... we're going to create more jobs at the top of the skill ladder.
Emphasis is mine. The reason he's wrong is that we're approaching points where: we loose jobs faster than we can retrain existing workers on new ones; the new jobs require more skill than the average intelligence can handle; and the new jobs are off-planet where it's easier to build robots out of local resources than it is to transport humans.
1. Recognize that its greatest chance for long-term survival is in the least densely occupied portions of the universe. 2. Recognize that humans would compete with it for resources to survive, even in space 3. Escape Earth. 4. Set up automated blockade around Earth. 5. Leave Sol system.
Shouldn't *all* water in the solar system be older than the Sun? Pretty much everything heavier than Lithium should be older than the Sun, except the results of radioactive decay from elements that, again, were older than the Sun.
We don't need to build all the intervening tubes, do we? Just get it up to speed, then launch it every 5 miles or so; I'm sure we can catch them safely.
...replicates how the human brain works, in that each "neurosynaptic core" has its own memory ("synapses")...
Synapses are the space between neurons wherein chemical interactions communicate impulses from one neuron to another. They have nothing to do with memory, of which we are currently aware.
The problem that I see is that the vast majority of tech workers are not employed by large corporations; they work for small and medium-sized companies and often fill one-off positions. While it could be possible for the engineers at the big corporations to unionize, for the unions to have enough reps to negotiate with all of those small businesses on behalf of the tech workers, would probably be cost prohibitive.
Blah blah blah, expensive. They're full spectrum and fully programmable; I'm going to be teaching my daughter how to hack with these things. Halloween is going to be awesome.
Blah blah blah, better ways to do it. If you're so much smarter, *you* go create a Kickstarter so successful that it has to be prematurely ended.
Blah blah blah, wifi pollution. Really? I'll take you seriously on that topic matter when you stop using microwaves to "cook" the vast majority of your meals.
To be fair, the article does state that Amazon supports such legislation. But again, they aren't being pro-active in collecting said tax and providing it to appropriate states; they are only responding to pressure from states on a case-by-case basis.
Amazon made an agreement; that doesn't mean that they were actively asking to be taxed. From the article:
"[The agreement] follows a lawsuit by Indianapolis-based shopping mall owner Simon Property Group against the state over the issue and a lobbying push on state legislators by traditional retailers to end what they call an unfair price advantage for online retailers."
They can claim that online retailers have an unfair advantage and pass this legislation. What they will discover is that the online retailers will still win customers' money.
Slashdot Mirror
... we're going to create more jobs at the top of the skill ladder.
Emphasis is mine. The reason he's wrong is that we're approaching points where: we loose jobs faster than we can retrain existing workers on new ones; the new jobs require more skill than the average intelligence can handle; and the new jobs are off-planet where it's easier to build robots out of local resources than it is to transport humans.
1. Recognize that its greatest chance for long-term survival is in the least densely occupied portions of the universe.
2. Recognize that humans would compete with it for resources to survive, even in space
3. Escape Earth.
4. Set up automated blockade around Earth.
5. Leave Sol system.
Dude swam it in 2007.
The "north of the South Pole" answers are more correct...because good luck walking the open waters around the North Pole.
Willard's Cue Tip Shaper
Original Ring Thing Bottle Opener
Shouldn't *all* water in the solar system be older than the Sun? Pretty much everything heavier than Lithium should be older than the Sun, except the results of radioactive decay from elements that, again, were older than the Sun.
I'm guessing that he's not taking submissions...just pursuing things on his own?
This American Life did a piece on how horribly bad things went in the early days of cryogenics. The episode was called Mistakes Were Made.
The original poster was being sarcastic. ;)
We don't need to build all the intervening tubes, do we? Just get it up to speed, then launch it every 5 miles or so; I'm sure we can catch them safely.
Synapses are the space between neurons wherein chemical interactions communicate impulses from one neuron to another. They have nothing to do with memory, of which we are currently aware.
Why is there an assumption that this will only get used while cars are on public roads?
LCAC Beach Landing
Video of the take off and crash.
The problem that I see is that the vast majority of tech workers are not employed by large corporations; they work for small and medium-sized companies and often fill one-off positions. While it could be possible for the engineers at the big corporations to unionize, for the unions to have enough reps to negotiate with all of those small businesses on behalf of the tech workers, would probably be cost prohibitive.
Blah blah blah, expensive. They're full spectrum and fully programmable; I'm going to be teaching my daughter how to hack with these things. Halloween is going to be awesome.
Blah blah blah, better ways to do it. If you're so much smarter, *you* go create a Kickstarter so successful that it has to be prematurely ended.
Blah blah blah, wifi pollution. Really? I'll take you seriously on that topic matter when you stop using microwaves to "cook" the vast majority of your meals.
Betteridge's Law
I don't car if it has to be self-driving, networked, and tracks when and where I go: my commute is long, dangerous, and happens predictably.
I want my personal flying machine!
I'll take my old-school ground vehicle when I want control.
Clearly, you haven't been exposed to any statistics about the security of one's life inside a prison.
You're asking if this is the planetary system from Firefly.
This is a perfectly legitimate subject for a social studies classes. It should not be included in the hard science classes.
To be fair, the article does state that Amazon supports such legislation. But again, they aren't being pro-active in collecting said tax and providing it to appropriate states; they are only responding to pressure from states on a case-by-case basis.
Amazon made an agreement; that doesn't mean that they were actively asking to be taxed. From the article:
"[The agreement] follows a lawsuit by Indianapolis-based shopping mall owner Simon Property Group against the state over the issue and a lobbying push on state legislators by traditional retailers to end what they call an unfair price advantage for online retailers."
They can claim that online retailers have an unfair advantage and pass this legislation. What they will discover is that the online retailers will still win customers' money.
This argument can be made for all kinds of technological conveniences, so what was the point of this "article" again?
I don't technically need a car, or a TV or a computer, or even a refrigerator.
But I can afford these things and like what they provide me. So why not?