The Mythical Man Month is still extremely relevant on this topic. It's hard for me to take anyone seriously on this topic unless they've read it. Communication is, of course, one of the major challenges with scaling an engineering team.
One thing the MMM points out is that some engineers are 10 times more efficient than others. The obvious solution is to teach the "others" to do the things the efficient programmers do.
With all the storms, droughts, forest fires, and heat waves out there, it shouldn't be hard for you to find one that has been made noticeably worse by AGW.
It certainly seems bloggers claim AGW has caused every notable hurricane or firestorm. Later, if scientists have time, they come in to set the record straight. For example, with Hurricane Irene a few years back, plenty of people were saying it was caused by AGW. But no scientists are making that claim.
(PS: my favorite quote from that article is Limbaugh claiming tropical storms can't hit Canada).
Relevant topic - Keynes predicted a 15 h work week
The only reason we don't have it is because people would rather work longer hours than have a poorer lifestyle. It's more common to see people wanting more hours than less.
Your jobs analysis is good, but I think you'll find it more easy to work with if you think in terms of supply/demand. Almost everything fits in supply/demand.
As labor costs decrease, jobs open up.
As more jobs open up, labor costs become more expensive.
Eventually it hits an equilibrium.
(btw, Da Vinci didn't cut his ear, that was Van Gogh).
For instance, consider taxi drivers, regional and long haul truckers - what happens when they get replaced by self-driving robots? It's certainly a hell of a lot more efficient, but do you think that's going to create new jobs?
These sorts of arguments always are arguments from ignorance. The form, "I can't think of what they will do, therefore they won't find jobs!" No, the answer is you need to think harder.
The point is, government is not required for money. Gold, silver, etc. Banks have issued their own currencies in the past, etc, but US law currently prohibits that.
What makes you think they'd work any better than in Victorian times?
To begin with, we wouldn't have to worry about mass deaths from smallpox.......
Secondly they had laws preventing people from leaving town.
Thirdly, it's not a form of punishment, just a way to give people a lift when they are down.
Paul Krugman has suggested something similar as a way to get full employment.
The idea is to tax everyone 17% (or similar number) of their income, then distribute the taxation equally to everyone. If you make the average amount, you will get your money back. If you make more than the average amount, you will get less than you were taxed. If you make less than the average amount, then you will end up with a big old tax return.
Extrapolating from that, the best sort of welfare program would be to have a "work center," where anyone can go to earn money. Maybe they will clean up the litter on the highways, or maybe they will dig ditches and re-fill them afterwards, but they should be doing work. And then pay them a reasonable wage in return.
It replaces government pensions, welfare, food stamps, even the minimum wage, and all of the redundant bureaucratic apparatus (and chances to cheat) that are associated with those programs.
And by simplifying and removing that bureaucracy, you can theoretically save money overall.
You responded to the comment, "x86 is an ugly architecture" by saying, "most people don't have to use it." I therefore conclude that you must also think it's an ugly ISA.
Really? I'd love to bypass the bootloader on MY Verizon-compatible Kitkat GS4. Please post links.
It can be done, it's just a matter of how much money you are willing to spend to get that result. It's not like Samsung suddenly stopped putting bugs in their bootloader.
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The Mythical Man Month is still extremely relevant on this topic. It's hard for me to take anyone seriously on this topic unless they've read it. Communication is, of course, one of the major challenges with scaling an engineering team.
One thing the MMM points out is that some engineers are 10 times more efficient than others. The obvious solution is to teach the "others" to do the things the efficient programmers do.
With all the storms, droughts, forest fires, and heat waves out there, it shouldn't be hard for you to find one that has been made noticeably worse by AGW.
It certainly seems bloggers claim AGW has caused every notable hurricane or firestorm. Later, if scientists have time, they come in to set the record straight. For example, with Hurricane Irene a few years back, plenty of people were saying it was caused by AGW. But no scientists are making that claim.
(PS: my favorite quote from that article is Limbaugh claiming tropical storms can't hit Canada).
Relevant topic - Keynes predicted a 15 h work week
The only reason we don't have it is because people would rather work longer hours than have a poorer lifestyle. It's more common to see people wanting more hours than less.
Your jobs analysis is good, but I think you'll find it more easy to work with if you think in terms of supply/demand. Almost everything fits in supply/demand.
As labor costs decrease, jobs open up.
As more jobs open up, labor costs become more expensive.
Eventually it hits an equilibrium.
(btw, Da Vinci didn't cut his ear, that was Van Gogh).
having developed economic theory several steps ahead of modern theory
I'm seriously having doubts that you actually did this.......
Someone earlier suggested that people be able to take classes instead. I think that's a great idea: either be working, or improving your situation.
The point of welfare programs should be to help people get back on their feet, not keep them stuck in helplessness forever.
For instance, consider taxi drivers, regional and long haul truckers - what happens when they get replaced by self-driving robots? It's certainly a hell of a lot more efficient, but do you think that's going to create new jobs?
These sorts of arguments always are arguments from ignorance. The form, "I can't think of what they will do, therefore they won't find jobs!" No, the answer is you need to think harder.
Mike Rowe has jobs for you.
Good job?
I can see why you have trouble with people getting pissed off with you though......you should work on your personality issues, too.
If stones and shells can be money, then bitcoin is can be money too.
Classes are a good idea, I like that better than work. Fail the tests too badly, you don't get paid.
The point is, government is not required for money. Gold, silver, etc. Banks have issued their own currencies in the past, etc, but US law currently prohibits that.
If that stuff happens, all I can say is you're really lousy at negotiating. Why do you cause so many problems?
Seriously, read a book or something.
What makes you think they'd work any better than in Victorian times?
To begin with, we wouldn't have to worry about mass deaths from smallpox.......
Secondly they had laws preventing people from leaving town.
Thirdly, it's not a form of punishment, just a way to give people a lift when they are down.
Paul Krugman has suggested something similar as a way to get full employment.
I'm not sure you're aware that money is a creation of society through government
Which government created BitCoin?
Are you serious? Do you really think the bureaucracy is going to go away?
If it loses funding, it will.
So I just say - why not reduce everyone's tax burden by 10K or so and call it even instead of trying to redistribute wealth around the country.
Because a good percentage of the country doesn't pay any taxes.
The idea is to tax everyone 17% (or similar number) of their income, then distribute the taxation equally to everyone. If you make the average amount, you will get your money back. If you make more than the average amount, you will get less than you were taxed. If you make less than the average amount, then you will end up with a big old tax return.
Extrapolating from that, the best sort of welfare program would be to have a "work center," where anyone can go to earn money. Maybe they will clean up the litter on the highways, or maybe they will dig ditches and re-fill them afterwards, but they should be doing work. And then pay them a reasonable wage in return.
It replaces government pensions, welfare, food stamps, even the minimum wage, and all of the redundant bureaucratic apparatus (and chances to cheat) that are associated with those programs.
And by simplifying and removing that bureaucracy, you can theoretically save money overall.
Karl Rove and Bernie Sanders would be proud of your answer.
You responded to the comment, "x86 is an ugly architecture" by saying, "most people don't have to use it." I therefore conclude that you must also think it's an ugly ISA.
Ugly by what measure?
The measure of how it feels to use it.
The market spoke and it thinks it's beautiful.
The market bought a manufacturing process. Intel's is the best.
That was a strategic response that completely avoided answering the question. As good as a politician.
You're trying to come up with some roundabout logic that a certification implies learning, or forces you to learn,
No. I'm trying to come up with a metric that measures the value of getting a certification.
Really? I'd love to bypass the bootloader on MY Verizon-compatible Kitkat GS4. Please post links.
It can be done, it's just a matter of how much money you are willing to spend to get that result. It's not like Samsung suddenly stopped putting bugs in their bootloader.