I seriously doubt that. Someone developing a patent does not want it spreading very far before filing. I doubt they'd let the cat out of the bag, especially to foreign unknown coders, before filing. (Especially because the offshore developer house could file foreign patents before the actual patent developer, even if they make it to the US patent office first.)
If that's your employment situation then you should seek another employer. Unemployment among tech workers is half of the national average, and among some tech categories it's as low as 1.7%: citation
It's not happening because we lack a powerful tech worker lobby.:)
However, back to the original point, allowing wages to rise is not a short term solution. It is a long term solution, and one that I naturally agree with being a tech worker.:)
But...:) Tech sector unemployment is quite low, so there actually is a demand for workers now. Adding tech workers to the employee pool will allow firms to grow, which will create jobs in the long run.
Can I be arrested for taking a video of someone with a limp? How about bad acne? How are any public cameras legal? How are police dash cams legal? Wouldn't these all be HIPAA violations?
I got a masters in CS from scratch (started with a BA in Psychology) while working full time. The University of Texas at Dallas had a fantastic commuter program, enabling me to take all of my courses at night. I did it when I was about your age, too. So go for it. The worst you can do is not try.
If people who were psychotic at 16 sought out pot at 19 then clearly pot causes the brain to release tachyons and cause psychotic breaks in the past. Its the only plausible explaination.
The design the grandparent post refers to is no doubt the liquid fluoride thorium reactor. Note the word "liquid." It's already running in a melted state, so can't melt down.
Nope. Nutrition probably influences epigenetics more than any other factor, and doesn't necessarily affect selection if good nutrition is widely available. Providing proper nutrition is a cultural technology.
As to the untestable hypothesis that we're getting dumber, the theorist (I almost said "researcher", duh!) has missed a few clues. The main strength of our species isn't that we're all really smart, it's that one really smart guy comes along once in a while and tames fire, invents the spear, invents pottery, invents calculus, etc, and the rest of us can learn from that person.
Exactly. As a geneticist he seems overly focused on genetic evolution, completely ignoring cultural evolution. (i.e. the development and recombination of commonly shared ideas) Not surprising, but disappointing.
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I seriously doubt that. Someone developing a patent does not want it spreading very far before filing. I doubt they'd let the cat out of the bag, especially to foreign unknown coders, before filing. (Especially because the offshore developer house could file foreign patents before the actual patent developer, even if they make it to the US patent office first.)
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Low unemployment would translate to higher wages if tech workers organized and stood up for themselves.
If that's your employment situation then you should seek another employer. Unemployment among tech workers is half of the national average, and among some tech categories it's as low as 1.7%: citation
It's not happening because we lack a powerful tech worker lobby. :)
However, back to the original point, allowing wages to rise is not a short term solution. It is a long term solution, and one that I naturally agree with being a tech worker. :)
But... :) Tech sector unemployment is quite low, so there actually is a demand for workers now. Adding tech workers to the employee pool will allow firms to grow, which will create jobs in the long run.
So the question now is: will ere be an ongoing service contract to repair the existing scanners? How about ongoing safety testing?
Usage of teh googel is an exercize for the reader.
"In droves" not "in troves."
seeeeeeeeeebs! Wish I had a mod point for you. :)
Can I be arrested for taking a video of someone with a limp? How about bad acne? How are any public cameras legal? How are police dash cams legal? Wouldn't these all be HIPAA violations?
Compromise and work together....to govern? Like a government?
See Hanson Robokind.
I got a masters in CS from scratch (started with a BA in Psychology) while working full time. The University of Texas at Dallas had a fantastic commuter program, enabling me to take all of my courses at night. I did it when I was about your age, too. So go for it. The worst you can do is not try.
If people who were psychotic at 16 sought out pot at 19 then clearly pot causes the brain to release tachyons and cause psychotic breaks in the past. Its the only plausible explaination.
Cut out wheat gluten. Srsly.
Why build one when you can have two at twice the price? - S R Hadden
The design the grandparent post refers to is no doubt the liquid fluoride thorium reactor. Note the word "liquid." It's already running in a melted state, so can't melt down.
Considering the author of the study can't even offer evidence to back up his claims, I doubt it. :)
Nope. Nutrition probably influences epigenetics more than any other factor, and doesn't necessarily affect selection if good nutrition is widely available. Providing proper nutrition is a cultural technology.
Gene expression is affected by culture.
Natural selection is always in effect. The selection pressures might change, but there is always selection.
As to the untestable hypothesis that we're getting dumber, the theorist (I almost said "researcher", duh!) has missed a few clues. The main strength of our species isn't that we're all really smart, it's that one really smart guy comes along once in a while and tames fire, invents the spear, invents pottery, invents calculus, etc, and the rest of us can learn from that person.
Exactly. As a geneticist he seems overly focused on genetic evolution, completely ignoring cultural evolution. (i.e. the development and recombination of commonly shared ideas) Not surprising, but disappointing.
I agree. Not being sarcastic.
Yep. Thanks, Al Gore!