People complaining about problems in regions they don't live, which aren't considered problems by the people who live there. Might as well talk about the lack of cows running free in San Francisco. It would be a better city if they were.
The way things are going (growing economy, no new wars), he may also be the next president. Unless the Democratic part can get a very electable candidate (and I have no idea what that would look like because I didn't think Trump would be electable. It has to be someone who seems cool though, like Obama, not someone who comes across as a whiner).
Whether or not Google would be liable probably depends on the exact technical details of the law (and of course, how well those technicalities are argued in court). Sometimes websites can be liable for their user's actions in the United States, even when users misuse the website (like the Craigslist personals being used for escorts). In this case, German copyright law is written in a way that let the copyright mafia win. It didn't have to be written that way.
Two at a time standing maybe makes sense if there are enough people at the bottom of the escalator to saturate it - i.e. a big enough crowd at the bottom that there are always two more people to step on each step as it appears.That is logically the maximum throughput, if you assume that people walking up leave spaces between them
You would also need to know how fast the walkers are going.
An investor drops out? That's the worst possible thing that can happen?
There was no meteor strike on the main office, releasing a strain of bacteria that turned their hair blue and caused impotence? Termites didn't evolve a taste for flesh and start drilling into their feet? Global warming didn't atmospherically create a lens that concentrated all the warming right over their office, roasting them like ants? Giant birds of prey didn't swoop and steal parts from their cars in the middle of the night?
(reads the article). Oh, they switched to an open office plan. I guess that is the worst possible year.
I live in Florida in the Midst of the Red Tide Area of Sarasota.... The issue with Red Tide IS NOT a climate issue. Its Phosphorus miners dumping MASSIVE AMOUNTS of Phosphorus waste into the Rivers and Channels that lead to the bay
But why not blame it on climate change if it will get people and governments to act?
Murakami Harki - Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Riveting read and nice world-building (the cryptography tech is a bit dated, though).
Lemony Snicket series, including "Series of Unfortunate Events" and "All the Wrong Questions" - At first look, they are just children's books, but the world created by the author is clever, well-written, and slowly revealed. Sophisticated in its analysis of right and wrong, good and bad that is missing in the world.
I'm still not sure about that vague, flimsy, dispensing sugar bowl.
That's a hilarious quote, liberals are the ones actually proposing legislation to fix the problem rather than just giving out tidbits of advice on how to get a real good grip on your bootstraps.
I notice you specifically don't have any proposals, you just have insults and complaints.
It's not really a liberal vs conservative thing, but in the Bay Area liberals are definitely the ones obstructing new housing projects (mainly because the homeowners in the area are mostly liberal), while at the same time complaining about inequality.
I don't know where you got your economics knowledge, but if you are not imagining two curves on a graph reaching equilibrium, you are a moron, ignorant, and should read a book.
Fortunately, if you are imagining supply and demand as two curves on a graph, you are ahead of 90% of the population.
And yet, if the compensation really balanced out the cost of living, the article we are responding to wouldn't be necessary.
For some people, it does. Programmers make enough, so more and more of them come to the Bay Area. Unfortunately, there aren't enough houses for everyone, so the prices rise until some people get pushed out. That is how the supply and demand curves meet equilibrium.
The draw of Silicon Valley is the $230k base salary at a lot of companies for senior developers. You'll find it makes high rent a little easier to handle.
I guess part of the problem is the lack of stability. If you live in Kansas, you can probably find a job as a programmer. But can you find another one in two years when your company fails? Will your new company be as convenient (and close to your house) as your old company? These are important questions.
The reason people move to the surrounding areas is that they can have more space to themselves, like a single family residence with a front and back yard.
These are people literally living in RVs. They want to live close, not far away.
And yet cities continue to build new office buildings without building enough places for people to live, then wonder why there aren't enough places for people to live. When more people come without enough places to live, that will drive prices up: that is how supply and demand works.
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People complaining about problems in regions they don't live, which aren't considered problems by the people who live there. Might as well talk about the lack of cows running free in San Francisco. It would be a better city if they were.
No wonder you're on my enemies list around here,
All my enemies are as pleasant as you, tbh. Probably as happy, too.
The way things are going (growing economy, no new wars), he may also be the next president. Unless the Democratic part can get a very electable candidate (and I have no idea what that would look like because I didn't think Trump would be electable. It has to be someone who seems cool though, like Obama, not someone who comes across as a whiner).
Whether or not Google would be liable probably depends on the exact technical details of the law (and of course, how well those technicalities are argued in court). Sometimes websites can be liable for their user's actions in the United States, even when users misuse the website (like the Craigslist personals being used for escorts). In this case, German copyright law is written in a way that let the copyright mafia win. It didn't have to be written that way.
Two at a time standing maybe makes sense if there are enough people at the bottom of the escalator to saturate it - i.e. a big enough crowd at the bottom that there are always two more people to step on each step as it appears.That is logically the maximum throughput, if you assume that people walking up leave spaces between them
You would also need to know how fast the walkers are going.
I think I saw some research that actually when using both sides of escalator it actually increases the amount of people goes though.
It really depends on how many people want to walk, and how many people want to stand.
These are probably up/down escalator sets both going the same direction.
No, in Japan the escalators in the subways are mostly wide enough for a double-file line on the same escalator.
Ha! Well said.
Good point. We clearly need more studies like this, given the quality of statistical understanding in America.
Heh. Learn for great good.
An investor drops out? That's the worst possible thing that can happen?
There was no meteor strike on the main office, releasing a strain of bacteria that turned their hair blue and caused impotence? Termites didn't evolve a taste for flesh and start drilling into their feet? Global warming didn't atmospherically create a lens that concentrated all the warming right over their office, roasting them like ants? Giant birds of prey didn't swoop and steal parts from their cars in the middle of the night?
(reads the article). Oh, they switched to an open office plan. I guess that is the worst possible year.
I live in Florida in the Midst of the Red Tide Area of Sarasota.... The issue with Red Tide IS NOT a climate issue. Its Phosphorus miners dumping MASSIVE AMOUNTS of Phosphorus waste into the Rivers and Channels that lead to the bay
But why not blame it on climate change if it will get people and governments to act?
Murakami Harki - Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Riveting read and nice world-building (the cryptography tech is a bit dated, though).
Lemony Snicket series, including "Series of Unfortunate Events" and "All the Wrong Questions" - At first look, they are just children's books, but the world created by the author is clever, well-written, and slowly revealed. Sophisticated in its analysis of right and wrong, good and bad that is missing in the world.
I'm still not sure about that vague, flimsy, dispensing sugar bowl.
That's a hilarious quote, liberals are the ones actually proposing legislation to fix the problem rather than just giving out tidbits of advice on how to get a real good grip on your bootstraps.
I notice you specifically don't have any proposals, you just have insults and complaints.
It's not really a liberal vs conservative thing, but in the Bay Area liberals are definitely the ones obstructing new housing projects (mainly because the homeowners in the area are mostly liberal), while at the same time complaining about inequality.
I don't know where you got your economics knowledge, but if you are not imagining two curves on a graph reaching equilibrium, you are a moron, ignorant, and should read a book.
Fortunately, if you are imagining supply and demand as two curves on a graph, you are ahead of 90% of the population.
And yet, if the compensation really balanced out the cost of living, the article we are responding to wouldn't be necessary.
For some people, it does. Programmers make enough, so more and more of them come to the Bay Area. Unfortunately, there aren't enough houses for everyone, so the prices rise until some people get pushed out. That is how the supply and demand curves meet equilibrium.
The draw of Silicon Valley is the $230k base salary at a lot of companies for senior developers. You'll find it makes high rent a little easier to handle.
" If they contributed anything worthwhile to society, they would not be working at Facebook."
Repeated for emphasis.
I guess part of the problem is the lack of stability. If you live in Kansas, you can probably find a job as a programmer. But can you find another one in two years when your company fails? Will your new company be as convenient (and close to your house) as your old company? These are important questions.
The reason people move to the surrounding areas is that they can have more space to themselves, like a single family residence with a front and back yard.
These are people literally living in RVs. They want to live close, not far away.
When it comes to inequality, liberals need to stop asking "Who can we blame for this problem" and start asking "What can we do to fix this problem."
Well said.
Innovation in cryptos? Like what?
And yet cities continue to build new office buildings without building enough places for people to live, then wonder why there aren't enough places for people to live. When more people come without enough places to live, that will drive prices up: that is how supply and demand works.
Oh? A prime number can only be divided by itself, one, and Bruce Schneier. Better?
Might want to look for a bug in your code first, before going on to blame mathematical theory.