The lopsided nature of the cone causes the Ether Turtle's shell to become warmer than its belly. This difference is uncomfortable to reptiles and makes it shift around a bit, causing the turtle underneath to adjust to compensate, in turn triggering a similar re-shuffling of the turtle below it, and so on all the way down, causing the universe to shift position relative to the probe.
[Other co's in on it] This is conjecture. Come back when you have data.
I made a similar speculation in a VW-cheat/. story about half a year ago. Here's the logic again:
Car co's are practically obligated to study competitors' systems because a lot of engineering resources are spent on pollution control. I hear diff estimates, but roughly 1/3 to 1/2 the parts and complexity in an engine are devoted to pollution control.
Before you spend tens or hundreds of millions implementing and/or manufacturing a system, you want to know how your competitors did it first. You'd be stupid NOT to.
It's very unlikely that NONE of VW's competitors know about their shortcuts. You could argue that one or two competitors perhaps were clueless and lazy, skipping an obvious step, but not all of them. That's just too unlikely. The chance of all the car co's being lackadaisical on the same issue in the same way is a statistical long-shot.
And if they knew about it, they'd either feel obligated to copy the tricks to compete, or rat on VW. Since we know they didn't rat, they probably did the first option.
I'm sure they rolled around "what if we get caught" in their minds. Since other co's are in on it, they'd figure the competitors would be in the same boat when caught such that it would only marginally affect the company since it will hit all co's roughly equally in the longer run.
Somebody is going to be making cars because new mass car co's cannot be started up quickly. Thus, the same co's would still be in business making about the same amount of cars even if all are punished. They'll just pass the punishment fees onto the consumer, and they can still compete doing that because all the major car co's are paying roughly the same penalty.
It's roughly comparable to fans or rioters flooding the sports arena before the game is finished. If only a handful do it, they know they'll be fully busted. However, if hundreds or thousands do it, the chance of getting caught is low and/or the jails and courts don't have room for that many such that they'll get a lighter sentence.
Occam's Razor is that they knew and followed suit, at least to some degree. I welcome an alternative realistic scenario to the one I offered.
It's not just Comcast. We have 2 choices here in a relatively populated area, none Comcast, and they both suck. One is less reliable than a used Yugo, and the other plays Let's Make a (bad) Deal with our bill on whim.
Some embarrassing info is likely to come out on their government regardless of the outcome.
They should try to strike a compromise, admit they "could have done a better job of policing", and offer up a degree of retribution payments in exchange for their privacy.
Otherwise, it could get really ugly for both sides. We don't need Yet Another Enemy in the M.E.
And all you Clinton apologists can wail, "SO'S EVERYONE ELSE!!!" And you'll be lying too. Please. Show us another national-level pol with the history of corruption that Hillary!
Okay, let's look at the practical options:
Cruz - He's been a corporate lackey his entire political career. You probably don't even have to bribe him to side with big biz; he's automatic.
Trump - He admitted he bribed just about everyone on the stage during one debate. That's corruption from the other angle, but still corruption. Plus his mouth may start WW3. H1B's are the least of your worries when you are fighting off radioactive zombies.
Sanders - Unlikely to get elected. The right-leaning voters will show up in droves to stop a self-proclaimed "socialist" (which may not be accurate, but that's besides the point.) Turn-out matters.
Kasich - I don't know his background well, but unlikely to get elected at this point. Will revisit in the off-chance he becomes a real option.
Thus, the likely nominees are all corrupt. And no, I'm not going to throw my vote away on a long-shot JUST to "send a message". That's not logical in my book.
As powerful as the computers were, they ultimately were just taking cues from the human innovators..."there's no real computer that replaces the skill of the...person who is pushing the buttons."
But would a bear watching it have a uncanny valley when seeing another bear?
Something tells me their brain will simply put it into one of 4 categories:
1. Screw-able 2. Delicious 3. Hogging my territory 4. Ignore
"Real" versus "fake" is not something they can contemplate. Perhaps if something looks off, they may take it as a hint it could be injured or sick, but only in terms of the above categories.
Hunting animals often are keen to notice sick/injured because those are the best targets. Thus, "moving funny" may make them curious to probe its agility, especially if surrounded by "normal" targets.
The future for US IT workers is to be a multi-hat jack-of-all-trades who handle all IT in a section or department of a company rather than in a "cubicle factory" doing specialized tasks.
The multi-hatters are not paid as well, but seem less likely to be offshored or outsourced because they know the company in and out. You are not just a number on a beat-counter spreadsheet; you are somebody who knows the personnel and management, and are a face to them.
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The lopsided nature of the cone causes the Ether Turtle's shell to become warmer than its belly. This difference is uncomfortable to reptiles and makes it shift around a bit, causing the turtle underneath to adjust to compensate, in turn triggering a similar re-shuffling of the turtle below it, and so on all the way down, causing the universe to shift position relative to the probe.
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"Space Travel Causes Kitty Porn, News at 11!"
by a pussy.
The TSA confiscated it because I look Muslim.
It's probably in their warehouse next to the Hoverboard, Mr. Fusion, and the lost Ark
I'm no physicist, but this new explanation sounds just as wacky as the inventor's original explanation of why it (allegedly) works.
I made a similar speculation in a VW-cheat /. story about half a year ago. Here's the logic again:
Car co's are practically obligated to study competitors' systems because a lot of engineering resources are spent on pollution control. I hear diff estimates, but roughly 1/3 to 1/2 the parts and complexity in an engine are devoted to pollution control.
Before you spend tens or hundreds of millions implementing and/or manufacturing a system, you want to know how your competitors did it first. You'd be stupid NOT to.
It's very unlikely that NONE of VW's competitors know about their shortcuts. You could argue that one or two competitors perhaps were clueless and lazy, skipping an obvious step, but not all of them. That's just too unlikely. The chance of all the car co's being lackadaisical on the same issue in the same way is a statistical long-shot.
And if they knew about it, they'd either feel obligated to copy the tricks to compete, or rat on VW. Since we know they didn't rat, they probably did the first option.
I'm sure they rolled around "what if we get caught" in their minds. Since other co's are in on it, they'd figure the competitors would be in the same boat when caught such that it would only marginally affect the company since it will hit all co's roughly equally in the longer run.
Somebody is going to be making cars because new mass car co's cannot be started up quickly. Thus, the same co's would still be in business making about the same amount of cars even if all are punished. They'll just pass the punishment fees onto the consumer, and they can still compete doing that because all the major car co's are paying roughly the same penalty.
It's roughly comparable to fans or rioters flooding the sports arena before the game is finished. If only a handful do it, they know they'll be fully busted. However, if hundreds or thousands do it, the chance of getting caught is low and/or the jails and courts don't have room for that many such that they'll get a lighter sentence.
Occam's Razor is that they knew and followed suit, at least to some degree. I welcome an alternative realistic scenario to the one I offered.
Not if you pray hard and wear holy undergarments.
Allow one to place politicians where one chooses and this could be a big seller.
The headline writers are the sharks.
It's not just Comcast. We have 2 choices here in a relatively populated area, none Comcast, and they both suck. One is less reliable than a used Yugo, and the other plays Let's Make a (bad) Deal with our bill on whim.
Don says lots of things, often contradictory.
I for one welcome our giant Equestrian Overlords.
So you're the one! Her kid nothing like me; he was cool and got dates.
I'm 2/3 joking, relax.
They jumped the commie shark. It's sharks all the way down (who ate the turtles that used to be there).
Some embarrassing info is likely to come out on their government regardless of the outcome.
They should try to strike a compromise, admit they "could have done a better job of policing", and offer up a degree of retribution payments in exchange for their privacy.
Otherwise, it could get really ugly for both sides. We don't need Yet Another Enemy in the M.E.
Capitalism has officially jumped the shark.
Okay, let's look at the practical options:
Cruz - He's been a corporate lackey his entire political career. You probably don't even have to bribe him to side with big biz; he's automatic.
Trump - He admitted he bribed just about everyone on the stage during one debate. That's corruption from the other angle, but still corruption. Plus his mouth may start WW3. H1B's are the least of your worries when you are fighting off radioactive zombies.
Sanders - Unlikely to get elected. The right-leaning voters will show up in droves to stop a self-proclaimed "socialist" (which may not be accurate, but that's besides the point.) Turn-out matters.
Kasich - I don't know his background well, but unlikely to get elected at this point. Will revisit in the off-chance he becomes a real option.
Thus, the likely nominees are all corrupt. And no, I'm not going to throw my vote away on a long-shot JUST to "send a message". That's not logical in my book.
I find that when one has a family, one typically wants stability in terms of working hours, commute time, and a predictable paycheck.
I'm not that great of a self-marketer, and one of the slumps kicked me pretty hard. I could get work out of state then, but that's hard on the family.
Yeah, that's what H-1B's are for.
Something tells me their brain will simply put it into one of 4 categories:
1. Screw-able
2. Delicious
3. Hogging my territory
4. Ignore
"Real" versus "fake" is not something they can contemplate. Perhaps if something looks off, they may take it as a hint it could be injured or sick, but only in terms of the above categories.
Hunting animals often are keen to notice sick/injured because those are the best targets. Thus, "moving funny" may make them curious to probe its agility, especially if surrounded by "normal" targets.
correction: "bean-counter".
The future for US IT workers is to be a multi-hat jack-of-all-trades who handle all IT in a section or department of a company rather than in a "cubicle factory" doing specialized tasks.
The multi-hatters are not paid as well, but seem less likely to be offshored or outsourced because they know the company in and out. You are not just a number on a beat-counter spreadsheet; you are somebody who knows the personnel and management, and are a face to them.
How is this a change?