It's basically a case of the US courts showing to the world that countries may not want to work within the US system to deal with bonds as it fair serious hindrance to sovereignty. The council on foreign relations stated it was probably one of the worst decisions in recent court history and could potentially move a great deal of finance from New York to other hubs.
Wasn't this already shown to be an error? Most respondents confused astronomy with astrology (anecdotally, I've been asking others in their 20s and many don't even really know what astrology even is)
Pump storage is a well-known answer for large-scale power storage but generally unpopular because of perceived negative environmental consequences (damming up regions to create reservoirs, impacting ecosystems).
It saddens me how Slashdot used to have a great more discussion on articles of this type, detailing studies, theories, hypothesizing experiments, and thought-provoking anecdotes.
Now it seems it's just a mire of bitcoin spam and pro/anti government flames.
Actually, fun fact: the Haredi, the sect described in the article, are a growing proportion of the population of Israel simply because of their large fertility rate -- and an increasingly important demographic politically (hence a reason why there has been an uptick of conservatism in Israel). So it can be argued that they are indeed winning evolutionarily.
I assume it's so because it is a waste of economic value.
Instead of wasting precious cycles mining bitcoins one could have used them for protein folding or increasing social welfare rather than harvesting some arbitrary commodity for self-enrichment.
Except that it is not. There are currently about two million practicing engineers in the USA, and that number is growing by about 70,000 per year. So we are not "shedding" STEM jobs. The unemployment rate for computer professionals and engineers is about 3% compared to an overall rate of over 7%.
I apologize for interrupting this whine-fest with actual facts.
Actually for equivalently educated Americans (those who concluded accredited undergraduate degree programs) you're looking at around 4% unemployment versus a overall computer/math degree unemployment of 3.4% (as quoted in the original article).
It isn't that large of a gulf as it may appear with the general populace.
do we want to teach the next generation that government responsibility and transparency are virtues, and that acting in service to the truth is good? that whistleblowing is something to be admired? or do we want to show them that it's a good way to serve attention-seeking narcissists?
This. It saddens me how much vitriol is offered in return to people who suggest as much; sort of bewildering.
Couple that with the growing understanding of the brain, how it functions, and how to read it via various imaging techniques, and the growing understanding of the genetic links to behavior and you have the foundations for the future development of either major medical breakthroughs, or terrible tools of oppression. I wonder if we have the ethics to use these many new tools for good? Humanity has a tendency for technology to outpace wisdom.
Much of this rhetoric borders on needless alarmism; we've had technologies of destruction and oppression for decades and we've managed fairly well despite it. Don't forget that psychological/scientific analysis of human behavior has been influencing politics and those in power for over a century now.
No. In California we live in a giant suburb that contains everything from 50 miles north of LA to the Mexican border and about 20-30 miles inland all that way. In that area, the only "cities" in a European sense are LA, maybe Irvine and San Diego. So, no, we don't live in cities. There is no empty space. There are endless blocks of residential neighborhoods for miles in any direction.
Most of the US doesn't consist of California. There are a great many areas in the US with urban density close to that of German towns/cities.
The hell? Since when are hipsters into wearable computing including Google Glass?
Hipsters are generally quite the opposite in inclination, part of the rise of analog and things that explicitly rebel against the technological trend.
1. To those whining about lack of fiber...it has plenty of fiber (33.45 grams to be exact). More than that little bit of shredded lettuce in a Big Mac extra value meal. In fact, my bowel movements seem more regular on soylent than when I eat regular food.
This is the crux of the problem -- by the physical process of reducing it to the form of a sludge, you destroy the structure of the food and much of the insoluble fibre. Perhaps it anecdotally sustains you but likely you would get different nutritional benefit if you simply ate the constituent ingredients separately.
The US is the biggest economy and will still be for a few years to come. The expectation for Chinese GDP to overtake the US is somewhere around 2018 or 2019.
Absolutely, shareholders are quite far from "standard-bearers" of morality.
Most shareholders would have no objection if the underlying company does all sorts of unethical behavior (dumping hazardous waste, engaging in slave labor, cutting worker benefits/pay) as long as it increases their profitability (and share price) while managing to avoid being in the press.
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It's basically a case of the US courts showing to the world that countries may not want to work within the US system to deal with bonds as it fair serious hindrance to sovereignty. The council on foreign relations stated it was probably one of the worst decisions in recent court history and could potentially move a great deal of finance from New York to other hubs.
Which is why the post was actually a troll that flew under most peoples' radar. Well done! ;)
Hear, hear!
Same with all this poetry and painting nonsense. Why should our kids learn about that kind of worthless trash?
Seems you didn't see the one below where the last decade drop in violent crime was clearly correlated with the increase in private gun ownership.
Wasn't this already shown to be an error? Most respondents confused astronomy with astrology (anecdotally, I've been asking others in their 20s and many don't even really know what astrology even is)
Just like there is nothing evil about throwing mountains of legalese inside a EULA before you are able to use a piece of software?
Pump storage is a well-known answer for large-scale power storage but generally unpopular because of perceived negative environmental consequences (damming up regions to create reservoirs, impacting ecosystems).
It saddens me how Slashdot used to have a great more discussion on articles of this type, detailing studies, theories, hypothesizing experiments, and thought-provoking anecdotes.
Now it seems it's just a mire of bitcoin spam and pro/anti government flames.
Actually, fun fact: the Haredi, the sect described in the article, are a growing proportion of the population of Israel simply because of their large fertility rate -- and an increasingly important demographic politically (hence a reason why there has been an uptick of conservatism in Israel). So it can be argued that they are indeed winning evolutionarily.
I assume it's so because it is a waste of economic value.
Instead of wasting precious cycles mining bitcoins one could have used them for protein folding or increasing social welfare rather than harvesting some arbitrary commodity for self-enrichment.
So, like cigarettes, people are starting to pick it up again for the image that it offers? ;)
Or it could be a reference to the Green Mountains of Vermont near to where they were founded.
So much hate for really rather an insignificant and mundane product...
Trolls are out in force today! *clap*
Actually for equivalently educated Americans (those who concluded accredited undergraduate degree programs) you're looking at around 4% unemployment versus a overall computer/math degree unemployment of 3.4% (as quoted in the original article).
It isn't that large of a gulf as it may appear with the general populace.
This. It saddens me how much vitriol is offered in return to people who suggest as much; sort of bewildering.
Much of this rhetoric borders on needless alarmism; we've had technologies of destruction and oppression for decades and we've managed fairly well despite it. Don't forget that psychological/scientific analysis of human behavior has been influencing politics and those in power for over a century now.
Most of the US doesn't consist of California. There are a great many areas in the US with urban density close to that of German towns/cities.
The hell? Since when are hipsters into wearable computing including Google Glass?
Hipsters are generally quite the opposite in inclination, part of the rise of analog and things that explicitly rebel against the technological trend.
This is the crux of the problem -- by the physical process of reducing it to the form of a sludge, you destroy the structure of the food and much of the insoluble fibre. Perhaps it anecdotally sustains you but likely you would get different nutritional benefit if you simply ate the constituent ingredients separately.
Uh, you realize the OP was just a troll, right?
FTFY
you seriously have nothing better to do than make this awful attempt at trolling?
Uh, what?
The US is the biggest economy and will still be for a few years to come. The expectation for Chinese GDP to overtake the US is somewhere around 2018 or 2019.
Absolutely, shareholders are quite far from "standard-bearers" of morality.
Most shareholders would have no objection if the underlying company does all sorts of unethical behavior (dumping hazardous waste, engaging in slave labor, cutting worker benefits/pay) as long as it increases their profitability (and share price) while managing to avoid being in the press.
He's not a billionaire. Not even close; apparently he's worth something more in the lines of 4 mil, if that.
I'd figure that's small enough that no one would care in tossing him back over.