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nlbrownon FAA safety engineer goes public to slam agency’s oversight of Boeing’s 737 Max

I wonder what the pilots of the Max have to say about the airplane? There could be greater potential for human error if pilots are distracted by the idea that something could fail at any moment.

nlbrownon Why are fewer young adults having casual sex?

I'm quite surprised to see that the leading theories in many of these studies revolve around competing forms of entertainment. I'm personally more concerned with how economic difficulty, mental health, and hormonal imbalances could be causing these sort of changes in society.

nlbrownon America's 1% Has Taken $50T From the Bottom 90%

Indeed! There are even Think Tanks and the like dedicated to understanding this paradigm.

https://capitalaspower.com

nlbrownon America's 1% Has Taken $50T From the Bottom 90%

This is my understanding of wealth. I'm not sure where the original commenter you replied to got that notion. If anything it is known that wealth is squandered over generations.

As a Sheikh once said 'My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Lamborghini, his son will drive a Lamborghini, but his son will ride a camel'.

nlbrownon We don't need data scientists, we need data engineers

What are the typical entry level Data Science/Engineering positions like? Are they available to fresh college or bootcamp graduates?

nlbrownon Intel Urged to Take 'Immediate Action' Amid Threats from Apple Silicon and AMD

It will be really exciting to see how Intel will respond to this in the coming months. In the consumer laptop space Dell, HP, and Lenovo seem to be committed to Intel.

As for the gaming/hobbyist market, AMD seems to be winning given that Intel doesn't seem to want to play. Comparing the marketing materials for Ryzen Threadripper and the i9 really highlights the difference in marketing approaches.

nlbrownon Pasco, Florida’s predictive policing system monitors and harasses residents

Where are the "good guys" fighting against this sort of oppression? Are they relegated to coding encrypted messaging apps or is there a strong network of technologists who are working on legal ways to foil these types of systems?

nlbrownon Hard work vs. Long work (2011)

Hard work takes over and replaces long work when innovation, new skills and modalities are center stage and repetitive tasks take a back seat. I'd consider any form of automation hard work.

nlbrownon Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forever

A potential compromise I am hoping for would be an increased willingness of companies to open satellite or smaller offices in secondary or tertiary real estate markets.

nlbrownon Amazon Prime video gives amateur how-to’s, conspiracy theories a stage

Perhaps Amazon is offering quantity over quality with prime video (and everything else) but there are numerous dedicated streaming services like HBO, Funimation, or Disney+ which have both large and high quality libraries.