Something I haven't read mentioned yet is that this summary states that "Once the ability to create or exchange value is stripped from us, all we can do[...]".
This is, of course, nonsense. UBI doesn't strip anyone of the ability to create anything.
This is happening because people are getting wise to the fact that the earth is flat. These cameras and screens will distort the view to make it look like the earth is curved in order to keep the sheeple docile.
This is complete and utter nonsense. It is one of the wrongest things I've ever read on the internet, and that's saying something. For every trade there is are buyers and a sellers. Nothing needs to be cleared off chain and no purchasing on the market ever needs to happen. Withdrawals and deposits may slow, but this has nothing to do with trading.
Apparently you value your time at a very low rate. Get a good credit card with some customer service, become a good customer by paying in full every month and if there's ever a problem take it up with them. To physically go places and pay cash is ridiculous in the year 2017.
Uber's objective now has only to be to stay in the market long enough that they can get rid of their biggest cost: drivers.
If they can keep the show running until the self driving car becomes commonplace they'll have it made. In the meantime it doesn't matter if their current drivers are making money or not, so long as there are new people willing to sign up to replace those who have become disenchanted with the system/ rate of pay.
We had one of these at a bar I frequent. It didn't last long as it was prone to breaking down and surprisingly difficult to use. In theory it is a great idea, but many people don't know how to properly pour a beer. This would often result in a very foamy pour and unhappy customers. I don't think it lasted six months of actual use.
According to a comment at MacRumors, the malware only infected software downloaded from the website, not software updated through the updater mechanism.
This is marked as funny, but it actually might be a hardware problem. I was having regular crashes with my first iPhone 6, brought it in and they gave me a new one. Haven't had even one problem since.
Don't forget the scandal in Thailand where the person picking the balls was wearing special contact lenses that allowed him to identify the "correct" balls to draw. (reference: http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/401261/).
According to the information posted at digital.com:
In 1985, Digital became the fifth company ever to register a.com domain name when they purchased dec.com. In 1993 they also registered digital.com, and became the world’s first computer vendor to open a public website on October 1 of that year.
As an amateur singer, I think that MOST people who believe that they "can't sing" - - can very likely develop their voice far beyond what they imagine, with some hard work, dedication, and practice, (and some professional instruction). Many, many common vocal flaws can be overcome with proper training, and practice.
Derek Sivers has a great post about this, and about the value of practice and training over at https://sivers.org/15-years.
All the people that say "You can't buy anything with it, it's worthless" or "it's too volatile to be of any value" are missing the forest for the trees.
The simple fact of the matter is that even on the most fundamental level, bitcoin takes Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Discover/PayPal and all of the associated fees out of the equation. If you buy something in bitcoin you're saving the merchant anywhere up to 5% of the cost of goods sold which, in turn should reduce the price you pay. The price may be volatile at the moment, but it is certainly by no means undervalued given the size of the potential market. Buy some coin by transferring money into an exchange and buying them (might cost you up to 20 bucks and 0.5% in fees) or buy them in cash for "free" with localbitcoins.com and just don't spend them any time the price is lower than what you paid for them. Alternatively, provide a good or service and accept payment in bitcoin yourself.
The fact that bitcoin is peer to peer and run by the community should be enough reason for any Slashdot user to take a serious look at it now that it has received enough scrutiny to know that the math is safe.
However, I did see one noticeable issue: the graphical design--especially the text fonts--don't look good on an iPad 2 with its lower-resolution screen.
I noticed the same about the fonts on my iPad 2. Go to Settings>General>Accessibility and turn on "Bold Text". It's a much better experience.
My biggest complaint about HFCS isn't the syrup, per se, it's that Monsanto and ADM have ruined my corn. They've modified the corn to be sweeter, so that they can get more HFCS and ethanol from it. I used to love corn on the cob, but given that Sandy and I have tried to stop eating so much sugar, it's sickeningly sweet to us now. We buy locally-grown, unmodified corn whenever possible. Rarely from a supermarket.
Everything you said may be true, but I don't think the reason that supermarket corn is sweeter has much to do with HFCS or ethanol. I believe that the kind of corn used for the production of those is almost inedible and not what you would buy in any market for people food. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong or mod me up if I'm right.
You have no clue about how this really works. It is not possible to inherit something that you don't want regardless of whether it is a debt or an asset.
So there is going to be more gun violence, and there is not much we can do to stop it.
You could consider trying to make your society less prone to violence. As a non USian, I am constantly astounded by how scared and angry you can be as a people.
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Something I haven't read mentioned yet is that this summary states that "Once the ability to create or exchange value is stripped from us, all we can do[...]".
This is, of course, nonsense. UBI doesn't strip anyone of the ability to create anything.
This is happening because people are getting wise to the fact that the earth is flat. These cameras and screens will distort the view to make it look like the earth is curved in order to keep the sheeple docile.
Wake up! /s
Of course I didn't read TFA. But if I have a Facebook account will switching my country to Belgium be of any advantage?
This is complete and utter nonsense. It is one of the wrongest things I've ever read on the internet, and that's saying something.
For every trade there is are buyers and a sellers. Nothing needs to be cleared off chain and no purchasing on the market ever needs to happen. Withdrawals and deposits may slow, but this has nothing to do with trading.
Just you.
This will be a good way to railroad the poor who aren't sure what they want to do yet in life into the Armed Forces.
Apparently you value your time at a very low rate.
Get a good credit card with some customer service, become a good customer by paying in full every month and if there's ever a problem take it up with them.
To physically go places and pay cash is ridiculous in the year 2017.
Uber's objective now has only to be to stay in the market long enough that they can get rid of their biggest cost: drivers.
If they can keep the show running until the self driving car becomes commonplace they'll have it made. In the meantime it doesn't matter if their current drivers are making money or not, so long as there are new people willing to sign up to replace those who have become disenchanted with the system/ rate of pay.
We had one of these at a bar I frequent. It didn't last long as it was prone to breaking down and surprisingly difficult to use.
In theory it is a great idea, but many people don't know how to properly pour a beer. This would often result in a very foamy pour and unhappy customers. I don't think it lasted six months of actual use.
Remember, this is the same company that excludes its users from commerce in legal but politically incorrect products & services.
https://www.paypal.com/ca/weba...
And the same company that has its regional operating headquarters in Singapore where gay sex is punishable with a prison term.
Another reminder that the true minimum wage is $0 an hour.
According to a comment at MacRumors, the malware only infected software downloaded from the website, not software updated through the updater mechanism.
If only I could get credit for reading Slashdot! I'd be CEO of something by now...
Greece has a press in Athens to print 20 euro notes and has recently started talking about using it to make up their Euro shortfall.
My understanding is that Greece only prints 10 Euro notes. Source: The ECB.
This is marked as funny, but it actually might be a hardware problem.
I was having regular crashes with my first iPhone 6, brought it in and they gave me a new one. Haven't had even one problem since.
Don't forget the scandal in Thailand where the person picking the balls was wearing special contact lenses that allowed him to identify the "correct" balls to draw. (reference: http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/401261/).
According to the information posted at digital.com:
In 1985, Digital became the fifth company ever to register a .com domain name when they purchased dec.com. In 1993 they also registered digital.com, and became the world’s first computer vendor to open a public website on October 1 of that year.
I am hoping that if I'm ever going to be modded +5, Insightful it will be for this:
The new beta is poor at best and I hope that it is put down sooner than later.
As an amateur singer, I think that MOST people who believe that they "can't sing" - - can very likely develop their voice far beyond what they imagine, with some hard work, dedication, and practice, (and some professional instruction). Many, many common vocal flaws can be overcome with proper training, and practice.
Derek Sivers has a great post about this, and about the value of practice and training over at https://sivers.org/15-years.
All the people that say "You can't buy anything with it, it's worthless" or "it's too volatile to be of any value" are missing the forest for the trees.
The simple fact of the matter is that even on the most fundamental level, bitcoin takes Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Discover/PayPal and all of the associated fees out of the equation. If you buy something in bitcoin you're saving the merchant anywhere up to 5% of the cost of goods sold which, in turn should reduce the price you pay. The price may be volatile at the moment, but it is certainly by no means undervalued given the size of the potential market. Buy some coin by transferring money into an exchange and buying them (might cost you up to 20 bucks and 0.5% in fees) or buy them in cash for "free" with localbitcoins.com and just don't spend them any time the price is lower than what you paid for them. Alternatively, provide a good or service and accept payment in bitcoin yourself.
The fact that bitcoin is peer to peer and run by the community should be enough reason for any Slashdot user to take a serious look at it now that it has received enough scrutiny to know that the math is safe.
However, I did see one noticeable issue: the graphical design--especially the text fonts--don't look good on an iPad 2 with its lower-resolution screen.
I noticed the same about the fonts on my iPad 2.
Go to Settings>General>Accessibility and turn on "Bold Text". It's a much better experience.
I had to click through to a third page before getting a link to the relevant website.
The Acxiom site is found at https://aboutthedata.com/.
Privacy policy (FWIW) is here: https://aboutthedata.com/privacy/
My biggest complaint about HFCS isn't the syrup, per se, it's that Monsanto and ADM have ruined my corn. They've modified the corn to be sweeter, so that they can get more HFCS and ethanol from it. I used to love corn on the cob, but given that Sandy and I have tried to stop eating so much sugar, it's sickeningly sweet to us now. We buy locally-grown, unmodified corn whenever possible. Rarely from a supermarket.
Everything you said may be true, but I don't think the reason that supermarket corn is sweeter has much to do with HFCS or ethanol. I believe that the kind of corn used for the production of those is almost inedible and not what you would buy in any market for people food. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong or mod me up if I'm right.
You have no clue about how this really works.
It is not possible to inherit something that you don't want regardless of whether it is a debt or an asset.
So there is going to be more gun violence, and there is not much we can do to stop it.
You could consider trying to make your society less prone to violence.
As a non USian, I am constantly astounded by how scared and angry you can be as a people.
The problem is not guns, it is your culture.