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But in the US it is frequent that the price per weight (or per volume) is not displayed consistently in the same units, for example $/oz for some items versus $/lb, and it's much harder to do conversions than with the metric system.

You would need to get a large part of the global population to do it though, say 50%. And the prices for meat would go down, so you would need to convince the other half of the population not to increase their consumption.

I'm doubtful that much change can come from personal choices made by consumers. It seems to me that it would require tremendous energy and commitment from a very large number of people to significantly reduce the global demand. It seems to me that it's much more effective to raise the price or to reduce the supply (something like quotas or cap-and-trade).

Can anyone point me to examples where my thinking is wrong, where changes came from the demand side?

I agree that it's mostly a theoretical problem. But in the long term, if I imagine a world where we all cars are self driving, there would still be accidents from time to time, for things that can't be predicted: a rock falls on the road, an earthquake happens and destroys the road, etc.

This would be rare, but would still kill a few thousand people every year. Wouldn't it be natural then to tweak the algorithm to reduce the death toll? I can imagine the public demanding it, and the software engineers to start writing code that deals with the rare case where an accident is inevitable. It could start very simple (avoid large groups of people), but could get more advanced over time.

Is your experience that interviewers "abuse" candidates? I interview candidates about once a week, and I always try to make them feel at ease and comfortable, no matter if they are doing well or not. I would be curious to learn about other people's experiences.

It is because the suburban lifestyle has some hidden costs, and in the US those costs tend to be paid equally by everyone. For example, air pollution (both local and greenhouse gases), and road maintenance costs.

I work there and I'm surprised by the numbers you propose, they seem too high to me.

I can't find evidence online that Salomon Brothers was founded by Buffet, our that Nissan was founded by Ghosn. Were they?

I'm glad to see many people defending unions in this thread.

If you are interested in learning more about unions, I recommend reading Confessions of a Union Buster, by Marty Levy. Any other book recommendation about the topic?

This is awesome. I have learnt very recently about these alternate voting systems, and as a result I have had many discussions with several friends over the pros and cons of each, and the impact they could have on our society. I absolutely agree with the article that this could help with many of the problems that most democracies face today (polarization, rejection of the establishment, low voting turnout).

I am surprised that our voting system hasn't evolved much since the 18th century, despite its many problems. It is high time for some disruption.

One small piece of important information that wasn't much discussed in the article: a big advantage of these systems is that they make primary elections obsolete (because they are immune to the spoiler effect). The reflection on the 2016 US presidential elections would be more interesting when considering all the candidates of the primaries, all competing in a single race.

What references / data points support this theory ? I'm curious to learn more about this point of view.

His past C++ projects (or lack thereof) do not tell much about the quality of his books. He teaches people how to master C++, and that's a very precise skill. He doesn't claim to teach how to organize software, or how to manage collaboration between people, or any of the other skills that are necessary for a successful software project.

It's the same way that good grammar is only one of the skills involved in writing a great novel. Some scholars really grok grammar, and are excellent at teaching it, yet they haven't written great novels. I'm thinking of William Strunk Jr (of "The Elements of Style" fame), for example.

The full trip report by Herb Sutter covers other interesting new features: http://isocpp.org/blog/2013/04/trip-report-iso-c-spring-2013...