Is it true that representative government is a lost cause and that lawmakers would never knowingly yield authority? There are people who think that advising citizens to devolve into consumers is a dubious proposition.
Maybe working through both venues would improve the chances of effecting change?
Just saying "abolish the NSA" leaves one wide open to the rebuttal "who then will keep on eye on China, Russia, and actual terrorists like ISIS? "
When ex-NSA employees are suggesting that the NSA is too entrenched to be reformed and has to be rebuilt from the ground up (sorry, I can't find a reference at the moment), maybe it's not such a bad idea.
But if we don't go that far, an NSA watchdog group might be the next best thing. It could be comprised of EFF, the ACLU, and oh I don't know, Slashdot, Reddit, and 4chan. Sadly, that's probably not the stupidest suggestion so far. But seriously, how were foreign threats monitored prior to the NSA's existence?
If you have a moral compass, it can help you determine the right thing to do and the right path to follow. And (cynically) based on your company's risk tolerance for the type and amount of bad PR, it can help you determine how far to deviate from that path.
There's a big debate in Medicine about following best practices and if just following algorithms would work better. Some note it would reduce unneeded tests and procedures. Others have noted that actually, doctors are much better at noting when something is going really wrong and that following a script could lead to unnecessary deaths that would be avoided by relying on clinical judgment.
I'm pretty sure if government gains more regulatory control over the internet, speed will continue to lag our peers, quality will go down and price will go up.
Does that also mean that government also can legally or statutorily monitor metadata/communications in the name of 'regulation' or 'oversight'? I don't completely understand what 'regulation' means in this context.
Clearly no one would bother the Almighty just to say "I approve of how you plan to have all things develop, keep up the good work",
I'd think the Almighty would appreciate that kind of positive feedback at least once in a while. You know, so it's not just a *constant* stream of requests and complaints.
In a way, this helps connect scientists and the layperson:
It's associating a very familiar visual form with frequently abstract, difficult-to-visualize topics in a way that makes scientific results (I'm stretching here) a little more accessible to the layperson
The layperson can see that scientists who live in their brains and lab much of the time also express themselves in a universal human way
For the scientists, it has them consider their research and work in something other than the classical scientific context. While many scientists have artistic talents, in a way this has them consider something functional and concrete in a more aesthetic form. You could say that artists do this when representing reality in an abstract way; this is similar, except with the reality here being otherwise inaccessible to human senses and experience due to its size, speed, location, etc.
Well, of course they love it -- they're one homogeneous mass, after all. It's only the ones not part of that mass who don't appreciate being lumped together.
20 years ago if you were caught giving a hand job to a guy in a corner, maybe youw ere drunk or whatnot, maybe it would ruin your life for a year or two but that would be over... A society which does not forget is one which will not forgive minor transgression.
20 years from now, when the children born into the Internet are now middle-aged and running the show, and everybody will have their childhood indiscretions readily visible, will this still hold? Or will it be so commonplace that nobody will really care? Or will those who don't have anything juicy to show from their childhood be more a curiosity, rather than the status quo?
One can't file on behalf of another (unless they are a legal guardian or hold a power of attorney), and the plaintiffs also can't show any personal harm to themselves.
They had standing due to special circumstances; in this situation they were allowed to file the case pro-bono(bo).
One where technologically capable individuals fight back against brutish peers. The technologists could be portrayed as smart and kind, but socially marginalized and not particularly attractive.
We could call it, I dunno, "Revenge of the Science and Technology People". Truly a story for our decade, it could get the word out that society is hostile towards the people involved in science and technology.
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but he still does it because he loves what he does.
A very, very relevant piece of wisdom contained in your advice.
Definitely, for great justice.
Is it true that representative government is a lost cause and that lawmakers would never knowingly yield authority? There are people who think that advising citizens to devolve into consumers is a dubious proposition.
Maybe working through both venues would improve the chances of effecting change?
Just saying "abolish the NSA" leaves one wide open to the rebuttal "who then will keep on eye on China, Russia, and actual terrorists like ISIS? "
When ex-NSA employees are suggesting that the NSA is too entrenched to be reformed and has to be rebuilt from the ground up (sorry, I can't find a reference at the moment), maybe it's not such a bad idea.
But if we don't go that far, an NSA watchdog group might be the next best thing. It could be comprised of EFF, the ACLU, and oh I don't know, Slashdot, Reddit, and 4chan. Sadly, that's probably not the stupidest suggestion so far. But seriously, how were foreign threats monitored prior to the NSA's existence?
If you have a moral compass, it can help you determine the right thing to do and the right path to follow. And (cynically) based on your company's risk tolerance for the type and amount of bad PR, it can help you determine how far to deviate from that path.
Sure, most of this may be PR driven, but the fact is that ALL of the major automakers signed off on this document
If they can all agree on this, why can't/don't they lobby for it as a formal law or regulation?
Or have robots form a union, then have management outsource the work to humans as a cheaper labor solution.
There's a big debate in Medicine about following best practices and if just following algorithms would work better. Some note it would reduce unneeded tests and procedures. Others have noted that actually, doctors are much better at noting when something is going really wrong and that following a script could lead to unnecessary deaths that would be avoided by relying on clinical judgment.
At least one US doctor tried implementing something like a precursor to this and got some pretty interesting results.
I'm pretty sure if government gains more regulatory control over the internet, speed will continue to lag our peers, quality will go down and price will go up.
Does that also mean that government also can legally or statutorily monitor metadata/communications in the name of 'regulation' or 'oversight'? I don't completely understand what 'regulation' means in this context.
Clearly no one would bother the Almighty just to say "I approve of how you plan to have all things develop, keep up the good work",
I'd think the Almighty would appreciate that kind of positive feedback at least once in a while. You know, so it's not just a *constant* stream of requests and complaints.
They were a secondary, less well-known product made from this very popular item. The bubbles improved cushioning and back support.
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I don't care, I voted for him because I hated Sarah Palin not be cause I wanted a 'black' president.
Half black president.
I'd never heard of it before the news came out.
I'm embarrassed to admit that you're ahead of me on this count -- I hadn't heard that Amazon was running a profit in the first place.
In a way, this helps connect scientists and the layperson:
First off, Basic Training. Is there going to be a "cyber warrior only" camp for that?
Possibly. But we should absolutely get an animated series about it.
Our favorite company can finally put out a marketing campaign truly worthy of their name:
"Microsoft is pants."
99 pounds of fuel on the jet,
99 pounds of fuel,
And note that I won't call you an idiot, just because you are wrong
, dumbass.
Well, of course they love it -- they're one homogeneous mass, after all. It's only the ones not part of that mass who don't appreciate being lumped together.
20 years ago if you were caught giving a hand job to a guy in a corner, maybe youw ere drunk or whatnot, maybe it would ruin your life for a year or two but that would be over ... A society which does not forget is one which will not forgive minor transgression.
20 years from now, when the children born into the Internet are now middle-aged and running the show, and everybody will have their childhood indiscretions readily visible, will this still hold? Or will it be so commonplace that nobody will really care? Or will those who don't have anything juicy to show from their childhood be more a curiosity, rather than the status quo?
Another minor benefit of the crystal stick -- impossible to identify as a 'paste' in your carry-on luggage.
One can't file on behalf of another (unless they are a legal guardian or hold a power of attorney), and the plaintiffs also can't show any personal harm to themselves.
They had standing due to special circumstances; in this situation they were allowed to file the case pro-bono(bo).
Or, in some cases, eventually figures out how to make tea.
One where technologically capable individuals fight back against brutish peers. The technologists could be portrayed as smart and kind, but socially marginalized and not particularly attractive.
We could call it, I dunno, "Revenge of the Science and Technology People". Truly a story for our decade, it could get the word out that society is hostile towards the people involved in science and technology.