IANAL but this sure sounds an awful lot like fraud. They claim to be providing a service but don't actually provide it? The FTC should come down like a load of bricks on these companies.
when I tell people I'd want to give free housing to the homeless they look at me like I've got lobsters crawling out of my ears.
While yes, this can be a shock to some people, I would also contend that the looks you get may be due to the fact that YOU DO HAVE LOBSTERS CRAWLING OUT OF YOUR EARS!;)
I recognize that in terms of how things are priced today that this seems like a great idea. However, the capacity of batteries is going to greatly increase while the price of them is going to drop like a rock. Effectively, things will get to the point where people would ask, "wait, why would you even do that?" leaving off the implication that batteries are dirt cheap.
Solar and battery are going to power most every home in the future and might even have power left over to charge your car because it's going to be extremely cost effective.
Should we be working with our allies to combat unfair trading practices? Of course! Should we do so in a calm and collected manner? Of course! Was the president warned about retaliation a thousand times before the first tariff? Of course! Does he think he's smarter than everyone else and nothing can dissuade him from taking the more perilous actions? Of course!
This is the bed people have made, it's time to sleep in it.
Witch hunts always find someone in league with Russia these days.
Indictments built upon solid evidence indicate it's not a witch hunt. Only those who delude themselves still think Russia didn't meddle with the election of our president.
We need shadowy villains and conspiracy stories. Reality doesn't have the same appeal.
Oh, so I guess the reality is that a former spy and his daughter just ate a bad pizza and not a poison that is exclusive to Russia?
It sure seems like you think the ends justify the means by denying the means ever happened.
The problem is always the same: how to scrape by paying the minimum amount for labor and supplies. It's literally called cutting corners. It's not a new problem and it only really gets solved through the application of regulation.
You know, I told my precious star to stop hanging out with those no good singularity but did she listen? NOOOooo. She said, "he's just in my orbit" but then was consumed by him talking about "singularity this" and "singularity that" all the time. Before you know it you walk in on her are kissing that beatnik's event horizon, she goes critical and now is just like that jerk! That's when she starts merging with him in public for everyone to see! I know she has always had a warped perspective of time and space but this is on a whole new level!
In case you aren't a NASA nerd like all us cool kids, the brilliant minds at NASA got together and solved that nasty sonic "BOOM!" problem. The new sonic "meeEEOOOooow!" has gone over much better with test audiences and frightened many a feline off of keyboards.;)
The liberals will not say much at all about her but if it had been done by a white man, they would be raving. Her being a female and a muslim will not play well with the liberal narrative.
I was under the impression that the "liberal narrative" was that guns should be heavily regulated. To that end, I'm certain they are still going to be saying that regardless of who the shooter is. Seriously, what is this liberal narrative? Only white males misuse guns? I would love to get the answer to this question.
Glad she's not around to waste taxpayer money on a trial that would surely in California not earn her the stiffest possible penalty as it would here in Texas.
Well, we all thank you for your bravery in these trying times, Anonymous Coward.;)
Actually, if you consider the situation, it could have been much worse. From the body count alone, one can infer that this person was not using a semi-automatic rifle with high-muzzle velocity fragmentary rounds. With an AR-15 she may have killed a dozen people before killing herself. So yeah, while it's not ideal, a lot of people are still alive because of those laws.
I could agree with the premise that it may not be possible (using our current basis for technology) to simulate a brain in realtime but I see no reason why it would be impossible to digitize a brain, just like any other physical object. Either way, it's not "you" but rather the concept of "you".
The problem is not the GMO plants themselves but rather the increasingly caustic pesticides/herbicides that are being sprayed on them. You can wash off 99.99999% but that 0.00001% can harm you over time.
It just ends up as proteins and starches when you eat it. Now if they produced some kind of chemical that ended up as poisonous that's a different story.
Funny you say that because there are GMOs that produce proteins that kill certain insects. I don't think that's a problem but it exemplifies that a protein can be harmful. A problematic scenario where it's harmful to a small percentage of people but not lethal... like gluten.
Gene editing is just a tool: what you use it for can be good or evil.
Okay, you can snow ski and water ski in the same day, Earthquakes, Death Valley; with the lowest, hottest and driest place in North America. It's 282 feet below sea level, is only 2 degrees below the worlds record of the hottest day ever recorded at 134 F and the average rain fall is about one and a half inches. We have more people in prison than any other state at more than 170,000. We have more cars than any one else. California is the biggest melting pot in the world. Every fourth person was born in a different country. Mount Whitney, 14,505 feet tall and is the highest place in the 48 states. And only 85 miles from Death Valley. Silicon Valley, home to Google, Yahoo, E-Bay, Apple.......too many to list computer company's. Oh the most cell phones, the most area codes. The Biggest and oldest living things on the planet. The Giant Sequoia Red Wood trees. This could go on forever. I hope I helped out.
So you're saying that he didn't make his position clear about immigration before the election? Or after the election?
Correct because he doesn't have a position. What he has is the position of playing to whatever his base wants.
You're saying he didn't sit down with Pelosi and Schumer to try to work out a deal?
No, he didn't. What he did was sit down with Schumer and work to not make a deal to so that the government would shut down. He then proceeded to message that Democrat didn't care and the government shutdown was entirely their doing. He even bragged that he was going to do that back in September.
He sent a wish list but he really doesn't care one way or the other, as long as it's what his extreme-right base wants. If they were insisting on amnesty for all illegal immigrants then he would have sent a wish list about that.
You're making shit up. The truth is... you're making shit up.
This is a standard liberal practice - just make shit up about the other side and then say how bad that shit is.
Now that is rich. If you look at the situation objectively then you would see that the White House is in chaos and our president is guilty of many very serious felonies. There isn't a special council appointed when everything is fine.
While he may say he wants skilled workers, the truth is that he's working toward isolationism because that is what his extremist political base wants. Furthermore, the president himself doesn't really have any real positions with the exception that he's great and wants praise. The only thing that matters to this eternally waffling president is his own ego.
The real shame here is that a certain political party refused to even speak out against this farce of a president (much less impeach) and have now become the party of extremism as a result.
The "gig-economy" isn't a new concept. This is how things used to be before there were unions. What happened was laborers were exploited and then unionized to fight back for fair treatment. The outcome here will be no different, even if different means are used.
any service that an outside company pays Comcast to provide to it's customers. Ergo, there is no paid prioritization except from the people who have paid for prioritization. Checkmate.;)
If you think Facebook tweaking the setting page is going to change how they have been doing things for the last 14 years then you are as dumb as they think you are.
Since we can't really trust anty company, what is being done to ensure the technology poses a minimum risk to the public? This case has shown that 'safety drivers' are not good enough since they will loose focus after some period of time.
Seems like something you should talk about with your state representative.
Remember, folks, a foreign device in your home DOES NOT need a hot mic to spy one you.
First of all, I doubt the president even reads, much less reads Slashdot. Second, the Russians don't need to spy on the president to find out his plans because he reports to Putin already.;)
Slashdot Mirror
IANAL but this sure sounds an awful lot like fraud. They claim to be providing a service but don't actually provide it? The FTC should come down like a load of bricks on these companies.
when I tell people I'd want to give free housing to the homeless they look at me like I've got lobsters crawling out of my ears.
While yes, this can be a shock to some people, I would also contend that the looks you get may be due to the fact that YOU DO HAVE LOBSTERS CRAWLING OUT OF YOUR EARS! ;)
I recognize that in terms of how things are priced today that this seems like a great idea. However, the capacity of batteries is going to greatly increase while the price of them is going to drop like a rock. Effectively, things will get to the point where people would ask, "wait, why would you even do that?" leaving off the implication that batteries are dirt cheap.
Solar and battery are going to power most every home in the future and might even have power left over to charge your car because it's going to be extremely cost effective.
Should we be working with our allies to combat unfair trading practices? Of course!
Should we do so in a calm and collected manner? Of course!
Was the president warned about retaliation a thousand times before the first tariff? Of course!
Does he think he's smarter than everyone else and nothing can dissuade him from taking the more perilous actions? Of course!
This is the bed people have made, it's time to sleep in it.
Witch hunts always find someone in league with Russia these days.
Indictments built upon solid evidence indicate it's not a witch hunt. Only those who delude themselves still think Russia didn't meddle with the election of our president.
We need shadowy villains and conspiracy stories. Reality doesn't have the same appeal.
Oh, so I guess the reality is that a former spy and his daughter just ate a bad pizza and not a poison that is exclusive to Russia?
It sure seems like you think the ends justify the means by denying the means ever happened.
The problem is always the same: how to scrape by paying the minimum amount for labor and supplies. It's literally called cutting corners. It's not a new problem and it only really gets solved through the application of regulation.
This isn't rocket science, people!
Eh... I'll wait for the Linux port. ;)
You know, I told my precious star to stop hanging out with those no good singularity but did she listen? NOOOooo. She said, "he's just in my orbit" but then was consumed by him talking about "singularity this" and "singularity that" all the time. Before you know it you walk in on her are kissing that beatnik's event horizon, she goes critical and now is just like that jerk! That's when she starts merging with him in public for everyone to see! I know she has always had a warped perspective of time and space but this is on a whole new level!
Parents, you've been warned! ;)
In case you aren't a NASA nerd like all us cool kids, the brilliant minds at NASA got together and solved that nasty sonic "BOOM!" problem. The new sonic "meeEEOOOooow!" has gone over much better with test audiences and frightened many a feline off of keyboards. ;)
The liberals will not say much at all about her but if it had been done by a white man, they would be raving. Her being a female and a muslim will not play well with the liberal narrative.
I was under the impression that the "liberal narrative" was that guns should be heavily regulated. To that end, I'm certain they are still going to be saying that regardless of who the shooter is. Seriously, what is this liberal narrative? Only white males misuse guns? I would love to get the answer to this question.
Glad she's not around to waste taxpayer money on a trial that would surely in California not earn her the stiffest possible penalty as it would here in Texas.
Well, we all thank you for your bravery in these trying times, Anonymous Coward. ;)
Actually, if you consider the situation, it could have been much worse. From the body count alone, one can infer that this person was not using a semi-automatic rifle with high-muzzle velocity fragmentary rounds. With an AR-15 she may have killed a dozen people before killing herself. So yeah, while it's not ideal, a lot of people are still alive because of those laws.
I could agree with the premise that it may not be possible (using our current basis for technology) to simulate a brain in realtime but I see no reason why it would be impossible to digitize a brain, just like any other physical object. Either way, it's not "you" but rather the concept of "you".
Bitcoin's Law. It's all about hashes per second and still a pointless metric!
What's the big deal with the anti-GMO movement.
The problem is not the GMO plants themselves but rather the increasingly caustic pesticides/herbicides that are being sprayed on them. You can wash off 99.99999% but that 0.00001% can harm you over time.
It just ends up as proteins and starches when you eat it. Now if they produced some kind of chemical that ended up as poisonous that's a different story.
Funny you say that because there are GMOs that produce proteins that kill certain insects. I don't think that's a problem but it exemplifies that a protein can be harmful. A problematic scenario where it's harmful to a small percentage of people but not lethal... like gluten.
Gene editing is just a tool: what you use it for can be good or evil.
I don't see how that's at all related to the question of what's unique to California.
So a company has to stay in a state to support the travel lifestyle of its workers after work?
Why would you write that? It seems like a really silly thing to think.
What does CA have that no other part of the USA has?
since you asked: https://answers.yahoo.com/ques...
Okay, you can snow ski and water ski in the same day, Earthquakes, Death Valley; with the lowest, hottest and driest place in North America. It's 282 feet below sea level, is only 2 degrees below the worlds record of the hottest day ever recorded at 134 F and the average rain fall is about one and a half inches. We have more people in prison than any other state at more than 170,000. We have more cars than any one else. California is the biggest melting pot in the world. Every fourth person was born in a different country. Mount Whitney, 14,505 feet tall and is the highest place in the 48 states. And only 85 miles from Death Valley. Silicon Valley, home to Google, Yahoo, E-Bay, Apple.......too many to list computer company's. Oh the most cell phones, the most area codes. The Biggest and oldest living things on the planet. The Giant Sequoia Red Wood trees. This could go on forever. I hope I helped out.
So you're saying that he didn't make his position clear about immigration before the election? Or after the election?
Correct because he doesn't have a position. What he has is the position of playing to whatever his base wants.
You're saying he didn't sit down with Pelosi and Schumer to try to work out a deal?
No, he didn't. What he did was sit down with Schumer and work to not make a deal to so that the government would shut down. He then proceeded to message that Democrat didn't care and the government shutdown was entirely their doing. He even bragged that he was going to do that back in September.
You're saying he didn't send a 70-point immigration wish-list to congress right before the Omnibus bill?
He sent a wish list but he really doesn't care one way or the other, as long as it's what his extreme-right base wants. If they were insisting on amnesty for all illegal immigrants then he would have sent a wish list about that.
You're making shit up. The truth is... you're making shit up.
I'd be laughing if this wasn't such a serious situation. Our president is a malignant narcissist and doctors have been trying to warn you.
This is a standard liberal practice - just make shit up about the other side and then say how bad that shit is.
Now that is rich. If you look at the situation objectively then you would see that the White House is in chaos and our president is guilty of many very serious felonies. There isn't a special council appointed when everything is fine.
While he may say he wants skilled workers, the truth is that he's working toward isolationism because that is what his extremist political base wants. Furthermore, the president himself doesn't really have any real positions with the exception that he's great and wants praise. The only thing that matters to this eternally waffling president is his own ego.
The real shame here is that a certain political party refused to even speak out against this farce of a president (much less impeach) and have now become the party of extremism as a result.
The "gig-economy" isn't a new concept. This is how things used to be before there were unions. What happened was laborers were exploited and then unionized to fight back for fair treatment. The outcome here will be no different, even if different means are used.
So, that means some Conservative lies will be eliminated & some Liberal lies will be eliminated. Got it!
FTFY.
But if it makes you feel better, there was NO COLLUSION!
any service that an outside company pays Comcast to provide to it's customers. Ergo, there is no paid prioritization except from the people who have paid for prioritization. Checkmate. ;)
NO COLLUSION!
If you think Facebook tweaking the setting page is going to change how they have been doing things for the last 14 years then you are as dumb as they think you are.
Since we can't really trust anty company, what is being done to ensure the technology poses a minimum risk to the public? This case has shown that 'safety drivers' are not good enough since they will loose focus after some period of time.
Seems like something you should talk about with your state representative.
Remember, folks, a foreign device in your home DOES NOT need a hot mic to spy one you.
First of all, I doubt the president even reads, much less reads Slashdot. ;)
Second, the Russians don't need to spy on the president to find out his plans because he reports to Putin already.