parasight

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by parasight 13y ago
“You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are all singing, all dancing crap of the world.” ―
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by parasight 13y ago
What about a tax on machines in combination with an unconditional basic income? Right now the worker is the loser in this game. Why not make him the winner? With technology he is no longer forced to do boring work. Machines can do it much b
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by parasight 13y ago
Your guess is wrong. I am a Pluralsight subscriber and I can watch Peepcode videos now.
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by parasight 13y ago
Would you care to elaborate? I don't see why 8 million people should make better decisions than 80 or 800 million people. Or do you mean that people in the Bay Area make better decisions than people in other areas?
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by parasight 13y ago
Exactly. It works. The Swiss are the best example. They have direct democracy and the country is far away from chaos.
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by parasight 13y ago
Ok, then why not adjust the basic income by the percentage of inflation on a regular basis? I mean we can cope with inflation without basic income. Why not with basic income?
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by parasight 13y ago
Maybe it will come, but to me it feels like disempowerment as a users. As much as I like my iPhone and apps like Spotify and Kindle I still can't get used to the quasi absence of files. I guess it is just a matter of getting used to it
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by parasight 13y ago
So let's train the train drivers to be train automation experts.
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by parasight 13y ago
I suppose he is talking about some kind of swimming shorts. Those often have built-in tights.
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by parasight 13y ago
Which hypothesis do you mean? The existence of something like a soul? I don't have a hypothesis on that. I'm just not totally convinced that a concept like a soul does not exist on some meta-level. Yes, I think you can say that th
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by parasight 13y ago
I don't have to believe in magic or even in god to have my doubts. There is so much we still can't explain. Especially about the brain. But let's suppose we are able to copy a human atom by atom. Even then a copy of me is not
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by parasight 13y ago
This has yet to be proven. The non-existence of something like a soul seems to be a general concensus but so far a person has never been copied.
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by parasight 13y ago
It always makes me sad when I see people rummage through the dumpsters in front of my house. Here in Germany most I see doing this are older people. Some of them could be my grand parents. I know nothing about them but old people should not
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by parasight 13y ago
It is rather strange. More and more things of everyday life are automated and computerized. Nevertheless, I have the impression to have less and less time to do all the things I want/need to do.
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by parasight 13y ago
The fun of law, engineering, and arts is a matter of taste. I am not sure if that applies to flipping burgers and delivering pizza. I know a lot of people developing software for free just for the fun of it. I doubt there would be that many
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by parasight 13y ago
Regulations seem to me a lot less magical than the free market. I live in a country with a lot of regulations when it comes to working time and it does not seem to harm. It is one of the strongest economies in the world. I guess the market
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by parasight 13y ago
It is rather a matter of missing regulations.
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by parasight 13y ago
You should not take burn out so lightly. A burn out can have severe consequences like depression and coronary heart diseases. You make it sound like a cold. It's not. It can take month or years to recover. If I had children I would lik
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by parasight 13y ago
There is a difference between reading and speaking English. While my spoken english isn't very good I'm able to read advanced technical books, manuals, news, and other texts without any problems. I rarely have the opportunity to s
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by parasight 13y ago
True, but I doubt new jobs will be invented in the same number. Also those new jobs will demand a much higher education/qualification which is fine but then we have to make sure the poor will have access to higher education which they
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by parasight 13y ago
German here. I think asylum isn't what you want. If the company in Australia that you worked for can not help you get in touch with companies in Germany. Tell them what you can do for them and about your situation. A lot companies are
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by parasight 13y ago
Too much of anything is usually bad for health. You can even exercise too much. So I don't think standing all day is the best solution. With adjustable desks it is pretty easy to alternate your working position during the day.
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by parasight 13y ago
How about some kind of club, team sport, dancing class, or evening classes? Increase the chance of turning an acquaintance into a friendship by getting in touch with more people with similar interests.
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by parasight 13y ago
> Do you see any other professions having to do that in order to stay employable? Can you imagine lawyers having to practice law in their free time to "keep their skills sharp"? I see your point but I don't think it is spe
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by parasight 13y ago
I know several companies in Hamburg where English is the corporate language.
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by parasight 13y ago
Mushrooms can cause bad trips. Keep that in mind. It might not be as frequent as with other substances, but it is possible. I know people who had bad trips from mushrooms. So be careful. A really bad trip can be nightmare.
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by parasight 13y ago
... and it's fun too.
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by parasight 13y ago
I don't know if that's true. But at least we are aware that we are scared like sh*t about this.
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by parasight 13y ago
You mean there is not one european politician with the least bit of integrity? You mean they _all_ care more for there career than for the truth? I desperately hope your wrong but I guess you are right.
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German government considers residence for Snowden(translate.google.com)
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