Newer cars likely weigh a lot more, because of all the safety & environmental regulations.
Big engines/drivetrains weigh more, but designers cram plastic in everywhere they can to save weight/cost. Also, thinner sheet metal crumples more easily to absorb crash impact.
You're counted as "employed" whether you have a plum six-figure job or one that pays minimum wage. There's way too much underemployment -- adults laboring in entry-level jobs that pay poorly, or stuck in jobs they are overqualified for. On top of that, many rural communities are in decay, having once been dependent on a single employer or industry, which has since offshored or otherwise moved on. Trump smelled despair and got himself elected.
Sure, progress creates new jobs, but not in the numbers needed. Over time, the skill level of jobs taken over by machines increases, reducing income prospects for a greater number of people. At the same time, most businesses externalize the cost of training - they won't do it themselves; they expect people to "hit the ground running" after being hired.
If the employment picture were as rosy as you suggest, Uber/Lyft would have difficulty recruiting drivers. Instead, there's a glut.
Sorry -- CO2 is still a main driving factor. I wouldn't get too excited about the influence of the change in the sun's output. The sun has been getting brighter (more luminous) over time but the percentage is small, and the change happens over billions of years. As it gets closer to running out of hydrogen, the effect will speed up.
It's not an either/or situation, we'll have both competition *and* augmentation. Though it's nice that Musk doesn't want AI to compete with people, it's too late, we're already there, and AI is increasingly on the winning side -- falling costs, better performance, and none of the hassles associate with hiring meatbags. The only problem is economic: who's your customer when you've put everyone out of work?
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And so the vault wasn't flooded.
Newer cars likely weigh a lot more, because of all the safety & environmental regulations.
Big engines/drivetrains weigh more, but designers cram plastic in everywhere they can to save weight/cost. Also, thinner sheet metal crumples more easily to absorb crash impact.
No traffic lights == no red light cameras..
To "disperse" a loan means to scatter it about.
To "disburse" a loan means to get money from the bank.
You're counted as "employed" whether you have a plum six-figure job or one that pays minimum wage. There's way too much underemployment -- adults laboring in entry-level jobs that pay poorly, or stuck in jobs they are overqualified for. On top of that, many rural communities are in decay, having once been dependent on a single employer or industry, which has since offshored or otherwise moved on. Trump smelled despair and got himself elected.
Sure, progress creates new jobs, but not in the numbers needed. Over time, the skill level of jobs taken over by machines increases, reducing income prospects for a greater number of people. At the same time, most businesses externalize the cost of training - they won't do it themselves; they expect people to "hit the ground running" after being hired.
If the employment picture were as rosy as you suggest, Uber/Lyft would have difficulty recruiting drivers. Instead, there's a glut.
2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, AI, Andromeda Strain (original)
Also, Aliens, Day the Earth Stood Still (original), Contact
Also, War of the Worlds (either)
Guilty pleasures: I Robot (Will Smith), Monolith Monsters, Colossus: The Forbin Project
India isn't in Spain...
Sorry -- CO2 is still a main driving factor. I wouldn't get too excited about the influence of the change in the sun's output. The sun has been getting brighter (more luminous) over time but the percentage is small, and the change happens over billions of years. As it gets closer to running out of hydrogen, the effect will speed up.
But the Middle East is completely screwed.
I'm never coding again. Not a single line.
flights of rhetorical fancy
Well, that's one way of putting it that doesn't involve excrement.
Whatever. Cities can still impose hefty fees/taxes on operators. Who wants to rent out a bedroom for $50 when they have to kick $100 to the city?
... and "colleague"...
While we're on the subject, ambient UV on Mars is probably bad for living things too...
You pushed the "trigger disruptions to S3 storage service" button!
"Of course the operation was a success... or *you* wouldn't be here."
As long as the legislators themselves use this information, they have no incentive to stop the crap.
How 'bout a requirement that any lawmaker/CEO/MBA who wants to toot about not enuff programmers first become certified in SQL, java, and PHP.
It's not an either/or situation, we'll have both competition *and* augmentation. Though it's nice that Musk doesn't want AI to compete with people, it's too late, we're already there, and AI is increasingly on the winning side -- falling costs, better performance, and none of the hassles associate with hiring meatbags. The only problem is economic: who's your customer when you've put everyone out of work?
He played reclusive billionaire S.R. Hadden, who went to the Mir space lab to manage his cancer.
Introducing the 16TB drives will make everything less than that, cheaper.
You're s'posed to read the book first, then vote...
...staff asked to grade each other throughout the day using a ratings system called "dots."
FFS. People still think crap like this works? It will swiftly degenerate into alliances, feuds, and an arena mentality.
See what Deming said
Next up, driverless games!
I'd love to see this go to any or all of the dozen or so dark-horse fusion efforts: polywell, general fusion, tri-alpha, lockheed-martin, etc.