There will, for a time, be refuge in jobs like repairing the various robots. Google cars won't repair themselves after all.
Who needs repairs? We're already in a replacement society for most consumer goods and as soon as robots building robots is fully automated it will be cheaper to replace them too than to waste time repairing! We might just skip over the whole robot repairman economy.
What with the push by the FDA not to eat bacon and eggs in favor of vegetable oils and the creation of millions of diabetics by overloading their systems with sugar it is surprising any of us still live. We were made to eat meat, that is the bottom line.
Can you condense that into a single tweet? As someone tasked with maintaining a hugely complex and adaptable system (the human body) for upwards of 80 years I don't have time to process any extra information. In the future please reduce your dietary mandate for the entire human race into 140 characters or less....but not in the counterproductive way that the sugar industry coerced the FDA into doing.
Scientists are indeed human but not all are sociopaths, singularly focused on scorching the earth on their way to the top. To disprove someone else....your own theory must first be correct!
Wow, a story bemoaning how research wasn't involved in determining alcohol policy gets +5 comment backed up by "I can't remember". First hit on google for alcohol abuse us v europe:
"Among Americans there is a commonly held perception young people in European countries are introduced to alcohol in a cultural context that reduces heavy and harmful drinking......
In fact, in comparison with young people in the United States, - A greater percentage of young people from nearly all European countries report drinking in the past 30 days; - A majority of the European countries have higher intoxication rates among young people than do youth from the United States; and - For a majority of these European countries, a greater percentage of young people report having been intoxicated before the age of 13."
I have a really hard time remembering the last time I heard of anybody going to the hospital with alcohol poisoning.
Maybe because you drink too much? I also can't remember the last time I heard of anyone getting alcohol poisoning. Whoopdeedoo everyone must be a-ok!
I should note: My main beef with this line of thought has nothing to do with alcohol, its the hipocracy of contering a supposed unsubstantiated position with an equally unsubstantiated position. Please prove your point with DATA, not your ANECDOTE!
, they'll just come and do their studies and if they happen to kill humanity with their research techniques, that's just a necessary part of research, no big loss.
So...an advanced ET research team wouldn't know that negligently wiping out the dominant life form on the planet they want to study might alter their results?
Does it matter that the characters are based on real people from the 80's? My main criteria is that the characters are compelling in some way and their environment is consistent.
FWIW, if you only watched the first 5 episodes maybe give it a second look. They've reworked the show from "Don Draper in tech" to plucky start up vs well funded former colleague.
That would be called an economizer in HVAC speak. Pretty much every new commercial building has one and they are often retrofitted as part of maintenance and repair to existing buildings. Also those who choose to give up A/C control are paid for it. Such programs are widespread across the country. Good thing that Nest is finally using it's google $Billions and existing user base to implement it though.
I would also have to expand my research beyond a story's headline. I think this forum would be a better place if we stopped confusing/. posts (even those with links in them) with "claims".
With a user base in the millions (hundreds of millions?), there has probably been many billions of human activity hours spent on pokemon go. The fact that it requires movement and so far there is only one known death attributed to it means overall its probably responsible for a huge reduction in fatalities!
Science is the opposite of relying on what authority figures say is true.
Bingo! And guess which side all the authority figures speaking "truth" are on? It is indeed the opposite of the side with all the scientists presenting and analyzing data.
The single biggest problem we have today is that vested interests (oil companies, Russia, etc) are undermining efforts to dramatically improve our world for the better...even if climate change was a hoax. Immediate benefits include: de-funding isis and several other authoritarian regimes, eliminating several of the most hazardous occupations, avoiding massive ecological disasters (oil spills), and decentralizing power...both literally and figuratively! Why the fuck are we still subsidizing oil?!
Bunch of relatives and reporters linked to Obama eh? How about head of fox news, probably the single most influential news network in the US, getting ousted and immediately "advising" trump? Or the freaking active CEO of breitbart working directly for trump? Don't worry, this bickering won't convince anyone to change ideologies. Everyone with more than a passing interest is firmly dug in no matter what "shocking new development" you may think you have.
Thermal tester eh? Based on that last comment I was sure you were a demographic pigeon-holer forced into early retirement. Basement dweller you say? I wish! My basement has a drumset, wet bar, and a nintendo wii! Unfortunately I'm too busy with my day job*, that of an evangelical lobbyist with a primary focus on shifting federal policy to fewer rockets and more creationisim in school text books. As such I don't even need any real world experience because nobody fucks with the Jesus, fool! http://thebiglebowski.wikia.co... Now join me or fall into eternal damnation!!!!
*a funnier thing being, I actually supported a thermal-vac test for a SIBRS payload back in the day so you and I are two spacecraft thermal testers in a pod!
There's this concept called engineering. Its very different from armchair engineering and political ranting, the core of this site. When applied correctly, engineering can solve many problems posed by a hypercritical, speculative and un-invested audience (/.), often in unique and unexpected ways.
Why would you need to steal an iPhone when robots mine minerals, handle shipping logistics, assemble iphones, repair themselves and use open source designs published by volunteers that are eating robotic farmed food...all for free?
Yeah cause that's all in a days work for an Avis employee. Somehow they've found out a way to efficiently dispose of 1000's of hookers/day and replace complete interiors after every use. Or maybe they just have a security deposit or something.
In other news, I often find that most "future plan won't work because X" musings usually assume a complete downfall of society happens between now and then.
just be honest about the chances when sharing your enthusiasm with others.
Will do...although in my experience there has been surprisingly little engagement whenever I bring up theoretical physics in social situations. Weird eh?
If we're going back to the old school complaints about story timeliness, maybe we can also go back to old school summaries and keep up with the scientific explanations..you know, smells like sulfur or whatever.
"Smells like farts"...making America great again I guess.
(Here's Scott Adams talking about trying to purchase a vehicle. It's quite an interesting story, and shows a first-person view of one of the techniques of sales.)
And here is something Scott Adams should have considered before he tried to buy a Ford Raptor at a Chevy dealership:
Summary: He wanted product X, went to someone who does not sell product X, found out that product X will not be available for a year and "realized" he never wanted product X to begin with. Maybe he hypnotized himself.
As for his analysis on trump, a good test of that will be in November if trump "wins in a landslide".
The time to start getting interested is when another experiment appears to have data confirming one of the predictions of this new theory - and even then it does not always work out!
I dunno, I find myself just as interested in the crazy new unconfirmed results and speculative additions/revisions to our model of the universe as I am when most turn out to be wrong...and maybe a few turn out to be correct! I suppose I enjoy this small window I have into the process of experimental physics because I have enough patience for a result to evolve...but not nearly enough to get a ph.D and do it myself.
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There will, for a time, be refuge in jobs like repairing the various robots. Google cars won't repair themselves after all.
Who needs repairs? We're already in a replacement society for most consumer goods and as soon as robots building robots is fully automated it will be cheaper to replace them too than to waste time repairing! We might just skip over the whole robot repairman economy.
What with the push by the FDA not to eat bacon and eggs in favor of vegetable oils and the creation of millions of diabetics by overloading their systems with sugar it is surprising any of us still live. We were made to eat meat, that is the bottom line.
Can you condense that into a single tweet? As someone tasked with maintaining a hugely complex and adaptable system (the human body) for upwards of 80 years I don't have time to process any extra information. In the future please reduce your dietary mandate for the entire human race into 140 characters or less....but not in the counterproductive way that the sugar industry coerced the FDA into doing.
Scientists are indeed human but not all are sociopaths, singularly focused on scorching the earth on their way to the top. To disprove someone else....your own theory must first be correct!
Wow, a story bemoaning how research wasn't involved in determining alcohol policy gets +5 comment backed up by "I can't remember". First hit on google for alcohol abuse us v europe:
"Among Americans there is a commonly held perception young people in European countries are
introduced to alcohol in a cultural context that reduces heavy and harmful drinking......
In fact, in comparison with young people in the United States,
- A greater percentage of young people from nearly all European countries report drinking in the past 30 days;
- A majority of the European countries have higher intoxication rates among young people than do youth from the United States; and
- For a majority of these European countries, a greater percentage of young people report having been intoxicated before the age of 13."
http://resources.prev.org/docu...
Pretty much all of Europe is ahead of the US here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I have a really hard time remembering the last time I heard of anybody going to the hospital with alcohol poisoning.
Maybe because you drink too much? I also can't remember the last time I heard of anyone getting alcohol poisoning. Whoopdeedoo everyone must be a-ok!
I should note: My main beef with this line of thought has nothing to do with alcohol, its the hipocracy of contering a supposed unsubstantiated position with an equally unsubstantiated position. Please prove your point with DATA, not your ANECDOTE!
Anyone who couldn't do the conversion in their head if they cared probably isn't reading slashdot.
Not so sure about that. You have to take into account all of the political trolls that generate a lot (most?) of the site traffic these days.
or remnants of a dead civilization triggering some signal.
Proving that would be the second most exciting development in human history...right after finding a living alien civilization!
, they'll just come and do their studies and if they happen to kill humanity with their research techniques, that's just a necessary part of research, no big loss.
So...an advanced ET research team wouldn't know that negligently wiping out the dominant life form on the planet they want to study might alter their results?
Does it matter that the characters are based on real people from the 80's? My main criteria is that the characters are compelling in some way and their environment is consistent.
FWIW, if you only watched the first 5 episodes maybe give it a second look. They've reworked the show from "Don Draper in tech" to plucky start up vs well funded former colleague.
Just circulate the outside air.
That would be called an economizer in HVAC speak. Pretty much every new commercial building has one and they are often retrofitted as part of maintenance and repair to existing buildings. Also those who choose to give up A/C control are paid for it. Such programs are widespread across the country. Good thing that Nest is finally using it's google $Billions and existing user base to implement it though.
You would need to .... to make that claim.
I would also have to expand my research beyond a story's headline. I think this forum would be a better place if we stopped confusing /. posts (even those with links in them) with "claims".
With a user base in the millions (hundreds of millions?), there has probably been many billions of human activity hours spent on pokemon go. The fact that it requires movement and so far there is only one known death attributed to it means overall its probably responsible for a huge reduction in fatalities!
Science is the opposite of relying on what authority figures say is true.
Bingo! And guess which side all the authority figures speaking "truth" are on? It is indeed the opposite of the side with all the scientists presenting and analyzing data.
The single biggest problem we have today is that vested interests (oil companies, Russia, etc) are undermining efforts to dramatically improve our world for the better...even if climate change was a hoax. Immediate benefits include: de-funding isis and several other authoritarian regimes, eliminating several of the most hazardous occupations, avoiding massive ecological disasters (oil spills), and decentralizing power...both literally and figuratively! Why the fuck are we still subsidizing oil?!
Yeah, isn't space neat? What a great and underutilized tool for giving humans perspective on all their general bullshit!
Bunch of relatives and reporters linked to Obama eh? How about head of fox news, probably the single most influential news network in the US, getting ousted and immediately "advising" trump? Or the freaking active CEO of breitbart working directly for trump? Don't worry, this bickering won't convince anyone to change ideologies. Everyone with more than a passing interest is firmly dug in no matter what "shocking new development" you may think you have.
Thermal tester eh? Based on that last comment I was sure you were a demographic pigeon-holer forced into early retirement. Basement dweller you say? I wish! My basement has a drumset, wet bar, and a nintendo wii! Unfortunately I'm too busy with my day job*, that of an evangelical lobbyist with a primary focus on shifting federal policy to fewer rockets and more creationisim in school text books. As such I don't even need any real world experience because nobody fucks with the Jesus, fool! http://thebiglebowski.wikia.co... Now join me or fall into eternal damnation!!!!
*a funnier thing being, I actually supported a thermal-vac test for a SIBRS payload back in the day so you and I are two spacecraft thermal testers in a pod!
There's this concept called engineering. Its very different from armchair engineering and political ranting, the core of this site. When applied correctly, engineering can solve many problems posed by a hypercritical, speculative and un-invested audience (/.), often in unique and unexpected ways.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Why would you need to steal an iPhone when robots mine minerals, handle shipping logistics, assemble iphones, repair themselves and use open source designs published by volunteers that are eating robotic farmed food...all for free?
Yeah cause that's all in a days work for an Avis employee. Somehow they've found out a way to efficiently dispose of 1000's of hookers/day and replace complete interiors after every use. Or maybe they just have a security deposit or something.
In other news, I often find that most "future plan won't work because X" musings usually assume a complete downfall of society happens between now and then.
Speaking of antennas...
FCC ID: TO-BE-DETERMINED
There goes at least a quarter of their existing funding.
And as we all know, the worst "real troll" of them all is the no-true-Scotsman
just be honest about the chances when sharing your enthusiasm with others.
Will do...although in my experience there has been surprisingly little engagement whenever I bring up theoretical physics in social situations. Weird eh?
If we're going back to the old school complaints about story timeliness, maybe we can also go back to old school summaries and keep up with the scientific explanations..you know, smells like sulfur or whatever.
"Smells like farts" ...making America great again I guess.
(Here's Scott Adams talking about trying to purchase a vehicle. It's quite an interesting story, and shows a first-person view of one of the techniques of sales.)
And here is something Scott Adams should have considered before he tried to buy a Ford Raptor at a Chevy dealership:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.c...
Summary: He wanted product X, went to someone who does not sell product X, found out that product X will not be available for a year and "realized" he never wanted product X to begin with. Maybe he hypnotized himself.
As for his analysis on trump, a good test of that will be in November if trump "wins in a landslide".
The time to start getting interested is when another experiment appears to have data confirming one of the predictions of this new theory - and even then it does not always work out!
I dunno, I find myself just as interested in the crazy new unconfirmed results and speculative additions/revisions to our model of the universe as I am when most turn out to be wrong...and maybe a few turn out to be correct! I suppose I enjoy this small window I have into the process of experimental physics because I have enough patience for a result to evolve...but not nearly enough to get a ph.D and do it myself.
I'm guessing (one of) the magical figure is probably $battery pack + motor = $ICE drive train