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Relax, they don't. The well-worn litmus test in these cases is whether the law was written to target religious conduct in particular (e.g. Sikhs can't wear turbans in public) versus a law that applies indiscriminately (like the speed limit) that some people try to evade "on religious grounds."

Obviously, the entire edifice of the law would collapse if anyone could exempt themselves from any part of it on the authority of their own incontrovertible say-so.
-p2 gives the second search result's answer, not the second answer from the first result. Or so it seems from other replies.
why dont u design DSL for writing HTML? hopefully this will simplify and remove clutter with html. just my 2 cents.
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I would want to make sure that the declining languages had a good foothold in a lucrative industry.

COBOL programmers are increasingly valuable both because of their scarcity, and the fact that the small number of places that will need to continue maintenance on old legacy COBOL applications are mostly financial companies, who are using said COBOL applications for integral parts of their banking systems. It's a good market to cater to.

I don't necessarily have a crystal ball, but I'd bet that in 10-15 years Java will be a long way from a declining language; and I say that as someone who has never particularly liked it (the language itself, I think the JVM is actually a pretty badass virtual machine).
Architeuthis in particular actually has too much ammonia in its flesh to be edible (some researchers compare the taste to floor cleaner).
can you explain a bit more about this? i dont understand how delegating to a board is an exploit.
Good explanation!

Evaluation is what happens when you give something as a parameter. Calling is what happens when you do "(f ...)".

Just a little concrete example:

Welcome to Racket v5.3.1.
> 'foo
'foo
> ('foo)
application: not a procedure;
expected a procedure that can be applied to arguments
given: 'foo
arguments...: [none]
context...:
/usr/lib/racket/collects/racket/private/misc.rkt:87:7
They should take a credit card when you book. I've booked a few restaurants that do that: if you miss the table you pay a fee or something - I'm not sure exactly what because I made sure I wasn't late for that table!
Doesn't the camera have the original bitmap data though? Seems like it could just rotate it before converting to JPEG.
No offense, but aren't you "pushing" an agenda as well? People are entitled to push their agendas in an open forum such as this. I, for one, welcome open and honest discussion in good faith.
> In 1938, thousands of Americans confused a radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds with an official news broadcast and panicked, in the belief that the United States had been invaded by Martians. Is it possible that the Internet could be the source of a comparable wave of panic, but with severe geopolitical consequences? Social media allows information to spread around the world at breakneck speed in an open system where norms and rules are starting to emerge but have not yet been defined. While the benefits of our hyperconnected communication systems are undisputed, they could potentially enable the viral spread of information that is either intentionally or unintentionally misleading or provocative. Imagine a real-world example of shouting “fire!” in a crowded theatre. In a virtual equivalent, damage can be done by rapid spread of misinformation even when correct information follows quickly. Are there ways for generators and consumers of social media to develop an ethos of responsibility and healthy scepticism to mitigate the risk of digital wildfires?

Above is taken from the 2013 report. 'Digital wildfires' are mentioned among the top risks. Not sure which past event(s) it refers to. Or is it just a more general fear of shit-storms?

PDF: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalRisks_Report_2013.pdf
>Did it ever occur to the girl that wearing an identification lanyard is perhaps a security measure by the school to ensure only people permitted to be on the grounds are on the school grounds?

Three things:

1. It's not for that. It's a way for the school to get credit (and therefore funding) for the students present on any given day. Its purpose has nothing to do with security.

2. If it were intended for security, it would be an ineffective measure. Anyone who wanted to get around it could simply wear something around their neck and nobody would give them a second glance.

3. Schools don't need more security. Yes, there has been some violence in schools, and that's awful, but in terms of preventable death rates, it's not even a blip on the radar.
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So to summarize Marx was against growth?

Because if you say we should go down to zero profits, then we get nothing to invest further. Needless to mention the enterprise/corporation/etc itself will have no motivation for growth, why should they when there is nothing to gain?
At the risk of turning this into Reddit, here's a humorous anglerfish video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-BbpaNXbxg
>They're not even allowed to go to the bathroom without asking.

Which is also pretty fucked up.
How about crazy teenager misunderstands religion and loses lawsuit?
Stop-and-frisk was struck down in court earlier today.
In what ways does an RFID chip or ID badge on a lanyard restrict the freedom of kids whilst at school? As for privacy, I don't see how an RFID chip or ID card does that either. Passports have RFID chips in them as well as our photo and other identifying info we're forced to have when visiting another country, do passports infringe upon privacy as well? My drivers licence here in Australia has my photo on it as well as an in-built chip, is it infringing my privacy when I am asked to show it at the liquor store or anywhere requiring proof of identification?
Evenly distributed across the world, you mean. The pressure discussed in this article and probably most of this thread doesn't have to do with that distribution, though. It has to do with the distribution in the US, which has most definitely skewed towards the top. Wealth might be on some trend to level out world-wide, but what's happening here right now and over the past few decades is not that global trend. It's an American trend.
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A useful article for at least intermediate VIM users.

Regarding the system clipboard register: in OS X 10.8 the `"+` register no longer works. Has anyone found a way to get it working again?
Seriously one of the weirdest presentations I've ever seen. What a mess!
Huh? A single page can have a lot of design including images, fonts, animations, etc. anything you can imagine really.
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Afraid of ideas and discussing them, eh? You've also thrown together several orthogonal concepts, displaying a lack of understanding common to folks who watch too much corporate television.

I'm no lefty, but you make a lousy case.
Yes and no. Of the $40 the worker is shorted, a portion goes to the capitalist and a portion goes to the buildings they work in, the machinery they use and the raw material they consume. The benefits of those things accrue to the capitalist even though it was finance with the value created by the labor of the worker. Only the upfront costs to begin a business are attributable to the capitalist. All the growth of that business is attributable to the value created by the work being marshalled by the capitalist.
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This is similar to the original idea of a dead startup I co-founded.
This is the dream, at least.
I'm confused about the perceived dichotomy of taxation and private investment.

If the government threatens to take their cash, wealthy individuals and entities will find ways to use that cash to further their wealth instead of giving it to the government.

So if the government's taxes are too high, the wealthy won't have the money to invest, but if the taxes are too low, the wealthy have a no-risk, stable return on their cash- sitting on it.

I think this is exactly what we're seeing- low taxes and low inflation are encouraging inefficient use of capital- putting it neither into consumption nor investment.

Just as a wave of unemployment lays the basis for a more efficient workforce, couldn't a new wave of inflation (since taxes are politically impossible) right the ship?
I think Marx went into over simplification when it came to issues like these.

Even in this case, and in most cases. The workers are actually are super fortunate to even have and opportunity to make $200 without taking any risks at all. Everything is built ready, all the investments and risks are born by somebody else. All you do is work(Im not saying that's easy or insignificant, but it is individually insignificant to the larger scenario where somebody has built a big industry- your contribution are small but are compensated), and at that kind of financial security forgoing 1/6th part of your earnings is hardly a problem.
What do you mean by misunderstand? If that's what she believes in, than that's her religion.

(Different people already interprete Christion scripture in a different way.)
>No judge will ever sanction them.

Courts have been plenty willing to overturn arrests in such circumstances. Moreover, while the cops are largely able to get away with that kind of behavior, it is still illegal for them to do so.

Also, I wasn't able to find any evidence of cops being able to detain you in jail for hours on a Terry stop. Can you give a reference?
I assure you that your "burden" of having to "constantly" listen to Americans educate you about socialism is more than outweighed by people like you assuming we are all one homogeneous mass that behaves that way ("I can tell you're American" followed by a lecture about the "blow your mind" level of intolerance and hatred here, as if that is uniquely American)

I wonder how you maintain the cognitive dissonance that so many people here seem to hate Obama and Obamacare, yet somehow re-elect him. Must be confusing.
not offended by any realization or lack thereof. i conceded; my point was entirely backwards given my misinterpretation. but the parent reply didn't warrant an apologetic tone. snark begets snark. i don't think "your tone sounds dickish" is name calling. but you're right, uncalled for nonetheless.
I think an important detail to consider, if I remember it correctly, is that Marx is assuming that there's a moral imperative to consider when paying workers based on the value of their work because they aren't able to create this kind of value on their own in an industrialized society because the means of production is otherwise owned/controlled by a powerful establishment (bourgeois or something). An agreement between labor and management/capitalism is required to make sure that the workers' are able to take home a pay they find adequate considering the value they create. I think a way Americans have been able to strike this balance in the past is via labor unions. This probably isn't so much the case any more.
Sooner or later, there will be a charge for making the call, even if it wasn't answered. Making the call costs resources, and that needs to come from somewhere!
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I would be interested to see more statistics and trends of people over time. Many of the statistics I see divide people into classes by income, but ignore the fact that the people within those classes change.

For instance, let's say that people in the next generation decide to go to college for 10 more years, leaving at 32 rather than 22. Then, when they get out, they make 50% more income than the previous generation. Overall, they might be better off throughout their life; but the statistics will make it look like there is a huge lower class (who are in fact just young and haven't reaped the benefits of their education yet).

The more our earning is concentrated to a small part of our lives, the more it will look like class divisions. And depending on how the accounting is done, the upper classes may consist largely of people with temporarily high incomes (from inheritance, selling a house, etc.).

[None of the above is meant to imply that there is not a problem. Just that statistics can be deceptive, and can hide the real solutions from us.]

EDIT: Specifically, I think it would be interesting to divide people into classes like: "X% of people will see an income over $80K sometime during their lives". That seems like a better indicator of opportunity to me.
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The week after: "Headlines that use the words 'every' or 'always' are always wrong."
He didn't say "Communism is great, let's all hold hands and dance in a circle around a big red star"; he said, "Marx claims capitalism and other systems have some flaws." There's a big difference between the two statements.

Your knee-jerk reactionism betrays you. Marx is capable of having some good--or at the very least, thought-worthy--points amid an ultimately flawed solution (communism). For you to dismiss a point by painting it with a "red menace" ad-hominem (not your words, but certainly their spirit) is, too, dangerous thinking--or perhaps lack of thinking.
I am aware that schools with better attendance get more funding which is a primary motivator in this situation but it also does have a security benefit, whether or not that was the goal of RFID in the first place. The issue of ID is moot here, schools for years have always had ID cards (for getting school library books, accessing computers, printing, etc). One could argue any form of security is ineffective, most forms of security have pros and cons, the RFID and ID card scenario is no different. One could also argue that an FBI ID card or bank teller ID card could be faked as well, it's more of a deterrent thing though.

I think we can all agree religious beliefs being a reason the family of this girl is against the mandatory school ID is unjustified and insane. I've yet to see any valid argument against mandatory ID cards loaded with RFID chips, is there a con here I am not seeing?
The future freaking terrifies me, especially how people just roll over and accept it

Every time I see one of these sorts of articles in the US, I wonder what the extremely vocal 2nd Amendment advocates are waiting for. There's never a call to action despite the bluster. It really highlights that they want guns to be unregulated because "I like guns and think they're fun", not because "government needs to fear the public".
You should. The market could benefit from new participants.

1. You don’t need an MBA to understand banking. While the importance of regulation and compliance (“legalities”) is paramount, it isn’t something you learn from an MBA program.

2. It depends. Simple isn’t a bank. If you were successfully issued a charter, you could likely surpass Simple, et al. from an innovation and feature perspective. FYI: http://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/banking_12779.htm
Why does she just microwave the badge? Destroys the RFID but she is still wearing the badge. Another option is to use RFID blocking materials like several layers of aluminum foil.
If my reading is correct, they only withdrew those claims in the ITC (where Moto/Google was seeking a ban on the Xbox 360) but they plan to continue a lawsuit against MS over those same patents. This appears to be fallout from Google's agreement with the FTC to abuse RAND patents slightly less.
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To be honest, same here.
I thought that you only had to identify yourself under suspicion of doing something unlawful, and couldn't be held simply for not handing over an ID.
You can find the Alexa top 1 million domain list at http://www.alexa.com/topsites (it's on the right hand side).
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> The expectation of rising real incomes was built into the American culture

Ah that's the classic propaganda line:

"I am not poor, I am just pre-wealthy."

...So I sure don't want to vote for anything that would jeopardize my wealthy position when I get there.

The key in all of this is ability to manipulate the people into believing and voting in a particular way. US has no shortage of zombies who don't think on their won. Blame the education system, blame the system as a whole, I don' t know. As long as people don't base their votes on reality they will end up voting against their own good because they are being manipulated.

Basic health care, tax cuts for the super rich, trickle down wealth, futile wars, all this things are being delegated (via votes) from un-informed people to the politicians via a manipulative process. I see this within my own extended family, I see it on the streets, in the stores, in school and at work.
The positive spin is that we are still within the system, and maximizing the benefits at a low cost
It works fine for me. Seems like whatever install of Vim you have doesn't support the clipboard. Run "vim --version | grep clipboard" and see if you get a + or - for the clipboard.

If you want a quick fix for getting it working again, make sure /usr/local/bin is early on in your PATH and run "brew install macvim --override-system-vim"
You see that same issue when people complain that X% of the population doesn't pay income taxes: it's true, as far as it goes, but it ignores that people nowadays have extended periods of studenthood, sabbaticals, and partial retirement (among other things). The daughter of two professors working on a PhD in mathematics is not of a lower class than a high school educated waitress, despite making a similar amount.

I dug up this paper, which seems like it might address it. Going to dig into it sometime after work: http://economics.sas.upenn.edu/~manovski/papers/accounting_f...
wow, capital register appending is super useful. lots of good tips in this one.

thanks for posting this!
Great points in this article and I agree with just about everything.

But I think that to really understand the problem you have to look at things from a wider and more fundamental perspective.

First of all, the United States and what is happening to it does not exist in a vacuum. The US is part of a global system which has a lot of integration.

We need to look at actual human needs and real resource distribution on a global basis to understand the problem and come up with a solution.

We need to tie our financial and business calculations into human and environmental needs in a direct way rather than relying on indirect regulation by government. We also need to come up with a system that factors in massive technological unemployment, including large sectors of the professional workforce.

I think there are probably several different approaches that will work, but you have to get away from the typical 'economic' arguments and go at things from a more fundamental level. I believe the key is to find ways to ensure the application and distribution of technologies that meet human needs. We may need some new types of institutions.
Marx was concerned with the differences between an agrarian society moving to an industiralized society and the implications it had for the control of wealth and power. Prior to industrialization, at least in the mind of Marx, individuals were able to effectively reap what they sowed on a farm somewhere (also an oversimplification, but still). In an industrialized era, one man at the time could not compete on his own for lacking capital, an education, and connections (put Marx into the context of his time and geopolitical background). Marx wasn't overly concerned with the issue of compensation of a capitalist being commiserate with the risk s/he takes, but rather the protection of individuals who now live in a world where they are, more likely than not, stuck working for somebody else.

While I don't really know about the particulars of his proposed solutions, I think Marx does identify a real problem that free-markets on their own do not guarantee solutions to.

It's never a bad idea to be on the look out to make sure our economy is working to serve everybody involved in it, at least in my opinion. That's my biggest takeaway from Marx.
Anyone else thought this would be a report on the number of moribund human languages in 2012?
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Delegating in itself isn't, but it opens up a security hole as soon as corporate executives realize they can game the system by becoming board members--both in their own companies and in each other's companies. If you look at most corporate boards today, they are composed of executives of other companies, and their main function is to allow said executives to rubber-stamp each other's golden parachutes.
This was an incredibly helpful article. Tom Ryder's written a lot of other blog posts that were really insightful and enlightening as well. I even learned how to use ed from him.
Anyone who wanted to get around it could simply wear something around their neck and nobody would give them a second glance.

When I was at high school (late 80s), there was a guy who totally covered his yellow public transport year-pass with black gaffer tape. Every day at the train station he'd flash it to the attendant, and it wasn't until near the end of the year that he was pulled up for it (during a blitz).
I genuinely believe their findings do not apply to me; or, to say the least, that I am a statistical outlier.

There are still trolls out there, alive and linguisizing.
I just spent some time going though this blog - very interesting stuff, ranging from probability to code to topology to poker puzzles. Nice link.
Yes, I understand the obvious comparison. I'm trying to point out that the obvious comparison has flaws that, IMO, bear some thinking about.
There's a series of articles about the American middle class with infographics and video here:

http://www.globalpost.com/america-the-gutted-globalpost
Perhaps talk to a teacher about the pros and cons of that kind of policy. We're talking about minors here, and 'I need to go to the toilet' is one of the classic fake excuses.
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I've said for a long time the basic problem in the States isn't capitalism vs. socialism or rich vs. poor, but rather educated vs. uneducated. I think I'm not being out of line to claim that on the average an American's high-school-level education is pretty poor. People who are victims of poor education don't know history (which is rich in examples of past policy), can't think critically or reason about potential outcomes, and don't know to sometimes be healthily skeptical of things they're told.

Those kinds of people will never be able to vote in their best interests because they have no idea what their interests even are, because they're easily manipulated, and because they're incapable of reasoning critically about even the most basic policy decisions. That's how you wind up with people holding up picket signs saying "Obama=socialism" on one side and "Keep your hands off my Medicare" on the other.

The problem is basic education.
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Guy's example is a 9am meeting. That's just too effing early. No wonder people are late. Better yet, why even have that meeting?