/spy on everyone.
Rumor is that this card uses QLC (quad-level cell) tech, which if true, would mean a very low number of rewrites possible. It would also mean poor performance. I know I wouldn't want to bet 400GB of irreplaceable data on unproven tech.