A much better number would be gross sales in $$ and then $$ given to the artist. The first will tell us how much consumers value the artist. The second will tell you how much the label does
Rents cost businesses as much as labour and more, yet that is rarely mentioned as to a way to save businesses money, but we shouldn't offend the wealthy developers/landlords who support our politicians
What makes Robot Wars and Battlebots interesting is the rules and limits placed on the bots. the builders have to decide how much to sacrifice armour for weapons and manoeuvrability in the weight limit and how to design a weapon in those limits. and when bot builders all go for the same winning design they modify the rules the following year. e.g. when wedge bots became popular hazards were put into the arena. And none of the bots carry an armour piercing explosive round something that would be on a real battlebot designed for warfare. The same has occurred in car racing involving human drivers and the same will occur in e-racing
But a Left leaning greenie will applaud the baking soda which has many uses other than just cooking just do't tell them it it will end up in the atmosphere after baking a cake. I like cake
This is what happens when bean counters start running the company products get expensive which no additional perceived value and they fail to recognize the value of additional "Halo" products such as the Macpro or professional laptops beyond the "meagre" sales. Add to that that many people are still happy with their iPhone 5 and even 4 I've seen around and will upgrade when it dies all leads to a fall in sales. Bean counters often don't remember history (before Steve returned) and as a result can't see the future i.e. one without the RDF
Of course the world is full of two bit people hen decreasing in number 4bit , 8 bit 16,32,64 all the way out to 512 bit and beyond of in color terms those that see in black and white to those that can see shades of grey and and the whole color spectrum but like color beyond 32 bit it gets hard to tell the difference
All cost is derived from human labour. If there is no labour in making the stuff you need to live, then it has no cost (free). A businessman owning a fully automated factory would be the human labour, and rivals would attempt to reduce that (competition).
No economics 101 all cost/price is due to supply and demand just because there is no labour cost there will still be material/delivery/distribution/advertising etc, etc cost and just because a product is plentiful or cheap to manufacture doesn't mean it will be cheap to buy, diamonds for example. Note also Labour cost is only part of the problem some gadgets are completely built by robots yet are manufactured in countries where regulations and tax systems mean better profits for stock holders
The bigger concern is that it is the lower end jobs cab drivers/labourers etc that are going to be replaced at this end the workers are generally not capable of retraining to more complex jobs addionally this is where people who were desperate for work would go during tough times I knew a lot of software developers driving cabs now what are they going to do when times get tough
We have as a policy including staff in the interview particularly staff that would eventually work with successful applicants. Once the easy question were answered we often had an idea whether the paper matched the brain then depending on whether we were busy or not depended on if we continued the interview with applicants that obviously had fake or bought qualifications and no real understanding of the topic. One of those could give you ROFL statements that could last weeks. the hardest part was not to burst out laughing in the interview, and keep straight deadpan faces. It also taught the staff compassion for those less fortunate/intelligent than themselves.
True that most of the failed applicants were asian or indian but even the asian and indians on our team appreciated the method as it meant we didn't waste weeks with someone who wasn't qualified
And... how exactly would Britain be able to help multinationals dodge taxes on profits earned in EU countries?
"Transfer pricing" EU divisions buy at higher price from UK distributor and sell at near cost to them leaving all the profits in low tax area, already happens everywhere else and near impossible to police.
And yes Brexit looks a good thing as the Brits don't want to be governed by the Germans who obviously now need billions to fund the refugee/invader crisis they encouraged
His point is quite valid, with the exception of a condom a teenage girl or any woman no way of knowing if a male is on the new drugs or had a vasectomy which is highly unlikely at that age and condom use should be encouraged to stop disease as well as pregnancy but condoms in a purse or wallet is a dead give-away to parents. however some parents strangely, mostly creepy dads, think that a chastity vow is all you need.
As for the courts In the past the woman was certainly a parent after all it came out of her however are you sure you are the dad? A while back when paternity testing first became popular a statistic came back that as much as 25% of children were the progeny of another dad- note I can't recall if was disputed cases only which is why courts tend to favour women in custody al other things being equal.
If it is established that in order to avoid liability, providers must disconnect their customers after a certain number of allegations of infringement (because let's face it, it's rarely going to be practical to determine the factual or legal basis of these alleged infringements),.
What would be the legal liability if they frivolously disconnect someone whose internet connection is connected to security services, medical machines etc and those services are suddenly required. Or simply trying to get legal help to fight a frivolous claim. These days internet access is arguably a utility like electricity and water and the normal phone system which is exempt from liability of the illegal use by there customers. This seems like a mistake on the part of the judiciary and ISP's should fight it as it is not there job to be police - looking at everyone’s internet connection, I suspect and highly illegal, judge listening to and acting on claims by any party, jury i.e. passing a judgement and then executioner cutting of a service without a court order based on individual merit.
ISP's should fight this otherwise the compensation payments to customers will be higher than anything Hollywood could inflict
You don't need the system to be perfect. Here in the US it just needs to avoid some 5.5 million auto accidents each and every year that in turn injured 2.5 million people and killed 30,000 others.
Could some glitch run a car into a wall? Maybe.
But that's one death vs all of the others where dumb, drunk, distracted, texting, road raging idiots drove their cars into walls, other cars, pedestrians, bikes, etc..
Now to add to my earlier comment on not just taxi drivers Doctors rather than patching up the above idiots can move into things like solving cancer etc. unfortunately many of them won't have the talent for that. no they aren't all as brilliant as the characters we see portrayed on TV shows
That's why Ford is looking into there own ride sharing autonomous car imagine the buying power uber will have to force down prices, Once cars are truly autonomous. Not just taxi and Uber drivers, services like go-get and rent a car companies will diminish quickly. The flow on will be companies that supported personalized cars - no one is going to modify a car they don't own, car repairers both accident and general maintenance and refuelling stations - I imagine these cars will refuel where they can also get cleaned up.
Add to that builders no longer building the big garage to house these multiple cars insurance companies no longer collecting premiums, leasing companies for car loans etc. etc.
This is a major change and it is happening, people will adjust but many won't adjust fast enough. The bigger problem for these companies will be how many can afford their services or maybe even need them
Even those that do have time such as retired/pensioners may not be able to garden due to various reasons. Look around and its easy to spot the houses where once proud gardeners live the gardens have not been properly cared for for a while. This would extend their enjoyment and may give some slashdotters a side job setting them up. Personally I'm all for this kind of robotics that removes the menial and repetitive work. Note I know this isn't free-form gardening yet but it is a start and more practical producing food which could overtime pay for itself.
The problem with the future of AI and automation is that you might not have the opportunity to work.
Maybe if we didn't have a bunch of people breeding or migrating just so they could get various welfare checks there would be enough work to go around and enough leisure time for people to enjoy life. but its politically incorrect to say any of the following.
1) if you can't afford to raise that child don't have it.
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A much better number would be gross sales in $$ and then $$ given to the artist. The first will tell us how much consumers value the artist. The second will tell you how much the label does
Rents cost businesses as much as labour and more, yet that is rarely mentioned as to a way to save businesses money, but we shouldn't offend the wealthy developers/landlords who support our politicians
What makes Robot Wars and Battlebots interesting is the rules and limits placed on the bots. the builders have to decide how much to sacrifice armour for weapons and manoeuvrability in the weight limit and how to design a weapon in those limits. and when bot builders all go for the same winning design they modify the rules the following year. e.g. when wedge bots became popular hazards were put into the arena. And none of the bots carry an armour piercing explosive round something that would be on a real battlebot designed for warfare. The same has occurred in car racing involving human drivers and the same will occur in e-racing
But a Left leaning greenie will applaud the baking soda which has many uses other than just cooking just do't tell them it it will end up in the atmosphere after baking a cake. I like cake
This is what happens when bean counters start running the company products get expensive which no additional perceived value and they fail to recognize the value of additional "Halo" products such as the Macpro or professional laptops beyond the "meagre" sales. Add to that that many people are still happy with their iPhone 5 and even 4 I've seen around and will upgrade when it dies all leads to a fall in sales. Bean counters often don't remember history (before Steve returned) and as a result can't see the future i.e. one without the RDF
Lets Play Whack-A-Mole or is it like a Medusa snake
their prize-winning vagina all stretched out.
Actually its the Coin Slot and Prize Chute all in one
Of course the world is full of two bit people hen decreasing in number 4bit , 8 bit 16,32,64 all the way out to 512 bit and beyond of in color terms those that see in black and white to those that can see shades of grey and and the whole color spectrum but like color beyond 32 bit it gets hard to tell the difference
Historically humans have often had more children than there was food to support as anything up to 50% died before 5.
sadly those who breed most prolifically are the least likely to contribute to society we are heading to idiocracy
1. Put your shirts on hangers
While still wet will minimise ironing
All cost is derived from human labour. If there is no labour in making the stuff you need to live, then it has no cost (free). A businessman owning a fully automated factory would be the human labour, and rivals would attempt to reduce that (competition).
No economics 101 all cost/price is due to supply and demand just because there is no labour cost there will still be material/delivery/distribution/advertising etc, etc cost and just because a product is plentiful or cheap to manufacture doesn't mean it will be cheap to buy, diamonds for example. Note also Labour cost is only part of the problem some gadgets are completely built by robots yet are manufactured in countries where regulations and tax systems mean better profits for stock holders
The bigger concern is that it is the lower end jobs cab drivers /labourers etc that are going to be replaced at this end the workers are generally not capable of retraining to more complex jobs addionally this is where people who were desperate for work would go during tough times I knew a lot of software developers driving cabs now what are they going to do when times get tough
True that most of the failed applicants were asian or indian but even the asian and indians on our team appreciated the method as it meant we didn't waste weeks with someone who wasn't qualified
It amazes me how many times the patch to fix the problem, doesn't fix the problem.
I fixed it, easy I removed all Microsoft products now if only cancer was that easy
And... how exactly would Britain be able to help multinationals dodge taxes on profits earned in EU countries?
"Transfer pricing" EU divisions buy at higher price from UK distributor and sell at near cost to them leaving all the profits in low tax area, already happens everywhere else and near impossible to police. And yes Brexit looks a good thing as the Brits don't want to be governed by the Germans who obviously now need billions to fund the refugee/invader crisis they encouraged
As for the courts In the past the woman was certainly a parent after all it came out of her however are you sure you are the dad? A while back when paternity testing first became popular a statistic came back that as much as 25% of children were the progeny of another dad- note I can't recall if was disputed cases only which is why courts tend to favour women in custody al other things being equal.
There is another disturbing aspect to this:
If it is established that in order to avoid liability, providers must disconnect their customers after a certain number of allegations of infringement (because let's face it, it's rarely going to be practical to determine the factual or legal basis of these alleged infringements), .
What would be the legal liability if they frivolously disconnect someone whose internet connection is connected to security services, medical machines etc and those services are suddenly required. Or simply trying to get legal help to fight a frivolous claim. These days internet access is arguably a utility like electricity and water and the normal phone system which is exempt from liability of the illegal use by there customers. This seems like a mistake on the part of the judiciary and ISP's should fight it as it is not there job to be police - looking at everyone’s internet connection, I suspect and highly illegal, judge listening to and acting on claims by any party, jury i.e. passing a judgement and then executioner cutting of a service without a court order based on individual merit. ISP's should fight this otherwise the compensation payments to customers will be higher than anything Hollywood could inflict
Tesla could use a couple
You don't need the system to be perfect. Here in the US it just needs to avoid some 5.5 million auto accidents each and every year that in turn injured 2.5 million people and killed 30,000 others.
Could some glitch run a car into a wall? Maybe.
But that's one death vs all of the others where dumb, drunk, distracted, texting, road raging idiots drove their cars into walls, other cars, pedestrians, bikes, etc..
Now to add to my earlier comment on not just taxi drivers Doctors rather than patching up the above idiots can move into things like solving cancer etc. unfortunately many of them won't have the talent for that. no they aren't all as brilliant as the characters we see portrayed on TV shows
Add to that builders no longer building the big garage to house these multiple cars insurance companies no longer collecting premiums, leasing companies for car loans etc. etc.
This is a major change and it is happening, people will adjust but many won't adjust fast enough. The bigger problem for these companies will be how many can afford their services or maybe even need them
you can copy for personal use what ever you want
Tell that to the MPAA, RIAA etc.
Even those that do have time such as retired/pensioners may not be able to garden due to various reasons. Look around and its easy to spot the houses where once proud gardeners live the gardens have not been properly cared for for a while. This would extend their enjoyment and may give some slashdotters a side job setting them up. Personally I'm all for this kind of robotics that removes the menial and repetitive work. Note I know this isn't free-form gardening yet but it is a start and more practical producing food which could overtime pay for itself.
I am willing to bet he gave away a lot more money for philanthropic reasons last year than most slashdotters did
The problem with the future of AI and automation is that you might not have the opportunity to work.
Maybe if we didn't have a bunch of people breeding or migrating just so they could get various welfare checks there would be enough work to go around and enough leisure time for people to enjoy life. but its politically incorrect to say any of the following.
1) if you can't afford to raise that child don't have it.
2) Or get a job then a house then have a child.
3) stay in your own country we are full
Looks like the Red woman in Game of Thrones.
With or without the necklace on ?