Why would China brag about this new advanced technology, telling the world that a "quantum radar" is indeed possible?
China has no interest in an actual military confrontation. They want deference, so perception of strength is more important than reality, and bragging about new military tech makes sense.
minimizing contact with customers is not a winning strategy
You need to know what business you are in. Nordstroms emphasizes the "relationship" between customers and sales associates. Walmart emphasizes low prices. Walmart's revenues are 35 times higher. Walmart's profits are 73 times higher.
I prefer Walmart because I can shop with no one bothering me, and they have self-checkout.
the pickers for their online orders are only shown 1 item at a time, and the items are *randomly* ordered
Do you have a citation for this? Walmart spends enormous effort trying to make every aspect of their operations more efficient. It is implausible that they would fail to fix something so obvious and easy to change.
This is not an argument against recording. This is an argument against hyperbolic overreaction.
Or more likely it is made up nonsense. If a company really fired everyone with a momentary unpleasant expression on their face, they would have zero employees by the end of the first day, and then be out of business.
I think the mod decided that comparing working for Wal-Mart to being subjected to genocide at Auschwitz was unfair... to Auschwitz.
The comparison was to the productivity at Auschwitz, which was actually pretty good, so it is indeed an unfair comparison. Murdering the slowest work crew at the end of each day cleans out the least productive, while motivating the others to do better. Maybe someone could write a book: "The Management Lessons of the Holocaust Applied to American Retailing".
In his Turing Award lecture, David Patterson made a similar point that there is a big potential for domain-specific ICs. Google's TPU is an obvious example, but there are many other examples.
Four of my last five Lyft rides were shared with other passengers. Lyft did a good job of matching up passengers, so the route was no more than 5 minutes out of the way for anyone. I saved about 30% on the fare by clicking "shared ride", even on the one ride without additional passengers.
Basically, they/he are trying to divest from oil because they know that it will run out one day
Actually, this is the opposite of what they worry about. They are discovering new oil fields, and new ways to keep old wells productive, far faster than reserves are being depleted. Their real concern is falling prices and a long term worldwide glut caused by over production.
Government and the police in 2018 now know of the "internet" and have experts who can now read along with social media.
So? How does that lead to protests being banned? TFA is just disjointed rambling that fails to identify a single protest that has been banned. I have seen 4th graders that write more coherently.
The survey is based on HOUSEHOLD income. So kids living with their parents count as "rich" if the parents are "rich". Since all income counts, if the kids are employed, even in low wage jobs, they likely push their household over the threshold.
The main difference between households in the top quartile and bottom quartile is not wage or salary level, but NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING. In the bottom quartile, an average of 0.4 people are in full time employment. In the top quartile, an average of 2.1 people are employed full time.
So just rent a big house and live with lots of other employed people under one roof, and *POOF* you are rich. At least statistically.
If you have to explain it because MILLIONS of people for decades have no idea what it was about, you did a shitty job of telling story.
Here's the solution: Read the novel that was released concurrently with the movie. A two hour film will focus mainly on visuals and storytelling, and can't go into too much detail about "meaning". You need to read the book for that.
They'll be sick for a long time, and they will get osteoporosis. The children will definately get it, if they form properly at all.
You are assuming the human genome will stay the same. We can already precisely edit DNA, and it shouldn't be too difficult to fix the genes associated with bone calcium and other low gravity issues. By the time SpaceX is ready to start shuttling people to Mars, we can already have a modified sub-population ready to go.
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Why would China brag about this new advanced technology, telling the world that a "quantum radar" is indeed possible?
China has no interest in an actual military confrontation. They want deference, so perception of strength is more important than reality, and bragging about new military tech makes sense.
are by FAR the largest investors in renewables. They've literally done more than anyone else building renewable infrastructure.
The biggest investor in renewables is the government of China.
minimizing contact with customers is not a winning strategy
You need to know what business you are in. Nordstroms emphasizes the "relationship" between customers and sales associates. Walmart emphasizes low prices. Walmart's revenues are 35 times higher. Walmart's profits are 73 times higher.
I prefer Walmart because I can shop with no one bothering me, and they have self-checkout.
the pickers for their online orders are only shown 1 item at a time, and the items are *randomly* ordered
Do you have a citation for this? Walmart spends enormous effort trying to make every aspect of their operations more efficient. It is implausible that they would fail to fix something so obvious and easy to change.
This is not an argument against recording. This is an argument against hyperbolic overreaction.
Or more likely it is made up nonsense. If a company really fired everyone with a momentary unpleasant expression on their face, they would have zero employees by the end of the first day, and then be out of business.
I think the mod decided that comparing working for Wal-Mart to being subjected to genocide at Auschwitz was unfair... to Auschwitz.
The comparison was to the productivity at Auschwitz, which was actually pretty good, so it is indeed an unfair comparison. Murdering the slowest work crew at the end of each day cleans out the least productive, while motivating the others to do better. Maybe someone could write a book: "The Management Lessons of the Holocaust Applied to American Retailing".
someone obviously watching and listening to you all day every day and see how you feel about it.
Strawman. That is not what Walmart's system does.
There are already cameras watching the checkout process. This just adds audio.
what is the true motivation behind such an initiative?
Life is not zero-sum. This can benefit both corporations and the students, and likely will.
It is still our fault because we brought the rats to these islands.
The rats are an invasive species, and this is just one of many problems they cause. There are plenty of reasons to eradicate them.
We can wipe them out with a gene drive.
In his Turing Award lecture, David Patterson made a similar point that there is a big potential for domain-specific ICs. Google's TPU is an obvious example, but there are many other examples.
Sure, and then the person giving you a ride is going to cruise til they find another gig.
Ubers don't need to "cruise" to get fares. You are thinking of taxis.
Fire off smoke rounds or aerial spray and keep the area soaked with haze or mist. Laser = useless.
That will work for the 1st day. What about the 2nd day, when you have run out of smoke rounds?
Or are you assuming infinite logistical depth?
Uber drivers use more gas than driving yourself.
Four of my last five Lyft rides were shared with other passengers. Lyft did a good job of matching up passengers, so the route was no more than 5 minutes out of the way for anyone. I saved about 30% on the fare by clicking "shared ride", even on the one ride without additional passengers.
Basically, they/he are trying to divest from oil because they know that it will run out one day
Actually, this is the opposite of what they worry about. They are discovering new oil fields, and new ways to keep old wells productive, far faster than reserves are being depleted. Their real concern is falling prices and a long term worldwide glut caused by over production.
CRIMINALS used an ILLEGAL TUNNELING SYSTEM to STEAL PROPERTY.
The Underground Railroad was neither a railroad nor underground. There were no tunnels. It was a metaphoric description.
Government and the police in 2018 now know of the "internet" and have experts who can now read along with social media.
So? How does that lead to protests being banned? TFA is just disjointed rambling that fails to identify a single protest that has been banned. I have seen 4th graders that write more coherently.
... even though I don't consider myself as such.
Almost no one in America thinks they are rich. Even people in the top 1% consider themselves to be "middle class".
Top 1% cutoff is an annual income of $465k. That's the household income of a married engineering couple in Silicon Valley.
The survey is based on HOUSEHOLD income. So kids living with their parents count as "rich" if the parents are "rich". Since all income counts, if the kids are employed, even in low wage jobs, they likely push their household over the threshold.
The main difference between households in the top quartile and bottom quartile is not wage or salary level, but NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING. In the bottom quartile, an average of 0.4 people are in full time employment. In the top quartile, an average of 2.1 people are employed full time.
So just rent a big house and live with lots of other employed people under one roof, and *POOF* you are rich. At least statistically.
It seems to me that owning an iPhone shows that you are more concerned about image over function/capability.
This isn't 2007. Nobody is impressed by an iPhone.
Seriously? Owning a Bentley is a worse predictor of being high-income than owning an Apple iPhone?
Yes. I know plenty of people in the top quartile, and none of them own Bentleys.
If you want to determine if a randomly selected person is in the top 25% by income, asking if they own a Bentley would be a very poor discriminator.
Top quartile cutoff is $78k. If your household income is above that you are "rich" according to TFA.
Disclaimer: I am top quartile. I own an iPhone 6 refurb. I do not have a Bentley.
If you have to explain it because MILLIONS of people for decades have no idea what it was about, you did a shitty job of telling story.
Here's the solution: Read the novel that was released concurrently with the movie. A two hour film will focus mainly on visuals and storytelling, and can't go into too much detail about "meaning". You need to read the book for that.
Hipsters are usually richer than the MAGA people.
Trump voters have above average incomes.
The people most likely to vote Republican are rich people in poor places.
The people most likely to vote Democrat are poor people in rich places.
Rich landowners in the Mississippi Delta vote overwhelmingly Republican.
Poor people in prosperous coastal urban centers vote overwhelmingly Democrat.
They'll be sick for a long time, and they will get osteoporosis. The children will definately get it, if they form properly at all.
You are assuming the human genome will stay the same. We can already precisely edit DNA, and it shouldn't be too difficult to fix the genes associated with bone calcium and other low gravity issues. By the time SpaceX is ready to start shuttling people to Mars, we can already have a modified sub-population ready to go.
testosterone levels have been drastically falling in the US and other developed countries for quite awhile.
So have violent crime rates.