There is no reason not to tax robots. They are property used in a commercial endeavor. Since less people working will cut tax revenue it's a logical way of replacing that revenue.
Once funding is there it'll take on a life of it's own. I don't care if he loves Star Trek or he just wants to be known as the guy that sent a manned expedition to Mars. I just believe we need to go. I remember sitting in a classroom watching men walk on the moon and the inspiration it was to so many young students. I remember all the innovation and development that got us there that soon spread through civilian electronics. It was a driving force for a lot of things. But ultimately I want us to go because it's there and we need to see it and walk on it. Why Trump wants it I don't care.
I don't care much about his motivation for it. I'd just like to see some serious effort to get us there. Like it or not, the next frontier is space. It's there to explore and I'd love it if I could live long enough to see humans walk on Mars.
Which is kind of ironic as that's exactly how the computer OS situation worked out. Windows was the shittiest OS but ended up owning the market much like Android does for phones. Apple is on the sideline in both situations providing an alternative at a premium price.
The big negative of physical books is size. I have close to 1,000 books on my phone and it's a negligible portion of my 128GB sd card. I can read anything I want anywhere I want with the equivalent of a library. I often reread books several times and there are many older books online for free. I draw the limit with magazines. I've tried but all the digital mags I've got I end up printing out all the articles I want to read. A few years ago I took over 2000 books to the local friends of the library sale clearing up incredible storage space. I'll never go back as there are just too many advantages to digital. I can lay in total darkness and read without a light just by switching modes. I never lose my place. I love it.
My wife worked the peach packing shed for several years as a teenager to make money to buy school clothes during the summer. Lots of teachers worked there to supplement their salary while out during the summer. People once had to work because there was no other option if you wanted something. I worked like a dog bucking hay and stringing fence for a little money and was glad to get it. I didn't know any better, it never occurred to me that I didn't have to.
Maybe just ignore all the crap and eat a balanced diet. Not too much of any one thing and exercise a little now and then. All things in moderation. My Grandfather ate lots of fats for his entire life and lived to be 90 in excellent health all but the last 3 years. Of course he worked his ass off farming so he burned that stuff up. He also ate lots of greens and everything else under the sun. If you sit on the couch eating potato chips and watching Ungrateful Bitches of Atlanta then sure, you're probably going to get heart disease and die.
I put all my 401K into government securities 2 years before I retired just because I feared exactly that. I lost out badly on the Trump bump to the stock market but I seriously thought Hilliary would get elected. Still, better safe than sorry.
I just retired at age 57. I bought my own home and even though I'm not rolling in dough I don't have to work to live. No house payment and if I make it to 62 I can expect around 2K more per month which will set me up pretty nice. I spent a lifetime working in avionics with a 60K yearly income at retirement. I still expect to work but no longer at a daily grind kind of pace. I look to do projects and temp work just to make play money. Not bad for a high school education.
The deregulation matters not. As you say coal is dead. He can deregulate the hell out of it but it's as good as gone. Big oil in next. It'll drag on for a while but electric cars are going to happen because....money.
It's one of the few things the EPA does that's useful and efficient. Setting a national standard is well within the things that government should do. Compared to all the really wasteful things they do this should certainly be kept.
They should look for someone that believes in the US Constitution as it was written, not re-interpreted. That'll be their boy. Someone appalled at how the CIA has been allowed to run amok and trample all over the freedoms guaranteed by that document.
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There is no reason not to tax robots. They are property used in a commercial endeavor. Since less people working will cut tax revenue it's a logical way of replacing that revenue.
In the South during slavery days they taxed slaves. Robots are the mechanical version.
Once funding is there it'll take on a life of it's own. I don't care if he loves Star Trek or he just wants to be known as the guy that sent a manned expedition to Mars. I just believe we need to go. I remember sitting in a classroom watching men walk on the moon and the inspiration it was to so many young students. I remember all the innovation and development that got us there that soon spread through civilian electronics. It was a driving force for a lot of things. But ultimately I want us to go because it's there and we need to see it and walk on it. Why Trump wants it I don't care.
What's your point? You think more wont die in space exploration? It's dangerous as hell, a minor mistake and it's over for a crew, yes.
I don't care much about his motivation for it. I'd just like to see some serious effort to get us there. Like it or not, the next frontier is space. It's there to explore and I'd love it if I could live long enough to see humans walk on Mars.
It's almost as unlikely as him ever getting elected President.
Newer one.
https://hackaday.io/project/19...
Here you go. Build it yourself.
https://learn.adafruit.com/pip...
Which is kind of ironic as that's exactly how the computer OS situation worked out. Windows was the shittiest OS but ended up owning the market much like Android does for phones. Apple is on the sideline in both situations providing an alternative at a premium price.
Revolutions are usually brought about through hunger. Starving people are extremely dangerous.
The big negative of physical books is size. I have close to 1,000 books on my phone and it's a negligible portion of my 128GB sd card. I can read anything I want anywhere I want with the equivalent of a library. I often reread books several times and there are many older books online for free. I draw the limit with magazines. I've tried but all the digital mags I've got I end up printing out all the articles I want to read. A few years ago I took over 2000 books to the local friends of the library sale clearing up incredible storage space. I'll never go back as there are just too many advantages to digital. I can lay in total darkness and read without a light just by switching modes. I never lose my place. I love it.
My wife worked the peach packing shed for several years as a teenager to make money to buy school clothes during the summer. Lots of teachers worked there to supplement their salary while out during the summer. People once had to work because there was no other option if you wanted something. I worked like a dog bucking hay and stringing fence for a little money and was glad to get it. I didn't know any better, it never occurred to me that I didn't have to.
Basic income will never be enough.
How about a port of "little snitch" to android phones. I've got it on my Macs and I love it.
Someone once told me if it comes in a box or bag from the store avoid it. That might be a little broad but it might be a good rule of thumb.
Or the worst of both worlds. I think I'd rather sift through the crap myself than have the likes of Facebook and Google deciding what I can see.
Maybe just ignore all the crap and eat a balanced diet. Not too much of any one thing and exercise a little now and then. All things in moderation. My Grandfather ate lots of fats for his entire life and lived to be 90 in excellent health all but the last 3 years. Of course he worked his ass off farming so he burned that stuff up. He also ate lots of greens and everything else under the sun. If you sit on the couch eating potato chips and watching Ungrateful Bitches of Atlanta then sure, you're probably going to get heart disease and die.
Who knew that logic and common sense could win out? Congratulations to the brave ISP that defended it's rights.
Too late. I missed the wave. Inevitably what goes up has to come back down. When the bubble breaks I'll buy then.
I put all my 401K into government securities 2 years before I retired just because I feared exactly that. I lost out badly on the Trump bump to the stock market but I seriously thought Hilliary would get elected. Still, better safe than sorry.
I just retired at age 57. I bought my own home and even though I'm not rolling in dough I don't have to work to live. No house payment and if I make it to 62 I can expect around 2K more per month which will set me up pretty nice. I spent a lifetime working in avionics with a 60K yearly income at retirement. I still expect to work but no longer at a daily grind kind of pace. I look to do projects and temp work just to make play money. Not bad for a high school education.
The deregulation matters not. As you say coal is dead. He can deregulate the hell out of it but it's as good as gone. Big oil in next. It'll drag on for a while but electric cars are going to happen because....money.
It's one of the few things the EPA does that's useful and efficient. Setting a national standard is well within the things that government should do. Compared to all the really wasteful things they do this should certainly be kept.
Exactly! Any power not explicitly given to the Federal government in the Constitution was reserved to the States and the People.
They should look for someone that believes in the US Constitution as it was written, not re-interpreted. That'll be their boy. Someone appalled at how the CIA has been allowed to run amok and trample all over the freedoms guaranteed by that document.