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positron4··on What the Future of Working at Home May Look Like
Language is a tool to be used effectively. The implications of a particular choice of words (or the capitalizations thereof) might make people uncomfortable. But conciseness is a virtue of its own.
positron4··on What the Future of Working at Home May Look Like
Look carefully at my comment. Pick out the words that I have capitalized. There is nothing random about them.
positron4··on What the Future of Working at Home May Look Like
I did not randomly capitalize. The capitalization has been made for a reason.
positron4··on Post-human mathematics
Excellent point. But can this be extended to abstract mathematics as well i.e. software reasoning able to gain mathematical insights automatically? That would be very interesting indeed.
positron4··on The Swiss Cheese Union (2014)
Enlightening!
positron4··on A guide to Linux signals
Thank you for this excellent article. Much appreciated!
positron4··on What the Future of Working at Home May Look Like
An excellent example of emerging Neo-Feudalism! Workers (Programmers, IT, Accountants - any white collar worker) will be housed in the same location as the Owner of the business. It is strikingly similar to Medieval times where Apprentices used to work for employers - usually the Owner. Zoning laws will be changed to suit the businesses. It won't be an issue as long as the businesses are making enough profit to keep people employed and can generate taxes.
positron4··on Study: Quantum biology – algae evolved to switch quantum coherence on and off
Wow! Thanks for the link. I never knew such a field even existed!
positron4··on Bank of England Bludges on Bitcoin to Create a Cashless Society
O Wise Ones here! Can/Will this happen?

"Instead, the Central Bank of England and international financial institutions are proposing a side-chain like alternative blockchain networks, which either co-exist with the Bitcoin network or operate independently with its own security protocols and mining network, to grant certain level of control to network administrators to restrict transactions and the settlement of assets."