Have you seen the average farmer, who works heavily all day long?
I have. My parents are farmers. They sit on a comfy seat in the air conditioned cab of their tractor. Modern farming has very little "heavy work", and rural people have the highest obesity rates in America.
I spend almost as much money on my bicycle a month as I would spend in gas a month.
I bought my bike for $100 on Craigslist 5 years ago, ride it every day, and my only expenses during that time have been a set of kevlar tires and a bell. If you are regularly spending $600 for a new set of wheel hubs, then you are doing it wrong.
Research results are unclear. Some studies have found a link between sitting and bad health, and also found that exercising doesn't offset the sitting. Other studies have found a much weaker correllation, so maybe sitting all day isn't that big of a deal.
Disclaimer: I have a stand-up desk in my office ($39 folding table from Costco with 4 sections of PVC pipe to extend the legs, and a 2 inch thick anti-fatigue mat to stand on), and I use it about 4 hours per day.
90% or more of the content available on Netflix is produced by those networks
But, according to the summary and TFA, fewer and fewer people are watching that content. People are mostly watching movies and Netflix original content, not traditional network content, and the proportion of Netflix original content is growing fast.
Personally, I would be delighted if Netflix dumped all the shows from traditional networks. It would mean less garbage I need to wade through in order to find something worth watching. They could use the savings to make more of their own shows, which tend to be higher quality, since they are designed for viewers rather than advertisers.
anybody who has defended him at this point is either stupid or naive
We are not defending the man. We are defending the fundamental principle of free expression. Assange is not being persecuted because he "raped" anyone, but because he said things that powerful people didn't like. That is wrong, and isn't any less wrong just because he is a slimeball weasel.
I think most Malaysians would be surprised to hear that. The boundary between "South Asia" and "East Asia" is generally considered to be the Naf River, which is Bengali on the west bank and Burmese on the east bank. Malaysia is much further to the east, and some parts of Malaysia are further east than Hong Kong.
If I ever get it to drive 200 miles on a "full 250 mile" charge, I'll wet myself with glee.
I suspect that you are "doing it wrong". My wife has a Tesla, and had the same problem, but when I drove her car, I got even better mileage than the indicator. So I watched her drive, and then I mansplained what she was doing wrong. Since then she has gotten much better milage.
In an ICE car, the "accelerator" pedal controls the rate of power going to the engine. If you push on it with your foot, the car speeds up. If you take your foot off the pedal, you coast. On a Tesla, the "accelerator" controls the SPEED OF THE CAR. If you lift your foot, the car thinks you want to slow down, and engages the regenerative brakes. This feeds power back into the battery, but only at about 60% efficiency, so 40% of the power is wasted. Try driving with the power graph displayed, and watch how often it turns orange (regeneration engaged). Practice keeping your foot steady to minimize that. It will make a big difference.
Bread is not a good measure of currency valuations, because it is based on only a single commodity and is mass produced, thus failing to reflect the cost of services that make up a much bigger portion of modern economies.
A better measure is the Big Mac Index. A McDonalds Big Mac contains more commodities, and a significant portion of the price is in the service sector. In the UK, the average price of a Big Mac is 2.99UKP. In America, it is $4.79. So the fair market conversion should be about 0.62. So the pound is currently undervalued against the dollar, and Apple is screwing the Brits.
"Red Bull has lost their way, they are sponsoring sports competitions for Pete's sake!"
That is a bad analogy. Red Bull is a for-profit corporation, and when I give them money it is in exchange for one of their drinks. I have no expectation of anything else.
"Why is a cancer charity sponsoring a marathon race?"
That is a good analogy. If I donated to a cancer charity, with the expectation that my donation was going toward cancer research, and I later found out that they had spent the money sponsoring a marathon, they would never get another dime from me.
Asians are either considered white or not, depending on the narrative they are pushing. Same as beaners.
Lumping all Asians together is silly. The people of Iran and northern India have more in common genetically, linguistically and culturally with Europe than they do with East Asia. Many Indian-Americans will tick "South Asian" if that is an option, but will select "White" if that is the only alternative to "Asian", because that is where they feel they belong
Dear Mozilla: Too much navel-gazing, and not enough good software engineering and innovation.
I realized that Mozilla was no longer focused on software when they used donors' money, not to fix bugs and add features, but to sponsor a surfing competition in Hawaii.
Every toilet that I've seen in Japan had the regular metal button or lever on the water bowl for the flush.
You must not have been there long. I have seen many that are much more complicated than that. Most don't even have a single "flush" button/lever, but two. One for a big (poop) flush, and one for a smaller (urine only) flush.
As long as I we critiquing Japanese restrooms, can we gripe about the sinks too? All around the world, sinks have the hot water on the left, and the cold on the right... except Japan, where they are connected randomly, and often unlabeled. For an otherwise organized and efficient society, how can they screw up something so simple?
True, but proof-of-work blockchains are a *really* expensive way to achieve the goal.
Bitcoin is based on "proof-of-work", but the banking blockchains are not implemented that way. They are much less computationally expensive. Anyone can mine bitcoins, but the banking blockchains are only accessible (or at least writable) by members of the club. If you don't have a SWIFT code, then you don't have access.
Huh? Manning was convicted - hence there was a trial. What use would another trial be?
She pled guilty, so there was no trial. She was not allowed to use the defense that her actions were justified, and in the best interests of her country. That is/was not a permissible defense, and the jury would not have been allowed to hear it. So she had no choice but to plead guilty and go to jail. So much for a "fair trial".
Since the alt-Right media doesn't know the difference between a commutation and a pardon.
The practical effect is the same: she gets out of jail. She is still technically a felon, so may lose the right to buy a gun and vote, but since most Americans don't own a gun or vote, those aren't big concerns. She can write a book, be a consultant for the "Collateral Murder Movie", etc.
...aren't semiconductors what basically underpin nearly all of Toshiba's products
Sure. But like most users of semiconductors, they can just buy what they need. There is no reason to make stuff in-house unless it is a core competency that you are good at. Toshiba is not particularly good at making semiconductors.
Toshiba is financially distressed, and they need to raise cash, so that is why they are selling off chunks of the company.
Anyway, under the terms of this deal, they will retain majority control, even though it would likely make more sense to sell the semiconductor division off completely. Indecisive, partial solutions like this are typical of the Japanese management style, and are a big reason why Toshiba is in trouble in the first place.
Normal people aren't developers so the very limited 16 GB is enough for us casual users.
Why do developers need more memory? My editor, compiler, and other tools all have relatively small memory footprints. My browser uses way more RAM than all my dev tools combined.
It was predicted 25 years ago. If a prediction takes that long to be realized, it shouldn't count. Terror-by-drone is such an obvious idea, that I am amazed that it took them this long. I think this is proof that terrorists are a lot dumber and incompetent than we often assume.
I am also amazed that they still self-destruct in suicide car bombs. Haven't they ever seen The Dead Pool.
Zero. Under-employment means people working part time while desiring full time employment. I have never heard of a "part time" software development job.
They don't. But they do need to know enough to point kids at scratch.mit.edu and show them how to open the first Youtube tutorial. The kids can take it from there, with the brighter kids helping the dumb kids.
I teach programming in an after school program for 4-6th graders, and by the 2nd week, the kids are mostly on autopilot, learning at the own rates... and some learn WAY faster than others... doing 3D graphics and trying to write a Minecraft clone while the dumb kids are still trying to figure out how loops work. So a normal classroom environment where the teacher talks and the kids listen does NOT work.
There ARE enough. They just don't want to hire, pay
The unemployment rate among programmers is at about 3%, well below the overall average of about 5%. I don't think there is any evidence for a vast untapped reserve of programmers sitting on the sidelines waiting for higher salaries.
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Have you seen the average farmer, who works heavily all day long?
I have. My parents are farmers. They sit on a comfy seat in the air conditioned cab of their tractor. Modern farming has very little "heavy work", and rural people have the highest obesity rates in America.
I spend almost as much money on my bicycle a month as I would spend in gas a month.
I bought my bike for $100 on Craigslist 5 years ago, ride it every day, and my only expenses during that time have been a set of kevlar tires and a bell. If you are regularly spending $600 for a new set of wheel hubs, then you are doing it wrong.
Research results are unclear. Some studies have found a link between sitting and bad health, and also found that exercising doesn't offset the sitting. Other studies have found a much weaker correllation, so maybe sitting all day isn't that big of a deal.
Disclaimer: I have a stand-up desk in my office ($39 folding table from Costco with 4 sections of PVC pipe to extend the legs, and a 2 inch thick anti-fatigue mat to stand on), and I use it about 4 hours per day.
90% or more of the content available on Netflix is produced by those networks
But, according to the summary and TFA, fewer and fewer people are watching that content. People are mostly watching movies and Netflix original content, not traditional network content, and the proportion of Netflix original content is growing fast.
Personally, I would be delighted if Netflix dumped all the shows from traditional networks. It would mean less garbage I need to wade through in order to find something worth watching. They could use the savings to make more of their own shows, which tend to be higher quality, since they are designed for viewers rather than advertisers.
anybody who has defended him at this point is either stupid or naive
We are not defending the man. We are defending the fundamental principle of free expression. Assange is not being persecuted because he "raped" anyone, but because he said things that powerful people didn't like. That is wrong, and isn't any less wrong just because he is a slimeball weasel.
I see it now: "Oh, I said pardon, not reduced sentence."
Except that is indeed what he said. Assange said "pardoned" and Manning wasn't pardoned.
Malaysia isn't in East Asia.
I think most Malaysians would be surprised to hear that. The boundary between "South Asia" and "East Asia" is generally considered to be the Naf River, which is Bengali on the west bank and Burmese on the east bank. Malaysia is much further to the east, and some parts of Malaysia are further east than Hong Kong.
If I ever get it to drive 200 miles on a "full 250 mile" charge, I'll wet myself with glee.
I suspect that you are "doing it wrong". My wife has a Tesla, and had the same problem, but when I drove her car, I got even better mileage than the indicator. So I watched her drive, and then I mansplained what she was doing wrong. Since then she has gotten much better milage.
In an ICE car, the "accelerator" pedal controls the rate of power going to the engine. If you push on it with your foot, the car speeds up. If you take your foot off the pedal, you coast. On a Tesla, the "accelerator" controls the SPEED OF THE CAR. If you lift your foot, the car thinks you want to slow down, and engages the regenerative brakes. This feeds power back into the battery, but only at about 60% efficiency, so 40% of the power is wasted. Try driving with the power graph displayed, and watch how often it turns orange (regeneration engaged). Practice keeping your foot steady to minimize that. It will make a big difference.
How about the price of loaf of bread?
Bread is not a good measure of currency valuations, because it is based on only a single commodity and is mass produced, thus failing to reflect the cost of services that make up a much bigger portion of modern economies.
A better measure is the Big Mac Index. A McDonalds Big Mac contains more commodities, and a significant portion of the price is in the service sector. In the UK, the average price of a Big Mac is 2.99UKP. In America, it is $4.79. So the fair market conversion should be about 0.62. So the pound is currently undervalued against the dollar, and Apple is screwing the Brits.
"Red Bull has lost their way, they are sponsoring sports competitions for Pete's sake!"
That is a bad analogy. Red Bull is a for-profit corporation, and when I give them money it is in exchange for one of their drinks. I have no expectation of anything else.
"Why is a cancer charity sponsoring a marathon race?"
That is a good analogy. If I donated to a cancer charity, with the expectation that my donation was going toward cancer research, and I later found out that they had spent the money sponsoring a marathon, they would never get another dime from me.
I drive 200 miles each way to my ranch each weekend, no way I could do that in an electric vehicle.
I realize you are trolling, but still want to point out that a Tesla could handle that easily, as long as your ranch has electrical outlets.
Asians are either considered white or not, depending on the narrative they are pushing. Same as beaners.
Lumping all Asians together is silly. The people of Iran and northern India have more in common genetically, linguistically and culturally with Europe than they do with East Asia. Many Indian-Americans will tick "South Asian" if that is an option, but will select "White" if that is the only alternative to "Asian", because that is where they feel they belong
In their defence, I suspect they had to test the hell out of it
Testing is not done at meetings.
Dear Mozilla: Too much navel-gazing, and not enough good software engineering and innovation.
I realized that Mozilla was no longer focused on software when they used donors' money, not to fix bugs and add features, but to sponsor a surfing competition in Hawaii.
Every toilet that I've seen in Japan had the regular metal button or lever on the water bowl for the flush.
You must not have been there long. I have seen many that are much more complicated than that. Most don't even have a single "flush" button/lever, but two. One for a big (poop) flush, and one for a smaller (urine only) flush.
As long as I we critiquing Japanese restrooms, can we gripe about the sinks too? All around the world, sinks have the hot water on the left, and the cold on the right ... except Japan, where they are connected randomly, and often unlabeled. For an otherwise organized and efficient society, how can they screw up something so simple?
True, but proof-of-work blockchains are a *really* expensive way to achieve the goal.
Bitcoin is based on "proof-of-work", but the banking blockchains are not implemented that way. They are much less computationally expensive. Anyone can mine bitcoins, but the banking blockchains are only accessible (or at least writable) by members of the club. If you don't have a SWIFT code, then you don't have access.
Huh? Manning was convicted - hence there was a trial. What use would another trial be?
She pled guilty, so there was no trial. She was not allowed to use the defense that her actions were justified, and in the best interests of her country. That is/was not a permissible defense, and the jury would not have been allowed to hear it. So she had no choice but to plead guilty and go to jail. So much for a "fair trial".
Since the alt-Right media doesn't know the difference between a commutation and a pardon.
The practical effect is the same: she gets out of jail. She is still technically a felon, so may lose the right to buy a gun and vote, but since most Americans don't own a gun or vote, those aren't big concerns. She can write a book, be a consultant for the "Collateral Murder Movie", etc.
...aren't semiconductors what basically underpin nearly all of Toshiba's products
Sure. But like most users of semiconductors, they can just buy what they need. There is no reason to make stuff in-house unless it is a core competency that you are good at. Toshiba is not particularly good at making semiconductors.
Toshiba is financially distressed, and they need to raise cash, so that is why they are selling off chunks of the company.
Anyway, under the terms of this deal, they will retain majority control, even though it would likely make more sense to sell the semiconductor division off completely. Indecisive, partial solutions like this are typical of the Japanese management style, and are a big reason why Toshiba is in trouble in the first place.
Normal people aren't developers so the very limited 16 GB is enough for us casual users.
Why do developers need more memory? My editor, compiler, and other tools all have relatively small memory footprints. My browser uses way more RAM than all my dev tools combined.
Everyone predicted this.
It was predicted 25 years ago. If a prediction takes that long to be realized, it shouldn't count. Terror-by-drone is such an obvious idea, that I am amazed that it took them this long. I think this is proof that terrorists are a lot dumber and incompetent than we often assume.
I am also amazed that they still self-destruct in suicide car bombs. Haven't they ever seen The Dead Pool.
They do not need to make then, but they could. Plans are all over the internet.
That requires a supply chain and a manufacturing base. Eastern Syria has neither.
And the UNDERemployment rate?
Zero. Under-employment means people working part time while desiring full time employment. I have never heard of a "part time" software development job.
Why do the librarians need to know how to code?
They don't. But they do need to know enough to point kids at scratch.mit.edu and show them how to open the first Youtube tutorial. The kids can take it from there, with the brighter kids helping the dumb kids.
I teach programming in an after school program for 4-6th graders, and by the 2nd week, the kids are mostly on autopilot, learning at the own rates ... and some learn WAY faster than others ... doing 3D graphics and trying to write a Minecraft clone while the dumb kids are still trying to figure out how loops work. So a normal classroom environment where the teacher talks and the kids listen does NOT work.
There ARE enough. They just don't want to hire, pay
The unemployment rate among programmers is at about 3%, well below the overall average of about 5%. I don't think there is any evidence for a vast untapped reserve of programmers sitting on the sidelines waiting for higher salaries.