There is nothing uniquely American about extreme aggression towards people holding differing views. Although the current state of American society isn't great it can get so so much worse. A couple of examples. 1) The…
>teenagers are handed an electronic doll to care for for a day or two Not surprised this had the opposite effect. It completely misses what is, in my opinion, one of the most dramatic aspects of being a parent. It…
You are thinking of the problem in a sciencey, evidence based way. In particular for illiterate, uneducated people there is often a huge weight given to superstition and traditional/existing ways of doing things even in…
>So a company pays a higher cost - but only has to deal with one contract, which saves them effort elsewhere. They have fewer contracts at any given time but also the contracts can last longer. If I directly hire people…
That's no way to witch hunt.
Why not both? A possible timeline... Machines replace lots of humans meaning the permanent disappearance of a large number of jobs. Wages fall as competition for the available jobs increases. Social services are slashed…
In developing countries you are generally dealing with a user pays medical system. So they don't care if you require extensive medical care as you pay for it.
>But I guess it's easy to erroneously conflate Apple's device security with iCloud security. You might be overthinking it. I get the feeling that many people think of "online" as some sort of magical place where they…
As they say, if you owe the bank $100 you have a problem. If you owe the bank $100 million the bank has a problem.
>The statement says the band members were told they did not have to acquire work visas because they “were in no way going to earn money from it or receive any form of payment.” >“They confiscated our cellphones and we…
>It won't grow for me It will depend on your specific fund but the funds already in there should be invested in some way. If they aren't doing a terrible job the money will grow even without you putting more in.
>Super funds only make sense when you have more people paying into them than withdrawing. It feels a bit like you might be confusing the difference between a pension fund and a super fund. A super fund only pays out to…
>Although you cannot access the superannuation fund until you turn 80 This is incorrect. You can access your super from 65 no matter what. You can also access it earlier under some specific circumstances.…
>The first thing you learn about US visa is that it doesn't guarantee US admission It is worth noting that this is true of every country. A visa does not guarantee entry. Your entry is ultimately at the discretion of…
>Firing for mistakes can make sense in the context of a small company that has to pay enough to rectify the mistake that it significantly impacts the budget. If this cost needs to be recouped, it is only fair that it be…
heh, fair point. Command economy advocates aside nobody is saying the free market sucks :)
>That is until the free market goes against what I want. Then the free market sucks! I'm not sure anyone is saying that the free market sucks. People are saying that there is no free market in some sectors and that, in…
>This science branch seems to attract charlatans. It seems like it is incredibly difficult to perform conclusive research around nutrition, human growth etc without violating a bunch of ethical standards. The relative…
Anyone who doesn't own a mobile/cell phone?
>I don't really know what the job market is there for software development though There is a lot more work in Glasgow it seems. We are considering moving and I get the odd email from some Scottish recruiters I spoke…
>prospect buys your product/service- success! I suspect tying payments to actual user actions, in particularly the user buying something, is the best solution. Affiliate marketing essentially. Its easy to verify and…
>this man had kept this skull he'd found in a cave and then took it across the world >It still had dirt inside of it This is probably because I am Australian but this jumped out at me. Australia is free of many…
>I don't like this guy. Why?
Similarly, the complete removal from the earth of nuclear weapons could potentially make the world much more dangerous. Without the threat of nuclear annihilation conventional war between large nations becomes more…
>Don't diabetics already have testing tech that works off tiny pinpricks? Yep. Labs can do more comprehensive tests that some diabetics get done periodically but home testing kits work via a finger prick.
There is nothing uniquely American about extreme aggression towards people holding differing views. Although the current state of American society isn't great it can get so so much worse. A couple of examples. 1) The…
>teenagers are handed an electronic doll to care for for a day or two Not surprised this had the opposite effect. It completely misses what is, in my opinion, one of the most dramatic aspects of being a parent. It…
You are thinking of the problem in a sciencey, evidence based way. In particular for illiterate, uneducated people there is often a huge weight given to superstition and traditional/existing ways of doing things even in…
>So a company pays a higher cost - but only has to deal with one contract, which saves them effort elsewhere. They have fewer contracts at any given time but also the contracts can last longer. If I directly hire people…
That's no way to witch hunt.
Why not both? A possible timeline... Machines replace lots of humans meaning the permanent disappearance of a large number of jobs. Wages fall as competition for the available jobs increases. Social services are slashed…
In developing countries you are generally dealing with a user pays medical system. So they don't care if you require extensive medical care as you pay for it.
>But I guess it's easy to erroneously conflate Apple's device security with iCloud security. You might be overthinking it. I get the feeling that many people think of "online" as some sort of magical place where they…
As they say, if you owe the bank $100 you have a problem. If you owe the bank $100 million the bank has a problem.
>The statement says the band members were told they did not have to acquire work visas because they “were in no way going to earn money from it or receive any form of payment.” >“They confiscated our cellphones and we…
>It won't grow for me It will depend on your specific fund but the funds already in there should be invested in some way. If they aren't doing a terrible job the money will grow even without you putting more in.
>Super funds only make sense when you have more people paying into them than withdrawing. It feels a bit like you might be confusing the difference between a pension fund and a super fund. A super fund only pays out to…
>Although you cannot access the superannuation fund until you turn 80 This is incorrect. You can access your super from 65 no matter what. You can also access it earlier under some specific circumstances.…
>The first thing you learn about US visa is that it doesn't guarantee US admission It is worth noting that this is true of every country. A visa does not guarantee entry. Your entry is ultimately at the discretion of…
>Firing for mistakes can make sense in the context of a small company that has to pay enough to rectify the mistake that it significantly impacts the budget. If this cost needs to be recouped, it is only fair that it be…
heh, fair point. Command economy advocates aside nobody is saying the free market sucks :)
>That is until the free market goes against what I want. Then the free market sucks! I'm not sure anyone is saying that the free market sucks. People are saying that there is no free market in some sectors and that, in…
>This science branch seems to attract charlatans. It seems like it is incredibly difficult to perform conclusive research around nutrition, human growth etc without violating a bunch of ethical standards. The relative…
Anyone who doesn't own a mobile/cell phone?
>I don't really know what the job market is there for software development though There is a lot more work in Glasgow it seems. We are considering moving and I get the odd email from some Scottish recruiters I spoke…
>prospect buys your product/service- success! I suspect tying payments to actual user actions, in particularly the user buying something, is the best solution. Affiliate marketing essentially. Its easy to verify and…
>this man had kept this skull he'd found in a cave and then took it across the world >It still had dirt inside of it This is probably because I am Australian but this jumped out at me. Australia is free of many…
>I don't like this guy. Why?
Similarly, the complete removal from the earth of nuclear weapons could potentially make the world much more dangerous. Without the threat of nuclear annihilation conventional war between large nations becomes more…
>Don't diabetics already have testing tech that works off tiny pinpricks? Yep. Labs can do more comprehensive tests that some diabetics get done periodically but home testing kits work via a finger prick.