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Two experts from MIT analyze the business implications of our digital future(economist.com)
2 points by Futurebot 9y ago|0 comments
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by Futurebot 9y ago
"Just-in-time server" would have been much more descriptive and accurate as a term.
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Employers 'having to pay more to recruit new staff'(bbc.com)
1 points by Futurebot 9y ago|1 comments
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An economist explains why education won’t save us from being replaced by robots(qz.com)
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Nasa discovers 10 new 'rocky' planets like Earth(independent.co.uk)
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by Futurebot 9y ago
Disagree that it's disingenuous. Let's try some more: General: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/opinion/krugman-jobs-and-... http://www.epi.org/publication/shortage-skill
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by Futurebot 9y ago
This factoid should not be uncritically repeated as this blog post does: "At the same time, 46 percent of U.S. employers face talent shortages and have issues filling open positions with the right candidate." "Talk of a skill
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Talk of a skills gap in the labor market is 'an incredible cop out'(businessinsider.com)
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by Futurebot 9y ago
Is something preventing foldable bikes (that can be taken indoors) from catching on there?
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Driverless bus line coming to Helsinki this fall(curbed.com)
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Fedex is using autonomous robots to replace the mailroom clerk(qz.com)
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Facebook engineers struggling with sky-high rents ask Zuckerberg for help(cnbc.com)
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Machine learning evolution(usblogs.pwc.com)
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Intel predicts a $7 trillion self-driving future(theverge.com)
1 points by Futurebot 9y ago|1 comments
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by Futurebot 9y ago
Relatedly, "Mathematics for the non-mathematician" is a great book that talks about the stories of math: history of how certain ideas, techniques, and discoveries happened. Recommended to anyone that wants to learn / review m
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A Plant 1k Times More Efficient at CO2 Removal Than Photosynthesis Is Now Active(futurism.com)
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Japan’s tight labour market surpasses 1990 bubble(ft.com)
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Do Jobs Follow People or Do People Follow Jobs?(citylab.com)
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by Futurebot 9y ago
Aside from the many valid theories already listed, I'd add: perception of dullness Many people find the idea of staring at code all day, regardless of potential for remuneration, boring. Worrying about every little character, futzing a
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America’s declining mobility has millennials feeling stuck(curbed.com)
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The Assault on College Funding(nytimes.com)
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Economists puzzled about why incomes not rising, but workers have a good hunch(businessinsider.com)
2 points by Futurebot 9y ago|2 comments
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Amazon workers worldwide denounce dictatorial working conditions(wsws.org)
25 points by Futurebot 9y ago|3 comments
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Examining the NYC footprints of global tech titans(techcrunch.com)
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Ask HN: Is it now common to ask for “full” applications as part of interviewing?
39 points by Futurebot 9y ago|73 comments
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Researchers design moisture-responsive workout suit(news.mit.edu)
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by Futurebot 9y ago
The idea that it's a choice between low-skill American workers and ones in Bangladesh has always been a clever false choice caused by both self-interest from those that benefit from it, and completely muddled thinking. There's no
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by Futurebot 9y ago
The view of how much money this actually is is seriously skewed in these comments. US GDP is around $19 trillion. The cost of this program is 0.1% of GDP. For comparison, the B2 bomber cost $2.4B itself, and the Iraq was cost upwards of $12
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Screenwriters Rebelled Against the 'Dystopian Future' of AI-Evaluated Scripts(motherboard.vice.com)
2 points by Futurebot 9y ago|0 comments
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Where Automation Poses the Biggest Threat to American Jobs(citylab.com)
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