If you could replicate any given item of value a la Star Trek, the basic assumption that all Western economies are built on (there exist products that are not plentiful in nature, and value can be created by making these products available in exchange for other products which are not plentiful in nature, viz. cash) would evaporate overnight.
I think they'll still exist products "which are not plentiful in nature" if replicators are ever invented.
From my understanding anyway, a replicator won't be able to create things out of thin air, but will requires raw materials to put together the new (replicated) object (not plentiful in nature). Also it'll also require power to run while replicating (another non-plentiful thing in nature)
You can add members to Basecamp, send messages / announcements to members, create overall tasks and assign tasks to individual members, etc.
I think this system would work much better than the existing email based system
I can't believe no-one has posted this link yet. The video below is about the most sampled break ever a.k.a the Amen Break (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_break). It can be found in old motown songs, R&B, hip hop, drum and bass, jungle, etc. What this kid has done is nothing new. People have been sampling for years. What is amazing about the video is that he was able to create something which was both visually and aurally aesthetic, which not many people can do.
See, by having the freedom to choose which charities to give money to you can give to causes that you support. You are not forced to give to causes that the government forces you to give to under threat of imprisonment. Maybe you don't like the military, abortion, or perhaps welfare. The government doesn't give you a choice.
There's a common misunderstanding about stimulants like Adderall and Ritalin. They don't make you smarter or faster. They make you able to focus, and they make typically miserable tasks interesting. (Wiring database fields to GUI forms all day is boring, soul-crushing work, but well-paying, challenging jobs don't grow on trees.) They make you feel productive while performing the most menial tasks.
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This is anecdotal, but I know a lot of people who took unprescribed Adderall in college. Most of them have never touched any other illicit drugs, but they find the substance useful, and it doesn't seem to cause any harm. I really don't see the rationale for making it illegal for adults without ADD.
No disrespect intended, but you sound like one of those high powered businessmen who have to take cocane everyday to do their job properly, and who rationalize it by nearly the same what that you've just rationalized it. By saying that it just gives them the ability to perform tasks which they otherwise wouldn't have had the motivation to go through. Like going through 150 page proposals, sitting through 3 hour meetings, having lunch with boring clients and keeping them entertained, etc.
If you're findging it hard to perform your job without drugs, then maybe you should start looking for another occupation?
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I think they'll still exist products "which are not plentiful in nature" if replicators are ever invented.
From my understanding anyway, a replicator won't be able to create things out of thin air, but will requires raw materials to put together the new (replicated) object (not plentiful in nature). Also it'll also require power to run while replicating (another non-plentiful thing in nature)
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You can add members to Basecamp, send messages / announcements to members, create overall tasks and assign tasks to individual members, etc. I think this system would work much better than the existing email based system
http://nkhstudio.com/pages/popup_amen.html