OKCupid was started by some pretty good statisticians. For a while they had (still have?) a regular blog with statistical analyses of their users and it was fascinating to read. User analytics before it was a fad.
It is likely that your quality of life would improve if you paid significantly MORE taxes. In addition to you paying more taxes the rich would pay more taxes.
While I agree with your 1st point, your 2nd one has proved wrong, at least for me. In the last 10 years my wages have stayed flat, not even accounting for inflation (meaning they've gone down), and my taxes have simply doubled in the last 2 years. While the 1% have increased their global ownership by 50%. So I DO pay more taxes; they DON'T.
Well, yes and no. If a product mixes 2 fonts, I can't care less. But if an unreadable font is forced on me, yes, I do care. Like when Windows Explorer on WinXP and later some service pack on XP forced the use of aliased (a.k.a. blurry) fonts instead of the nicely optimized fonts previously used in all versions, my eyes bled and I cared so much that I gave up Windows for Linux completely.
No, in 250 km/h winds, no attempts would be made. In 100~150km/h winds, 1 to 3 attempts would be made from a sheltered high spot to let the balloon rise somewhat before turbulence would tear it apart or the probe would hit the ground from the too horizontal trajectory. Success was low !
In extreme low temp conditions, the balloon would be inflated inside, the door opened and the launch would proceed immediately (and delicately) before the temp would tear the latex like paper. Curiously, once launched the increase in size due to the lower pressure wouldn't be an issue. Still we would reach 30% lower altitudes than at higher temperatures. Fun times.
I've had to do that job among many others while in Antarctica. And the launches were much worse than in Alaska (where I've also been): insane winds (250+ km/h) or insane temperatures (-80C) . And it doesn't take '8 hours a day of forecaster's time' to launch a balloon, but about 15 minutes, then 2 hours to remotely collect data (while you work on something else) and a few minutes to send the result if you need to setup a manual internet connection. Anyway, just to say that automated launchers have existed for the last 30 years but they've never been reliable, maybe they've finally improved...
Yeah I guess too; so how much in that decision is politics (distancing themselves from Russia) and how much is practical (latin being easier/faster to read/learn/type, etc...) ?
Actually it seems to matter here. I simply could not see the animation in Firefox. I saw a static image with a [>] button to start the video, but nothing happened upon click. I had to open it in Chrome to see the (indeed beautiful) animation. So it's certainly not a GIF file.
Also, why the effing hell would pesticides even need to be mentioned
Haven't RTFA, but I've grown stuff in Antarctica, and in McMurdo they've been growing lots of stuff for a long time and they regularly have problems with the Tobacco mosaic virus as it can be carried by people for a long time.
Some sort of distributed computing framework like INSERT_PROJECT_NAME@home would work. But then you'd have to convince everyone to use it....
I wish @home would be folded into bitcoin, then at least all those CPU cycles would be useful for something, not just heating and generating fake money...
It's interesting to note the lead has been known to be toxic since at least the time of the ancient greeks. And yet the paint industry used it as its main component for white paint until something like WWII. They used the same tactics that have been later used by Big Tobacco and climate change deniers to delay change by spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt. Particularly paying respected professionals (doctors, etc) to publish and deny toxicity.
How do we know that ? When they were finally convicted, their archives were forced to become public and proved a treasure trove of assholery (or is that assholeness ?) There are several recent books and publications about that (namely in Scientific American)
Also, do some speed tests. Then load up a VPN (one you pay for, not a free one), and do the test again. If the speed jumps up, something fucky's definitely afoot.
In medieval europe there were tolls everywhere on roads, bridges, gates, etc... And there was hardly any commerce because it was too expensive. The economy started to pick up once those tolls (many of which were senseless, i.e. not used for repairs or maintenance) were banned.
Well, here fuel is taxed at 75%, so I fill my tank for 100€ and 75€ go straight into the state coffers. Now a similar electric car will fill up for 1€. To make up for the difference they should tax it at something like 7500% which would be insane. Something's gonna have to change. Tax on tires maybe ? But in a similar way they'll have to become hugely expensive.
But then I remember 2 decades ago while in the US. We would go to lunch with colleagues and take as few cars as possible, in turns. One day we get into a new colleague's car and she steps on the gas in reverse to get out of her parking spot, without looking. We ask: "Hey, why didn't you look before backing up?!?", "And how would I do that?", "Well, you could turn your head or look into your mirrors", and the answer: "Pfff, they do that in the movies!!!".
Well, then maybe this system isn't so bad after all if it keeps stupid jerks like that from killing bystanders. Needless to say we never got into her car again after that.
Reading about bitcoin I think it would be great if we could combine the computation requirements of bitcoins with the computational needs of BOINC/Seti@home. Build a bitcoin variant that does actual useful computation, instead of wasting it on SHA256 iterations. Mine bitcoin and search for aliens or fight cancer at the same time...
Linux killer app ? I'd say the lack of viruses. Or ssh: securely login from anywhere without having to install uncontrollable third party programs and then do whatever you want through it: vnc, X11, updates, diagnostics, file transfers (rsync), show mom how to gimp her recipe pictures, etc...
Nanomachines will show up in the future I'm pretty sure; but for killing someone, anyone really, something the size of a fly will be undefensible against.
Have they fixed the pixelization bug that's been present on Linux for years ? Until then, then can improve everything else they want, it'll remain mostly useless.
I'm becoming convinced that the next WW will be fought by nail-sized drones, carried to their target by suit-case-size drones, carried to their target by automated airplanes and/or missiles. All remotely controlled with a high degree of autonomy for when there's jamming. City insurrections will be a thing of the past... As will basically any opposition even mellow.
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Firefox extensions work on firefox mobile, I have adblock, autoplay block and a few others.
OKCupid was started by some pretty good statisticians. For a while they had (still have?) a regular blog with statistical analyses of their users and it was fascinating to read. User analytics before it was a fad.
It is likely that your quality of life would improve if you paid significantly MORE taxes. In addition to you paying more taxes the rich would pay more taxes.
While I agree with your 1st point, your 2nd one has proved wrong, at least for me. In the last 10 years my wages have stayed flat, not even accounting for inflation (meaning they've gone down), and my taxes have simply doubled in the last 2 years. While the 1% have increased their global ownership by 50%. So I DO pay more taxes; they DON'T.
You do care about fonts.
Well, yes and no. If a product mixes 2 fonts, I can't care less. But if an unreadable font is forced on me, yes, I do care. Like when Windows Explorer on WinXP and later some service pack on XP forced the use of aliased (a.k.a. blurry) fonts instead of the nicely optimized fonts previously used in all versions, my eyes bled and I cared so much that I gave up Windows for Linux completely.
No, in 250 km/h winds, no attempts would be made. In 100~150km/h winds, 1 to 3 attempts would be made from a sheltered high spot to let the balloon rise somewhat before turbulence would tear it apart or the probe would hit the ground from the too horizontal trajectory. Success was low ! In extreme low temp conditions, the balloon would be inflated inside, the door opened and the launch would proceed immediately (and delicately) before the temp would tear the latex like paper. Curiously, once launched the increase in size due to the lower pressure wouldn't be an issue. Still we would reach 30% lower altitudes than at higher temperatures. Fun times.
I've had to do that job among many others while in Antarctica. And the launches were much worse than in Alaska (where I've also been): insane winds (250+ km/h) or insane temperatures (-80C) . And it doesn't take '8 hours a day of forecaster's time' to launch a balloon, but about 15 minutes, then 2 hours to remotely collect data (while you work on something else) and a few minutes to send the result if you need to setup a manual internet connection. Anyway, just to say that automated launchers have existed for the last 30 years but they've never been reliable, maybe they've finally improved...
Yeah I guess too; so how much in that decision is politics (distancing themselves from Russia) and how much is practical (latin being easier/faster to read/learn/type, etc...) ?
Actually it seems to matter here. I simply could not see the animation in Firefox. I saw a static image with a [>] button to start the video, but nothing happened upon click. I had to open it in Chrome to see the (indeed beautiful) animation. So it's certainly not a GIF file.
Also, why the effing hell would pesticides even need to be mentioned
Haven't RTFA, but I've grown stuff in Antarctica, and in McMurdo they've been growing lots of stuff for a long time and they regularly have problems with the Tobacco mosaic virus as it can be carried by people for a long time.
Because it leaves room for some proper dual front speakers.
Yes, this would be an actual thing I want. In addition to Jack, FM radio, SD card slot, removable battery, non-slippery sides and back...
Some sort of distributed computing framework like INSERT_PROJECT_NAME@home would work. But then you'd have to convince everyone to use it....
I wish @home would be folded into bitcoin, then at least all those CPU cycles would be useful for something, not just heating and generating fake money...
It's interesting to note the lead has been known to be toxic since at least the time of the ancient greeks. And yet the paint industry used it as its main component for white paint until something like WWII. They used the same tactics that have been later used by Big Tobacco and climate change deniers to delay change by spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt. Particularly paying respected professionals (doctors, etc) to publish and deny toxicity.
How do we know that ? When they were finally convicted, their archives were forced to become public and proved a treasure trove of assholery (or is that assholeness ?) There are several recent books and publications about that (namely in Scientific American)
Names ! And shames !
Also, do some speed tests. Then load up a VPN (one you pay for, not a free one), and do the test again. If the speed jumps up, something fucky's definitely afoot.
In medieval europe there were tolls everywhere on roads, bridges, gates, etc... And there was hardly any commerce because it was too expensive. The economy started to pick up once those tolls (many of which were senseless, i.e. not used for repairs or maintenance) were banned.
Well, here fuel is taxed at 75%, so I fill my tank for 100€ and 75€ go straight into the state coffers. Now a similar electric car will fill up for 1€. To make up for the difference they should tax it at something like 7500% which would be insane. Something's gonna have to change. Tax on tires maybe ? But in a similar way they'll have to become hugely expensive.
Also fix the meta moderation!
Well, then maybe this system isn't so bad after all if it keeps stupid jerks like that from killing bystanders. Needless to say we never got into her car again after that.
Reading about bitcoin I think it would be great if we could combine the computation requirements of bitcoins with the computational needs of BOINC/Seti@home. Build a bitcoin variant that does actual useful computation, instead of wasting it on SHA256 iterations. Mine bitcoin and search for aliens or fight cancer at the same time...
Linux killer app ? I'd say the lack of viruses. Or ssh: securely login from anywhere without having to install uncontrollable third party programs and then do whatever you want through it: vnc, X11, updates, diagnostics, file transfers (rsync), show mom how to gimp her recipe pictures, etc...
Well, they were being lied to by (non-social, classic) media then: "be a hero, go shoot Nazi, enroll". Heh?
Nanomachines will show up in the future I'm pretty sure; but for killing someone, anyone really, something the size of a fly will be undefensible against.
Have they fixed the pixelization bug that's been present on Linux for years ? Until then, then can improve everything else they want, it'll remain mostly useless.
I'm becoming convinced that the next WW will be fought by nail-sized drones, carried to their target by suit-case-size drones, carried to their target by automated airplanes and/or missiles. All remotely controlled with a high degree of autonomy for when there's jamming. City insurrections will be a thing of the past... As will basically any opposition even mellow.
[F12] in Firefox, identify the covering element, remove, voilà...