ITAR is directed at countries that have an adversarial relationship with America. It has nothing to do with authoritarianism. For instance, Saudi Arabia is a brutal and repressive country, whipping dissidents to death and beheading apostates. There is no moral difference between the Saudis and ISIS. Yet ITAR does not affect them because they are a staunch American ally.
" it's an hours arms race for promotions". This is an illusion.
Indeed. I have managed teams, and been the decider for promotions and raises. I never considered "staying late" to be a trait worthy of being rewarded. In the companies I have worked for, I didn't notice other workaholics getting disproportionately rewarded either. People get rewarded for getting their job done and adding value. Get your work done. Seek out responsibility, especially responsibilities that add value (profit) to your company. Ask your boss what your goals and priorities should be. Keep your boss informed.... Then go home and enjoy your life.
So British companies are selling advanced spy tech to authoritarian regimes, like their own governemnt? and the americans?
No. Neither Britain nor America is authoritarian. If you are free to question and ridicule the government, they you do not live in an authoritarian country. The USA and the UK both have problems, and both excessively spy on their own citizens. But that is not authoritarianism.
With modern tech, do the same missions, same planets, new info!
Voyager took advantage of an alignment of the planets that only occurs once every 175 years or so. A similar mission won't happen for a long time. Meanwhile, New Horizons just buzzed Pluto, and is now heading into the Kuiper Belt.
Because none of the information is from inside. There is no law against doing your own research and publicising the result.
and/or pump and dump scheme?
The is the exact opposite of a "pump and dump". Muddy Waters is shorting the stock and then pushing the price down by PUBLISHING THE TRUTH. If it turns out the information was knowingly false, or published with reckless disregard for the truth, then they could be in big trouble. But that is unlikely because Muddy Waters and a long track record of being right on these things.
Only company principals would have access to this type of info and it's not legal to divulge such prior to public filings.
Absolute nonsense. RTFA. The company did NOT have access to this information. It came from independent research.
You've already consulted several professional lawyers on the matter.
Many lawyers give horrible self-serving "advice", and will rarely take small cases on contingency. If they were honest, decent people, then they wouldn't have become lawyers in the first place.
Why would the algorithm be any different?
1. It is free. 2. It has no vested interest in lying to you.
startup wanted to cash in on this. Lawsuits as a Service! Can't wait until this extends to software patent litigation.
If there is a problem with the legal system, then the solution is to fix that problem rather than deny people access to the courts. This app is a Good Thing if it means that normal people can have the same access to justice as billionaires like Peter.
What incentives or penalties exist to encourage more safety instead of more profits?
You are thinking backwards. The incentives are designed to encourage rail transport over pipelines, because rail is dirtier, noisier, more dangerous, and less efficient, and many environmental activists believe that by making oil consumption even worse, we will encourage alternative energy.
but for workers in that facility it's a real problem, hence the cleanup expense
Then why not just close the facility and build a new one? That should cost a lot less than 2 BILLION dollars. My guess is that they didn't do that because this is "new money" directly allocated by congress, and didn't come from their existing budget, hence they had no incentive to control costs.
So how do you propose to have power then when you want it?
1. Storage. The price of Powerwalls is going down, and we are making progress on grid-scale storage. 2. Long range transmission. The wind is always blowing somewhere. 3. Demand shifting. Vary the price of power to fit the supply. I have a smart meter, and I pay more for day power than for night power. So I run the clothes dryer and dishwasher after 11pm (using the delay feature). My wife has programmed her Tesla to charge at 2:30am. Smarter appliances will make demand shifting easier.
you have proof of your assertion about white vs. black teen date-rapists.
There is no such thing as "proof" in the social sciences, but if you want evidence, then you can start here and follow the links. Blacks are discriminated against at every step of the process: they are more likely than whites to be arrested for comparable crimes, they are more likely to be prosecuted, and once convicted, they receive harsher sentences.
Maybe black rape is more prevalent and at earlier age....
Or maybe it isn't. You have provided no evidence either way.
No. 52% of convicted rapists may be white, but conviction rates vary widely by race even for the same crimes. A white teenage date-rapist is much more likely to "get away with it" than a black guy.
83.5% of the population is white.
Wrong. Whites are about 72% of the population. This isn't 1960.
None of which is good, but those are the facts.
Yup. Other than being wildly inaccurate and misleading, those are indeed the "facts".
No, but you could easily argue that the relatively free trade we engaged in even in the 70's and 80's was as much a "government-run program to import foreign goods" as the H1-B program.
That would be a silly argument. The freedom to trade is the natural order of things. It requires government action to prevent people from trading. Likewise, the freedom of people to travel is a natural right, and the H1-B program is designed to restrict that right by putting limits on who can come and how long they can stay.
how do you explain that trade and prosperity have, at every point in history, gone hand in hand?
Trade increases prosperity, but it also increases inequality. There is plenty of prosperity in America, but is mostly going to highly skilled people and people that own capital.
So what is the solution? Many people, including Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, think the answer is protectionism. But that has been tried, mostly unsuccessfully, many times before, and falls into the category of "simple, obvious, and wrong". Liberals tend to say the solution is "education", partly because they see that as the solution to everything, but government promoted education schemes don't have a good track record of getting people into jobs. Taxes on the rich to fund handouts for the poor, kills initiative, and is a political non-starter in America. There are no easy answers.
Or perhaps you are a rock star programmer because you enjoy programming, and have no interest in the other 90% of the business that would be required of you if you went off to start your own thing.
Then team up with other under-appreciated rock stars and hire someone to do the management. If you really think that you are undervalued, and your competitors are mismanaged, then you should have no problem being successful.
Reclassify the sector under national security interest that requires natural born US citizenship
If the political will existed to do that, then the same will could be used to simply eliminate the H1-B program.
Problem solved.
What problem? Tech workers see the problem as too many immigrants depressing tech wages. Most economists see the problem as a shortage of skilled workers, and believe that more skilled immigration helps the overall economy. The general public sees the problem as illegal Mexicans sneaking across the unwalled border, which has nothing to do with the H1-B program. Politicians see the problem as not enough campaign donations from companies that want H1-B expanded.
Give us a call when there are plenty of HIRES of US citizens for these, or any, positions.
Tech unemployment is about 3%, compared to 5% for the general economy. Everyone I know is hiring. If you can't get hired in today's tech economy, the problem is with you.
Ground-based energy beam weapons will make all existing aircraft obsolete.
Energy beam weapons are not very effective against low-flying terrain following targets. So you take them out with cruise missiles before launching your main attack. Beam weapons are ineffective against kinetic energy weapons, which are being placed on ships, so they can be taken out if closer than ~100km to the coast. They are also ineffective against over-the-horizon targets, so if carriers are 300 km off your coast enforcing a naval blockade, you can't touch them with ground based beam weapons.
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They are not interested in looking at your posts. They are interested in looking at who your friends and connections are.
Oh, there's plenty to be mad about but I'm not sure if we'll agree to be mad at the same things.
Actually, people are mostly mad about the same things. They just don't agree on the solutions.
Not necessarily, ITAR is a thing after all.
ITAR is directed at countries that have an adversarial relationship with America. It has nothing to do with authoritarianism. For instance, Saudi Arabia is a brutal and repressive country, whipping dissidents to death and beheading apostates. There is no moral difference between the Saudis and ISIS. Yet ITAR does not affect them because they are a staunch American ally.
" it's an hours arms race for promotions". This is an illusion.
Indeed. I have managed teams, and been the decider for promotions and raises. I never considered "staying late" to be a trait worthy of being rewarded. In the companies I have worked for, I didn't notice other workaholics getting disproportionately rewarded either. People get rewarded for getting their job done and adding value. Get your work done. Seek out responsibility, especially responsibilities that add value (profit) to your company. Ask your boss what your goals and priorities should be. Keep your boss informed .... Then go home and enjoy your life.
So British companies are selling advanced spy tech to authoritarian regimes, like their own governemnt? and the americans?
No. Neither Britain nor America is authoritarian. If you are free to question and ridicule the government, they you do not live in an authoritarian country. The USA and the UK both have problems, and both excessively spy on their own citizens. But that is not authoritarianism.
With modern tech, do the same missions, same planets, new info!
Voyager took advantage of an alignment of the planets that only occurs once every 175 years or so. A similar mission won't happen for a long time. Meanwhile, New Horizons just buzzed Pluto, and is now heading into the Kuiper Belt.
How is this not some kind of insider trading
Because none of the information is from inside. There is no law against doing your own research and publicising the result.
and/or pump and dump scheme?
The is the exact opposite of a "pump and dump". Muddy Waters is shorting the stock and then pushing the price down by PUBLISHING THE TRUTH. If it turns out the information was knowingly false, or published with reckless disregard for the truth, then they could be in big trouble. But that is unlikely because Muddy Waters and a long track record of being right on these things.
Only company principals would have access to this type of info and it's not legal to divulge such prior to public filings.
Absolute nonsense. RTFA. The company did NOT have access to this information. It came from independent research.
Heck, the fastest computer can barely beat people at chess
No. Even a relatively slow computer, such as a typical laptop, has more power than Deep Blue had in 1996, and can easily beat a grandmaster.
You've already consulted several professional lawyers on the matter.
Many lawyers give horrible self-serving "advice", and will rarely take small cases on contingency. If they were honest, decent people, then they wouldn't have become lawyers in the first place.
Why would the algorithm be any different?
1. It is free.
2. It has no vested interest in lying to you.
startup wanted to cash in on this. Lawsuits as a Service! Can't wait until this extends to software patent litigation.
If there is a problem with the legal system, then the solution is to fix that problem rather than deny people access to the courts. This app is a Good Thing if it means that normal people can have the same access to justice as billionaires like Peter.
Capitalism is more important than "democracy"
Indeed. Capitalism without democracy is common. Democracy without capitalism is rare.
What incentives or penalties exist to encourage more safety instead of more profits?
You are thinking backwards. The incentives are designed to encourage rail transport over pipelines, because rail is dirtier, noisier, more dangerous, and less efficient, and many environmental activists believe that by making oil consumption even worse, we will encourage alternative energy.
but for workers in that facility it's a real problem, hence the cleanup expense
Then why not just close the facility and build a new one? That should cost a lot less than 2 BILLION dollars. My guess is that they didn't do that because this is "new money" directly allocated by congress, and didn't come from their existing budget, hence they had no incentive to control costs.
So how do you propose to have power then when you want it?
1. Storage. The price of Powerwalls is going down, and we are making progress on grid-scale storage.
2. Long range transmission. The wind is always blowing somewhere.
3. Demand shifting. Vary the price of power to fit the supply. I have a smart meter, and I pay more for day power than for night power. So I run the clothes dryer and dishwasher after 11pm (using the delay feature). My wife has programmed her Tesla to charge at 2:30am. Smarter appliances will make demand shifting easier.
you have proof of your assertion about white vs. black teen date-rapists.
There is no such thing as "proof" in the social sciences, but if you want evidence, then you can start here and follow the links. Blacks are discriminated against at every step of the process: they are more likely than whites to be arrested for comparable crimes, they are more likely to be prosecuted, and once convicted, they receive harsher sentences.
Maybe black rape is more prevalent and at earlier age....
Or maybe it isn't. You have provided no evidence either way.
52% of rapists are white
No. 52% of convicted rapists may be white, but conviction rates vary widely by race even for the same crimes. A white teenage date-rapist is much more likely to "get away with it" than a black guy.
83.5% of the population is white.
Wrong. Whites are about 72% of the population. This isn't 1960.
None of which is good, but those are the facts.
Yup. Other than being wildly inaccurate and misleading, those are indeed the "facts".
No, but you could easily argue that the relatively free trade we engaged in even in the 70's and 80's was as much a "government-run program to import foreign goods" as the H1-B program.
That would be a silly argument. The freedom to trade is the natural order of things. It requires government action to prevent people from trading. Likewise, the freedom of people to travel is a natural right, and the H1-B program is designed to restrict that right by putting limits on who can come and how long they can stay.
How is our lifestyle global?
Flip over some of your possessions and look for a label that says "Made in ____".
So maybe we have to give up smartphones then, or they become affordable for less people. It's better then starving.
Who is starving? How will more expensive cell phones cause them to be fed?
how do you explain that trade and prosperity have, at every point in history, gone hand in hand?
Trade increases prosperity, but it also increases inequality. There is plenty of prosperity in America, but is mostly going to highly skilled people and people that own capital.
So what is the solution? Many people, including Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, think the answer is protectionism. But that has been tried, mostly unsuccessfully, many times before, and falls into the category of "simple, obvious, and wrong". Liberals tend to say the solution is "education", partly because they see that as the solution to everything, but government promoted education schemes don't have a good track record of getting people into jobs. Taxes on the rich to fund handouts for the poor, kills initiative, and is a political non-starter in America. There are no easy answers.
How about instead of a lottery, distribute the visas starting from the top paid applications?
That would take care of the low end pretty fast.
This is a really good idea.
Or perhaps you are a rock star programmer because you enjoy programming, and have no interest in the other 90% of the business that would be required of you if you went off to start your own thing.
Then team up with other under-appreciated rock stars and hire someone to do the management. If you really think that you are undervalued, and your competitors are mismanaged, then you should have no problem being successful.
Reclassify the sector under national security interest that requires natural born US citizenship
If the political will existed to do that, then the same will could be used to simply eliminate the H1-B program.
Problem solved.
What problem? Tech workers see the problem as too many immigrants depressing tech wages. Most economists see the problem as a shortage of skilled workers, and believe that more skilled immigration helps the overall economy. The general public sees the problem as illegal Mexicans sneaking across the unwalled border, which has nothing to do with the H1-B program. Politicians see the problem as not enough campaign donations from companies that want H1-B expanded.
Give us a call when there are plenty of HIRES of US citizens for these, or any, positions.
Tech unemployment is about 3%, compared to 5% for the general economy. Everyone I know is hiring. If you can't get hired in today's tech economy, the problem is with you.
It be fair, it's not ALL Americans, it's just the poor and middle classes.
... only in America do software developers making $150k/yr consider themselves "poor".
Ground-based energy beam weapons will make all existing aircraft obsolete.
Energy beam weapons are not very effective against low-flying terrain following targets. So you take them out with cruise missiles before launching your main attack. Beam weapons are ineffective against kinetic energy weapons, which are being placed on ships, so they can be taken out if closer than ~100km to the coast. They are also ineffective against over-the-horizon targets, so if carriers are 300 km off your coast enforcing a naval blockade, you can't touch them with ground based beam weapons.