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Applying for a dotnet position and assuming dotnet framework instead of dotnet core would have been very responsible two years ago.

This comment makes me want a liquid cooled and overclocked ipad pro.

I think we should have a scientific definition of time -- something that is highly static and precise (such as the time it takes for an atom to vibrant a number of times, or the time it takes light in a vacuum to travel a certain distance) and a cultural definition of time that is more loose than UTC (There is always the same number of seconds in a day, but maybe some days have shorter seconds than other days).

Cultural time is fine and dandy for human level stuff. Keep that simple. Scientific time for business, engineering and scientific stuff.

I don't mean that it would be a fair competition. I meant competition in the same way we compete for fresh water with plants. If there isn't enough to go around we always drink first. My 20% is entirely based on what I think the odds are that single cell microbes exist, possibly in a dormant state, somewhere near a water or methane source in our solar system.

One small chapter of the history "The Mimizuka ... is a monument in Kyoto, Japan, dedicated to the sliced noses of killed Korean soldiers and civilians as well as Ming Chinese troops taken as war trophies during the Japanese invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimizuka

Ceres is about 2.5AU from the sun, has more water than Earth and the mass of 0.00015 Earths. The ort cloud is 1,000-100,000 AU away.

I am making the assumption that we will have a much stronger preference for water closer to Earth, and we aren't talking about large gravity wells.

We'll probably (50% or greater chance) want all the water we can get our hands on. Water makes great rocket fuel and is a critical component of life support systems. Water, having mass, tends to collect in gravity wells.

> There is a major unexamined assumption that people have that life exists everywhere, and therefore we can't put a toe outside our planet without stomping on something, simply because that's our Earth-based experience. Once brought to the conscious level it's obvious that it's false, but it's hard to get it up to that level for some people.

I think it is likely (20% or greater) we will compete for resources against non-terrestrial lifeforms before humans leave the solar system, assuming we leave the solar system.

Earth doesn't contain the majority of all water in the solar system. Earth might not even contain all of the liquid water in the solar system. What are the chances that liquid water exists in Ceres' core, or under the icey surface of Europa or Ganymede or another moon? What are the chances that Martian ice, or Europa ice, or Saturn's ice have microbes frozen in them, possibly able to thaw given better environmental conditions? We might even find life in places without water, such as Titan's methane lakes. Titan has a methane cycle very similar to Earth's water cycle. Methane makes a great rocket fuel. Water makes great rocket fuel and is necessary to life support systems.

We have a history of taking what we want without regards to the consequences or whom it hurts. If we don't compete with other life when we leave Earth it's because other life isn't out there, not because of our strong morale core.

> Better to keep some technologically-unnecessary jobs around than to live in a society constantly teetering on the brink of a violent populist uprising.

Is there any evidence that the United States is "teetering on the bring of a violent populist uprising."? Your entire comment is hyperbolic.

> I learned via a friend that there are many hidden addicts in society. There are professionals who shoot H just to maintain and avoid getting dope sick.

A typical daily heroin addiction costs $100-$200 a day, or ~55k/yr. Some professions can cover the expense, but it costs serious money. When continuing with your career while addicted the user is put into a hard situation. Too many sick days from an empty bank account, a bad deal, or a lack of access can cost someone their career.

Why is it cheaper to operate a restaurant in a big Asian city than in the US?

Knowing other people's salaries gives you a stronger negotiating position. Other people knowing your salary gives you a weaker negotiating position.

Should you tell the world how much money you make? Are you altruistic?

> Do you know there are countries that have 2 menus, one for foreigners and one for locals?

It's very nice that they keep special menus written in English. Well wroth the extra cost, which is cheaper than eating out in LA anyway.

Sure, so now Google will have an easier time following your around after you visit their search page. All results will open portals.

This is a problem I've been thinking about for years. It's possible to write pure ANSI SQL and be compatible across a lot of databases, but to be optimized in different databases it would need to have a target platform to compile to.

I'm really interested in what other developers think about this.

> The Catholic church is more vibrant than ever, and still holds substantial sway over many many people. Most modern organizations are unable to hold as much sway over members as the Catholic church does. If anything, the church is a case study in how to make an organization relevant over the course of millennia.

This is very true. The Catholic church is not going anywhere soon. Worldwide membership is 1.2 billion people (self reported numbers). The Catholic church is one of the largest land owners in the world, with 177 million acres worldwide. The catholic church has one the largest art and antique collections in the world. The Catholic church has a large impact on worldwide culture and politics. It's never had a larger worldwide footprint than today and it has so many assets and members that it would take centuries of decline to go away.

Sure, christianity as a whole has declined in Europe. That's just one continent. Let's not ignore the fact that 16% of the world population is Catholic.

I would very interested in a language that transcribes to SQL the same way typescript transcribes to javascript.

This is too strong of a generalization. There are several people from the woman's suffrage movement, the 1960s civil rights movement, and countless others that both had radical (for the time) internally consistent ideology and participated in activism.

Yes, there are people in radical groups just to be misfits. Yes, there are people that think and write radical ideas without participating in activism. There are also people that join radical groups because they believe in the ideology, and there are original thinkers in radical groups that participate in the activism side.

I have a pedantic correction.

The lowest number this article talks about being bad is 945ppm. A ppm of 600 is discussed as "fairly low" co2 levels. They are clearly not boohooing over the entire range of 1-2000.

I understand that a person's networth isn't the same as their value. It's still a reasonable approximation of someone's current financial position.

Are you really saying a statistic about wealth inequality shows exaggerated inequality because we have lots of people heavily in debt?

> but motivating people to do useful things for society after an UBI would be a concearn.

None of the UBI experiments show people that receive UBI participate in the labor market at lower rates. This is not a data-driven concern. All date points to this not being a problem.

> There should be no free money

The video states that 60% of the wealth in the U.K. is inherited, which is essentially free money for the receiver. Why is it okay for rich people to receive free money but not everyday people?

> I'm not sure even they even care about windows clients beyond legacy contracts

Why wouldn't they? Windows does billions of dollars of sales a year.

> I've read that it would be incredibly difficult to abuse psilocybin mushroom because humans quickly build up a tolerance. It's also impossible for a human to consume enough psilocybin to kill them.

"Abuse" has a much larger definition than daily use or fatal overdose. Someone ignorant of the effects or with poor judgment might take psilocybin while operating a gas stove, taking care of children, or operating machinery. It's also possible to take too much, take it too frequently, or take it in inappropriate settings and cause real harm to the user. All of which behaviors probably fall under substance abuse.

EDIT: I'm pro-legalization, but I think statements understating risk are just as harmful to society and statements overstating risk.

> the psychological benefits are well-established and powerful if used in the right mindset, and the health risks are also well-established and rare or minor if used carefully.

> I hope everyone involved understands whether they're doing Science or Advocacy.

The data (science) gives creditably to the activist and lobbyist hoping to change policy (advocacy). I think everyone is clear on what side they are on.

There is plenty of space for science to expand our understanding. What is the probability of a bad outcome of psychedelics? How does dose effect the probability of a bad outcome? Is Mushrooms, LSD, or MDMA the most effective treatment for PTSD? For end of life anxiety? For major depression? What conditions are these substances helpful for (I don't think we have a complete list)? When should a medical provider recommend psychedelics? Can psychedelics be used on everyone, or just those with certain conditions? How does repeated long term exposure adjust the risk profile? What is the optimal microdosing schedule? What are the objective benefits of microdosing? What is optimal microdosing dose? Who should be microdosing?

There are a lot of unanswered questions to answer, and probably even more questions we don't have enough data to know to ask. The studies that we have are with low sample sizes, so larger studies would be scientifically significant. What we have with psychedelics are a few recent studies done with modern scientific rigor that all conclude there is a lot of potential in this space. We have more historical studies done, but without modern scientific rigor and need to be recreated before being reliable data.

Lets not forget that while these human trials are taking place real people are legally being given life changing help. That's enough to make the entire thing worth it.

Windows 8 extended support doesn't end until 2023.

Java is a programming language that can target many different run times.

Is anyone getting deja vu with the powershell announcement?

> However a modern lifestyle also comes with more "almost necessary" expenses, such as home internet, cable ($150 - $200 a month), plus cell phone ($160 per month for two lines, to get unlimited calls and data). But electric usage is lower due to higher efficiency appliances and lighting.

The "almost necessary" level of those bills is ~$60 for internet and netflix and ~$45/line with a company like straight talk.

Paying $150-$200 for TV and Internet is on the very luxurious side of TV/Internet, and $80/line is both a luxurious amount of data and a premium cellphone carrier.