Add "less workinh hours" to that so that instead if one working 70 hours and one not at all, you have two working 35. Lowerthose hours as needed. Include paid holidays. Welcome to Europe.
Sure, people will either adapt or starve. In the long run it will not matter. We might even be lucky to have a flue pandemic and some wars to kill of a few extra, because who cares. It will all even out in a few decenia. Right?
How are you going to keep it secret? By outlaw the knowledge. If the knowledge is outlawed, only the outlaws will have the knowledge.
It reminds me how some people share their passwords or PIN codes (with spouses or kids or whomever). If you tell somebody your secret, it isn't a secret anymore. The standard when somebody wants to know my secret is: "Do you know how to keep a secret?" "Yes." "So do I. (Silence after that till they get it. Staring at them helps.)"
This discussion is identical to closed versus open source. (Not similar, identical.)
I'd trade every Disney movie, Daredevil and Jessica Jones and what not for original content. And no, a new Marvel or DC movie is not original content.
I would even give up the few good equals we have had in the past if it would kill off all the others. I would even sacrifice the whole LotR if it would mean no more remakes, prequels, sequels and the lot. (And I really, really, REALLY like the LotR series)
To edit the playlist, i use my phone or a tablet or any other device that lets me reach the mpd server. I even can stream it to my phone when I am no home. https://www.musicpd.org/
Or, hear me out, have their parents work there so the kids do not have to. Yes, that would mean an increase in price. But many would rather have chrap whatever for whatever the cost.
I also believe that many people did not vote for Trump, but against established politics. I have seen it in several countries. In Belgium they are called "Protest votes" and can stirr up a storm. Most of the time, due to the multi party system, they will get a few seats in goivernement and will trow a tantrum.
It is a way for other parties to realize something is wrong and adapt their policies. Not as extreme as the protest party wants, but enough to make a difference. The most famous party recently would be the Pirate Party.
Obviously success differs form time to time. Some grow into a serious party, like the green parties in Germany, others will disapear.
You could see it as a sort of political valve. As there was nowhere to let steam go in the minds of enough, they voted knowing they indirectly voted for Trump. So who else should they have voted for?
I would go a step further and make watching it illegal. Imagine the power you have if everybody has a criminal record.:"Hey, we are a democratic republic and everybody can vote, except the people who are criminals. So yea, that is all 7 of them."
Serious question: Why does the bar has to be set high? They are there to make money, not to tell a story. That is just the side effect. As long as they are making enough by low standards, why do more expensive high standards if that means less profit?
These movies are the fast food of the movies. Low quality for the masses. Nothing wrong with that, but do not expect anything it is not.
The quality is good enough to make the most money, just as McD and others make 'food' that is just good enough. The principle was explained to me in this way: Fast food chains deliver 80% of the quality that they could deliver. The reason is that they always can reach that standard. It is high enough for most and low enough that they ALWAYS reach it. Imagine that they would deliver 95% most of the time and then suddenly they get a few days of 85%. People would be pissed and that will cost customers in the long run.
With 80% they will create the expectation. You know what to expect and will not be disappointed. The same goes for these movies. You expect a certain standard and that is what you will get. All along with all other movies where you know that the most expensive actor will most likely survive till the end of the movie. Boy and girl get together or whatever standards are available.
It is fast food and do not try to pretend it is fine dining. That does not mean fast food it bad. It is different.
I use adblockers because I can. If it where possible I would use them elsewhere as well. The fact that that would mean many service would not be "free (as in beer)" or that the companies will not make money is not my problem. There is no reason for me to defend their business model.
Or to say it in other words:
People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you're not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.
You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.
Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It's yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don't owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs.
It might be enough if it is on top of the other things they get, like unemployment benefits. Also depends if it is before or after taxes. Having say 250GBP (280 EUR 350USD) extra per month for a period of 50 months (just over 4 years) would help a LOT. For 50 months it would be 12500. 200GBP for 50 months would be 10.000.
In most cases it will mean the difference between starving and living.
Remember that Indian guy? No violence was needed. But it will be a long time till it gets that far, with or without violence, As long as people are fed and have their entertainment, not much will change. Panem et circenses.
perhaps the pirates are raiding towns and mass raping women as well,
If they just say they do it because they are Vikings instead of pirates, they could get away with it under some law protecting the national heritage of Sweden.
OTOH, having a party called the Viking Party might make many people think they are Ultra Right Nazis (Center in the USofA).
They should bring back the old design. I hate the fact that the images do not line up nicely and that I can not see immediately from what site they are. Yes, I know that I can scroll over it. That takes more time.
The reason for all this is simple. The number of jobs is finite. Some people will get hired as AI maintainers, but less then are replaced. Otherwise using AI and robots would mean higher cost.
If it is one person, it is the persons fault. If it is many it is the buildings fault. If you do not design with human behavior in mind, you are doing it wrong.
OK. Let's take that train of thought even further.He could call a friend and now they have 2 guns against one. The other one calls in a friend as well. This goes on for a bit. You now have two armies.
They then start to get bigger guns. And as long as they are equal this should even out in peace. So if that is such a good idea, why should we not give the same weapons to all countries? Because that would make it sure there is peace, right?
What? Somebody crazy will abuse them? But that could happen with the person kicking the dog as well. He just could start shooting just for fun while kicking your dog and he does not even care if he gets shot as well. Perhaps not having a gun would mean that you still could go over to him and talk to him and walk away when you notice he is crazy.
desktops are essentially non-existent outside the corporate environment where they survive only because they are easier to physically chain to a desk
Which is crazy of an by itself. Why have so many boxes taking up desk space if you can have the machine running on a server. Used to work at a company where we has a 24" screen and a small box. Nothing on it. It reduced the cost by a lot and was easier to maintain.
Especially at at a company where you have dedicated people to maintain it, why would you want them running around if a box fails? As an added bonus, I could log in on 'my pc' anywhere in the company, no matter what country I was in. So less need for portables.
Slashdot Mirror
Are we sure it is miners and not minors? (also, one does not exclude the other)
Add "less workinh hours" to that so that instead if one working 70 hours and one not at all, you have two working 35. Lowerthose hours as needed. Include paid holidays. Welcome to Europe.
Sure, people will either adapt or starve. In the long run it will not matter. We might even be lucky to have a flue pandemic and some wars to kill of a few extra, because who cares. It will all even out in a few decenia. Right?
How are you going to keep it secret? By outlaw the knowledge. If the knowledge is outlawed, only the outlaws will have the knowledge.
It reminds me how some people share their passwords or PIN codes (with spouses or kids or whomever). If you tell somebody your secret, it isn't a secret anymore. The standard when somebody wants to know my secret is:
"Do you know how to keep a secret?"
"Yes."
"So do I. (Silence after that till they get it. Staring at them helps.)"
This discussion is identical to closed versus open source. (Not similar, identical.)
I'd trade every Disney movie, Daredevil and Jessica Jones and what not for original content. And no, a new Marvel or DC movie is not original content.
I would even give up the few good equals we have had in the past if it would kill off all the others. I would even sacrifice the whole LotR if it would mean no more remakes, prequels, sequels and the lot.
(And I really, really, REALLY like the LotR series)
Is "H1B" the HEX code for brown?
To edit the playlist, i use my phone or a tablet or any other device that lets me reach the mpd server. I even can stream it to my phone when I am no home. https://www.musicpd.org/
to make more money for Mattell.
Or, hear me out, have their parents work there so the kids do not have to. Yes, that would mean an increase in price.
But many would rather have chrap whatever for whatever the cost.
First or second one? And you never thought it when reading the story? I know. I should be carefull showing my age. Logans run taught be that.
I also believe that many people did not vote for Trump, but against established politics. I have seen it in several countries. In Belgium they are called "Protest votes" and can stirr up a storm. Most of the time, due to the multi party system, they will get a few seats in goivernement and will trow a tantrum.
It is a way for other parties to realize something is wrong and adapt their policies. Not as extreme as the protest party wants, but enough to make a difference. The most famous party recently would be the Pirate Party.
Obviously success differs form time to time. Some grow into a serious party, like the green parties in Germany, others will disapear.
You could see it as a sort of political valve. As there was nowhere to let steam go in the minds of enough, they voted knowing they indirectly voted for Trump. So who else should they have voted for?
I would go a step further and make watching it illegal. Imagine the power you have if everybody has a criminal record. :"Hey, we are a democratic republic and everybody can vote, except the people who are criminals. So yea, that is all 7 of them."
Serious question: Why does the bar has to be set high? They are there to make money, not to tell a story. That is just the side effect.
As long as they are making enough by low standards, why do more expensive high standards if that means less profit?
These movies are the fast food of the movies. Low quality for the masses. Nothing wrong with that, but do not expect anything it is not.
The quality is good enough to make the most money, just as McD and others make 'food' that is just good enough. The principle was explained to me in this way:
Fast food chains deliver 80% of the quality that they could deliver. The reason is that they always can reach that standard. It is high enough for most and low enough that they ALWAYS reach it. Imagine that they would deliver 95% most of the time and then suddenly they get a few days of 85%. People would be pissed and that will cost customers in the long run.
With 80% they will create the expectation. You know what to expect and will not be disappointed. The same goes for these movies. You expect a certain standard and that is what you will get. All along with all other movies where you know that the most expensive actor will most likely survive till the end of the movie. Boy and girl get together or whatever standards are available.
It is fast food and do not try to pretend it is fine dining. That does not mean fast food it bad. It is different.
I knew that since they raped Dejanews. Why would you think this marketing company would be anything else?
Bitcoin. Not sure how, but it will be related.
I use adblockers because I can. If it where possible I would use them elsewhere as well. The fact that that would mean many service would not be "free (as in beer)" or that the companies will not make money is not my problem. There is no reason for me to defend their business model.
Or to say it in other words:
People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you're not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.
You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.
Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It's yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don't owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don't even start asking for theirs.
â" Banksy
It might be enough if it is on top of the other things they get, like unemployment benefits. Also depends if it is before or after taxes.
Having say 250GBP (280 EUR 350USD) extra per month for a period of 50 months (just over 4 years) would help a LOT. For 50 months it would be 12500. 200GBP for 50 months would be 10.000.
In most cases it will mean the difference between starving and living.
Remember that Indian guy? No violence was needed. But it will be a long time till it gets that far, with or without violence, As long as people are fed and have their entertainment, not much will change. Panem et circenses.
If they just say they do it because they are Vikings instead of pirates, they could get away with it under some law protecting the national heritage of Sweden.
OTOH, having a party called the Viking Party might make many people think they are Ultra Right Nazis (Center in the USofA).
They should bring back the old design. I hate the fact that the images do not line up nicely and that I can not see immediately from what site they are. Yes, I know that I can scroll over it. That takes more time.
I also hate the continuous webpages in general. On Firefox there is Old Google Image Search
I have yet have to find a website where continues pages are an advantage.
A workaround is to add "&sout=1" to your search.
The reason for all this is simple. The number of jobs is finite. Some people will get hired as AI maintainers, but less then are replaced. Otherwise using AI and robots would mean higher cost.
If it is one person, it is the persons fault. If it is many it is the buildings fault. If you do not design with human behavior in mind, you are doing it wrong.
Belgian chocolate? Belgian beer (oh wait, They already own Anheuser Bush)
OK. Let's take that train of thought even further.He could call a friend and now they have 2 guns against one. The other one calls in a friend as well. This goes on for a bit. You now have two armies.
They then start to get bigger guns. And as long as they are equal this should even out in peace. So if that is such a good idea, why should we not give the same weapons to all countries? Because that would make it sure there is peace, right?
What? Somebody crazy will abuse them? But that could happen with the person kicking the dog as well. He just could start shooting just for fun while kicking your dog and he does not even care if he gets shot as well. Perhaps not having a gun would mean that you still could go over to him and talk to him and walk away when you notice he is crazy.
Which is crazy of an by itself. Why have so many boxes taking up desk space if you can have the machine running on a server. Used to work at a company where we has a 24" screen and a small box. Nothing on it. It reduced the cost by a lot and was easier to maintain.
Especially at at a company where you have dedicated people to maintain it, why would you want them running around if a box fails? As an added bonus, I could log in on 'my pc' anywhere in the company, no matter what country I was in. So less need for portables.