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Comment Technical books are different ... (Score 1) 155

For novels and such a kindle paperwhite is a pretty awesome experience, comparable and exceeding printed books at times.

However for textbooks and other technical books you need a large screen color tablet. IMO the printed book experience is often better in this niche. Although having various reference books on an iPad can be convenient for short term unexpected stuff. But sometimes having the textbook or technical reference open on the physical desk, opposite side of the keyboard from the mouse, just can't be beat.

Comment Re:How does the FTC have this authority? (Score 1) 93

They don't - something like this needs an Act or Congress.

SCOTUS made up some BS "Chevron Deference" in the 80's which has been abused like this since.

The current /Maine Fisheries/ case should dissolve Chevron deference.

We may like the FTC proposal on this one but with that kind of power and no representation it's only counting the days until they do something we absolutely detest. And then there's no effective recourse.

Comment Re:It's called work (Score 1) 223

The "disturb the peace" line as a reaction to the concept of protest is a bit disconcerting.

Workers are paid to implement the vision of the owners, not indulge in their personal vision. If the two visions coincidentally align, that's awesome. But if not, that's why you are receiving a paycheck. To spend your time, to utilize company resources, to maintain the company's image, to fulfill ownership's vision. Your vision is for your time away from the company.

Comment The Agency Problem (Score 1) 223

At work yes. Work is not a democracy.

Work is where you are literally paid to implement the vision of the owners, not your vision.

"An agency problem is a conflict of interest inherent in any relationship where one party is expected to act in the best interest of another. Agency problems arise when incentives or motivations present themselves to an agent to not act in the full best interest of a principal. Through regulations or by incentivizing an agent to act in accordance with the principal's best interests, agency problems can be reduced."
https://www.investopedia.com/t...

Comment Re: It's called work (Score 1) 223

I mean, the UN is a place for the world to talk, but they simply have no power nor jurisdiction to go into a country and force anyone to do shit....

You are mistaken. The Security Council can do so, see the Korean War.

The people who designed the United Nations knew that force was necessary at times. That the failure of the preceding League of Nations was in part rooted in that it could yield no force.

The Security Council's ability to use force is greatly tempered by the veto powers of the permanent members, basically the main victors of WW2. The US basically blocks via veto much of the antisemitism of the general membership of the United Nations.

Comment Palestinian leadership friends of Nazis during WW2 (Score 1) 223

they haven't forgotten the holocaust and history. That's the feature they want,

The Palestinian authorities (ex Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) shared the same goal as the Nazis, to remove all Jews from their territories, Hitler met with the Mufti and was sympathetic. He abandoned the idea of deporting Jews to Palestine, focusing on extermination instead. The Mufti was aware of this and did not care.

Comment Re:Hydrogen is... (Score 1) 156

Compressed hydrogen forklifts are a minority but they are in production use and mainstream enough for every major brand to offer them.

The hydrogen in the BMW test car emptied from half full in 9 days (and driving lowers the temperature of the hydrogen, so it didn't boil off for 17 hours after driving). Long haul trucks have far bigger tanks and generally have predictable high duty cycle use, in which case boil off isn't a problem. Trucking is very likely to go with liquid hydrogen (cheaper than getting high purity CO2 and doing synthesis).

Comment Good intentions will backfire under Hamas control (Score 0) 223

All it takes to permit atrocities is to ...

... is to support or aid Hamas. Both atrocities against Israeli and against Palestinians.

Conflating Hamas and the Palestinian people is one of the dumbest and most counterproductive ideas out there.

All of your good intentions will backfire if Hamas is allowed to retain control. I'm sorry but that is reality. Things are more complicated than your radical professor, online friend, coworker, etc told you.

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