It's not zero sum. After the layoff, the 9 other workers are freed to make something else. At the founding of the nation, something like 80% of the workforce worked in agriculture. Over time, mechanization and improved techniques have lead to the present day fraction of something like 2%. The 78% of the workforce didn't starve to death, they went and did other, more interesting things, and now we have airplanes, computers, movies...
I think the real outrage is that they're breaking with the EU before they break the other fan fiction, a series of moves that oddly were written and directed by the original author himself....
...What you're probably thinking of is "ignorance of the law is no excuse"...
Which is it's own level of BS when you think about it. It's predicated on the idea that you're responsible for making yourself aware of the law, so that you won't violate it in ignorance. But today's body of law is so great that I'm not sure it's possible for a person to read it all within a single lifetime, let alone piece together all of the cross links and understand everything that applies to you.
The authors and passers of the law bear some responsibility for violations when the law is so verbose and numerous as to be an impediment to understanding.
The game changer of the iPhone wasn't features. It was UI and updates. Prior to iPhone, you typically would never receive software updates for your phone. After all, why bother, it doesn't sell more phones. The opposite, even. Bug frustration was a reason why people would "upgrade" by buying new phone whenever they hit the end of the contract period.
Apple was big enough to force the phone companies to allow updates to happen.
I think maybe it's not about the shotgun itself, but more about the proof. The basic part is pretty easy to understand, and I'm pretty sure is already a known method for determining pi, and is useful for teaching math students about different ways of calculating pi. The abstract hints that there are methods of mitigating the less-than-fully-random nature of the shot spread, which is the only bit that seems paper-worthy to me.
One of my favorite statistical methods of determining pi involves dropping sticks over a ruled surface. The derivation is quite interesting, although still not useful in a post-apocalyptic world where we have forgotten so much that no one remembers a good approximation to pi.
Just like Apple stopped using certs signed by the compromised Comodo Root certificate to sign patches?
Oh wait.. they they kept using it for years. They might still be using it, even.
Certs are window dressing. Companies only care enough about them to make sure they don't throw warnings. If they can get away with it, they will invariably "solve" the issue by telling the users to reduce security settings.
$200,000 * 1,200 (approx # of 777's built) = $240 Million. Add in the other models of aircraft that make ocean crossings and you can certainly be discussing amounts in the billions.
That episode isn't a refutation, it's just another example of what the writers think would happen. Also, the lore of the episode includes a fairly long divergence period, which you would obviously not have if you're talking about duplicating a bunch of physicists to solve a pressing problem immediately.
This is still easily solved without messing with the clocks. You could, for instance, start at 7am, or even 6am!
Personally, I'd prefer that the start times be more spread out, anyway. I think that traffic and traffic frustration are bigger ills than whether it's dark or light when you're sitting in that traffic.
The only problem is that there is no evidence that any energy is saved. The only studies I have seen reported have been either inconclusive or show a slight increase in energy usage.
DST doesn't change the amount of daylight. The earth's orbit and axial tilt change the amount of daylight.
If the problem is that businesses do better when there are more daylight hours after people finish work, that could be solved without having a DST at all - just provide an incentive for employers to change hours or offer flex time to employees.
In fact, I think we would do far more for the economy and the environment by encouraging businesses to stagger hours such that there is no more "rush hour." The time and fuel people waste sitting in traffic could be put to better use doing pretty much anything else.
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That seems to imply your impression was not quite as favorable as you've presented it...
It's not zero sum. After the layoff, the 9 other workers are freed to make something else. At the founding of the nation, something like 80% of the workforce worked in agriculture. Over time, mechanization and improved techniques have lead to the present day fraction of something like 2%. The 78% of the workforce didn't starve to death, they went and did other, more interesting things, and now we have airplanes, computers, movies...
Because blue is one of the least-likely skin pigmentations of earthbound organisms, thus making it the most alien color.
Officially licensed fan fiction.
I think the real outrage is that they're breaking with the EU before they break the other fan fiction, a series of moves that oddly were written and directed by the original author himself....
Well, you could get together with a number of your fellow citizens and form an organization large enough to put some lobby pressure, at least.
Guess which organizations are typically the targets of "campaign finance reform."
So.. vapor deposit a layer of sapphire on top of the gorilla glass and call it a day....
So, you're going to solve being fired en-masse by banding together and refusing to go to work? Good luck with that plan.
...What you're probably thinking of is "ignorance of the law is no excuse"...
Which is it's own level of BS when you think about it. It's predicated on the idea that you're responsible for making yourself aware of the law, so that you won't violate it in ignorance. But today's body of law is so great that I'm not sure it's possible for a person to read it all within a single lifetime, let alone piece together all of the cross links and understand everything that applies to you.
The authors and passers of the law bear some responsibility for violations when the law is so verbose and numerous as to be an impediment to understanding.
Meanwhile if everyone did this....
Well, it's called the peace prize, not the freedom prize or the opposed oppression prize.
The game changer of the iPhone wasn't features. It was UI and updates. Prior to iPhone, you typically would never receive software updates for your phone. After all, why bother, it doesn't sell more phones. The opposite, even. Bug frustration was a reason why people would "upgrade" by buying new phone whenever they hit the end of the contract period.
Apple was big enough to force the phone companies to allow updates to happen.
The slide would still be pretty neat, though...
I think maybe it's not about the shotgun itself, but more about the proof. The basic part is pretty easy to understand, and I'm pretty sure is already a known method for determining pi, and is useful for teaching math students about different ways of calculating pi. The abstract hints that there are methods of mitigating the less-than-fully-random nature of the shot spread, which is the only bit that seems paper-worthy to me.
One of my favorite statistical methods of determining pi involves dropping sticks over a ruled surface. The derivation is quite interesting, although still not useful in a post-apocalyptic world where we have forgotten so much that no one remembers a good approximation to pi.
Not sure about iOS, but the last time I set CRL on OS X to "require" I couldn't install patches.
Just like Apple stopped using certs signed by the compromised Comodo Root certificate to sign patches?
Oh wait.. they they kept using it for years. They might still be using it, even.
Certs are window dressing. Companies only care enough about them to make sure they don't throw warnings. If they can get away with it, they will invariably "solve" the issue by telling the users to reduce security settings.
After you browsed through the real bookstores, where did you buy them?
$200,000 * 1,200 (approx # of 777's built) = $240 Million. Add in the other models of aircraft that make ocean crossings and you can certainly be discussing amounts in the billions.
That episode isn't a refutation, it's just another example of what the writers think would happen. Also, the lore of the episode includes a fairly long divergence period, which you would obviously not have if you're talking about duplicating a bunch of physicists to solve a pressing problem immediately.
Why pin them to DST? Why not pin them to something with astronomical reality, i.e. solar noon.
This is still easily solved without messing with the clocks. You could, for instance, start at 7am, or even 6am!
Personally, I'd prefer that the start times be more spread out, anyway. I think that traffic and traffic frustration are bigger ills than whether it's dark or light when you're sitting in that traffic.
Why not just call it what time it really is and have work start at 8 instead?
The only problem is that there is no evidence that any energy is saved. The only studies I have seen reported have been either inconclusive or show a slight increase in energy usage.
One would assume because slashdot doesn't recognize ·
DST doesn't change the amount of daylight. The earth's orbit and axial tilt change the amount of daylight.
If the problem is that businesses do better when there are more daylight hours after people finish work, that could be solved without having a DST at all - just provide an incentive for employers to change hours or offer flex time to employees.
In fact, I think we would do far more for the economy and the environment by encouraging businesses to stagger hours such that there is no more "rush hour." The time and fuel people waste sitting in traffic could be put to better use doing pretty much anything else.
Have you read Ender's Game?