It's Arduino syndrome again. They see people selling those for a few bucks, and cases for $5 and figure that they will be able to do the same.
Why is it that the Chinese can throw together HD cameras for $10 but western companies struggle to do the same for $100? Is manufacturing no-how not taught at universities any more or is it that the Chinese simply have all the factories and hence the manufacturing skills.
The rewards offered on Kickstarter are pitiful given the risk to the capital
Yes and no, the attraction is normally a product with features that you can't get elsewhere.
I've backed one Kickstarter - they already had prototypes being tested by public to iron out any kinks, they probably could have made it without Kickstarter help, sometimes Kickstarter is a good way to get the ball rolling with regards to initial customers / advertising. The reason I went for it was the considerable discount offered. It worked out and I got a useful product unavailable anywhere else at a large discount.
The trick with buying is being able to work out some odds on the products chances of success and recognising whether the product is really unique and of value and not just a gimmick that'll get chucked in drawer and never used again.
Disingenuous, Facebook aren't watching them, they're just chucking the text they type through some heuristic analysis. I would be concerned if Facebook then sold the resulting analysis - that'd be a massive breach of privacy.
Given that people on minimum wage get tax credits, benefit from health and education services they can't afford and generally make a net gain from the Government it's pretty clear that they aren't paying an equal share. Someone has to fund all of this and you seem to think it's that tiny pool of people on over ã100k.
If these people were paid properly then they would be paying their fair share.
At no point did I suggest that people earning over £100k should pay all taxes and that no-one else should pay tax so that's really a stupid fallacious argument.
Again, the current government are already working to increase tax revenue from companies that try and siphon earnings overseas
What, by cutting HMRC staff? don't make me laugh, this gov't could of closed the tax deficit by closing loop holes and working with the EU et al to end tax avoidance.
If you think the British Conservative party are going to stop money from going into their rich mates pockets by dealing with tax avoidance then you are delusional.
Deal with pollution.
Hmm. More detail needed.
That's not complicated, if you want to know what pollution is, google it.
The rich would indeed resent being treated as a cash cow by the lazy, the ignorant and the stupid.
No, the rich want to take all of the money for themselves and are too stupid to understand that the economy grinds to a halt when they do that.
Put please do tell me how people on minimum wage are somehow capable of treating the rich like a 'cash cow'
Come one, explain that, is it like the trickle down effect, perhaps you could explain that too.
Raise minimum wage (=less benefits and more tax). Tax the rich more. Close tax loopholes. Put an end to the double Irish. Invest in high quality sustainable housing. Deal with pollution.
No crazy spending or crazy borrowing necessary, but the rich and stupid wouldn't like those policies.
Those are policies that would lower the deficit, put people in work and give them a higher standard of living.
The Tories aren't screwing the poor? You are blind.
He's one MP out of 650. This astrology stuff doesn't bother me because it will never amount to anything unlike the Tories austerity policies which are causing stagnation and they do everything possible to widen the wealth divide / screw the poor for every penny they have.
Funny, I was in a similar position, getting bad headaches a couple of times a week, I didn't believe in homeopathy but went to keep my mother happy. 2nd time lucky with the tablets, I went from 2 headaches a week to about 1 to 2 mild headaches a year!! I know it wasn't chemistry so I'm at a loss to explain.
If it works, what does it matter how it works, even if homeopathists are just good at getting people to psychosomatically heal themselves.
1.
recollection, especially of a supposed previous existence.
2. Medicine
a patient's account of their medical history.
3.
Christian Church
the part of the Eucharist in which the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ are recalled.
I'd be happy if they fixed bugs that IE and Opera don't have, some of which are a decade old and have 'won't fix' attached.
How many hundreds of millions do they have sitting in the bank and they get all stupid and decide not to fix bugs! Firefox is going to end up like Netscape 4.7.
So people reproducing is bad, but as long as you comment on psychologically damaging videos of people being illegally bloodily murdered that is apparently OK and is not adult!!!!
Crude Content: Don't post content just to be shocking or graphic. For example, collections of close-up images of gunshot wounds or accident scenes without additional context or commentary would violate this policy.
AKA just stick a bit of text with your murder porn and that's OK
You think robots will be able to recognise the difference between enemy combatants and non enemy combatants better than soldiers!!! Extremely unlikely, and friendly fire will increase too.
Snipers M.O. is to be hidden, if they've been shot then they're going to have to deal with the wound, which likely means getting to a medic somewhere. Also if they've been shot then there's no point in them staying where they are because they will likely get shot again.
And if they did leave the Euro, wouldn't the new currency be weak and make it practically impossible to pay off a debt that is Euro based. I don't think people who want Greece to leave have considered the consequences. / I could be wrong, I'm no currency expert.
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Why is it that the Chinese can throw together HD cameras for $10 but western companies struggle to do the same for $100? Is manufacturing no-how not taught at universities any more or is it that the Chinese simply have all the factories and hence the manufacturing skills.
Yes and no, the attraction is normally a product with features that you can't get elsewhere.
I've backed one Kickstarter - they already had prototypes being tested by public to iron out any kinks, they probably could have made it without Kickstarter help, sometimes Kickstarter is a good way to get the ball rolling with regards to initial customers / advertising. The reason I went for it was the considerable discount offered. It worked out and I got a useful product unavailable anywhere else at a large discount.
The trick with buying is being able to work out some odds on the products chances of success and recognising whether the product is really unique and of value and not just a gimmick that'll get chucked in drawer and never used again.
Peaking plants are a prime target for battery storage.. energy supplied by renewable energy. :-)
They don't need a SIM card, my phones can make emergency calls without a SIM card.
Why would you want this?
Why would you choose the 'it's goona suck' option?
The 'it's gonna suck' option is clearly tangible.
The 'It's gonna suck + people gonna die' Is something to be concerned about.
Your post doesn't make any sense and is full of straight forwards contradictions.
Stick down a track, get on a train, move at an average of 15.2mph towards sunset and sunrise (if at the equator), day shortened!!
If no human ever see the analysis and the whole system is automated then I wouldn't call it watching.
Is your computer watching you when you web cam is on?
Is your keyboard watching you type?
Stretching things a bit isn't it.
They could put forwards Samaritans etc to the depressed person for free in a private manner.
Disingenuous, Facebook aren't watching them, they're just chucking the text they type through some heuristic analysis. I would be concerned if Facebook then sold the resulting analysis - that'd be a massive breach of privacy.
You'd think people of slashdot of all places might get it.
Since you're in the field, what do you think of google autonomous car's chances (without extensive 3d mapping).
Did I say pollution is holding back the economy, it may well be but I think that peoples health and the environment come 1st.
If these people were paid properly then they would be paying their fair share.
At no point did I suggest that people earning over £100k should pay all taxes and that no-one else should pay tax so that's really a stupid fallacious argument.
slightly rich = starting from £100,000pa, rich = > £250k pa.
What, by cutting HMRC staff? don't make me laugh, this gov't could of closed the tax deficit by closing loop holes and working with the EU et al to end tax avoidance.
If you think the British Conservative party are going to stop money from going into their rich mates pockets by dealing with tax avoidance then you are delusional.
That's not complicated, if you want to know what pollution is, google it.
No, the rich want to take all of the money for themselves and are too stupid to understand that the economy grinds to a halt when they do that.
Put please do tell me how people on minimum wage are somehow capable of treating the rich like a 'cash cow'
Come one, explain that, is it like the trickle down effect, perhaps you could explain that too.
The super rich would absolutely love that.
Raise minimum wage (=less benefits and more tax).
Tax the rich more.
Close tax loopholes.
Put an end to the double Irish.
Invest in high quality sustainable housing.
Deal with pollution.
No crazy spending or crazy borrowing necessary, but the rich and stupid wouldn't like those policies.
Those are policies that would lower the deficit, put people in work and give them a higher standard of living.
The Tories aren't screwing the poor? You are blind.
He's one MP out of 650. This astrology stuff doesn't bother me because it will never amount to anything unlike the Tories austerity policies which are causing stagnation and they do everything possible to widen the wealth divide / screw the poor for every penny they have.
Funny, I was in a similar position, getting bad headaches a couple of times a week, I didn't believe in homeopathy but went to keep my mother happy. 2nd time lucky with the tablets, I went from 2 headaches a week to about 1 to 2 mild headaches a year!! I know it wasn't chemistry so I'm at a loss to explain.
If it works, what does it matter how it works, even if homeopathists are just good at getting people to psychosomatically heal themselves.
Perhaps you should have googled it.
anamnesis
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noun
noun: anamnesis; plural noun: anamneses
1.
recollection, especially of a supposed previous existence.
2.
Medicine
a patient's account of their medical history.
3.
Christian Church
the part of the Eucharist in which the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ are recalled.
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I'd be happy if they fixed bugs that IE and Opera don't have, some of which are a decade old and have 'won't fix' attached.
How many hundreds of millions do they have sitting in the bank and they get all stupid and decide not to fix bugs! Firefox is going to end up like Netscape 4.7.
So people reproducing is bad, but as long as you comment on psychologically damaging videos of people being illegally bloodily murdered that is apparently OK and is not adult!!!!
AKA just stick a bit of text with your murder porn and that's OK
You think robots will be able to recognise the difference between enemy combatants and non enemy combatants better than soldiers!!! Extremely unlikely, and friendly fire will increase too.
Snipers M.O. is to be hidden, if they've been shot then they're going to have to deal with the wound, which likely means getting to a medic somewhere. Also if they've been shot then there's no point in them staying where they are because they will likely get shot again.
f**k me, how is this a troll? you want to mod something troll, mod this troll you fucking cunt
It would be interesting to know if Spotify et al are paid or given discounts for putting songs prominently.
And if they did leave the Euro, wouldn't the new currency be weak and make it practically impossible to pay off a debt that is Euro based. I don't think people who want Greece to leave have considered the consequences. / I could be wrong, I'm no currency expert.