Seriously, if there is hard to find work in your field, why not move? I don't mean move to Texas or Oregon, but move to Germany or the UK. There are loads of engineering openings here in Germany and not enough Germans to fill them. If you are coming from the US to a German company, it is really easy to get a VISA. Yes, I know not everyone can do so because of this or that reason, but a lot of people can.
Do not follow cheap manufacturing. Instead look to countries who spend loads of money on educating their young. Like Germany. It seems like such a basic concept that American politicians and much of the public do not understand; If you do not properly educate your population then eventually the country will collapse. No purely consumer based society is sustainable.
In the USA that would, without question be true. Remember, President Dwight Eisenhower famously warned the U.S. about the "military–industrial complex" in his farewell address. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex And, just as he foretold, it has come to pass. The internal economic situation in China however, is different. I do much work in China and have a lot of close friends there. Several are actually pretty high up in the PRC Army. There is certainly corruption, but it is a different kind. This is more of the bribes kind which is common in the east. As I heard from my friends, regarding new weapons, someone will think of something that they want and say to such and such department...build this thing now and do not fail to build it. There is a strange mix of capitalistic and communistic economic policies at play and so it is hard to gauge cost overruns like in the west. In any case, weapons development is not about filling the pockets of your brother in-law but about fulfilling the request from the military. Now, if you are in charge of the project, that is not to say your brother in-law does not now have a good chance to fill his pockets.
I am reasonably sure that Germany would exit the EU if such a program was installed.
I did not say that the German government did not WANT to spy. Sure they do. All governments want to spy, be they western or not. The point is, the population would freak out if it actually came out that the government was spying on every German and what they did.
Look, I will be the first to admit it. Germans are about the stingiest people I ever met. I have only lived here for about 5 years, but that much is clear. "Hey, why don't you have a clothes dryer?". response: "Why should I pay 200€ for what the sun does for free!" Classic German thinking. Save save save save. That is a good thing though. Now, I know 3 different people who have canceled their family trips to the US over this matter. These are already paid for trip with no chance to get the money back. The fact is, they are afraid of the US government. They are afraid that the TSA will confiscate their notebooks because the agent would like to have a new one. Or copy all their private information. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/18/tsa-to-download-your-itunes/
So says the man from America. The country who's population literally could not care less that their own government is spying on them as well AND systematically removing their rights and dismantling their constitution. But you go on and talk about how stupid and cowardly we in the EU are. After all, we can see how strong your back bone is. After all, it is not we who have the backbones to bomb brown people "into freedom".
Perhaps the EU members will think that. However, there is a major difference between say, Germany and America. The difference is, the German public will freak out and actually take to the streets. I am reasonably sure that Germany would exit the EU if such a program was installed. Same is true for France. They say that France is one of the few countries who does democracy right. The government is scared shitless of the people. Not the other way around like in the US where people fear their government. Hell, in France they will burn an entire city over a small issue. Of course in England, they are even more willing to give up their rights than Americans.
When companies and research teams look at things like asteroid mining, or space exploitation in general, they tend to look at thing purely from an monetary perspective. So, the "economics" if you will.
This, by and large is the outlook most folks have. Indeed, it is our nature to take the low hanging fruit without any thought to future ramifications.
The conversation should not be one of strictly money though. Instead, they should look at the long term effects of striping our planet of natural resources. In the long run, is better to spend more effort now to mine "rare earth" metals in space, or to continue with strip mining and chemical leach mining because it costs less money now. There is a butt load of stuff in space we could use, but it would be terribly expensive at first. Heck, Titan has more hydrocarbons than Earth could use in a billion years. Plus, who cares how bad we fuck up Titian when we spill a bunch? I would much rather destroy the moon or Titan than fuck where the one place we've got.
Also, the ort cloud is ridiculously huge. It seems a safe bet that there are more materials in there we could ever dream of using.
I ask you, is it right to only think about what we would need to spend today, whilst giving no thought at all to what it will "cost" us in the future?
Think about what kickstarter allows a normal person to do. If you have a great idea, or even a not so great, but highly marketable idea, it allows you to go outside of the established funding and control models which have been the norm for decades. Ultimately, the current model ensures that the establishment is in control of your idea and your future. Unless you already had money of course, in which case you can avoid investors. For the regulators, and the monetary elite who control them, this challenge cannot go unmet. So no, it is not about overreach, it is about the same thing most laws towards the little man are, it's about maintaining and extending control.
It's time to wake up America. I dare say it is almost too late to change things.
"Women have a right to have control over their own bodies."
Really? Forcing other people (including other women) to pay for birth control for other women doesn't sound like you want women to control "their own bodies" to me.
You are a fucking retard.
BTW, forcing me to pay for your cancer meds when I do not have cancer and never will get cancer is not ethical. You fucking Christ-fags are everything which is wrong with America. Do as I say, not as I do. Hate they neighbor if he is not like me. You are a piece of shit.
"loose cannon"? Bullshit. Don't you think for one damn minute that the NSA is "off the ranch" with their programs. They were implemented at the behest of our beloved and benevolent leaders. The "justice" branch (haha) just declared everything is just fine after all. The executive branch and legislative branch has already said time and time again that the NSA is doing useful and important work.
What really chaps my ass, is not that the government tells people these programs are for the so-called "war on terror" or that certainly, the government would never use it against non-terrorist, but the that nearly every poll indicates that most 'mericans fucking believe them! I know they have done their best over the last 40 years to indoctrinate kids starting in kindergartener, but it is sad that so many folks just close their eyes and refuse to ask hard questions. Think about it...forcing children to pledge allegiance to a government... It is fucking crazy. We are brainwashed never to question our masters, and it is working. Fuck, look at the shit your facebook friends post! That is a representation of America. Disclosure, I feel I have the right to bitch. I did my 4 years in the services and about half that was in the shitty hotspots of the world keeping and eye on brown people.
The old Facebook dismissal is that if you want share something with your real friends, you pick up the phone. I think that's the slightly wrong way to look at it, but it has a point. It's a bit of signaling, actually, that is accomplished by using the phone or any more involved means of contact.
This is exactly what google+ excels at. Having circles of friends is much closer to the way we live . Of course, the circles are very small, since no one else uses google+. Hmm, this is also closer to real life too:(
For those interested in photography though, check it out. It is worth it.
Seriously, this is classical French behavior. Over the years they have put various taxes on this or that to protect this or that industry. Think taxes on blank media which should go to the record companies. Not a cent to artists mind you, but I digress.
Actually, the only real way France will learn is to simple ignore them. By ignore them, I mean completely pull out of the France. No french versions of websites. No, french youtube, no French google or bing.
I wonder how long it would take for the French people to freak out for being cut off from any meaningful content?
Alternatively, for French versions of websites, you have have a "pay to enter". On youtubes page, there can be a sign saying due to the ridiculous cost of operating in France, you will need to pay 5€ per month in order to watch any videos. The same on google and bing and yahoo. Want to search? 15 cent per search.
I say call their bluff and pull out of France. Now, if we could just get those surrender monkeys out of the EU....
Perhaps not. But who gives a fuck if Samsung hides from taxes in Korea. The US is not in Korea last time I looked. But, your buddies at Apple hide out in Ireland and pay only a tiny percentage of taxes they otherwise would. Meanwhile, we are firing teachers left and right. We cannot afford to fix our roads and bridges. But no, lets help companies like Apple and GE make insane profits operating in our society, while they contribute almost nothing back to it.
Oh you mean like the ITC banned Apple products the president overturned it, stating that such bans should not happen, but then a similar Samsung ban happened and the president said nothing? Yeah, the legal system works a treat in the US. No protectionism there at all. 1 billion for look and feel pattens. Things where were NEVER intended to be patented. Only in the USA.
Why do think they have a scale? The side who puts the most money on the scale wins! The judge could not care less what the person looks like, or even it is "person".
Are you telling me that the US government has decided that that US government is indeed allowed to do anything it wants with regards to total surveillance on every living person in the world without any actual cause? I didn't see that one coming at all. Seriously, if anyone, even for one second thought that checks and balances existed with it comes to the government grabbing power for it self, you are out of your F'ing mind. Historically, there is only one way to curb the power of an out of control ruling class. That, however, is something most people won't have the stomach for until things get far worse.
I may be in the minority among the/. crowd, but I cannot help feeling that Linux, in general really missed the boat in 2013.
2013 was not to be the year of the linux desktop. Neither will 2014. It could have been "the year of the Linux tablet" though. From my way of thinking, linux is perfect for a tablet. It runs perfectly fine on slower hardware AND you still get to actual computer stuff! The entire reason I do not own a tablet (aside from a 64gb HP Touchpad given to me) is that I like to do actual work. Tablets are, with the exception of the, to expensive Surface Pro 2, are media consumption devices. Very good at it mind you, but consumption products nonetheless.
If I knew that I could buy a Nexus blah blah or a Samsung tab umpteen and install an actual Linux OS, which was designed with a proper touch interface, I would be all over it. Just think, being able to run a full office suite and run programs in a, I know it's crazy, window! I know there are loads of apple and android fanbois out there who will scream how wrong I am, but I am not wrong. Mobile OSs like Android and iOS are complete crap for anything other than watching media and playing nonsense games. And that being the case, I really think that Linux missed a once in a lifetime opportunity by not providing a touch friendly, lightweight OS which works on ARM platforms. And please dont say ubuntu touch. And if you insist on saying how wrong I am, try saying why I am wrong since I am just not seeing it.
Seriously, so what if those things are here on Earth? It would make more sense stop shitting where we eat so to speak. Same reason we use all the brown people oil before we use our own. Use your own resources only when you must. Sure, right now costs more in terms of money to get the stuff, but "because it's cheaper" is not a real reason to fuck up the planet.
You sir, are a racist dick. Let me guess, you are American and know that only Americans can build space vechicles right? Remember that time that NASA totally fucked up a Mars probe because they were too stupid to use metric? Remember that time that NASA fucked up the Hubble telescope because they were too stupid to make sure the optics were correct before shooting into space? Geez, seems like all NASA does is fuck things up! Of course, I know it is not true that they only fuck things up, but I am making a point. China, despite your ignorant racist views is every bit as advanced as 'Murrica or Russia. Maybe you should think about going there. Maybe should consider leaving your basement and going to ANY other country.
While I do agree that market forces can affect change when health competition is widely available, in this specific case I do not agree that "the market" is the answer.
The reason is simple. ALL American ISP are happy to fuck every single customer in order to get more money. The are ALL willing to kill bandwidth from competing application and services from companies not willing to pay the gate keeper. It has been reported that ISP have negotiated such things among themselves. For things like Power, Water, Gas and Internet, which we consider to be basic living standard items we do need regulation. We do need protection from companies fucking us over. People always complain about the "government getting in the way of business", but that is false thinking. The entire idea of government is people getting together and putting rules together that should make society better. To ensure predators dont eat all the lambs. To make sure things dont suck. Whether or not it works that way anymore is not the point;)
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Seriously, if there is hard to find work in your field, why not move? I don't mean move to Texas or Oregon, but move to Germany or the UK.
There are loads of engineering openings here in Germany and not enough Germans to fill them. If you are coming from the US to a German company, it is really easy to get a VISA.
Yes, I know not everyone can do so because of this or that reason, but a lot of people can.
Do not follow cheap manufacturing. Instead look to countries who spend loads of money on educating their young. Like Germany. It seems like such a basic concept that American politicians and much of the public do not understand; If you do not properly educate your population then eventually the country will collapse. No purely consumer based society is sustainable.
In the USA that would, without question be true.
Remember, President Dwight Eisenhower famously warned the U.S. about the "military–industrial complex" in his farewell address. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex
And, just as he foretold, it has come to pass.
The internal economic situation in China however, is different. I do much work in China and have a lot of close friends there. Several are actually pretty high up in the PRC Army. There is certainly corruption, but it is a different kind. This is more of the bribes kind which is common in the east.
As I heard from my friends, regarding new weapons, someone will think of something that they want and say to such and such department...build this thing now and do not fail to build it.
There is a strange mix of capitalistic and communistic economic policies at play and so it is hard to gauge cost overruns like in the west. In any case, weapons development is not about filling the pockets of your brother in-law but about fulfilling the request from the military. Now, if you are in charge of the project, that is not to say your brother in-law does not now have a good chance to fill his pockets.
I am reasonably sure that Germany would exit the EU if such a program was installed.
I did not say that the German government did not WANT to spy. Sure they do. All governments want to spy, be they western or not.
The point is, the population would freak out if it actually came out that the government was spying on every German and what they did.
Look, I will be the first to admit it. Germans are about the stingiest people I ever met. I have only lived here for about 5 years, but that much is clear. "Hey, why don't you have a clothes dryer?". response: "Why should I pay 200€ for what the sun does for free!" Classic German thinking. Save save save save. That is a good thing though.
Now, I know 3 different people who have canceled their family trips to the US over this matter. These are already paid for trip with no chance to get the money back.
The fact is, they are afraid of the US government. They are afraid that the TSA will confiscate their notebooks because the agent would like to have a new one. Or copy all their private information.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/18/tsa-to-download-your-itunes/
So says the man from America. The country who's population literally could not care less that their own government is spying on them as well AND systematically removing their rights and dismantling their constitution.
But you go on and talk about how stupid and cowardly we in the EU are. After all, we can see how strong your back bone is. After all, it is not we who have the backbones to bomb brown people "into freedom".
Perhaps the EU members will think that.
However, there is a major difference between say, Germany and America. The difference is, the German public will freak out and actually take to the streets.
I am reasonably sure that Germany would exit the EU if such a program was installed.
Same is true for France. They say that France is one of the few countries who does democracy right. The government is scared shitless of the people. Not the other way around like in the US where people fear their government. Hell, in France they will burn an entire city over a small issue.
Of course in England, they are even more willing to give up their rights than Americans.
When companies and research teams look at things like asteroid mining, or space exploitation in general, they tend to look at thing purely from an monetary perspective. So, the "economics" if you will.
This, by and large is the outlook most folks have. Indeed, it is our nature to take the low hanging fruit without any thought to future ramifications.
The conversation should not be one of strictly money though. Instead, they should look at the long term effects of striping our planet of natural resources.
In the long run, is better to spend more effort now to mine "rare earth" metals in space, or to continue with strip mining and chemical leach mining because it costs less money now.
There is a butt load of stuff in space we could use, but it would be terribly expensive at first. Heck, Titan has more hydrocarbons than Earth could use in a billion years. Plus, who cares how bad we fuck up Titian when we spill a bunch? I would much rather destroy the moon or Titan than fuck where the one place we've got.
Also, the ort cloud is ridiculously huge. It seems a safe bet that there are more materials in there we could ever dream of using.
I ask you, is it right to only think about what we would need to spend today, whilst giving no thought at all to what it will "cost" us in the future?
No, it's not bureaucratic overreach.
Think about what kickstarter allows a normal person to do. If you have a great idea, or even a not so great, but highly marketable idea, it allows you to go outside of the established funding and control models which have been the norm for decades.
Ultimately, the current model ensures that the establishment is in control of your idea and your future. Unless you already had money of course, in which case you can avoid investors.
For the regulators, and the monetary elite who control them, this challenge cannot go unmet.
So no, it is not about overreach, it is about the same thing most laws towards the little man are, it's about maintaining and extending control.
It's time to wake up America. I dare say it is almost too late to change things.
"Women have a right to have control over their own bodies."
Really? Forcing other people (including other women) to pay for birth control for other women doesn't sound like you want women to control "their own bodies" to me.
You are a fucking retard.
BTW, forcing me to pay for your cancer meds when I do not have cancer and never will get cancer is not ethical. You fucking Christ-fags are everything which is wrong with America. Do as I say, not as I do. Hate they neighbor if he is not like me. You are a piece of shit.
"loose cannon"? Bullshit.
Don't you think for one damn minute that the NSA is "off the ranch" with their programs. They were implemented at the behest of our beloved and benevolent leaders.
The "justice" branch (haha) just declared everything is just fine after all. The executive branch and legislative branch has already said time and time again that the NSA is doing useful and important work.
What really chaps my ass, is not that the government tells people these programs are for the so-called "war on terror" or that certainly, the government would never use it against non-terrorist, but the that nearly every poll indicates that most 'mericans fucking believe them!
I know they have done their best over the last 40 years to indoctrinate kids starting in kindergartener, but it is sad that so many folks just close their eyes and refuse to ask hard questions.
Think about it...forcing children to pledge allegiance to a government... It is fucking crazy. We are brainwashed never to question our masters, and it is working. Fuck, look at the shit your facebook friends post! That is a representation of America.
Disclosure, I feel I have the right to bitch. I did my 4 years in the services and about half that was in the shitty hotspots of the world keeping and eye on brown people.
The old Facebook dismissal is that if you want share something with your real friends, you pick up the phone. I think that's the slightly wrong way to look at it, but it has a point. It's a bit of signaling, actually, that is accomplished by using the phone or any more involved means of contact.
This is exactly what google+ excels at. Having circles of friends is much closer to the way we live . Of course, the circles are very small, since no one else uses google+. :(
Hmm, this is also closer to real life too
For those interested in photography though, check it out. It is worth it.
Seriously, this is classical French behavior. Over the years they have put various taxes on this or that to protect this or that industry. Think taxes on blank media which should go to the record companies. Not a cent to artists mind you, but I digress.
Actually, the only real way France will learn is to simple ignore them. By ignore them, I mean completely pull out of the France. No french versions of websites. No, french youtube, no French google or bing.
I wonder how long it would take for the French people to freak out for being cut off from any meaningful content?
Alternatively, for French versions of websites, you have have a "pay to enter". On youtubes page, there can be a sign saying due to the ridiculous cost of operating in France, you will need to pay 5€ per month in order to watch any videos.
The same on google and bing and yahoo. Want to search? 15 cent per search.
I say call their bluff and pull out of France. Now, if we could just get those surrender monkeys out of the EU....
Perhaps not. But who gives a fuck if Samsung hides from taxes in Korea. The US is not in Korea last time I looked.
But, your buddies at Apple hide out in Ireland and pay only a tiny percentage of taxes they otherwise would. Meanwhile, we are firing teachers left and right. We cannot afford to fix our roads and bridges. But no, lets help companies like Apple and GE make insane profits operating in our society, while they contribute almost nothing back to it.
Oh you mean like the ITC banned Apple products the president overturned it, stating that such bans should not happen, but then a similar Samsung ban happened and the president said nothing?
Yeah, the legal system works a treat in the US. No protectionism there at all.
1 billion for look and feel pattens. Things where were NEVER intended to be patented. Only in the USA.
Hey, justice is blind!
Why do think they have a scale? The side who puts the most money on the scale wins! The judge could not care less what the person looks like, or even it is "person".
No, he is a threat to our very way of life and our prosperity. He should be executed for high treason.
Are you telling me that the US government has decided that that US government is indeed allowed to do anything it wants with regards to total surveillance on every living person in the world without any actual cause? I didn't see that one coming at all.
Seriously, if anyone, even for one second thought that checks and balances existed with it comes to the government grabbing power for it self, you are out of your F'ing mind.
Historically, there is only one way to curb the power of an out of control ruling class. That, however, is something most people won't have the stomach for until things get far worse.
I may be in the minority among the /. crowd, but I cannot help feeling that Linux, in general really missed the boat in 2013.
2013 was not to be the year of the linux desktop. Neither will 2014. It could have been "the year of the Linux tablet" though. From my way of thinking, linux is perfect for a tablet. It runs perfectly fine on slower hardware AND you still get to actual computer stuff!
The entire reason I do not own a tablet (aside from a 64gb HP Touchpad given to me) is that I like to do actual work. Tablets are, with the exception of the, to expensive Surface Pro 2, are media consumption devices. Very good at it mind you, but consumption products nonetheless.
If I knew that I could buy a Nexus blah blah or a Samsung tab umpteen and install an actual Linux OS, which was designed with a proper touch interface, I would be all over it.
Just think, being able to run a full office suite and run programs in a, I know it's crazy, window!
I know there are loads of apple and android fanbois out there who will scream how wrong I am, but I am not wrong. Mobile OSs like Android and iOS are complete crap for anything other than watching media and playing nonsense games.
And that being the case, I really think that Linux missed a once in a lifetime opportunity by not providing a touch friendly, lightweight OS which works on ARM platforms.
And please dont say ubuntu touch. And if you insist on saying how wrong I am, try saying why I am wrong since I am just not seeing it.
Seriously, so what if those things are here on Earth? It would make more sense stop shitting where we eat so to speak. Same reason we use all the brown people oil before we use our own. Use your own resources only when you must.
Sure, right now costs more in terms of money to get the stuff, but "because it's cheaper" is not a real reason to fuck up the planet.
Take for example, Titan. They just found such a huge sea of hydrocarbons there, it would last us longer than we could calculate.
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/12/meet-the-kraken-hydrocarbon-seas-spotted-at-titans-north-pole/
Nowadays it is possible to convert this into energy in a very clean way.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/9784044/China-blazes-trail-for-clean-nuclear-power-from-thorium.html
They are pouring loads of cash into Thorium reactors.
You sir, are a racist dick.
Let me guess, you are American and know that only Americans can build space vechicles right?
Remember that time that NASA totally fucked up a Mars probe because they were too stupid to use metric?
Remember that time that NASA fucked up the Hubble telescope because they were too stupid to make sure the optics were correct before shooting into space? Geez, seems like all NASA does is fuck things up!
Of course, I know it is not true that they only fuck things up, but I am making a point.
China, despite your ignorant racist views is every bit as advanced as 'Murrica or Russia. Maybe you should think about going there. Maybe should consider leaving your basement and going to ANY other country.
Irrational fear is the new patriotism.
No, it is not new. Irrational fear has ALWAYS been the keystone to American "patriotism". Hell, just look at the whole McCarthyism thing.
Costs.
Electric cars are terribly expensive relative to a comparable gas or diesel car. Plus, with that money, you get a far less usable product.
I think electric is the future. I just do not thing the current battery model is the answer.
Tell me, when is the last time you knowingly were infected with malware?
While I do agree that market forces can affect change when health competition is widely available, in this specific case I do not agree that "the market" is the answer.
The reason is simple. ;)
ALL American ISP are happy to fuck every single customer in order to get more money.
The are ALL willing to kill bandwidth from competing application and services from companies not willing to pay the gate keeper. It has been reported that ISP have negotiated such things among themselves.
For things like Power, Water, Gas and Internet, which we consider to be basic living standard items we do need regulation. We do need protection from companies fucking us over.
People always complain about the "government getting in the way of business", but that is false thinking. The entire idea of government is people getting together and putting rules together that should make society better. To ensure predators dont eat all the lambs. To make sure things dont suck.
Whether or not it works that way anymore is not the point