Neuroscience can't explain a microprocessor, computer science can't explain a mind. In no way does this mean that neuroscience cannot be advanced by computer science or visa versa.
Your analogy fails because union members are analogous to shareholders, not the corporations they form. Personally I'd be fine with individuals opting out of a closed shop as long as they also opted out of any wage rises or benefits the union wins on behalf of its members.
IIRC Yahoo! lost out to google because their search results were stuffed with paid ads. The more they fell behind google the more annoying their ads became. When it was clear they had lost the search engine (and email) race they morphed into a "web partner" for channel seven's advertising department. IMHO, the current CEO only succeed in enhancing the company's "cheap and nasty" smell.
BTW: Older Aussies (such as myself) still commonly use the word "yahoo" in it's original meaning. Also the lead actor in the (brilliant) Aussie comedy "Young Einstein", goes by the stage name "Yahoo Serious".
Yes, the wind/solar farm needs to use the existing "batteries" that so-called "base load" plants currently use to match the supply curve to the demand curve - namely hydro dams and gas turbines. Don't fall for the coal industry FUD that "base load" plants have some sort of magical advantage over renewables just because they produce a flat supply curve. The "advantage" doesn't exist in the real world for the simple reason that no city on Earth has a flat demand curve. A coal/nuke plant needs "batteries" just as much as a wind farm, which is why most nations have a national grid and a well regulated wholesale electricity market. Out of all the commercial methods of generating electricity, solar probably has the strongest advantage when trying to match its output to the demand curve of a modern city, this is due to the fact that peak air-conditioner demand normally coincides with peak solar output.
As an ex-taxi driver Uber look remarkably similar to old fashioned racketeers with deep pockets. In those jurisdictions where lawmakers have capitulated to Uber's 'corporate disobedience' tactics society will be spending the next 20-30yrs reinventing a well regulated taxi industry.
They are still contractors in Oz, normal cab drivers and a lot of couriers are also contractors. The law in Oz is that 'contractors' on piecework/commision rates must be paid at an equivalent (or better) rate than the min hourly wage. Strangely it's one industrial relations law that no state/federal government department enforces and no tabloid ever mentions,
Thing is, it's the UK, downloading pirated material is not illegal, that's why they send you a cheesey leaflet instead of a demand for money and a summons.
It's a small island community, building a deep water port and the associated fuel storage/distribution infrastructure just so you can "buy in bulk" is economic insanity.
we are talking a little warmer for a few days in the Antarctic at this point
In this case a few days is roughly two months. I agree we have to start adapting now, but this is because politicians failed to act 30yrs ago. We are now at the stage where the longer you work on adapting to the problem the less resources you have to fix the problem. For example, sea walls don't work if they are built on limestone, so you can save some money now by kissing Miami goodbye or start calling it Venice.
So yah, your professor did a great job of teaching you what to think and never got around to teaching you how to think. Sorry you didn't have me in college, I would have at least given you a fighting chance to think critically instead of regurgitating what your echo chamber of friends and you all think.
Roughly speaking, the population increases in response to increased resources. 20th century FF tech lead to huge productivity gains which meant more resources. The result - there are 2-3X as many people on the planet as there were when I was born (1959).
I have a 13yr old mazda 6. The leather seats are worn out and the gearbox makes strange noises but the factory installed sound system is still fucking awesome.
That's pretty awesome, its one thing to use a machine to do something faster than a human can, its completely different thing do use a machine to do what human doesn't know how to do.
Indeed! I would go so far as to say that if the IBM's Watson/Jeopardy stunt doesn't impress you, then you haven't understood the problem.
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What part of "all men are born equal" do you not understand?
Plenty of rainbow lorikeets where I live, never heard anyone call them a lorry. Most people call them parrots, some incorrectly call them rosellas.
Pay for it? - It's saving them money.
Neuroscience can't explain a microprocessor, computer science can't explain a mind. In no way does this mean that neuroscience cannot be advanced by computer science or visa versa.
Your analogy fails because union members are analogous to shareholders, not the corporations they form. Personally I'd be fine with individuals opting out of a closed shop as long as they also opted out of any wage rises or benefits the union wins on behalf of its members.
Way back in the 1980's a road tunnel here in Oz would take over your car radio when you entered, the voice told you what to do in an emergency.
Quants have made billions predicting changes in valuations.
Yes, and ex-quants have lost billions, the difference between a casino and a financial market is that the casino can tell you the odds up front.
There is no test for "consciousness" - so how do know when you have created it?
Turnabout is fair play.
Two wrongs don't make a right. Marked cards are cheating, period. He knew it was cheating and is only sorry he got caught.
You can have the outback sun, the luddites running the country definitely don't want it.
IIRC Yahoo! lost out to google because their search results were stuffed with paid ads. The more they fell behind google the more annoying their ads became. When it was clear they had lost the search engine (and email) race they morphed into a "web partner" for channel seven's advertising department. IMHO, the current CEO only succeed in enhancing the company's "cheap and nasty" smell.
BTW: Older Aussies (such as myself) still commonly use the word "yahoo" in it's original meaning. Also the lead actor in the (brilliant) Aussie comedy "Young Einstein", goes by the stage name "Yahoo Serious".
Yes, the wind/solar farm needs to use the existing "batteries" that so-called "base load" plants currently use to match the supply curve to the demand curve - namely hydro dams and gas turbines. Don't fall for the coal industry FUD that "base load" plants have some sort of magical advantage over renewables just because they produce a flat supply curve. The "advantage" doesn't exist in the real world for the simple reason that no city on Earth has a flat demand curve. A coal/nuke plant needs "batteries" just as much as a wind farm, which is why most nations have a national grid and a well regulated wholesale electricity market. Out of all the commercial methods of generating electricity, solar probably has the strongest advantage when trying to match its output to the demand curve of a modern city, this is due to the fact that peak air-conditioner demand normally coincides with peak solar output.
As an ex-taxi driver Uber look remarkably similar to old fashioned racketeers with deep pockets. In those jurisdictions where lawmakers have capitulated to Uber's 'corporate disobedience' tactics society will be spending the next 20-30yrs reinventing a well regulated taxi industry.
They are still contractors in Oz, normal cab drivers and a lot of couriers are also contractors. The law in Oz is that 'contractors' on piecework/commision rates must be paid at an equivalent (or better) rate than the min hourly wage. Strangely it's one industrial relations law that no state/federal government department enforces and no tabloid ever mentions,
Thing is, it's the UK, downloading pirated material is not illegal, that's why they send you a cheesey leaflet instead of a demand for money and a summons.
Don't flatter yourself. Yes, you--even you--approach the world with a set of biases.
Yes, skepticism is easy, self-skepticism is hard. Both skills are required for "critical thinking" to take place.
It's a small island community, building a deep water port and the associated fuel storage/distribution infrastructure just so you can "buy in bulk" is economic insanity.
we are talking a little warmer for a few days in the Antarctic at this point
In this case a few days is roughly two months. I agree we have to start adapting now, but this is because politicians failed to act 30yrs ago. We are now at the stage where the longer you work on adapting to the problem the less resources you have to fix the problem. For example, sea walls don't work if they are built on limestone, so you can save some money now by kissing Miami goodbye or start calling it Venice.
So yah, your professor did a great job of teaching you what to think and never got around to teaching you how to think. Sorry you didn't have me in college, I would have at least given you a fighting chance to think critically instead of regurgitating what your echo chamber of friends and you all think.
Feeling insecure? Need a hug?
explain WTF "blockchain" is in words of one syllable
An audit trail.
Sea water has salt. Salt kills plants.
No way, salt is an electrolyte, electrolytes are good. - Idiocracy
Don't need smart devices, just smart people to configure it properly
Smart devices are easier to make than smart people.
Roughly speaking, the population increases in response to increased resources. 20th century FF tech lead to huge productivity gains which meant more resources. The result - there are 2-3X as many people on the planet as there were when I was born (1959).
I have a 13yr old mazda 6. The leather seats are worn out and the gearbox makes strange noises but the factory installed sound system is still fucking awesome.
That's pretty awesome, its one thing to use a machine to do something faster than a human can, its completely different thing do use a machine to do what human doesn't know how to do.
Indeed! I would go so far as to say that if the IBM's Watson/Jeopardy stunt doesn't impress you, then you haven't understood the problem.
It's both, wanker.