dsq

45 ms·

571.
by dsq 5y ago
"Geopolitics, like nature, abhors a vacuum" - George Attali. American world involvement does have some aspects of imperialism. But are we to be so naive as to assume that America's withdrawal from control of resources wouldn
572.
by dsq 5y ago
If your purpose is to be a software engineer and work for a large company, then lacking a formal degree in comp sci /comp eng/soft eng will always be a weak point you will have to compensate for. You will likely be filtered out be
573.
by dsq 5y ago
There may eventually be a slowdown of small business activity as ever increasing Panopticon-type surveillance proves a drag on innovation and profitability.
574.
by dsq 5y ago
This is a main selling point of having a high proportion of your politicians having an engineering background. They will have an understanding of technical subjects and more willingness to authorize technical projects, unlike lawyer based
575.
by dsq 5y ago
The noise must have been eardrum shattering from farvaway. If anyone is interested, I recommend Julian May's "Saga of Pliocene Exile", a time travel series in which the Zanclean Flood plays a part.
576.
by dsq 5y ago
Except for Branson, aren't most of the "space billionaires" of US origin or activity? It seems to me that most other countries have only government funded space programs.
577.
by dsq 5y ago
Are GoodReads/Amazon and others cool about this use of their exported data? Can BookWyrm expect lawsuits? Genuinely curious, not trolling.
578.
by dsq 5y ago
What always filled me with a chilled fascination were the names themselves: "Starfish Prime", "Castle Bravo", "ivy Mike". Innocuous code names, infused with so much dreadful portent.
579.
by dsq 5y ago
Wouldn't the problem be self correcting, then? Incompetent inheritors waste their ancestors hard earned wealth on Lamborghinis, bad investments, casinos etc. The money returns to the wider economy (Lamborghini engineers, real estate t
580.
by dsq 5y ago
Canada is right next door as well, with trees that can just float down the river
581.
by dsq 5y ago
The main driver for this may be Japan's demographic implosion, as stated in the first paragraph: "...improve the balance between work and life...family care". A three day weekend would give the salaryman/person some time
582.
by dsq 5y ago
At some point 3d printing will make localized offgrid drone production entirely feasible.
583.
by dsq 5y ago
They are very small, and high up. As the AI gets better they will also become better at evading fire, just as mosquitoes are really hard to get. Try catching a cat that doesn't want to be caught. Equip the cat with an explosive warhea
584.
by dsq 5y ago
This "king of the castle" is probably most important, at least for middle management. To paraphrase Eric Blair, How to assert one's superiority over another if not to make them suffer?
585.
by dsq 6y ago
Interesting to think of, let's say, one of our society's upper class given the opportunity to be a 'regular' person X years from now. Rejuvenation, instant cure for any illness, pain or wound, immersion into world spanni
586.
by dsq 6y ago
I think one of the most compelling aspects about Mars is the thin atmosphere which enables a high degree of visual clarity, which is very appealing to humans. The atmosphere of Venus is very murky.
587.
by dsq 6y ago
I'm surprised no one's yet mentioned zeppelins/dirigibles as a possible alternative to sea or air freight (not passenger), especially for deep inner-continent transport. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai
588.
by dsq 6y ago
A TANSTAAFL-defying machine...
589.
by dsq 6y ago
People vote with their feet. Look where they go, or want to go. This has been true throughout history, from pogroms, through Iron Curtains, and including south-to-north. See this flow, it cuts through the b-s. All else is disinformation fog
590.
by dsq 6y ago
I would go so far as to say that for talent to succeed in spite of vested interest, there has to be a situation of real perceived crisis and breakdown in order to overcome inertia and cut through the clouds of b-s that usually envelope ever
591.
by dsq 6y ago
I would have expected: ...mailed, not in envelopes, but rather...
592.
by dsq 6y ago
False/coerced confessions are more common than one might think. A study found that "...almost 30 percent of wrongful conviction cases overturned by DNA testing involved a false confession". Source: https://www.apa.
593.
by dsq 6y ago
The chief designer of the Soviet space program, Sergei Korolev, was imprisoned on false charges and sentenced to slave labor. This sentence was later reduced to 'merely' eight years in a sharashka, a labor camp for scientists. Tha
594.
by dsq 6y ago
How about a little love and frankly, some gratitude dammit! /s
595.
by dsq 6y ago
In most countries, even those commonly regarded as democratic, there is no such constitutionally guaranteed right. A simple ministerial decision or even by mid level functionary is sufficient to violate your privacy.
596.
by dsq 6y ago
SpaceX moving specifically to Brownsville, which is the point closest to the equator in the USA other than Florida. The spaceport will be closer to the equator than Kennedy Space Center.
597.
by dsq 6y ago
Governments that have fuel excise taxes will do anything to keep their income flowing, including sabotaging EVs and public transport. This is why I would always snicker when reading Tom Friedman's harping on a fuel excise tax: https:&
598.
by dsq 6y ago
If indeed there is a mafia-controlled black market in ticket sales, perhaps the mafia got a corrupt bureaucrat to use state force to shut down competition.
599.
by dsq 6y ago
Maybe Douche Bank should cough up five percent before suggesting milking workers. I mean, if we're now thinking of brand new taxes, a five percent tax on all wealthy banks could go far. Or, just leave the workers alone.
600.
by dsq 6y ago
That might work, just until the supply of suckers dries up. There's one born every minute, which makes 1440*365 = 525,600 suckers per year. Hmm, that is quite a few suckers. Okay, tax away!

More ›