I'd say a proper understanding of the risks could start with the cost of $100B per incident liability insurance - calculated without liability waivers or subsidies from the feds.
a chip that can automatically sense dopamine levels through an electrode that measures the flow of the neurotransmitter through the brain
This is a bit like accidentally saying "we gave antidepressants to Chicago" instead of "we gave antidepressants to a person in Chicago".
Lots of different regions in the brain, not one.
I think f.lux just doesn't go far enough. To change your ability to fall asleep: reduce room lighting drastically and use Negativescreen or another app so that the screen is just very dim red on black or vice versa. Also: text only, wait til tomorrow for youtube, facebube, Instabube, etc. And ditch anything work related at least an hour before bed.
I don't see how it is a violation of net neutrality when you are just throttling your own content as opposed to throttling the content of third parties that you are charged with delivering.
Automation was nowhere near as good in the 1970's as it is today, so by all means use automated factories. But put them in high orbit so they get full-time sunlight to operate with.
High orbit means high radiation, so you will either be stuck with lots of heavy radiation shielding or micrometer scale (slow, if not actually 1970's tech) microprocessors that can withstand lots of radiaton without flipping out.
* Putting 7 times as many panels on the ground - This is the correct answer today. Launch costs would have to come down a lot, or mining and production in space would have to be well developed and efficient for space power to make economic sense. Those don't exist yet, but that is not an argument to stop research. It's just an argument to not build space power plants *today*.
It seems like a good reason to pursue research on launch technologies and stop research on space based solar/mining though. Solar tech and automation are both changing rapidly; any groundwork done now would be obsolete when it comes time to flesh out the actual programs.
Bingo. PDFs of scientific journals and other technical literature: can't shrink to a smaller screen because the subscripts/superscripts are already tiny and they matter , also can't shrink it because ideally you want to be able to read it while it is sitting on your desk, not holding it a foot from your face. You also can't set it to just display 1/2 page because then you are constantly switching views to see both halves of a figure or graph. Plus while black and white photocopies are the traditional way to read scientific lit, these days so much information is displayed via color (especially in biology), going without is a dealbreaker.
For $700-ish: buy a 12-13" laptop with 1080p or better resolution, maybe a convertible.
In a scenario where only power coming directly from a national grid is considered, natural gas is expensive, and significant financial and political hurdles have been overcome, batteries are not crucial. But outside of that scenario there are still tremendous gains that could be realized by better and cheaper batteries.
it's all about reestablishing correct metabolical function in order to lose weight.
Chicken or the egg. The extra fat mass changes the levels of chemical messengers (adiposity signals) that help determine appetite and lots of aspects of metabolism. Losing that weight also changes those levels: they now mimic those in a starving person, so basal metabolism drops, so does sensitivity to satiety signals. In that sense, Reestablishing "correct" metabolical function might take a year or more of keeping the weight off - that's how much time it takes to recover normal (er, "thin person") operation of those messengers.
5% weight loss resulted in a 2% ± 2% decrease in fat-free mass (FFM), an 8% ± 3% decrease in body fat mass, a 7% ± 12% decrease in intra-abdominal adipose tissue (IAAT) volume, and a 40% ± 21% decrease in intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content (Table 1). 5% weight loss significantly decreased the plasma concentrations of some risk factors for cardiometabolic disease (glucose, insulin, triglyceride, alanine transaminase, and leptin) but did not affect others (free fatty acids, low- and high-density lipoprotein [LDL and HDL, respectively] cholesterol, and adiponectin) (Table 1). 5% weight loss decreased 24 hr ambulatory heart rate and 24 hr ambulatory systolic, but not diastolic, blood pressure (Table 1). The reductions in FFM, fat mass, IAAT volume, IHTG content, fasting plasma insulin, leptin, and triglyceride concentrations continued with progressive weight loss up to 16% of initial body weight in a predominantly linear fashion, whereas plasma free fatty acid and CRP concentrations decreased and plasma adiponectin concentration increased significantly only after 16% weight loss (Table 2).
Shine blocks ads at the network level - individual users couldn't opt out, even if they wanted to. This is different than adblocking browser extensions, in that users are forced into it.
In Europe it actually will be opt-in for each subscriber.
Just because there is a loss overall doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of winners. A project can fail utterly while making the principals involved rich (so long as they wrote the contracts correctly)
Almost...
Time to write to your local politician and explain this applies to both the TV in their office and the TV in the office of the lobbyist that they called.
I ask because if the SAME proportion of demographics show up to vote as in 2012, the election goes to the Dems. The population change among demographics has shifted further in favor of Dems in 4 years as well.
I think that is actually a really big IF:
-The Voting Rights Act was greatly weakened in 2013. There will be multiple obstacles put in place in many districts that vote Dem: Voter ID, decreased polling times, decreased polling places... and since there is no longer a need to pre-clear laws that might cause voter discrimination, they can be enacted close enough to the election so that it will be extremely difficult to get them thrown out in time.
-The Republican candidate's GOTV effort will not be run on untested buggy software this time
The problem with your straw-man is that MOST of the research referenced is often done on the public dime, then hidden away behind pay walls instead of given to the general public, who as stated, paid for it.
That research is given to the general public. If it was funded by the NIH or NSF the manuscript has to posted online for free within 12 months of the original publication date.
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a proper understanding of the risks...
I'd say a proper understanding of the risks could start with the cost of $100B per incident liability insurance - calculated without liability waivers or subsidies from the feds.
Alphabet certainly does care - Gmail servers and bandwidth aren't free, so the less spam that gets through their filters, the lower their costs.
a chip that can automatically sense dopamine levels through an electrode that measures the flow of the neurotransmitter through the brain
This is a bit like accidentally saying "we gave antidepressants to Chicago" instead of "we gave antidepressants to a person in Chicago". Lots of different regions in the brain, not one.
I think f.lux just doesn't go far enough. To change your ability to fall asleep: reduce room lighting drastically and use Negativescreen or another app so that the screen is just very dim red on black or vice versa. Also: text only, wait til tomorrow for youtube, facebube, Instabube, etc. And ditch anything work related at least an hour before bed.
Something is fundamentally wrong with modern capitalism if selling to only one vendor, instead of all vendors, is more profitable.
Why would you expect a price war to be more profitable than a monopoly?
I don't see how it is a violation of net neutrality when you are just throttling your own content as opposed to throttling the content of third parties that you are charged with delivering.
Automation was nowhere near as good in the 1970's as it is today, so by all means use automated factories. But put them in high orbit so they get full-time sunlight to operate with.
High orbit means high radiation, so you will either be stuck with lots of heavy radiation shielding or micrometer scale (slow, if not actually 1970's tech) microprocessors that can withstand lots of radiaton without flipping out.
* Putting 7 times as many panels on the ground - This is the correct answer today. Launch costs would have to come down a lot, or mining and production in space would have to be well developed and efficient for space power to make economic sense. Those don't exist yet, but that is not an argument to stop research. It's just an argument to not build space power plants *today*.
It seems like a good reason to pursue research on launch technologies and stop research on space based solar/mining though. Solar tech and automation are both changing rapidly; any groundwork done now would be obsolete when it comes time to flesh out the actual programs.
Can I get in on the billing?. Til then: an RJ45 to USB port adapter costs $3 on Amazon ($3.38 for micro-USB).
iPad was really the first device that does it well. But a convertible laptop works well and is more versatile for other tasks.
Netflix isn't violating the terms of the license if they're streaming that content to an American IP address. .
Since you have access to Netflix's licensing agreements, perhaps you could post the relevant paragraphs?
Bingo. PDFs of scientific journals and other technical literature: can't shrink to a smaller screen because the subscripts/superscripts are already tiny and they matter , also can't shrink it because ideally you want to be able to read it while it is sitting on your desk, not holding it a foot from your face. You also can't set it to just display 1/2 page because then you are constantly switching views to see both halves of a figure or graph. Plus while black and white photocopies are the traditional way to read scientific lit, these days so much information is displayed via color (especially in biology), going without is a dealbreaker. For $700-ish: buy a 12-13" laptop with 1080p or better resolution, maybe a convertible.
In a scenario where only power coming directly from a national grid is considered, natural gas is expensive, and significant financial and political hurdles have been overcome, batteries are not crucial. But outside of that scenario there are still tremendous gains that could be realized by better and cheaper batteries.
it's all about reestablishing correct metabolical function in order to lose weight.
Chicken or the egg. The extra fat mass changes the levels of chemical messengers (adiposity signals) that help determine appetite and lots of aspects of metabolism. Losing that weight also changes those levels: they now mimic those in a starving person, so basal metabolism drops, so does sensitivity to satiety signals. In that sense, Reestablishing "correct" metabolical function might take a year or more of keeping the weight off - that's how much time it takes to recover normal (er, "thin person") operation of those messengers.
I'd like to see the numbers run for commuting by bicycle with injury morbidity included.
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(16)30053-5/p
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(16)30053-5
5% weight loss resulted in a 2% ± 2% decrease in fat-free mass (FFM), an 8% ± 3% decrease in body fat mass, a 7% ± 12% decrease in intra-abdominal adipose tissue (IAAT) volume, and a 40% ± 21% decrease in intrahepatic triglyceride (IHTG) content (Table 1). 5% weight loss significantly decreased the plasma concentrations of some risk factors for cardiometabolic disease (glucose, insulin, triglyceride, alanine transaminase, and leptin) but did not affect others (free fatty acids, low- and high-density lipoprotein [LDL and HDL, respectively] cholesterol, and adiponectin) (Table 1). 5% weight loss decreased 24 hr ambulatory heart rate and 24 hr ambulatory systolic, but not diastolic, blood pressure (Table 1). The reductions in FFM, fat mass, IAAT volume, IHTG content, fasting plasma insulin, leptin, and triglyceride concentrations continued with progressive weight loss up to 16% of initial body weight in a predominantly linear fashion, whereas plasma free fatty acid and CRP concentrations decreased and plasma adiponectin concentration increased significantly only after 16% weight loss (Table 2).
Shine blocks ads at the network level - individual users couldn't opt out, even if they wanted to. This is different than adblocking browser extensions, in that users are forced into it.
In Europe it actually will be opt-in for each subscriber.
1. Lower costs: no need to snail mail new ATM cards every time someone loses one under the car seat. Monthly statements sent to your phone too.
2. Charge extra if you want paper statements or a plastic ATM card
3. Sell all the personal info the app collects to advertisers
Just because there is a loss overall doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of winners. A project can fail utterly while making the principals involved rich (so long as they wrote the contracts correctly)
Time to write to your local politician.
Almost ...
Time to write to your local politician and explain this applies to both the TV in their office and the TV in the office of the lobbyist that they called.
I ask because if the SAME proportion of demographics show up to vote as in 2012, the election goes to the Dems. The population change among demographics has shifted further in favor of Dems in 4 years as well.
I think that is actually a really big IF:
-The Voting Rights Act was greatly weakened in 2013. There will be multiple obstacles put in place in many districts that vote Dem: Voter ID, decreased polling times, decreased polling places ... and since there is no longer a need to pre-clear laws that might cause voter discrimination, they can be enacted close enough to the election so that it will be extremely difficult to get them thrown out in time.
-The Republican candidate's GOTV effort will not be run on untested buggy software this time
Yes, there is a danger he might make half as many recess appointments as Bush II or a quarter as many as Bush I!
The problem with your straw-man is that MOST of the research referenced is often done on the public dime, then hidden away behind pay walls instead of given to the general public, who as stated, paid for it.
That research is given to the general public. If it was funded by the NIH or NSF the manuscript has to posted online for free within 12 months of the original publication date.
A map is great - so long as you aren't trying to read it while you are driving.