It isn't Malthusian. The Western ethics are brought/pushed in well ahead of the economic infrastructure that makes them viable. It isn't a 'people will probably starve if infant survival rates increase', it is a 'hey look, infant survival rates increased ahead of the starvation and unrest in <region>'. I guess the point is not that the population pressure cannot be dealt with, but that the population pressure is not being dealt with.
It still makes a mountain of sense to have a policy of trying to make peoples lives more secure (and then easier), but things need to be done in context, not done because they are obviously right in isolation.
This is why I slash tires and smash car windows. It forces the owners to purchase windows and tires that are resistant to these attacks, thus increasing the security available in the auto market.
You make it sound so easy, you would just find them and turn them off like a switch. The problem is, what if they aren't the nice, misguided fellows you think they are and they turn you off like a switch?
You have any number of minutes to post an on-topic comment somewhere else in the story, there is no need to reply directly to the comment you moderated with the information that you clicked-too-soon.
The short way to say it is that there is no way to pay for better quality control (apparently, people are hyper focused on price; the inconvenience and waste that comes from using shit that breaks is of less concern).
Amusingly, system wide package and update management is often touted as a feature on Linux.
I think the biggest issue is that things are mixed on Windows (and thus users aren't as familiar with the system), not the specifics of how the various updaters work.
Also, I would imagine that the more cavalier mixing of feature and security updates on Windows makes things more difficult for disinterested users.
Any patents "bought up" in the 70s are free and clear today.
The reason we aren't an magical alternatives is that they don't exist. The reason we aren't on alternatives in general is that oil is still pretty cheap.
Given a scalable process (algae scales nicely, all you need is desert and money), a process that produces some minor percentage of the fuel needed won't be able to compete. Just the labor to have people wondering around gathering up the bodies would probably make it too expensive.
A cheaper, stable supply is its own justification, but gas cost about $0.25 a gallon in 1950, which is about $2.20 in today's dollars, so over the long term, it can be argued that the price has gone down (and that's leaving aside the massive improvement in the quality of the product).
It seems pretty likely that the average price over the next ten years will be closer to $3, but that still isn't a punishingly large increase, especially when you consider the nice jump in fuel economy or horsepower (different sides of the same coin, as you can generally exchange the one for the other) that came with computer controls and fuel injection.
If you really think it is illogical, then your logic is broken (it can be unambiguously parsed by a computer, this is pretty good evidence that it is logical).
I suspect that you mean it is uncomfortable, or that you prefer a different method.
Not all of the other python coders get insanely angry, just the insanely angry ones (plenty of people may try to be helpful and point out a way that they think is clearer, or that is more efficient).
I would think that there are insane, angry people who code in many languages, but perhaps python attracts them for some reason.
That unions were the mechanism that helped bring about safe working conditions and better wages doesn't mean that they were the only possible mechanism, just that they were the mechanism that became part of history. They deserve credit for this, but it doesn't necessarily make them relevant going forward.
At this point (in the U.S., I don't know about the UK), many of the worker protections are codified as law, and there is much greater recognition from employers that employees are an expensive resource, and that safety is often cheaper than training someone new.
Wage rules are trickier (their are plenty of employers that are happy to pay reasonable wages, but there are also plenty of employers who will do everything possible to dick over their employees). The claim that there are jobs not being done because of minimum wages rules is often made, but who knows.
I don't find unions offensive, but I am arrogant enough to believe that tying myself to Jim-Bob is going to weaken my negotiating position, not strengthen it, so I don't like it when people start talking about unions as a panacea.
They worked extremely well for the people who have been members for the last 40 years. And the government is either going to make their pensions whole or loan the auto companies the money to do it, so pretty much, they (the 40 year members) don't have any downside at all.
More precisely, they are examples of non-secret information, which isn't that useful for authentication (really, they are pieces of the very information (identity) that you are trying to authenticate).
The two most important features of an mp3 player are the interface and the capacity. The ipod does a pretty good job with both. Make that an excellent job. It is a little overpriced relative to similar sized devices, but the interface works better.
Note that pet format support and a super high quality DAC are niche features that most people couldn't care less about.
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It isn't Malthusian. The Western ethics are brought/pushed in well ahead of the economic infrastructure that makes them viable. It isn't a 'people will probably starve if infant survival rates increase', it is a 'hey look, infant survival rates increased ahead of the starvation and unrest in <region>'. I guess the point is not that the population pressure cannot be dealt with, but that the population pressure is not being dealt with.
It still makes a mountain of sense to have a policy of trying to make peoples lives more secure (and then easier), but things need to be done in context, not done because they are obviously right in isolation.
This is why I slash tires and smash car windows. It forces the owners to purchase windows and tires that are resistant to these attacks, thus increasing the security available in the auto market.
What, under the headline "Spaz Found Dead"?
You make it sound so easy, you would just find them and turn them off like a switch. The problem is, what if they aren't the nice, misguided fellows you think they are and they turn you off like a switch?
You have any number of minutes to post an on-topic comment somewhere else in the story, there is no need to reply directly to the comment you moderated with the information that you clicked-too-soon.
The short way to say it is that there is no way to pay for better quality control (apparently, people are hyper focused on price; the inconvenience and waste that comes from using shit that breaks is of less concern).
I agree that there is no reason to run on the upgrade treadmill, buy you are swimming in the upgrade molasses.
Nah, doctors will just spend more of their time on harder problems.
It's always noon somewhere.
Yes, the proper analogy is that shit flavored ice cream tastes like shit.
No, the other compiler.
Amusingly, system wide package and update management is often touted as a feature on Linux.
I think the biggest issue is that things are mixed on Windows (and thus users aren't as familiar with the system), not the specifics of how the various updaters work.
Also, I would imagine that the more cavalier mixing of feature and security updates on Windows makes things more difficult for disinterested users.
Any patents "bought up" in the 70s are free and clear today.
The reason we aren't an magical alternatives is that they don't exist. The reason we aren't on alternatives in general is that oil is still pretty cheap.
Given a scalable process (algae scales nicely, all you need is desert and money), a process that produces some minor percentage of the fuel needed won't be able to compete. Just the labor to have people wondering around gathering up the bodies would probably make it too expensive.
Garbage is hilariously more finite than fossil fuels. Especially organic garbage.
Consider that each day, the U.S. uses about 300 million gallons of gasoline for passenger vehicles. Every. Day.
A cheaper, stable supply is its own justification, but gas cost about $0.25 a gallon in 1950, which is about $2.20 in today's dollars, so over the long term, it can be argued that the price has gone down (and that's leaving aside the massive improvement in the quality of the product).
It seems pretty likely that the average price over the next ten years will be closer to $3, but that still isn't a punishingly large increase, especially when you consider the nice jump in fuel economy or horsepower (different sides of the same coin, as you can generally exchange the one for the other) that came with computer controls and fuel injection.
How do you hide bodies?
If you really think it is illogical, then your logic is broken (it can be unambiguously parsed by a computer, this is pretty good evidence that it is logical).
I suspect that you mean it is uncomfortable, or that you prefer a different method.
Not all of the other python coders get insanely angry, just the insanely angry ones (plenty of people may try to be helpful and point out a way that they think is clearer, or that is more efficient).
I would think that there are insane, angry people who code in many languages, but perhaps python attracts them for some reason.
As long as you respect the fact that I may not want to join, as far as I am concerned, you can have all the unions you want.
If you own a robe and hat, you aren't allowed to join.
That unions were the mechanism that helped bring about safe working conditions and better wages doesn't mean that they were the only possible mechanism, just that they were the mechanism that became part of history. They deserve credit for this, but it doesn't necessarily make them relevant going forward.
At this point (in the U.S., I don't know about the UK), many of the worker protections are codified as law, and there is much greater recognition from employers that employees are an expensive resource, and that safety is often cheaper than training someone new.
Wage rules are trickier (their are plenty of employers that are happy to pay reasonable wages, but there are also plenty of employers who will do everything possible to dick over their employees). The claim that there are jobs not being done because of minimum wages rules is often made, but who knows.
I don't find unions offensive, but I am arrogant enough to believe that tying myself to Jim-Bob is going to weaken my negotiating position, not strengthen it, so I don't like it when people start talking about unions as a panacea.
They worked extremely well for the people who have been members for the last 40 years. And the government is either going to make their pensions whole or loan the auto companies the money to do it, so pretty much, they (the 40 year members) don't have any downside at all.
More precisely, they are examples of non-secret information, which isn't that useful for authentication (really, they are pieces of the very information (identity) that you are trying to authenticate).
The two most important features of an mp3 player are the interface and the capacity. The ipod does a pretty good job with both. Make that an excellent job. It is a little overpriced relative to similar sized devices, but the interface works better.
Note that pet format support and a super high quality DAC are niche features that most people couldn't care less about.
The first step is to steal it.
The next step is to say nice things to it.