You need to figure out how to answer a simple question in fewer than 2000 words.
>> Average SS recipient gets about $14K annually. How much does that person get with the USS system described in that link?: $7K?
Your answer (as best I can tell): They get $7K. But they received the USS for their entire life [even while they were working]--so they should have saved some of that money and set up their own retirement account.
>> If this scheme saves $1T in federal tax revenue, what was that money being used on before? Are we really expected to believe that out of maybe $1.5T in total funding for the programs you are displacing, that $1T of that was waste?
Your answer (as best I can tell): Unicorns.
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I genuinely do appreciate your responses--they were thoughtful and informative. For example, I now know that at least some of the push for UBI comes from closet libertarians trying to masquerade as fiscally responsible social progressives.
Average SS recipient gets about $14K annually. How much does that person get with the USS system described in that link?: $7K?
Answer me this: If this scheme saves $1T in federal tax revenue, what was that money being used on before? Are we really expected to believe that out of maybe $1.5T in total funding for the programs you are displacing, that $1T of that was waste?
> This is intended as a REPLACEMENT for other programs, like job insurance, retirement programs, family income programs, etc
To the first order, $0 is spent on "job insurance" and "family income programs". So you are basically talking about taking the budget from social security and redistributing that to all people regardless of age. The budget for Social Security is about $900B per year.
$900B / 325M people == ~$2800/year.
Should be easy to live off that, right? BTW, the average recipient of SS currently receives ~$14K/year, I'm sure it's totally easy for them to live off 20% of that.
> you know that at least part of your income will be steady
Until the next election following implementation of UBI. Then you'll be scrambling looking for a job [along with several million other people] while you have "smoked pot in Mom's basement" on your resume for the previous 4 years. Good luck with that.
Be specific. Then we'll figure out how much those programs cost, and weigh that against the cost of a UBI--I guarantee those numbers will not add up. Ready to play?
You formed your opinion of the American legal system based on the douchey comment of one/. poster who claimed that Apple would win because they have more money (despite tons of counterexamples). That's clearly moronic.
Am I justified in assuming that all non-Americans are morons?
It really comes down to that. Microsoft hates you--that's why your computer goes into update in the middle of a presentation. That's why all your info is by default sent to Microsoft until you unclick a million boxes.
Linux doesn't hate you exactly, but it certainly doesn't love you. And if you're the kind of guy that doesn't want to spend a few hours on Stackoverflow to get your Linux box to print to a wireless printer--then, yeah, they kind of hate you.
Then maybe we can load up 3 layers of anti-virus software. And also just accept that your phone is going to get hacked every several months, so you should learn how to wipe it clean and start over. Or pay someone at Best Buy to do it for you. This is exactly the strategy that lead to Windows becoming a cesspool of malware during the early 2000s--let's totally replicate it with all the computers we keep in our pockets. You know, the ones that have our payment info and all of our contacts.
Did you notice that the article didn't note any security problems at all with iOS applications opening ports? I wonder why...
Most states have some protection around advertising yourself as a "Professional Engineer" (PE) or similar term that implies you are licensed by the state to provide engineering services to the public. Only a few states apply this sort of orthodoxy to the general term "engineer", and the enforcement tends to be pretty lax.
Check on LinkedIn, there are several million people listing themselves as some form of Engineer--while most of them have an engineering degree from an accredited university, the vast majority of them do not have any PE licensure, for the simple reason that in many engineering fields there's just no reason get a state license.
Intel is in Oregon--and they employ thousands of degreed engineers and they definitely aren't PEs. Those job postings are advertised as "engineers" and the employees use the term "engineer" on their business cards and LinkedIn profiles.
CCS does *not* support 350kW charging. If it did then you could point me to both a single 350kW charger installed for customer use anywhere in the world and a single car available for purchase which can use that charger. How can something be a "de facto" standard when it doesn't exist?
There is a de facto standard in 100kW+ charging, but it sure as hell isn't CCS.
Apple doesn't do anything to prevent anyone from reselling or giving away an iPhone or Mac--there is a thriving reseller market for both. Macs hold their value much better than PCs do, for example; specifically because they last longer. Apple itself has a refurbishment program that resells pre-owned Macs & iPhones.
This is just about what happens when Apple sends some old device to an authorized recycler. Should Apple allow that recycler to piece out individual parts and sell them on a gray market? possibly selling hard drives with customer data still on them? Or should Apple insist that they shred the devices and recycle them.
Reasonable people could disagree about which strategy is more responsible--but in the grand scheme of things to get pissed about, this is pretty lame. Do you have any idea how many electronic devices don't get recycled at all? Who recycles your old cable box? Who recycles your shoes?
It's increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Slashdot and Breitbart--the same sort of manufactured outrage exist on both.
Slashdot Mirror
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There are 7 billion people in the world, do you really think the right answer is for all of them to read /. and "hacker news" every day?
Do you think bridge designers sit around saying "you shouldn't be allowed to drive across my bridge unless you understand how retention walls work"?
Use an OS from a company that doesn't hate you and you won't have to disable auto-update.
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Go ahead and try to write an algorithm that can measure heart rate purely in software. We'll wait.
You need to figure out how to answer a simple question in fewer than 2000 words.
>> Average SS recipient gets about $14K annually. How much does that person get with the USS system described in that link?: $7K?
Your answer (as best I can tell): They get $7K. But they received the USS for their entire life [even while they were working]--so they should have saved some of that money and set up their own retirement account.
>> If this scheme saves $1T in federal tax revenue, what was that money being used on before? Are we really expected to believe that out of maybe $1.5T in total funding for the programs you are displacing, that $1T of that was waste?
Your answer (as best I can tell): Unicorns.
---
I genuinely do appreciate your responses--they were thoughtful and informative. For example, I now know that at least some of the push for UBI comes from closet libertarians trying to masquerade as fiscally responsible social progressives.
Average SS recipient gets about $14K annually. How much does that person get with the USS system described in that link?: $7K?
Answer me this: If this scheme saves $1T in federal tax revenue, what was that money being used on before? Are we really expected to believe that out of maybe $1.5T in total funding for the programs you are displacing, that $1T of that was waste?
> This is intended as a REPLACEMENT for other programs, like job insurance, retirement programs, family income programs, etc
To the first order, $0 is spent on "job insurance" and "family income programs". So you are basically talking about taking the budget from social security and redistributing that to all people regardless of age. The budget for Social Security is about $900B per year.
$900B / 325M people == ~$2800/year.
Should be easy to live off that, right? BTW, the average recipient of SS currently receives ~$14K/year, I'm sure it's totally easy for them to live off 20% of that.
> you know that at least part of your income will be steady
Until the next election following implementation of UBI. Then you'll be scrambling looking for a job [along with several million other people] while you have "smoked pot in Mom's basement" on your resume for the previous 4 years. Good luck with that.
Be specific. Then we'll figure out how much those programs cost, and weigh that against the cost of a UBI--I guarantee those numbers will not add up. Ready to play?
They come with a cost, and maybe for you the cost is too high--but it's absurd to claim that this isn't a solved problem.
You formed your opinion of the American legal system based on the douchey comment of one /. poster who claimed that Apple would win because they have more money (despite tons of counterexamples). That's clearly moronic.
Am I justified in assuming that all non-Americans are morons?
Prosecution: "This is your locked phone, provide the password"
Defendant: "I tried my password, it doesn't work"
Judge: "You are held in contempt until you give your password"
Indefinite detention without conviction--there's your abuse scenario. Took about 10 seconds.
It really comes down to that. Microsoft hates you--that's why your computer goes into update in the middle of a presentation. That's why all your info is by default sent to Microsoft until you unclick a million boxes.
Linux doesn't hate you exactly, but it certainly doesn't love you. And if you're the kind of guy that doesn't want to spend a few hours on Stackoverflow to get your Linux box to print to a wireless printer--then, yeah, they kind of hate you.
If you are trying to use a Mac as though it were a PC then you are going to be frustrated--so maybe that's not the right strategy.
Then maybe we can load up 3 layers of anti-virus software. And also just accept that your phone is going to get hacked every several months, so you should learn how to wipe it clean and start over. Or pay someone at Best Buy to do it for you. This is exactly the strategy that lead to Windows becoming a cesspool of malware during the early 2000s--let's totally replicate it with all the computers we keep in our pockets. You know, the ones that have our payment info and all of our contacts.
Did you notice that the article didn't note any security problems at all with iOS applications opening ports? I wonder why...
Most states have some protection around advertising yourself as a "Professional Engineer" (PE) or similar term that implies you are licensed by the state to provide engineering services to the public. Only a few states apply this sort of orthodoxy to the general term "engineer", and the enforcement tends to be pretty lax.
Check on LinkedIn, there are several million people listing themselves as some form of Engineer--while most of them have an engineering degree from an accredited university, the vast majority of them do not have any PE licensure, for the simple reason that in many engineering fields there's just no reason get a state license.
Intel is in Oregon--and they employ thousands of degreed engineers and they definitely aren't PEs. Those job postings are advertised as "engineers" and the employees use the term "engineer" on their business cards and LinkedIn profiles.
1. Chargers have local battery storage--they can charge low & slow from the grid and then dump that energy quickly into a vehicle battery.
2. There is a *lot* of power available from those power lines you see running parallel to every "major route"
3. Tesla has offered to collaborate with other manufacturers for access to the Supercharger network--none of them have taken Tesla up on that offer.
CCS does *not* support 350kW charging. If it did then you could point me to both a single 350kW charger installed for customer use anywhere in the world and a single car available for purchase which can use that charger. How can something be a "de facto" standard when it doesn't exist?
There is a de facto standard in 100kW+ charging, but it sure as hell isn't CCS.
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It takes a special kind of stupidity to think that any technology that people have to be forced to use is going to be successful.
Is there anyway to pre-unsubscribe to your newsletter?
if that even exists.
Do you have access to youtube on your rickety Android junk?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJc9XDWB-Bc
Apple doesn't do anything to prevent anyone from reselling or giving away an iPhone or Mac--there is a thriving reseller market for both. Macs hold their value much better than PCs do, for example; specifically because they last longer. Apple itself has a refurbishment program that resells pre-owned Macs & iPhones.
This is just about what happens when Apple sends some old device to an authorized recycler. Should Apple allow that recycler to piece out individual parts and sell them on a gray market? possibly selling hard drives with customer data still on them? Or should Apple insist that they shred the devices and recycle them.
Reasonable people could disagree about which strategy is more responsible--but in the grand scheme of things to get pissed about, this is pretty lame. Do you have any idea how many electronic devices don't get recycled at all? Who recycles your old cable box? Who recycles your shoes?
It's increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Slashdot and Breitbart--the same sort of manufactured outrage exist on both.
nt