Your esimates are well thought out. China, though, is a yet a great imitator and an unproven innovator.
I have high hopes for Humanity, but I also fear that instead of exploiting space exploration for the greater good of mankind, we are on the precipice of exploiting it for military advantage.
11/04/17 was Aaron Schwartz day...despite his short life,we will be remembering his name, not unlike Achilles.
The Aaron Schwartz tragedy, really, was that the young man was clowning a system (MIT) that had rewarded such behavior in the past, rather than punished it. I think he was caught off guard.
Many neophytes to the criminal justice system misinterpret the phrase up to 85 years incarceration. First time white collar offenders rarely serve time, unless probation failure is in the offing.
Yeah, back when I first started on the internet, it was well understood that you didn't post personal info or let kids wonder by themselves on it. It seems now we are on the reverse, where everyone posts everything on the internet, and parents expect the internet to raise their kids for them.
Raising your children on the internet? That's deranged! Place your spawn in front of the television for their raising, where they belong.
Irrationality is a difficult measure to gauge. Blaming one party for the ills of society conveniently simplifies things for the root for us or them crowd. The fact that there are only two national platforms from which to align ideologically virtually guarantees that there's at least a plank in either party's platform that gives pause, no matter where you find yourself, left-middle-right, on the spectrum.
I suppose the right's blemishes are currently enhanced by the panderer-in-chief, yet the Dems would be in an arguably similar position had their candidate prevailed. FWIW, I consider the current President an embarrassment, and though I would rather see anyone else (including, shudder, Mrs Clinton) in the Oval Office, I understand why he was elected.
The one notable exception is whether or not police should be able to shoot black people consequence free...
No, the police should not be able to shoot black people free from consequence, but they should also not be forbidden from ever shooting a black person because of some make-up call for past and current injustices.
With the Chinese, it's not precisely the same thing as when a tinpot dictator spouts off with some improbable future outcome, but it sure is reminiscent.
Tip O'Neil, "Bedtime for Bonzo" jokes, and "I didn't vote for Nancy" bumper stickers... Bush 41 calling Reagan's trickle-down tax breaks for the wealthy "Voodoo Economics" before joining him as his running mate.
Lest our propensity to wax nostalgic gets too far out of hand, let's not forget that during The Reagan's time in office is when the War on Drugs really ramped up and there was that Iran-Contra debacle...
Sigh! Compared to what we have today, it does sound pretty dreamy!
So true, although it's important to note that still reasonable applies to both sides of the aisle nowadays.
It seems counter-intuitive that we would be moving backwards in so many ways, with the free proliferation of information currently available to everyman; yet, that's where we are, with every fringe belief able to find something on the interwebz that seems to confirm his/her preconceived notion of the way things are.
More access to information seemingly does not promote clarity, but confusion, as the volume available obfuscates even science and uncommon sense.
Google isn't the most defensible corporation out there, but, their shit does actually work.
As a modern day tech giant, they're undoubtedly beholden to several important populist grass roots movements as a matter of course,
but if you think that changes the mission statement for market share, market share, market share... well, you're missing the value the Googly is willing to place upon appearances for the sake of the greater good.
I'd like to offer another explanation. In hindsight, It seems like any idiot on the bridge could have over-ridden the auto-piloting controls and manually steered the ship in a direction other than directly at The Alnic.
What happens in real life, in real time, during an emergency, is that people freeze up and don't always think to do the rational thing. Are more seasoned sailors less likely to fail in a high stress situation? Absolutely, and yet, for every Sully, there's a dozen well-trained individuals without nerves of steel.
I, for one, am not that thrilled with the notion that the Saudi Kingdom is building reactors in the middle east and we are politically hamstrung against advancing the technology here in the U.S. Saudi Arabia may have the outward appearance of stability, but they're not as far removed from constant conflict as it seems.
Great point that the conservation of petroleum resources due to efficiency improvements is a large factor in stretching reserves.
Combining the likelihood of improved techniques for recovery with inevitable leaps in the efficiency of the relatively nascent battery technology seems to suggest that current mineral scarcities will be overcome.
I know, I know, an odd parallel, but bear with me.
We simply developed improved technology to recover and refine the oil that was left between the mantle and the surface, and future generations of humans may discover recoverable quantities of petroleum products in the mantle.
All we know for sure, is that the earth's most intelligent species is ever more clever in a crisis.
Short supplies of nickel and rare earth metals? Increased profit margins for successful innovation? We'll be roping asteroids at some future price point.
In its best light, the domestic Chinese market is protectionist and prone to imitation beyond the scope of copyright enforcement.
Alphabet must now believe they can make inroads to a worthwhile share of the admittedly gigantic market without ultimately losing their technology to domestic companies.
So the $64,000 Question is, "What sort of arrangement can they (have they) made with Chinese officials that leads them to believe Lucy won't pull the football away at the last second?"
I'd like to say yes, because how can you go wrong with the Save The Children angle, but so much of Puerto Rico's critical infrastructure is disabled that clean drinking water is not available to a great majority of the population...
Restoring power to a small children's hospital reeks of, gasp, handing out candles during the hurricane.
There is utterly no evidence to support this assertion, and there is evidence that homosexuality is, in fact, a side effect of an adaptation that improves reproduction in a species.
Sure, in a Bizzaro universe where, statistically, sex between heterosexual breeders doesn't lead to more offspring than homosexual pairings.
On the plus side, we're on the Slashdot and can plausibly examine this scientifically without being drowned out by those who will hear no dissenting opinion.
There is some evidence, admittedly with rat studies, that species overpopulation leads to increased violence and homosexual behavior; interestingly enough, both population control mechanisms.
People over 50 as well. I do not know anyone who reads an actual "paper" anymore.
Not daily, but I pick up and read the local paper for three reasons:
The website doesn't include every bit of the physical paper, to see if I know anyone in the obits or criminal/court section, and last, but not least, because the little bitch in charge of killing off the Mickey(s) is careless despite the relative McMansion size of her litter box.
There was a time when regional television and newspapers had a large say in shaping the belief set(s) of average Americans, yet now, it seems like that ship has sailed.
People under 50 get their news on the cellphone, and whether that's the Facebook or Twitter or updates, the share of news influenced by old school local news & dead tree papers is bordering on insignificant.
Pai is right, not because of his fealty to the industry, but because the consolidation doesn't impact a significant monopoly of the news market.
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I have high hopes for Humanity, but I also fear that instead of exploiting space exploration for the greater good of mankind, we are on the precipice of exploiting it for military advantage.
The Aaron Schwartz tragedy, really, was that the young man was clowning a system (MIT) that had rewarded such behavior in the past, rather than punished it. I think he was caught off guard.
Many neophytes to the criminal justice system misinterpret the phrase up to 85 years incarceration. First time white collar offenders rarely serve time, unless probation failure is in the offing.
Yeah, back when I first started on the internet, it was well understood that you didn't post personal info or let kids wonder by themselves on it. It seems now we are on the reverse, where everyone posts everything on the internet, and parents expect the internet to raise their kids for them.
Raising your children on the internet? That's deranged! Place your spawn in front of the television for their raising, where they belong.
And, you know where I stand on the lawn...
Irrationality is a difficult measure to gauge. Blaming one party for the ills of society conveniently simplifies things for the root for us or them crowd. The fact that there are only two national platforms from which to align ideologically virtually guarantees that there's at least a plank in either party's platform that gives pause, no matter where you find yourself, left-middle-right, on the spectrum.
I suppose the right's blemishes are currently enhanced by the panderer-in-chief, yet the Dems would be in an arguably similar position had their candidate prevailed. FWIW, I consider the current President an embarrassment, and though I would rather see anyone else (including, shudder, Mrs Clinton) in the Oval Office, I understand why he was elected.
The one notable exception is whether or not police should be able to shoot black people consequence free...
No, the police should not be able to shoot black people free from consequence, but they should also not be forbidden from ever shooting a black person because of some make-up call for past and current injustices.
Aren't they going to the moon too?
With the Chinese, it's not precisely the same thing as when a tinpot dictator spouts off with some improbable future outcome, but it sure is reminiscent.
Lest our propensity to wax nostalgic gets too far out of hand, let's not forget that during The Reagan's time in office is when the War on Drugs really ramped up and there was that Iran-Contra debacle...
Sigh! Compared to what we have today, it does sound pretty dreamy!
It seems counter-intuitive that we would be moving backwards in so many ways, with the free proliferation of information currently available to everyman; yet, that's where we are, with every fringe belief able to find something on the interwebz that seems to confirm his/her preconceived notion of the way things are.
More access to information seemingly does not promote clarity, but confusion, as the volume available obfuscates even science and uncommon sense.
As a modern day tech giant, they're undoubtedly beholden to several important populist grass roots movements as a matter of course,
but if you think that changes the mission statement for market share, market share, market share... well, you're missing the value the Googly is willing to place upon appearances for the sake of the greater good.
If so, this is instantaneously Waymo complicated .
especially after all CNN has done to advance the notion of biased news reporting,
allowing the administration to deflect all negative reporting as fake news® .
I'd like to offer another explanation. In hindsight, It seems like any idiot on the bridge could have over-ridden the auto-piloting controls and manually steered the ship in a direction other than directly at The Alnic.
What happens in real life, in real time, during an emergency, is that people freeze up and don't always think to do the rational thing. Are more seasoned sailors less likely to fail in a high stress situation? Absolutely, and yet, for every Sully, there's a dozen well-trained individuals without nerves of steel.
Well, if you're correct, then it seems the fear associated with losing our jobs to robots is quite overblown.
I, for one, am not that thrilled with the notion that the Saudi Kingdom is building reactors in the middle east and we are politically hamstrung against advancing the technology here in the U.S. Saudi Arabia may have the outward appearance of stability, but they're not as far removed from constant conflict as it seems.
Great point that the conservation of petroleum resources due to efficiency improvements is a large factor in stretching reserves.
Combining the likelihood of improved techniques for recovery with inevitable leaps in the efficiency of the relatively nascent battery technology seems to suggest that current mineral scarcities will be overcome.
Very interesting
We simply developed improved technology to recover and refine the oil that was left between the mantle and the surface, and future generations of humans may discover recoverable quantities of petroleum products in the mantle.
All we know for sure, is that the earth's most intelligent species is ever more clever in a crisis.
Short supplies of nickel and rare earth metals? Increased profit margins for successful innovation? We'll be roping asteroids at some future price point.
This might be the least relevant Slashdot post I've ever seen. And I'm proud to be a part of it.
The least relevant post ever on Slashdot? Combined with the annual DST thread?
Wouldn't miss it... I'm hopping on here, too.
I wonder what happens to your pay package when their internal tracking notices you posting on /.?
Alphabet must now believe they can make inroads to a worthwhile share of the admittedly gigantic market without ultimately losing their technology to domestic companies.
So the $64,000 Question is, "What sort of arrangement can they (have they) made with Chinese officials that leads them to believe Lucy won't pull the football away at the last second?"
Not to mention that, whatever the object is, you’ve got to have it with you at all times - so pick carefully!
Right, perhaps a picture of your face or fingerprint, for example.
Restoring power to a small children's hospital reeks of, gasp, handing out candles during the hurricane.
Clearly, a site chosen at random for power restoration...
There is utterly no evidence to support this assertion, and there is evidence that homosexuality is, in fact, a side effect of an adaptation that improves reproduction in a species.
Sure, in a Bizzaro universe where, statistically, sex between heterosexual breeders doesn't lead to more offspring than homosexual pairings.
Please. Elaborate.
On the plus side, we're on the Slashdot and can plausibly examine this scientifically without being drowned out by those who will hear no dissenting opinion.
There is some evidence, admittedly with rat studies, that species overpopulation leads to increased violence and homosexual behavior; interestingly enough, both population control mechanisms.
People over 50 as well. I do not know anyone who reads an actual "paper" anymore.
Not daily, but I pick up and read the local paper for three reasons:
The website doesn't include every bit of the physical paper, to see if I know anyone in the obits or criminal/court section, and last, but not least, because the little bitch in charge of killing off the Mickey(s) is careless despite the relative McMansion size of her litter box.
People under 50 get their news on the cellphone, and whether that's the Facebook or Twitter or updates, the share of news influenced by old school local news & dead tree papers is bordering on insignificant.
Pai is right, not because of his fealty to the industry, but because the consolidation doesn't impact a significant monopoly of the news market.